Fellowships and Awards Opportunities for Reed Students 2008-09
Table of Contents
Fellowships & Awards Committee-sponsored awards
- About committee-sponsored awards
- Beinecke Scholarship Program
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Winston Churchill Scholarship
- Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship
- US Student Fulbright Grant
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
- NSEP (National Security Education Program)
- Sperling Studentship
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship
- Morris K. Udall Scholarship
- Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
- Rhodes Scholarship
- British Marshall Scholarship
- George J. Mitchell Scholarship
Non-committee-sponsored awards
- About non-committee-sponsored programs
- Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs
- Gates Cambridge Scholarship
- Humanity in Action
- James Madison Memorial Junior Fellowship
- Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies
- NIH-CAM
- NIH-OX
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
- Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
Other opportunities and web-based resources
- About opportunities and resources
- Grants and Grantwriting
- Meta-lists
- Resources at Other Schools
- Search Services
- Special Interests
- Study and Research
Fellowships & Awards Committee-sponsored awards
About committee-sponsored awards
Beinecke Scholarship Program
Internal Deadline: 01/29/09
Description: Beinecke Scholars receive a total of $32,000 in support of full-time study in the arts, humanities and social sciences at an accredited graduate school. Students in the social sciences who plan to pursue graduate study in neuroscience should not apply for a Beinecke Scholarship. Funds may supplement support provided by the graduate school.
Eligibility: Applicants must have demonstrated academic ability, be a college junior pursuing a bachelor's degree during the 2007-08 academic year, be a U.S. citizen, and have a documented history of receiving need-based institutional, state, or federal grants-in-aid during college. In addition, any student who has received any amount of need-based financial aid is eligible.
Application Procedure: The committee, working with the registrar and director of financial aid, sends a notice to those students who meet the eligibility requirements. Selected students should pick up an internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422.
Liaison: Virginia Hancock
Scholarship's official website
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Internal Deadline: 11/24/2008
Description: Opportunity for up to ten students who desire careers in international affairs to have a substantive one-year working experience in Washington, D.C. Work on the Endowment's projects on non-proliferation, democracy building, international economics, migration, or Russian and Eurasian affairs. Monthly salary is greater than or equal to $2,083, subject to federal, state and local taxes. Benefits.
Eligibility: Graduating seniors or students who have completed their bachelor's degree within the past academic year and who have not started graduate studies. Applicants should have completed a significant amount of course work in international affairs, political science, economics, history, sociology, anthropology, or Russian studies. Nominees should be of the highest academic quality and have demonstrated substantial interest in international issues. History, political science, economics, and ICPS majors are particularly encouraged to consider this fellowship.
Application Procedure: Interested students should pick up an internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422 after October 5. The internal application consists of an essay on one of the topics posed annually by the Endowment, a personal statement, two recommendations with one from a professor in student's major field, and a one-page résumé that includes extracurricular activities and work experience.
Liaison: To be named
Scholarship's official website
Winston Churchill Scholarship
Internal Deadline: 10/06/2008
Description: A Churchill scholarship awards one year of graduate study in engineering, mathematics, and the physical and natural sciences leading to a certificate, diploma or Master of Philosophy degree at Churchill College, Cambridge University, England. All tuition and fees are paid, with a 10,000-12,000 British pounds living allowance depending on the course of study. Additional funding is possible for research and travel. The one-year awards lead to the Masters of Philosophy (MPhil), the Certificate of Post-Graduate Study (CPGS in different fields), the Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS in theoretical or applied mathematics), and a Diploma (in Computer Science).
Eligibility: Applicants for a Churchill Scholarship must be citizens of the United States and must be a senior who is enrolled in one of the institutions participating in the Scholarship Program competition or a student who has recently graduated from one of those institutions. Upon taking up a scholarship, a Churchill Scholar must be between the ages of 19 and 26, hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, and may not have attained a doctorate.
