AUGUST DEADLINE
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
FIELDS:
Biology or a related Biological Science
ELIGIBILITY:
- Full-time graduate students with “outstanding” academic record and involved in various leadership activities
- U.S. citizen, either native born or naturalized
- Resident of Texas
- Minimum of 3.0 GPA
SELECTION:
Must be nominated by a faculty member
AWARD:
$2,000
OCTOBER DEADLINE
HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
(www.hsf.net/scholarship/programs/college.php)
PURPOSE:
To assist Hispanic American students in completing their higher education. HSF scholarships are available on a competitive basis to undergraduate and graduate students of Hispanic background.
FIELDS:
All fields
ELIGIBILITY:
- Hispanic heritage (at least one parent fully Hispanic or both parents half Hispanic)
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Enrolled full-time in a degree-seeking program at an accredited U.S. college or university in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Have earned at least 12 undergraduate units in a U.S. accredited college or university
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale
EVALUATION AND SELECTION:
Applicants are evaluated on the basis of academic record, academic plans and career goals,
financial need, community service, compelling essay responses, letter of recommendation
ANNUAL AWARD:
Range from $1,000 to $3,000
APPLICATION PERIOD:
August 1 to October 15 of each year for the upcoming academic year
NOVEMBER DEADLINES
AAUW EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AMERICAN DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS
(www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm)
PURPOSE:
The founders of the AAUW believed that education is the key to achieving equity for women of all ages, races, creeds, and nationalities. For over 100 years this belief has been the driving force behind AAUW, which has helped more than 7,000 women reach their personal and professional goals through a variety of fellowships and grants.
ELIGIBILITY:
American Dissertation Fellowships are available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. To qualify, applicants must have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal or plan by November 15, 2004. Students in any field of study, except engineering, are eligible to apply.
STIPEND:
$20,000
DEADLINE TO REQUEST APPLICATIONS:
November 15, 2004
APPLICATION POSTMARK DEADLINE:
November 15, 2004
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STAR FELLOWSHIPS
(www.epa.gov)
PURPOSE:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program, offers Graduate Education Fellowships for master’s and doctoral students in environmentally related fields of study
FIELDS:
Engineering, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, Other disciplines relating to environmental management
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree. Students do not need to be enrolled in or formally accepted to a full-time graduate program at the time they apply for a fellowship, but proof of enrollment or acceptance must be produced prior to the award of the fellowship. Students who have completed more than one year in a master’s program or four years in a doctoral program are not eligible.
ANNUAL STIPEND:
· $20,000
· Tuition and Fees
· $5000 allowance for research related expenses
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
November 23, 2004
FORD PREDOCTORAL AND DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS FOR MINORITIES
(www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/fordpredoc.html)
PURPOSE:
In an effort to increase the presence of underrepresented minorities on the nation’s college and university faculties, the Ford Foundation offers doctoral fellowships to members of six minority groups whose underrepresentation in the professoriate has been severe and long-standing. The fellowship program identifies individuals of demonstrated ability and provides them with the opportunity to engage in advanced study leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D.
FIELDS:
Archeology, Anthropology, Art History, Astronomy, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Economics, Engineering, Ethnomusicology, Geography, History, International Relations, Life Sciences, Linguistics, Literature, Language, Mathematics, Performance Study, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Urban Planning
ELIGIBILITY:
Predoctoral Fellowships and Dissertation Fellowships will be offered on a competitive basis to individuals who are citizens or nationals of the United States at the time of application, and who are members of the following minority groups: Alaskan Natives (Eskimo or Aleut), Black/African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native American Indians, Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian/Micronesian), and Puerto Ricans.
Predoctoral Fellowships are intended for students who have enrolled in or plan to enroll in, a research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. program and who aspire to a teaching and research career at the college or university level. Applicants may not have earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.
Dissertation Applicants must have completed all coursework, examinations, language requirements, and all other departmental and institutional requirements for the Ph.D. or Sc.D. (except for the writing and defense of the dissertaion) by February 2005. Applicants should expect to complete their dissertation during the 2005-2006 academic year, but no later than fall 2006.
