Scholarships in Doctoral-level Study

Fellowship in Health Facilities Design

Award: $8,500, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen interested in the field of health-care architecture. Fellowship is available for any of the following options: graduate study at an accredited school of architecture associated with a school of hospital administration or near hospital resources; independent graduate-level study, research, or design in the health facilities field; or travel with in-residence research at hospitals in a predetermined area.

 

Scholarship for Orphans of Veterans

Award: $1,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be the child of a New Hampshire resident who died as a result of service in WWI, WWII, or the Korean or Southeast Asian conflicts. Applicant must be under 26 years of age.

 

Timothy Bigelow Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a resident of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont, with a minimum 2.25 GPA (3.0 for graduate students), who is enrolled full-time in an accredited program at a two or four-year institution. Must complete application online.

 

Fellowship in Aerospace History (NASA)

Award: $20,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must possess a doctorate degree in history or in a closely related field, or be enrolled as a student (having completed all coursework) in a doctoral degree-granting program.The fellowship term is for a period of at least six months, but not more than nine months, and should commence no later than November 15. Recipient will be expected to devote the term entirely to the proposed research project.

 

Doctoral Fellowship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a member of Kappa Omicron Nu. Proof of degree and major, an academic record summary (no transcripts), a summary of professional goals, a summary of research problem, information about professional experience, honors and awards, memberships in affiliations, and his or her publications, as well as three letters of recommendation, statements from his or her academic advisor, and evidence of progress towards a degree. Applicant must submit five copies of his or her application and three recommendations are required to be submitted. Selection is based upon enrollment and progress in a doctoral program, demonstrated ability in graduate study, demonstrated interest and competence in research, and relevance of study and/or research to significant concerns related to home and family and the human sciences.

 

Flexographic Research Fellowship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 19

 

Past President's Parley Scholarship Assistance in Health Care Occupations

Award: $400, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be enrolled in a health care occupations program, be a U.S. citizen, a resident of Arizona for at least one year, and attending an accredited Arizona school. Preference is given to an immediate family member of a veteran. Photograph, statement giving reasons for choosing a career in health care, three letters of reference, and transcripts are required to be submitted. Selection is based upon character, scholarship, financial need, and initiative.

 

Ventura County Agriculture Scholarship

Award: $600, Deadline: January 29

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, demonstrate financial need, be the child of an agriculture worker, and a resident of Ventura County, CA.

 

James and Mary Dawson and Donald Malcolm MacArthur Scholarship

Award: $7,500, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a Scot coming from Scotland to the U.S. for graduate work and must plan to enroll full-time. Applicant must be able to cite his or her Scottish descent and submit a statement of plans and goals. Applicant must have a meritorious academic record and demonstrate financial need. Special attention is given to work that will demonstrably contribute to enhanced knowledge of Scottish history or culture, and preference is given to those pursuing scientific and engineering degrees.

 

Elizabeth A. Knapp Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a female student who has delayed her formal education due to hardship.

 

Minnesota State Loan Repayment Program

Award: $20,000, Deadline: August 1

Award repays student loans.

 

Members-at-Large Educational Reentry Award

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a woman who has returned to academic studies after an absence of at least three years. Applicant must demonstrate exceptional qualities of interest, excellence, and professional potential in chemistry and must be nominated by a member of Iota Sigma Pi or by a faculty member. Transcripts, essay, and two letters of recommendation required.

 

Ohio Space Grant Doctoral Fellowship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

 

Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a resident of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia who is a full-time student with a minimum 2.7 GPA. Applicant must follow horticulture or landscape as a field of study and be able to demonstrate interest in working in the green industry. Application must be completed online.

 

William L. Garrison Award for Best Dissertation in Computational Geography

Award: $3,500, Deadline: September 2

Awarded to support innovative research into the computational aspects of geographic science.

 

E. Power Biggs Fellowship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 28

Applicants aged 23 years of age or older cannot have previously attended an annual convention of the Organ Historical Society. Nomination and endorsement by a member of the Society is encouraged and required in most instances. Program is open to all persons interested in historic preservation.

 

Jean Andrews Nursing Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Addison County in Vermont who will pursue a degree in registered nursing or nursing education at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Dr. Marc Hull Special Education Leadership Scholarship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont pursuing a certificate or license in special education administration at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA required.

 

Jericho-Underhill Lions Club Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Bolton, Bolton Valley, Huntington, Jericho, Richmond, or Underhill, VT who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement, financial need, and community service must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont Mentoring Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who is or has been a mentee in a recognized Mobius mentoring program for a minimum of two consecutive years (excluding e-mentoring). Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

TAHPERD Student Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student studying health education, physical education, recreation, and/or dance at a Texas college or university. Applicant must be a student member of TAHPERD as of March 1 of the application year and continue membership through the next year. Applicant must continue in the same program for fall and spring semesters as a full-time student during the academic year the scholarship is awarded. Letter from chair of applicant's department verifying the discipline in which the applicant is majoring and that he/she is a full-time student is required.

 

ENA Foundation/Emergency Medicine Foundation Research Grant

Award: $20,000, Deadline: January 11

Award is to facilitate research between physicians and nurses to improve clinical research in emergency care. Applicants must be a registered nurse/physician team working in emergency care and must submit typewritten application form, biographical sketch, budget, research abstract and proposal, data about mentors/preceptors/consultants, support letters, and signed research agreement. Selection is based upon researcher qualifications and quality of research proposal.

 

Scholarship in Cancer Nursing-Doctoral

Award: $15,000, Deadline: October 15

Applicant must show intent to develop clinical/research/teaching expertise, and a commitment to a career in cancer nursing. Research proposal as well as relevant personal and professional experience is required.

 

Charlie Heming Educational Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 15

Applicant or parent of applicant must be a member of NTA for at least three years.

 

Minority Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an African American, American, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American and at least 17 years of age.

 

William E. Jackson Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: September 30

Applicant must submit two copies each of a thesis or technical paper, a one-to two-page summary of the paper, a biographical sketch, and a recommendation from the applicant's instructor, professor, or department head. Selection is based upon thesis, project report, or technical journal paper.

 

Huebner Foundation Fellowship in Insurance, Economics, and Risk Management

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have high GRE or GMAT scores, outstanding grades, and a commitment to college teaching.

 

Early American Economy and Society Dissertation-Level Fellowship

Award: $17,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must submit five copies of curriculum vitae, a two- to four-page description of proposed research, two letters of recommendation, and writing sample.

 

Max Barrows Graduate Scholarship in Educational Administration

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will pursue a graduate degree in education administration at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding and will work in Vermont to improve the quality of education. Financial need and academic achievement must be demonstrated.

 

Charles E. Leonard Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who is blind or visually impaired, or the child of someone who is blind or visually impaired, or pursuing a career in the education or rehabilitation of blind or visually impaired people. Applicant must attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.