Selection Criteria: Exceptional academic achievement in all disciplines, but especially in the major, as indicated by course grades (previous Scholars have had a grade point average of at least 3.7). A capacity to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the sciences, engineering, or mathematics by pursuing original, creative work at an advanced level as demonstrated by awards and prizes and by letters of reference. Applicants in the sciences and engineering will show extensive laboratory experience, internships, or other related work, while applicants in mathematics will show substantial independent work or other projects. Scores on the Graduate Record Examinations. (Please note that the GRE Subject Test is no longer required.) Outstanding personal qualities. Also, from the current executive director, the following: "the factors that make an applicant stand out are a certain intellectual spark; a commitment to making a serious contribution to your field of inquiry, the promise of intellectual leadership, and less easily defined personal qualities that suggest you will benefit from a year in Cambridge and that Churchill College and Cambridge will also benefit from your year there."
Application Procedure: Interested students should pick up an internal application (which is NOT the online Churchill application form) from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422 after September 1. (Anyone may apply online, but the committee has its own internal application form, which is the one we want submitted by October 10. Those who are nominated will complete the online application.) Consult Cambridge University's Graduate Studies Prospectus (http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/GSProspectus/). The final application includes standard biographical data, statement of purpose, personal statement, four academic references, transcripts, and GRE--general test (test date must assure receipt of scores by the end of November). Find information about GRE test dates and registration procedures (http://www.gre.org/). Applicants must apply separately to the University of Cambridge no later than October 15, 2008. Please see the Web site of the Board of Graduate Studies of the University of Cambridge for all requirements and details (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/).
Liaison: Irena Swanson
Scholarship's official website
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship
Internal Deadline: 01/22/2009
Description: Approximately 40 scholarships are awarded each year for seniors and recent graduates planning to attend an accredited graduate school in the U.S. or abroad for the first time starting in fall 2009. Provides up to $50,000 per year for tuition, room and board, books, and other required fees for the length of the graduate degree program, up to six years. The amount and duration of awards will vary by student, based on the cost of attendance and length of the program as well as other scholarships or grants received.
Eligibility: Graduating seniors, recent graduates. Applicants must submit letters of acceptance and financial awards from graduate programs as they are received. GPA 3.5 or better. College nomination required.
Application Procedure: Pick up an internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422 after November 1.
Liaison: Virginia Hancock
Scholarship's official website
US Student Fulbright Grant
Internal Deadline: 09/25/2008
Description: The U.S. student Fulbright program is designed to give recent graduates with strong academic records opportunities for personal development and international experience. Grantees plan their own programs. Projects may include independent coursework, library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination. Also included in the competition is the conversational English teaching program, which places graduates in schools in France, Germany, Taiwan, Korea, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
Eligibility: U.S. citizen; graduating senior or recent alum.
Application Procedure: Obtain instructions from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422. Turn in completed application by noon on Thursday, September 25 in Eliot 422 and schedule an interview for Monday, September 29. For more information, see "Applying for the Fulbright" below.
Liaison: Paul DeYoung
Scholarship's official website
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Internal Deadline: 11/06/2008
Description: The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program was created in 1986 to alleviate a critical current and future shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually.
Eligibility: Fall sophomores and juniors (those who will be college juniors or seniors in the 2009-10 academic year) who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in math, the natural sciences, or engineering; upper 25% and "B" GPA, U.S. citizen or resident alien. (Students who plan to study medicine are eligible ONLY if they plan a research career rather than a career as a medical doctor in a private practice.)
Application Procedure: Interested students should pick up an internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422.
Liaison: Irena Swanson
Scholarship's official website
NSEP (National Security Education Program)
Internal Deadline: 11/24/2008
Description: The National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for U.S. undergraduates to study abroad. NSEP awards scholarships to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. The NSEP service requirement stipulates that award recipients work in the federal government in positions with national security responsibilities. The Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, State, or any element of the Intelligence Community are priority agencies. If an award recipient demonstrates to NSEP that no appropriate position is available in one of these agencies the award recipient must seek to fulfill the requirement in a position with national security responsibilities in any federal department or agency. Approval of service outside of a priority agency is contingent upon satisfactory demonstration of a full and good faith effort in accordance with conditions established by NSEP.