STIPEND:
Predoctoral: $17,000 per year plus $6,000 cost-of-education allowance
Dissertation: $21,000 for one year
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Predoctoral: November 17, 2004
Dissertation, December 1, 2004
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
(www.nsfgradfellows.org)
PURPOSE:
To ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, mathematics, and engineering in the United States and to reinforce its diversity.
FIELDS:
Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Geosciences, Physics and Astronomy, Life Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences
ELIGIBILITY:
NSF Graduate Fellowships are open only to individuals who are at the time of application, citizens or nationals of the United States or permanent resident aliens of the United States. The fellowships are intended for individuals in the early stages of their graduate study. In most cases, an individual has three opportunities to apply: during the senior year of college, the first year of graduate school, and the beginning of the second year of graduate school.
EVALUATION AND SELECTION:
Evaluation of applicants is based on all available evidence of ability, including academic records, recommendations regarding each applicant’s qualifications, and GRE scores.
STIPEND:
- $30,000
- Cost-of-education allowance of $10,500 per tenure year to include tuition and fees
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Early November for all proposed fields of study
PAUL AND DAISY SOROS FELLOWSHIPS FOR NEW AMERICANS
(www.pdsoros.org)
PURPOSE:
To provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished new Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Fellowships are grant for up to two years of graduate study in the U.S.
FIELDS:
Any academic discipline or professional field
ELIGIBILITY:
A “new American” is an individual who (1) is a resident alien, i.e., holds a Green Card or (2) has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen or (3) is the child of parents who are both naturalized citizens.
The applicant must have either a bachelor’s degree or be in the final year of undergraduate study. Those who have a bachelor’s degree may already be pursuing graduate study and may receive Fellowship support to continue that study. Applicants must not be older than 30 years of age as of November 1, 2004.
STIPEND:
- $20,000 per year
- Tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the U.S. graduate program attended by the fellow.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
November 1 for the following academic year
DECEMBER DEADLINES
GEM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
(was.nd.edu/gem)
PURPOSE:
The GEM fellowship programs are designed to provide opportunities for underrepresented ethnic minority students to obtain M.S. degrees in engineering and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the natural sciences through a program of paid summer internships and graduate financial assistance. Sponsored by the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc.
FIELDS:
Natural Sciences (Ph.D.), Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.)
ELIGIBILITY:
- U.S. citizenship
- Ethnic identification of Native American, African American, Latino, Puerto Rican or other Hispanic American
- Applicants to the M.S. Engineering program must be a junior, senior or graduate of an engineering program at the time of application. Cumulative GPS of 2.8/4.0 is required.
- Applicants to the Ph.D. Programs must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0.
- Ph.D. Program applicants should be a graduate of a life science, mathematics, or physical science program, and enrolled in a graduate program in the same discipline
- Ph.D. Engineering applicants should have attained or be in the process of attaining a master’s degree in engineering.
STIPEND:
M.S. Engineering Fellows: $10,000 over 3 semesters/4 quarters
Ph.D. Engineering and Science Fellows: $14,000/academic year for 5 years
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
November 1st of each year for the following academic year
UNCF/MERCK GRADUATE SCIENCE RESEARCH DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS
(www.uncf.org/merk)
PURPOSE:
To increase the number of African Americans in the pipeline of biomedical science education and research. Twelve awards will be made in 2005.
FIELDS:
Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
ELIGIBILITY:
- African American
- Enrolled full-time in a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral program in the life or physical sciences
- Engaged in and within 1 to 3 years of completing dissertation
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
STIPEND:
- Fellowship Stipend up to $30,000
- Department Grant up to $10,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
December 15, 2004
JANUARY DEADLINES
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS FOUNDATION
(www.aiaa.org)
PURPOSE:
To promote graduate and university research interest in technical fields. The AIAA offers eight $5,000 awards. The AIAA Foundation also offers the Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate Awards at $10,000.
FIELDS:
Science and engineering, particularly related to space technologies
ELIGIBILITY:
Graduate students pursuing M.S. or Ph.D. degree and conducting university department approved research associated with the specific disciplines of each award.
