Scholarships in Doctoral-level Study

Murphy Fine Arts Fellowship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be nominated by an instructor at his or her institution, must have completed at least one semester of graduate study, and must have at least two semesters remaining before graduation. Artwork submitted must have been completed within the past two years.

 

NGAA Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be an Arkansas Guard member or their dependent.

 

Commonwealth of Virginia Nurse Educator Scholarship Program

Award: $20,000, Deadline: July 31

Applicant must be accepted as a full-/part-time student in a school of nursing program.

 

Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) International Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: First Friday in April

Applicant must be the hearing child of at least one deaf parent. Application, essay, transcript, and letters of recommendation are required.

 

St. David's Medical Center Healthcare Volunteers Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be pursuing a healthcare-related degree at a school in Texas.

 

Mary B. Rhodes Medical Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a medical student who is the child of an international missionary and plans to go into international missions. Applicants majoring in nursing, dentistry, or pharmacy will also be considered.

 

Carolyn Weatherford Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be interested in missionary work in the United States or internationally.

 

Pellegrini Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be of Swiss descent or have one parent who is a Swiss citizen, and be a permanent resident of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania.

 

CERT Scholars Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: September 15 (fall); February 15 (spring)

Applicant must be a member of an American Indian tribe and must have successfully completed a high school summer transition program offered by CERT or a tribal internship program. Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate (12 hours/semester) or graduate (9 hours/semester) student enrolled at an accredited two or four year tribal, private, or public university or college.

 

1989 Ecole Polytechnique Commemorative Award

Award: $7,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a woman who is a Canadian citizen or landed immigrate in a graduate studies program in any field. Applicant must be able to justify the relevance of her work to women.

 

IAESTE United States Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 1

Applicant must be accepted to the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience program.

 

Stacey Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is a high school graduate between the ages 18 and 35.

 

Graduate Student Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: June 18

Applicant must be a full-time graduate student. Selection is based upon academic promise and outstanding academic achievement. One scholarship gives priority to foreign or minority students studying in the continental U.S.; another gives priority to disabled students; and another gives priority to a minority student. Master's level students must be enrolled in or accepted to a program ccredited by te American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council on Academic Accreditation.

 

Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: March 1 (summer); October 15 (spring)

Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students to study in Moscow, St. Petersburg or Vladimir.

 

Markowski-Leach Scholarships

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student who is lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, or queer. Award recipient will have been determined to be likely to make a substantial contribution to society and be able to enhance society's perception of LGBTQ people, as well as increasing the GGDTQ community's self-esteem. Study in LGBTQ-related fields is not required. Successful candidates will demonstrate leadership and a commitment to excellence in their service, employment, or scholastic endeavors.

 

Horton-Hallowell Fellowship

Award: $9,000, Deadline: Early January

Applicant must be a woman and a graduate of Wellesley Coll who plans graduate study in any field, preferably in last two years of candidacy for Ph.D. or equivalent, or for private research of equivalent standard. Preference is given to those who have not previously held the award. Selection is based upon merit and need.

 

APS Minority Travel Fellowship Awards

Award: $1,800, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an underrepresented minority graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, and early career faculty (recently transitioned); or a graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, and early career faculty (recently transitioned) with disabilities. Applicant must be attending a United States institution and conducting research in physiology within the U.S. and it's territories. Fellowship looks to increase active participation in and networking at scientific meetings among pre- and post-doctoral students who are from groups underrepresented in the physiological sciences.

 

Finlandia Foundation Nation Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in an accredited post-secondary school in the United States and Finland. Applicant must show evidence of continuing to the sophomore level or higher and a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection based upon financial need, course of study, and U.S./Finnish citizenship.

 

Vermont State Grange Cobble Hill Grange Scholarship (Education)

Award: $500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont pursuing a degree in education at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

International Women's Fishing Association Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduate student majoring in marine science at an accredited post-secondary institution in the United States.

 

WOSL Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a woman with a minimum 2.5 GPA who has demonstrated a commitment to advancement in the military or other public service careers. Three letters of recommendation required.

 

AIAA Graduate Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must have completed a minimum of one semester of full-time graduate study with a GPA of no less than the equivalent of a 3.3. Applicant must intend to enter into some field of science or engineering encompassed by the technical activities of AIAA. Selection is based upon scholarship, research plan, career goals, recommendations, and extracurricular activities. Upon receipt of award, recipient must become an AIAA member.

 

Frank Educational Fund

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 1 (fall); October 1 (spring)

Applicant must submit description of project (related to field of study), writing sample, transcripts, and list of courses planned to be completed.

 

American Indian Nurse Scholarship Award

Award: $2,250, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be an American Indian in financial need, have career goals related to his or her people, and be attending an accredited nursing school. Applicant must submit two letters of recommendation.

 

Intelligence and Cyber Studies Scholarships

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a full-time student in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program in a field directly related to the support of United States intelligence or homeland security enterprises, and/or foreign languages. Applicant must be currently enrolled at a two- or four-year accredited college or university in the United States.

 

Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center Mimi Reardon Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, or Washington County, VT who will pursue education or training in a health-related field. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont Feed Dealers and Manufacturers Association Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will pursue a degree in a field related to agriculture at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding.

 

Alfred T. Granger Student Art Fund Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a Vermont resident pursuing a degree in architectural engineering, architecture, interior design, lighting design, mechanical drawing, or studio art at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

NIS Research Scholar Program

Award: $25,000, Deadline: January 15; October 1

Applicant is selected based on their academic credentials, language skills, need for in-country resources, quality of research proposal, letters of recommendation, and financial need forms. Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident demonstrating financial need. Application form, research proposal in English and in the host country language, and letters of recommendation are required to be submitted. Award is for individual research in the countries of the NIS (New Independent States): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Balarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

 

Eloise Gerry Fellowship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a woman who holds a degree from a recognized institution of higher learning and is able to show documented evidence of outstanding ability and promise in research.