Eligibility: U.S. citizen. Freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior. Planning to use the scholarship for study abroad and the study abroad program ends before you graduate. Applying to engage in a study abroad experience in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.
Selection Criteria: Scholarship award recipients will be selected on the basis of merit with consideration for NSEP program preferences, academic record and potential to succeed in the proposed study abroad program, commitment to international education to fulfill academic and career goals, language interest and aptitude, and the quality and appropriateness of the proposed program and its relevance to the National Security Education Program.
Application Procedure: See Paul DeYoung after September 15 for application information.
Liaison: Paul DeYoung
Scholarship's official website
Sperling Studentship
Internal Deadline: 11/24/2008
Description: John Sperling '48, founder of the University of Phoenix and an alumnus of both Reed College and Cambridge University, has committed funds to support Reed graduates in the pursuit of a three-year doctoral degree at Cambridge University in England. Sperling, whose degree from Reed was in history, earned a master's degree in political history at the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in economic history from Cambridge University on a fellowship from the University of California. The Studentship: King's College, Cambridge University, and Reed College seek applications from Reed graduates for the Sperling Studentship, a three-year doctoral fellowship at Cambridge University. The Studentship will cover three years of tuition, college and university fees, and room and board. Applications will be considered in all graduate fields at Cambridge University except medicine. Potential applicants should be aware that the majority of Ph.D. programs require a master's degree and that the three-year doctoral programs at Cambridge presume superior academic training and performance. Doctoral students at Cambridge are expected to work closely with specific tutors and to move quickly into their own area of research.
Eligibility: Reed graduates from 1995 to 2008 (all classes graduated since the inception of the award) are eligible to apply for the Sperling Studentship through Reed's Committee on Fellowships and Awards. Reed may nominate up to three ranked candidates to King's College. The nominees apply directly to their chosen doctoral programs for admission. The highest-ranking nominee admitted to the doctoral program and to King's College is awarded the scholarship. Applications will be considered in all graduate fields at Cambridge University except medicine. These three-year doctoral programs require superior academic training and performance, and students are expected to work closely with specific tutors and to move almost immediately into their own independent and original research. Most of the programs, with the exception of some in the sciences and mathematics, require a master's degree for admission; thus a Reed graduate who does not have graduate experience comparable to a master's degree should be cautioned about the suitability of this competition. In addition, it is virtually impossible for an applicant to be admitted to a Cambridge doctoral program without the explicit endorsement of the student's potential adviser; thus applicants should be well informed about the program to which they are applying, and in contact with the future adviser.
Application Procedure: Potential applicants are asked to request application information from Jo Cannon (jcannon@reed.edu). Internal applications are due November 24 and must include detailed information about the Ph.D. program to which the candidate wishes to apply. The Cambridge University Graduate Prospectus can be found online (http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/GSProspectus/). Applications for the Sperling Studentship are reviewed by Reed's Committee on Fellowships and Awards. The Committee will seek evidence of the applicant's capacity to complete the Studentship with distinction. Reed students and graduates interested in the Sperling Studentship should also check out the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program (http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk/). For additional Reed-specific commentary on the Gates, look at "Valuable information and advice" under the Rhodes Scholarship entry on the Fellowships & Awards web page.
Liaison: Virginia Hancock
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Internal Deadline: 11/24/2008
Description: The Truman Scholarship provides up to $30,000 in funding to around 60 students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields. Students must be college juniors at the time of selection.
Eligibility: Junior standing; upper quartile; commitment to a career in public policy or public service; U.S. citizen. Strong record of public service required.
