Scholarships in Master's-level Study

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Islamic Development Bank Loan Program

Award: $15,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent resident who is under the age of 24 and has confirmed admission into a professional degree program. Applicant must be majoring in one of the following areas of study: agriculture, dentistry, economics, engineering, food technology, forestry/fishery, media, medical technology, medicine, nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, political science, social science, or veterinary medicine. High academic achievement and financial need are required. Recipient must not be in receipt of any other loan.

 

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.

 

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.

 

A.E. Robert Friedman - PDCA Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: Unknown

Applicant must be nominated by a PDCA member and be under age 26. Essays, letters of recommendations, and transcripts are required.

 

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.

 

AASL School Librarian's Workshop Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have received a bachelor's degree with academic excellence, and be accepted to a full-time ALA-accredited library program or an NCATE-accredited unit. Applicant must have demonstrated interest in working with children or young adults in a public or private school and show leadership potential.

 

William A. Fischer Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must be a current or prospective graduate student members of ASPRS. Recipient must use award to pursue graduate studies in new and innovative uses of remote sensing data/techniques that relate to the natural, cultural, or agricultural resources of the earth.

 

Rennie Taylor/Alton Blakeslee Fellowship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: July 1

Application, resume, transcript of undergraduate studies (if student), three samples of writing (on 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheets only), a short statement of career goals and why you want to study science writing, and a description of the journalism program and courses you plan to pursue are required to be submitted.

 

Thomas Jefferson Fellowship

Award: $9,000, Deadline: Early January

Applicant must be a woman who is a graduate of Wellesley College and plans advanced study. Preference is given to those who have not previously held the award. Selection is based upon merit and need.

 

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.

 

Training Grant in Clinical Oncology Social Work-Master's

Award: $12,000, Deadline: October 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applicant must be a second year student in a master's program in social work, and demonstrate interest in the psychosocial needs of oncology patients and their families. Advanced standing students (those with a bachelor's degree in social work accepted to a master's degree program) are also eligible.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Scholarship in Cancer Nursing-Master's

Award: $10,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must show intent to develop clinical expertise and a commitment to cancer nursing. Relevant personal and professional experience is required.

 

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.

 

Urban Design Fellowship

Award: $7,500, Deadline: December 9

Applicant must be nominated by his or her school and be graduating from a master's degree program in urban design. Applicant must submit portfolio and travel plan. Award is for post-graduation travel and study.

 

Ohio Space Grant Masters Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

 

Summerfield G. Roberts Award

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 15

Award is to encourage literary effort and research about historical events and personalities during the days of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1846, and to stimulate interest in this period. Manuscript must be written or published during the calendar year for which the award is given and it may be either fiction or nonfiction, poetry, essay, play, short story, novel, or biography. Competition is open to all writers everywhere.