STIPEND:
$5,000 and $10,000 awards; one year; non-renewable
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
January 31, 2005
ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
(www.awis.org)
PURPOSE:
The AWIS sponsors five to ten $1,000 fellowships to support female graduate students including the following memorial awards:
(1) Amy Lutz Rechel Award for an outstanding graduate student in plant biology
(2) Luise Mayer-Schutzmeister Award for an outstanding graduate student in physics
(3) Ruth Satter Award for an outstanding graduate student who interrupted her education for at least three years to raise a family
(4) Diane H. Russell Award for an outstanding graduate student in biochemistry or pharmacology
(5) Gail Naughton has also established an award for an outstanding graduate student. AWIS may also award Citations of Merit ($300).
Reviewers consider academic achievement, the importance of the research question addressed, the quality of the research, and the applicant’s potential for future contributions to science or engineering.
FIELDS:
Behavioral Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences or Engineering
ELIGIBILITY:
Female students in the doctoral programs in the above fields. All applicants except those for the Satter award must have passed their department’s qualifying exam and expect to complete the thesis within two years. Satter award applicants may apply at any time in their Ph.D. program, including the first year.) Non-U.S. citizens must be enrolled at a university in the United States. Previous applicants to this program may not reapply.
STIPEND:
$1000 ($300 citation awards)
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
January 27, 2005
COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
(www.krellinst.org/CSGF/)
PURPOSE:
To support highly capable students pursuing graduate study at U.S. universities in scientific or engineering disciplines with applications in high-performance computing. Fellows must also participate in off-campus research at Department of Energy laboratories.
FIELDS:
Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, Computer Sciences
Computational Science involves innovative and essential use of high-performance computation, and/or the development of computational technologies to advance knowledge or capabilities in a scientific or engineering discipline. A necessary element in computational science is a strong, close tie to an applications discipline. Research in computational science is inherently multidisciplinary and includes, for example, environmental modeling, simulation of complex physical systems that generate energy, semiconductor design, modeling DNA sequences and protein structure, and the simulation and analysis of flow through geologic structures.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are in their first or second year of graduate school and working toward a Ph.D. degree at the time of application. Exceptional senior undergraduates who can meet all the requirements may also apply.
CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT:
During the fellowship period, fellows are expected to be registered and enrolled as full-time graduate students, conducting study and research within the objectives of the fellowship program. During the summer, students should be conducting full-time research related to the completion of their degrees, be enrolled in classes, or be on practicum assignments. Fellows have the opportunity to participate in a practicum for at least three months to gain computational science experience.
STIPEND:
- $28,000 yearly stipend
- A $1,000 expense allowance is paid annually to the university on behalf of the fellow.
- Tuition and fees
- Matching funds up to $2,500 for a computer workstation for the student’s use while attending the university under the fellowship program
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
January 14, 2004
NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
(www.asee.org/ndseg)
PURPOSE:
As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens trained in disciplines of science and engineering of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) supports approximately 8,000 graduate students in fields important to national defense needs. The DoD offers these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering. NDSEG Fellowships will be awarded for study and research leading to doctoral degrees in mathematical, physical, biological, ocean and engineering sciences.
FIELDS:
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Biosciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer and Computation Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Geosciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Oceanography, Physics
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must be citizens or nationals of the U.S. Persons who hold permanent resident status are not eligible. NDSEG Fellowships are intended for students who are at or near the beginning of their graduate studies in science or engineering.
EVALUATION AND SELECTION:
NDSEG Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of ability. The evaluation of applicants will be based on all available evidence of ability, including academic records, scores attained on the Graduate Record Examination, and recommendations regarding each applicant’s qualifications. Each application will be evaluated by a disciplinary panel in the science or engineering discipline of the applicant’s proposed advanced degree program.
STIPEND:
- $30,500 for the first year; $31,000 the second; $31,500 the third
- Full tuition and fees
- Health insurance allowance
- No military service obligation
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
January 7, 2005
FEBRUARY DEADLINE
NASA GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS PROGRAM
(fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp/nav/)
PURPOSE:
To cultivate additional research ties to the academic community and to support a culturally diverse group of students pursing advanced degrees in science and engineering
FIELDS:
Mathematics, Science, Engineering
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled in or about to be enrolled in a research-based graduate program. Approximately 400 students are supported on this program each year.
STIPEND:
Grants of up to $24,000 are awarded for one year and are renewable, based on satisfactory progress and availability of funding for a total of 3 years. This amount includes an $18,000 student stipend, a student allowance of $3,000, and a $3,000 university allowance.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
February 1, 2005