Application Procedure: Interested students should pick up an internal application packet from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422 after September 15.
Liaison: To be named
Scholarship's official website
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
Internal Deadline: 1/29/2009
Description: The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation is authorized to award approximately 80 scholarships to undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers related to the environment and to Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in health care and tribal public policy. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $5,000. Recipients are eligible for one year of support. Scholars selected during their sophomore year may be renominated during the next year's competition.
Eligibility: Be a matriculated sophomore or junior-level student at a two-year or four-year institution of higher education, pursuing a bachelor's or associate's degree during the 2008-09 academic year. "Sophomore" is defined as a student who intends at least two more years of full-time undergraduate study beginning in fall 2009. "Junior" is defined as a student who intends at least one more year of full-time undergraduate study beginning in fall 2009. (Students may apply for funding in both their sophomore and junior years; 3rd time applicants, however, will not be eligible.) Be committed to a career related to the environment, OR committed to a career in tribal public policy OR Native American health care (only Native Americans and Alaska Natives* are eligible to apply in tribal public policy or Native American health care). Native American students studying tribal public policy or native health do not need to demonstrate commitment to the environment. Likewise, students pursuing environmentally related careers do not need to be Native American, nor do they need to demonstrate commitment to tribal public policy or Native health. Have a college grade-point average of at least a "B" or the equivalent. Be pursuing full-time study during the 2008-2009 academic year. Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. permanent resident.
Selection Criteria: All complete and eligible nominations are reviewed by an independent selection committee. Scholars are selected on the basis of: Demonstrated commitment to environmental or natural resource issues; OR Demonstrated commitment to tribal public policy*; OR Demonstrated commitment to Native American health care*. Commitment is demonstrated through substantial contributions to and participation in one or more of the following: campus activities, research, tribal involvement, community or public service. *Nominees in the categories of tribal public policy OR Native American health care must be Native American or Alaska Native. Course of study and proposed career likely to lead to position where nominee can make significant contributions to the shaping of either environmental, or tribal public policy, or Native American health care issues, whether through scientific advances, public or political service, or community action. Leadership, character, desire to make a difference, general well-roundedness.
Application Procedure: Pick up internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422.
Liaison: To be named
Scholarship's official website
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Internal Deadline: 09/18/2008
Description: The mission of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program is to offer college graduates of unusual promise a year of independent, purposeful exploration and travel outside of the United States in order to enhance their capacity for resourcefulness, imagination, openness, and leadership and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community. The stipend for the fellowship year is $25,000 ($35,000 for fellows accompanied by a spouse or dependent child). Watson Fellows must create, execute, and evaluate their own projects. When they wake up in the morning most Watson Fellows ask themselves, What am I going to do today? A fellowship year may include some time spent learning a language, or dance steps, or a scientific method, and during those times a fellow may be subject to someone else's agenda. However, the Watson Fellowship is intended to be a time when fellows are their own advisors. The fellow should decide how questions can be answered, when it is time to move on, if a project must be adjusted in any way, etc. It is for this reason that Watson Fellows do not affiliate themselves with an academic institution, do not spend 12 months exclusively in a training course, and do not have volunteer work for institutions like Habitat for Humanity as their primary activity. Some fellows undertake volunteer work to gain access to people they wish to observe or interview, but in such cases the fellow should feel that he/she is still in charge of the project. Fellows must begin their year no later than August 1 and return in time to attend the Returning Fellows Conference.
Eligibility: Graduating senior.
Application Procedure: Interested students should pick up an internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422 as soon as possible. The internal application consists of a completed cover sheet, personal statement (maximum 500 words), description of project proposal (maximum 500 words), and two academic reference letters.
