Scholarships in Doctoral-level Study

Judicial Internship Program

Award: -, Deadline: June 10 (fall); October 20 (spring); March 10 (summer)

Intern should possess: demonstrated high intellectual achievement; ability and willingness to work closely with others in a complex and sensitive organization; flexibility; self-sustaining motivation and initiative; and impeccable trustworthiness, discretion, and maturity. Good judgment is critical. To be eligible for selection, applicant must apply during, or for a term immediately following undergraduate study. The application consists of a cover letter, resume, college transcript, a short essay about a former Justice of the Supreme Court, and three letters of recommendation including at least one from an undergraduate course instructor. The internship is for eight hours per day, five days per week in the Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice.

 

New England Regional Student Program

Award: $7,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a resident of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont who is enrolled or plans to enroll in a major program at a New England public college or university that is not offered by a public university in applicant's home state.

 

Al Qoyawayma Award

Award: -, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a recent high school graduate or undergraduate or graduate student who is accepted to or already attending either an undergraduate or graduate program majoring in science or engineering. Financial need and proof of tribal enrollment required.

 

Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Award (SAA)

Award: $6,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be legally blind and be registered with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic for at least one year prior to application. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and a have a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university. Leadership, enterprise, and service skills are required to be demonstrated.

 

OSA/MRS Congressional Fellowship

Award: $72,000, Deadline: January 6

Applicant must be a scientist or engineer intending to work on a Congressional committee or in the office of a member of Congress. Applicant must have a Ph.D. by the start of the program.

 

Ruth Taylor Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States and Westchester County who is enrolled in graduate studies in social work or public health as a full-time student.

 

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority General Graduate Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a woman pursuing full-time graduate/postgraduate study.

 

Deborah Partridge Wolfe International Fellowship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 1

Applicant must be a U.S. student studying full time abroad or an international student studying full time in the U.S. Three letters of recommendation, transcript, 150-word essay, and proof/plan of academic study signed by program director are required to be submitted.

 

S. Evelyn Lewis Memorial Scholarship in Medical Health Sciences

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a woman enrolled full-time and must submit three letters of recommendation, transcript, 150-word essay, and proof of enrollment.

 

Lullelia W. Harrison Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be enrolled full time in a counseling degree program and must submit three letters of recommendation, transcript, 150-word essay, and proof of enrollment.

 

Isabel M. Herson Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be enrolled full-time and must submit three letters of recommendation, transcript, 150-word essay, and proof of enrollment.

 

Zora Neal Hurston Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be enrolled full time in an anthropology or related degree program and must submit three letters of recommendation, transcript, 150-word essay, and proof of enrollment.

 

Nancy B. Woolridge McGee Graduate Fellowship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority, must demonstrate scholarly distinction or unusual ability in field of study, must be a full-time degree-seeking student at an accredited college, and must submit three letters of recommendation, transcript, 150-word essay, and proof of enrollment.

 

Mildred Cater Bradham Social Work Fellowship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority, must be a full-time degree-seeking student at an accredited college, and must submit three letters of recommendation, transcript, 150-word essay, and documentation of academic study.

 

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Internship

Award: -, Deadline: June 15 (fall); November 1 (spring); March 1 (summer)

Applicant must be interested in a career in performing arts management or arts education and must submit a cover letter, resume, transcript, two letters of recommendation, and writing sample.

 

Bastyr University Grant

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 15 (Priority)

Applicant must be enrolled at the university.

 

Lois McNeil Dissertation Fellowship

Award: $14,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a doctoral candidate researching for dissertation. Award is a residential research fellowship in Winterthur's library and museum collections.

 

Winterthur Research Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be an academic, museum, or independent scholar or be working on doctoral dissertation. Award is a residential research fellowship in Winterthur's library and museum collections.

 

Health Professions Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 2

Applicant must be a member of a federally recognized American Indian or Alaskan Native tribe, be a high school graduate or equivalent in good standing at current educational institution, and be accepted or enrolled at least part time in a degree program at a health professions-related school.

 

Franklin C. McLean Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 21

Applicant must be a senior, underrepresented minority student enrolled in an accredited United States medical school. Applicant must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement as indicated in academic transcripts, faculty evaluations, by receipt of special academic honors, fellowships, awards, or induction into national medical honor societies; leadership as indicated by active participation in community-based work or initiation of innovative projects in school or community; and potential for distinguished contributions to medicine as indicated by participation in research, publications, or unique clerkships.

 

Link Foundation Energy Fellowship

Award: $57,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be working towards a Ph.D. in an academic institution in the United States or Canada.

 

Sara Tucker Study Grant

Award: $5,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be age 27 or younger and should be making the transition from student to professional singer. Applicant should have recently completed a graduate degree program, or recently completed/soon to complete work in a Young Artist or Apprentice program at a regional company.

 

Edelstein International Studentship

Award: $16,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must have completed all requirements except dissertation for a Ph.D. in history of chemistry/technology and must submit curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, financial statement, and research proposal.

 

Arkell Hall Foundation Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must attend the Decker Sch of Nursing. Preference given to applicants who reside in Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, or Schoharie County in New York.

 

Societe de Chimie Industrielle (American Section) Fellowship

Award: $15,000, Deadline: February 15

Award is for research on the heritage of the chemical sciences or chemical process industries, for the stimulation of public understanding of the chemical industries. Applicant must submit curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, and research proposal. Preference is given to writers, journalists, educators, and historians of science, technology, and business.

 

Dyer-Johnston-Dixon Nursing Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must attend the Decker School of Nursing and be a graduate from Binghamton or Seton Catholic Central high schools.

 

UHS Hospitals Nursing Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a minority or an immigrant with U.S. citizenship, reside in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, or Tioga County, N.Y., or in Susquehanna County, Penn., have a minimum 3.0 GPA, demonstrate financial need, and be attending or plan to attend the Decker Sch of Nursing full time.

 

Travel Grant

Award: $500, Deadline: February 15

Award enables interested individuals to make use of the Foundation's research resources. Applicant must submit curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, budget, and research proposal.

 

School of Education and Human Development Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must attend the School of Education and Human Development, have financial need, and demonstrate a correlation between the school's mission and his/her own life.

 

Maureen C. Natelli Adult Learner Scholarship

Award: $435, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must attend the School of Education and Human Development, be an adult learner, and demonstrate financial need.