Funding Opportunities
Please, be aware that opportunities listed here have specific application processes and deadlines, so always contact the sponsoring institution for the most up-to-date information. This page is updated as we receive information about opportunities.
Lists and Multiple Opportunities Sponsored by One Entity
- American Indian College Fund
The American Indian College Fund provides scholarships and other support for the American Indian students. - American Political Science Association (APSA)
- http://www.apsanet.org
1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036-1206
phone: 202-483-2512
fax: 202-483-2657
email: apsa@apsanet.org
lists fellowships, grants, research and other funding opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students-also listservs, discussion groups, newsletters, general career information and job listings - www.ResearchResearch.com
ScienceWise.com: the Workplace for Science and Engineering
The Minority On-Line Information Service (MOLIS) is your source for information on minority institutions and minority targeted opportunities - Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/ is an online database of over 8,500 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. Low monthly, three-month, and yearly subscription rates. Social Science Research Council (SSRC). The Social Science Research Council is an independent, nongovernmental, not-for-profit international organization that seeks to advance social science throughout the world and supports research, education and scholarly exchange on every continent. - The Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Database
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/fellowships
This is a database of more than 600 fellowships, the majority from non-Cornell sources. Further inquiries regarding fellowships listed should be directed at the sponsoring organization, not at the Cornell Graduate Fellowships Office.
The database can be sorted to view lists of opportunities for: Biological Sciences, Humanities, Minorities, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Study Abroad and Women. - New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE)
http://www.nebhe.org/
45 Temple Place
Boston MA 02111
phone: 617-357-9620
fax: 617-338-1577
email: pubinfo@nebhe.org - Binghamtom University
http://scholarships.binghamton.edu/grad.html
You will need to commit both time and effort to identifying potential funding sources. The information presented at scholarships.binghampton.edu provides you with some good starting points.
Specific Opportunities
More opportunities will be listed here as we become aware of them.
- American Indian Science & Engineering Society-AISES
http://www.aises.org/ - Frederick Douglass Teaching Scholars
Minimum requirements are: Applicants must be US citizens. Masters degree required and doctoral or ABD preferred; academic background in one of the fields taught; and at least three favorable letters of recommendation from faculty or professionals in the student's field, including the student's advisor. Preferred: experience teaching or as teaching assistant. Scholars will be compensated as adjunct faculty, according to each university's collective bargaining agreement. Scholars are expected to live in on-campus housing in an apartment that will be provided at no charge and to participate in campus activities.
For information on each university please contact:
Clarion University of PA
Ms. Nancy J. Campbell
814-393-2109
ncampbell@clarion.edu
info@clarion.edu
Indiana University of PA
Dr. Veronica Watson
maat@iup.edu
http://www.iup.edu
Lock Haven University of PA
Mr. Albert Jones
570-893-2322
ajones@lhup.edu
http://www.lhup.edu
West Chester University of PA
Ms. Marion Hyder
610-436-3557
mhyder@wcupa.edu
www.wcupa.edu
Please, send TWO copies of application to:
Office of Academic & Student Affairs
Attention: Douglass Summer Scholars
State System of Higher Education
2986 North Second Street
Harrisburg PA 17110 - The American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/mfp/
Minority Fellowship Program
750 First Street NE
Washington DC 20002-4242
phone: 202-336-6127
fax: 202-336-6012
email: mfp@apa.org
The American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) supports the training of researchers and practitioners. - The National Academies
http://www.nationalacademies.org/grantprograms/
Policy and Global Affairs
Fellowships
2101 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington DC 20418
phone: 202-334-2872
fax: 202-334-3419
email: infofell@nas.edu
The Fellowship Programs Unit of PGA administers predoctoral, dissertation, postdoctoral, and other fellowship programs for advanced study in research-based disciplines. - Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsjavits/index.html
Higher Education Programs
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8521
phone: (202) 502-7700
email: OPE_Javits_Program@ed.gov
The program provides financial assistance to students who have demonstrated (1) superior academic ability and achievement; (2) exceptional promise; and (3) financial need to undertake graduate study leading to a doctoral degree or Master of Fine Arts (MFA). - Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
http://www.woodrow.org/
CN 5281
Princeton NJ 08543-5281
phone: 609-452-7007
The Foundation has three broad areas of concern: A Liberal Arts Renaissance, Access and Opportunity, and Partnerships for Learning. Its programs include fellowships for graduate study, professional development for teachers, educational opportunities for women and minorities, relating the academy to society, and national service. - Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
http://www.marshallscholarship.org/
John Foster House
36 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PF
UK
email: info@marshallscholarship.org
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. - Rhodes Scholarship
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
Office of the American Secretary, The Rhodes Scholarship Trust
Elliot F. Gerson
8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 240
Vienna, Virginia 22182
email: amsec@rhodesscholar.org
Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. All educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees, are paid on the Scholar's behalf by the Rhodes Trustees. Each Scholar receives in addition a maintenance allowance adequate to meet necessary expenses for term-time and vacations. The Rhodes Trustees cover the necessary costs of travel to and from Oxford, and upon application, may approve additional grants for research purposes or study-related travel.
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/
44115 Woodridge Parkway, Suite 200
Lansdowne VA 20176-5199
phone: 703-723-8000
fax: 703-723-8030
email: jkc@jackkentcookefoundation.org
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program awards scholarships to college seniors or recent graduates to attend graduate programs. The scholarships provide funding for tuition, room & board, books, and other required fees for the length of the graduate degree program, up to six years.
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
http://www.act.org/goldwater/
6225 Brandon Avenue, Suite 315
pringfield VA 22150-2519
phone: 703-756-6012
fax: 703-756-6015 0
email: goldh2o@erols.com
This scholarship honors Senator Barry Goldwater through the operation of an education scholarship program, financed by a permanent trust fund endowment, designed to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. - The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
http://www.truman.gov/
712 Jackson Place, NW
Washington DC 20006
recorded information line: 202.395.7429
fax: 202-395-6995
email: office@truman.gov
The Truman Scholarship is a merit-based grant awarded to undergraduate students who wish financial support to attend graduate or professional school in preparation for careers in government. - The Morris K. Udall Foundation
http://www.udall.gov/
2000 K Street, NW, Suite 303
Tucson AZ 85701-1922
phone: 520-670-5529
fax: 520-670-5530
Each year, the Foundation awards 80 undergraduate scholarships to juniors and seniors in fields related to the environment, and to Native American and Alaska Natives in fields related to health care or tribal policy. - The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
http://jamesmadison.com/
The Foundation offers James Madison Fellowships to a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution. - The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
www.nsf.gov
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington VA 22230
phone: 703-292-8694
fax: 703-292-9048
email: grfp@nsf.gov
NSF Graduate Fellowships offer recognition and 3 years of support for advanced study to outstanding graduate students in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based PhD degrees in science education.
- The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
http://www.pdsoros.org/
400 West 59th Street
New York NY 100190
phone: 212-547-6926
fax: 212-548-4623
email: pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. - The UNCF-Merck Science Initiative
http://www.uncf.org/merck/
Dedicated to expanding the pool of world-class African American biomedical scientists. - National Association of Fellowships Advisors
http://www.nafadvisors.org/scholarships.htm - The Best Colleges
http://www.thebestcolleges.org
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