Liaison: Virginia Hancock
Scholarship's official website
Rhodes Scholarship
Internal Deadline: 09/04/2008
Description: A highly prestigious award that enables a student to study at Oxford University for two years with a possibility of a third year. Rhodes' intention was to strengthen ties between the UK and the rest of the English-speaking world and to advance the careers of those seeking to advance the public good. There is no specific GPA requirement, but a good academic performance is very important. Equally important, however, are certain personal qualities: a demonstrated ability to lead, a commitment to serving the wider community, physical vigor and, in general, energy, ambition, and success in fields of endeavor other than academic study. 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.
Eligibility: Applicants for Rhodes scholarships must be United States citizens, aged eighteen or over but not yet twenty-four on October 1 in the year of application. Interested students who are not U.S. citizens should check the Rhodes website http://www.rhodesscholar.org/overseas.html to see if there is a Rhodes secretary in their country.
Selection Criteria: Intellectual distinction is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for election to a Rhodes Scholarship. Selection committees are charged to seek excellence in qualities of mind and in qualities of person which, in combination, offer the promise of effective service to the world in the decades ahead. The Rhodes Scholarships, in short, are investments in individuals rather than in project proposals. Accordingly, applications are sought from talented students without restriction as to their field of academic specialization or career plans although the proposed course of study must be available at Oxford, and the applicant's undergraduate program must provide a sufficient basis for further study in the proposed field.
Application Procedure: Interested students should pick up an internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422. Applicants will find additional information and advice from the former liaison for the Rhodes, Ken Brashier, under "Valuable information and advice," below.
Liaison: To be named; in the meantime you may be in touch with Virginia Hancock
Scholarship's official website
British Marshall Scholarship
Internal Deadline: 09/04/2008
Description: Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom in a system of higher education recognized for its excellence. Named after General George C. Marshall, Marshall Scholarships express the continuing gratitude of the British people to their American counterparts. The total value of the scholarship averages 23,000 British pounds a year; details regarding the Scholarship and its goals and financial support are described in the Scholarship website (see link below).
Eligibility: Graduating senior or graduate from their first undergraduate college after April 2006; U.S. citizen by October 2. Minimum 3.7 GPA. Applicants may not have studied for, or hold a degree or degree-equivalent qualification from a British university.
Selection Criteria: The selection of scholars is based on a range of factors, including a candidate's choice of course, choice of university, and academic and personal aptitude.
Application Procedure: Interested students should pick up an internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422 as soon as possible. Only those who are nominated by the Fellowships and Awards Committee are required to complete the online application on the Marshall website. Although anyone who wants to go through the online process may do so, it is Reed's internal application that we need completed by the internal deadline. Applicants will find additional information and advice from the former liaison for the Marshall, Ken Brashier, under "Valuable information and advice," below.
Liaison: to be named by July 15; in the meantime you may be in touch with Virginia Hancock
Scholarship's official website
George J. Mitchell Scholarship
Internal Deadline: 09/04/2008
Description: Allows American postgraduates to pursue one year of study at an institution of higher learning in Ireland or Northern Ireland. The scholarship provides tuition, travel, living expenses and housing. Academic field of study is open provided that it is offered as a degree or certificate program at an Irish university, and the applicant's undergraduate program must provide sufficient basis for study in the proposed field.
Eligibility: Record of academic distinction and potential for leadership; U.S. citizen; graduating senior or alum but not yet thirty years old on October 1 in the year of application. Scholarship recipients will have strong records of academic excellence, leadership, and community service.
Application Procedure: Interested students should pick up an internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 422 after April 1. The final application requires institutional endorsement, transcript, birth certificate, 1000-word essay, brief description of activities during college years, and five letters of recommendation (three of which are academic).
Liaison: To be named; in the meantime you may be in touch with Virginia Hancock
Scholarship's official website
Non-committee-sponsored awards
About non-committee-sponsored programs
Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs
Internal Deadline: check website (no internal deadline; apply directly)
Description: Coro's mission is to strengthen the democratic system of self-governance by preparing individuals who, as citizens and leaders, will act constructively and competently to strengthen and improve their communities and society as a whole. Tuition for the Fellows Program at most centers is $3,500. Tuition scholarship funding is available. Further information is available on the Coro website.
