Scholarships in Doctoral-level Study

Minority Accounting Doctoral Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: Unknown

Applicant must be an African-American, Hispanic-American, or Native American in a full-time accounting or program at an AACSB-accredited university. The scholarship anticipates that the school will provide an annual stipend unrelated to teaching, waive tuition and fees, and provide teaching and research assistantships as appropriate for doctoral students.

 

Denton Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 15; varies

Applicant must be a full-time student and member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Selection is based upon GPA.

 

ACJA/LAE National Student Paper Competition

Award: $150, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a member of ACJA/LAE in good standing. Original paper dealing with issues concerning the criminal justice field must be submitted.

 

Huyck Research Grant

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be undertaking research on the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve and the surrounding region. Applicants must submit a research proposal. Write for an application package.

 

LIT Scholarship for Excellence

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a current student member of LIT (which requires being in the top 35% of class, having a minimum 3.5 GPA in at least 12 semester hours of literature, having a 3.0 cumulative GPA, and being in the fifth college semester) who is sponsored by an active chapter. Selection is based upon the quality of the applicant's scholarly or creative writing as evaluated by a committee. Application and writing sample are required.

 

Dissertation Research Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 31

Applicant must be a member of AAG for at least one year.

 

Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness Fellowship in Honour of Stuart Nesbitt White

Award: $19,250, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Preference given to applicants who hold a master's degree and would normally be pursuing doctoral studies. Applicants majoring in business administration or health administration must have completed master's degree.

 

Graduate Student Fellowship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a graduate student researching marine sciences at the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida for a period of 12 weeks. Research must be conducted in association with a member of the Smithsonian professional research staff.

 

Direct Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15; May 15

Applicant must be a junior or senior in a baccalaureate program or a graduate student at an accredited university who is pursuing a degree in forensic science, forensic chemistry, or a physical/natural science. Applicants from FEPAC accredited programs will be given additional consideration. Selection is based upon overall scholastic record including forensic science coursework, motivation or commitment to a forensic science career, personal statement and faculty recommendation. Awards will not be granted to current forensic science laboratory employees pursuing graduate degrees.

 

Salvatori Fellowship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: January 17

Applicant must be a member of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute who receives The Intercollegiate Review. Applicant must engage in graduate studies for the purpose of teaching at the college level. Those attending pre-professional (medical, law, divinity, business, etc.) schools are ineligible. Award seeks to further an understanding and appreciation of both the principles of the Founding Fathers and the culture that formed their values and views.

 

Irish Research Fund Grant

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 1

Award is to support scholarly research in the study of Irish in America.

 

Hanfmann and Mellink Fellowship Program

Award: $45,000, Deadline: March 28

Applicant must have completed the Ph.D. or be a candidate for M.A. or Ph.D. degrees. The eligible archaeological fields include pre-history, protohistory, ancient Near Eastern, Anatolian, Greek and Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman. Selection based on excellence in promise and excellence in achievement. Applicant must demonstrate proficiency in the language of the host institution.

 

Bache Renshaw Fellowship

Award: $12,000, Deadline: January 17

Applicant must be a member of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute who receives The Intercollegiate Review. Applicant must engage in graduate studies for the purpose of teaching at the college level. Those attending pre-professional (medical, law, divinity, business, etc.) schools are ineligible. Essay on the theme of education and a free society is required.

 

John Hudson Savage Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Chittenden County, VT who will pursue a degree in public safety at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need and community service must be demonstrated.

 

Graduate Student Scholarship for a Minority Student

Award: $4,000, Deadline: June 18

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, a minority, and be accepted for full-time study in a graduate program. Applicant must submit a formal application. Master's level students must be enrolled in or accepted to a program accredited by te American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council on Academic Accreditation.

 

Structural Engineering Traveling Fellowship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: December 9

Applicant must be nominated by his or her school, be graduating with a master's or doctoral degree, and submit a paper and travel plan. Applicant must specialize in structural engineering. Award is for post-graduation travel and study.

 

NJOEF Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a New Jersey resident and be accepted to a college of osteopathic medicine. Applicant should rank in top quarter of class and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based upon academic achievement, financial need, motivation, and professional promise as an osteopathic physician. Recipient must agree to become a member of the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), complete his or her education, receiving the D.O. degree, and participate in AOA-approved internship/residency programs.

 

Challenge Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must submit a cover letter, resume, offical school transcript, three letters of recommendation and an essay.

 

Francis D. Lyon Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 10

Applicant must be enrolled in a college or university in the United States or Canada for the full academic year. Selection is based upon talent, academic excellence, financial need, activities, leadership, character, and community service.

 

Interior Architecture Traveling Fellowship

Award: $7,500, Deadline: December 9

Applicant must submit portfolio and travel plan and be recommended by an accredited U.S. school. Applicant must hold a bachelor's or master's degree. Award is for post-graduation travel and study.

 

William Morris Craft Fellowship

Award: $4,750, Deadline: December 1

Award is for six-month building conservation training in the UK. Selection is based upon application and personal interview in London. Award is in British Pounds Sterling.

 

North Carolina Bar Association Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be the child or step-child (under the age of 27) of a slain or permanently disabled North Carolina law enforcement officer. Selection is based upon financial need and merit. Award amount varies as it is based on many factors, including the amount available for awards, the number of applicants, cost of tuition, living arrangements and other sources of funding.

 

Louis Pelzer Memorial Award

Award: $500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must submit essay about any period or topic in the history of the U.S. (not to exceed 7,000 words including endnotes).

 

SSPI Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: December 1

Selection based on academic and leadership achievement, commitment to pursue education and career opportunities in the industry, potential for creative future contribution to the industry, creative research submission, and a personal statement.

 

La Pietra Dissertation Travel Fellowship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: December 1

Award is for dissertation study dealing with aspects of American history that extend beyond U.S. borders. Selection is based upon project description and two letters of recommendation.

 

Ruth Binnie Fellowship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a woman who is a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who is enrolled in a masters or doctoral studies program with a focus on one or more aspects of home economics. Study abroad students are also eligible to apply.

 

Watson Fellowship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be planning a career in turfgrass research and instruction and be working on a master's or doctoral degree.

 

Michael Kraus Research Grant in History

Award: $775, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a member of the American Historical Association. Preference will be given to doctoral students, non-tenured faculty, and unaffiliated scholars and those with specific research needs, such as the completion of a project or completion of a discrete segment thereof.

 

Department of National Defense Security and Defense Forum (The Forum)/Internship Program

Award: $35,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and hold a master's degree prior to award. Knowledge of both official languages required. Award is to assist recent M.A. graduates in obtaining work experience in security and defense studies by working for a year in this field in the non-governmental or private sectors. Internship must be related to current and future Canadian national security and defense issues, including their political, international, historical, social, military, industrial, and economic dimensions.

 

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellowship in Electrical History

Award: $17,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, the sciences, or the humanities and be doing full-time graduate work or post-doctoral research in the field of history. Selection is based upon potential for pursuing research in and contributing to electrical history.