Scholarships in Social Sciences, General

AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows

Award: $450, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be enrolled in a college or university in the natural, physical, health, engineering, computer, social sciences or mathematics fields.

 

Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 15; March 15

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student. Funds may used to support scientific investigation in any field.

 

Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 29

Fellowship is given to foster interest in lupus erythematosus in the areas of basic, clinical, or psychological research under the supervision of an established investigator.

 

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship for Minorities

Award: $24,000, Deadline: November 14

Applicant must be U.S. citizen or national who is an Alaskan Native, Native American, black/African-American, Mexican American, Pacific Islander, or Puerto Rican. Applicant must have completed no more than 30 semester/45 quarter hours of graduate work in fields eligible for support.

 

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for Minorities

Award: $35,000, Deadline: Early January

Applicant must have completed a Ph.D. or Sc.D. within seven years, be a U.S. citizen or national, and be an Alaskan Native, Native American, black/African-American, Mexican-American, Pacific Islander, or Puerto Rican.

 

Summer Fellowship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: January 23

Applicant must be an undergraduate, graduate, or medical student. Each applicant must identify a mentor, with whom he or she will conduct the proposed project.

 

M. Brenn Green Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a first-time freshman who is majoring in one of the following areas: anthropology, criminal justice, economics, geography, health administration, political science, social psychology, social work, or sociology.

 

Hicks Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: April 20

Applicant must be an undergraduate student who is a resident of Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

 

Leadership and Community Service Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 30

Applicant must have demonstrated leadership and community service experience.

 

Full-Tuition Division Scholarships (Seton Scholars)


Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship and talent in one of the following traditional undergraduate programs of study: humanities, visual/performing arts, natural/health sciences, social sciences, business, or education,

 

Bill Himes Memorial Scholarship

Award: $800, Deadline: April 1 (priority)

Applicant must be a resident of the Ohio County (KY) area, have a minimum 2.0 GPA, be enrolled full time, demonstrate financial need, and submit school's financial aid form and FAFSA.

 

Wayne N. Aspinall Award

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be enrolled full time and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Aspinall Foundation Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 21

Applicant must be enrolled full time and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

ACOR-CAORC Post-Graduate Fellowship

Award: $32,400, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen. Proposed topics may be in any sub-discipline within the natural and social sciences or humanities, and may focus on antiquity, the medieval period, or the modern era. Recipients should contribute to Near East studies.

 

Pi Gamma Mu Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a member of Pi Gamma Mu.

 

Ralph Lanier Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and two letters of recommendation are required.

 

Mamie and Annetta Bailey Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 15

Two letters of recommendation required.

 

Graduate Tuition Assistance

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have a minimum 2.5 undergraduate GPA (3.0 graduate GPA) and a minimum GRE score of 800.

 

Myrtle Watt Nelson Endowed Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a graduate of Kingsville High School, TX, rank in the top quarter of class, and have a minimum combined SAT I score of 1050 (composite ACT score of 23). Three letters of recommendation required.

 

Johnetta Haley Scholarship

Award: $2,200, Deadline: January 1 (priority)

Applicant must be African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, or Native American.

 

Creative and Research Fellowship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must need financial assistance to complete a work of art that is already in progress or to publish a manuscript of study which has been completed. Applications are considered for assistance with projects in humanities, physical or natural sciences, social sciences, and education. Not more than two grants will be made annually in any category.

 

Ronald E. McNair Scientific Achievement Award

Award: $50, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA, be a member in good financial standing of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and submit an official transcript.

 

Dibner Library Resident Scholars

Award: -, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be working on a topic relating to the history of science and technology and who can make substantial use of collections in the Dibner Library. Historians, librarians, doctoral students, and post-doctoral scholars are welcome to apply. Scholars must be in residence at the Dibner Library during the award period.

 

Ben Nighthorse Campbell Prize

Award: $250, Deadline: February 21

Applicant must submit an original paper on western Colorado studies.

 

William Eli and Wanda Wray Putnam Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a full-time student with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Andrew Squire Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: None

Selection is based upon academic record.

 

Curtis Lee Smith Scholarship

Award: $18,000, Deadline: None

Selection is based upon academic record.

 

Elizabeth Walker Scholarship

Award: $18,000, Deadline: None

Selection is based upon academic record.

 

Outstanding Incoming Freshman Scholarship

Award: $200, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have a minimum combined SAT I score of 970 (composite ACT score of 21). Two letters of recommendation required.

 

Human Sciences Alumni Association Scholarship

Award: $200, Deadline: February 15

Two letters of recommendation required.