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree is required. Post-graduate academic study is also desirable.
Application Procedure: Interested candidates must apply to a specific Coro center according to the state in which they are residing at the time of application. See scholarship website for application form.
Scholarship's official website
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Internal Deadline: check website (no internal deadline; apply directly)
Description: Gates Cambridge Scholarships cover the full cost of studying at the University of Cambridge. Scholarships may be held for one, two, three, or in certain exceptional circumstances, four years of study.
Eligibility: Candidates will be expected to have excellent transcripts with high GPA scores showing evidence of sustained achievement in study, together with a strong performance in GRE scores and outstanding references.
Application Procedure: Applicants who wish to apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship for affiliated study should apply directly to a College of their choice for admission before 15 October. A Gates Cambridge Scholarship can only be taken up by a student who has been admitted to Cambridge through the University's normal academic admissions procedures. These are separate from the procedures for selection as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Those applying for a Master's or Doctoral degree are admitted to Cambridge through the Board of Graduate Studies; those applying for a second Bachelor's degree are admitted by a College.
Scholarship's official website
Humanity in Action
Internal Deadline: check website (no internal deadline; apply directly)
Description: From May 30 to July 5, Humanity in Action conducts two educational programs that run simultaneously in Denmark and The Netherlands. Twenty university students from the US will participate along with 10 Danish and 10 Dutch students. HIA works in association with Johns Hopkins University and in cooperation with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. HIA develops leaders among American and European university students, strengthens their commitment to democratic values, and fosters their knowledge of resistance to violations of human rights--past and present. Programs focus on the collective and individual protection of European Jews during the Second World War as a way to explore contemporary threats to the rights of minorities.
Eligibility: College sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to apply. HIA seeks Fellows of all backgrounds and selects them on the basis of leadership potential, academic achievement and interest in human rights.
Application Procedure: Send request to Humanity in Action, 1088 Park Avenue, New York, NW 10128, or email jsgsp@ix.netcom.com.
Scholarship's official website
James Madison Memorial Junior Fellowship
Internal Deadline: check website (no internal deadline; apply directly)
Description: Junior Fellowships are awarded to students who are about to complete, or have completed, their undergraduate course of study and plan to begin graduate work leading to a master's degree on a full-time basis. Junior Fellows have two years to complete their degree. Up to $24,000, prorated over the individual period of study. Attend any accredited institution of higher education for a master's degree in one of the following: MA in American history or political science (also referred to as "government and politics" or as "government"); MAT concentrating on either American Constitutional history (in a history department) or American government, political institutions, and poltical theory (in a political science department); MEd or the Master of Arts or Master of Science in Education, with a concentration in American history, government, political institutions, and political theory.
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or national. A teacher, or future teacher, of American history, American government, or social studies at the secondary school level. B.A. no later than August 31 of the year in which you are applying.
Application Procedure: There is no internal application. Students who are interested in applying should complete the entire application, available at the website.
Scholarship's official website
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies
Internal Deadline: n/a*
Application Procedure: *The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has decided to suspend funding for its portable one-year Fellowships in Humanistic Studies as of the fall of 2006. There will be no competition in the coming academic year." From memo on website dated 8/1/2005.
Scholarship's official website
NIH-CAM
Internal Deadline: check website (no internal deadline; apply directly)
Description: The University of Cambridge-National Institutes of Health-Health Sciences Research Scholars Program is an interdisciplinary program designed to train outstanding students in various areas of biomedical research leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree awarded by the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The program combines the academic and research resources of the University of Cambridge and the NIH in a joint mentorship program. Research projects are collaborative agreements between Cambridge and NIH faculty which are designed with input from the student. Students will receive a stipend of $23,100 per year, health benefits and other academic support at Cambridge and the NIH.
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, and must have undergraduate preparation in biology, chemistry (both inorganic and organic), physics, and mathematics. They must have an outstanding academic record and show exceptional promise for a career in biomedical research. Previous laboratory research experience is a strong qualification for this program. Qualified students enrolled in medical schools are encouraged to apply. Science students winning Marshall or Churchill Scholarships may apply for a joint NIH-Cambridge Scholarship that extends initial scholarship support to allow the pursuit of a doctoral degree.
Application Procedure: Go to website for application information.
Scholarship's official website
NIH-OX
Internal Deadline: check website (no internal deadline; apply directly)
Description: The University of Oxford-National Institutes of Health-Health Sciences Research Scholars Program is an interdisciplinary program designed to train outstanding students in various areas of biomedical research leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree awarded by the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The program combines the academic and research resources of the University of Oxford and the NIH in a joint mentorship program. Research projects are collaborative agreements between Oxford and NIH faculty which are designed with input from the student.
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, and must have undergraduate preparation in biology, chemistry (both inorganic and organic), physics, and mathematics. They must have an outstanding academic record and show exceptional promise for a career in biomedical research. Previous laboratory research experience is a strong qualification for this program. Qualified students enrolled in medical schools are encouraged to apply. Science students winning Marshall or Rhodes Scholarships may apply for a joint NIH-Oxford Scholarship that extends initial scholarship support to allow the pursuit of a doctoral degree.
Application Procedure: Go to website for application information.
Scholarship's official website
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Internal Deadline: check website (no internal deadline; apply directly)
Description: The NSF fellowship stipend is currently $27,500 for a 12-month tenure, prorated monthly at $2,291 for lesser periods. In addition to the funds for stipend payments, the NSF provides the fellowship institution, on behalf of each Fellow, a cost-of-education allowance of $10,500 per tenure year.
Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the U.S. at the time of application. Applicants must be at or near the beginning of their graduate study in science, mathematics, or engineering.
Application Procedure: Applications are available on the NSF internet site.
Scholarship's official website
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Internal Deadline: check website (no internal deadline; apply directly)
Description: This fellowship supports 30 individuals a year for up to two years of graduate study in any subject at any accredited university in the United States. The fellowship provides annually $20,000 maintenance and half tuition wherever the Fellow attends.
Eligibility: Candidates must be either holders of green cards, naturalized citizens, or children of two naturalized citizen parents. You must not be older than thirty years of age as of November 1, 2006. You must either have a bachelor's degree or be in your 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. Individuals who are in the third, or subsequent, year of study in the same graduate program are not, however, eligible for this competition.
Application Procedure: See scholarship website for application form. Candidates must demonstrate the relevance of graduate education to their long-term career goals and potential in enhancing their contributions to society. A successful candidate will give evidence of at least two of the following three attributes or criteria for selection: (1) creativity, originality, and initiative, demonstrated in any area of his or her life; (2) a capacity for accomplishment, demonstrated through activity that has required drive and sustained effort; and (3) a commitment to the values expressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Scholarship's official website
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
Internal Deadline: check website (no internal deadline; apply directly)
Description: The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity sponsors an annual essay contest for full-time undergraduate juniors and seniors. Students are challenged to examine and analyze urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world. First prize = $5,000, second = $2500, third = $1500, two honorable mentions = $500.
Eligibility: Full-time juniors and seniors at accredited college or university in U.S.
Application Procedure: Send for entry form (Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, 450 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1920, New York, NY 10017) or go to website (see link below). Suggested essay topics: --Reflect on the most profound, moral dilemma you have encountered and analyze what it has taught you about ethics; --How can human beings move beyond hate and toward reconciliation? --Explore ethical responses to fanaticism, hate and violence; --What ethical issue concerns you the most and what concrete proposals would you make to deal with it? Your essay should be accompanied by a completed entry form. A professor must review it and fill out a Faculty Sponsor Form.
Scholarship's official website
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