Scholarships in Social Sciences, General

Kappa Omicron Nu Scholarship

Award: $100, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be a member of Kappa Omicron Nu. Three letters of recommendation required.

 

Opal Owens Younts Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 15

Three letters of recommendation required.

 

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.

 

Herbert and Eleanor Sack Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must demonstrate academic achievement through high class ranking and ACT or SAT Reasoning scores.

 

Carrol C. Hall Memorial Scholarship

Award: $900, Deadline: May 18

Applicant must be a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon who plans to become a teacher or pursue a profession in science, has a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA, and is a full-time student in good standing. Applicant should demonstrate leadership within his chapter, on campus, and in the community.

 

Wal-Mart Scholarship (Pharmacy)

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a full-time student. Selection is based upon academic achievement, leadership, and interest in community pharmacy.

 

Robert C. Thomas/Tenneco Gas Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 15

Selection is based upon academic merit and the interests of the Sarkeys Energy Ctr and the U of Oklahoma.

 

Public Employee Retirement Research and Administration Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: Late February

Applicant must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident, have a bachelor's degree or equivalent, submit recommendation from advisor or dean, and be planning a career in state/local finance with a focus on public sector retirement benefits.

 

Public Investor Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: Late February

Applicant must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident, have a bachelor's degree or equivalent, and submit recommendation from advisor or dean.

 

CLAS Dissertation Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be at the dissertation stage of doctoral study.

 

Joel Polsky Academic Achievement Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Award is to recognize outstanding undergraduate or graduate interior design research or thesis project. Research paper or thesis should address such interior design topics as education research, behavioral science, business practice, design process, theory, or other technical subjects. Selection is based upon actual content, breadth of material, comprehensive coverage of topic, innovative subject matter, and bibliography and references.

 

Alice Yuriko Endo Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a member of JACL. Selection is based upon personal statement, letters of recommendation, transcripts, work experience, and community involvement. Preference is given to residents of the Eastern District Council and to applicants interested in public or social service.

 

Walter O. Spofford, Jr. Memorial Internship

Award: -, Deadline: February 25

Applicant must be a first or second year graduate student with a special interest in Chinese environmental issues.

 

ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowship

Award: $65,000, Deadline: September 28

Applicant must identify specific resources and benefits to be gained from affiliation with the Center for Scholars and Writers. Applicant must be selected by both ACLS Committee and the New York Public Library. Applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (OFA). OFA is accessible through the Fellowship and Grant Programs section of the web site. Applicant must apply separately to the Cullman Center at the New York Public Library (csw@nypl.org).

 

Rector's Scholarship

Award: $7,500, Deadline: March 14

Applicant must be a bilingual Canadian citizen or permanent resident, with a minimum 92 admission average including six OACs or equivalent, and must meet extracurricular or community excellence criteria. Award is in Canadian dollars.

 

NALE Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 15 (fall); September 15 (spring); March 15 (summer)

Applicant must be at least one-quarter Native American and be an enrolled member of a U. S. tribe that is federally recognized, or terminated, with high GPA and test scores, and be enrolled in an accredited college or university.

 

Sonheim Public Affairs Scholar Program

Award: $22,000, Deadline: November 1 (Priority)

 

Hope (General) Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a Maryland resident, apply as a high school senior, have and maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA, enroll in an eligible program at a Maryland college or university, and have a combined annual family income of less than $95,000.

 

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Minorities

Award: $24,000, Deadline: November 14

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national who is an Alaskan Native, Native American, Black/African-American, Mexican American, Pacific Islander, or Puerto Rican.

 

RFF Summer Internship

Award: -, Deadline: March 4

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student who displays strong writing skills and a desire to analyze complex environmental policy problems. Preference will be given to graduate students.

 

Dissertation Fellowship in East European Studies

Award: $17,000, Deadline: November 10

Award is for dissertation writing in the U.S. after research is complete. Applicants must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (OFA). OFA is accessible through the Fellowship and Grant Programs section of the web site.

 

ACOR-CAORC Pre-Doctoral Graduate Fellowship

Award: $19,600, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must pursue research or publication projects in the natural and social sciences, humanities, and associated disciplines relating to the Near East. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

 

Canada's University Scholarship-Immersion Program

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 14

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, have a minimum 84% average, and have a diploma from an immersion program.

 

Canada's University Scholarship-Francophone High School

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, with a minimum 84% average, must have a diploma from a francophone high school, and must have studied French.

 

Bourse de la Francophonie

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 14

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and have a minimum 80% average.

 

DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program

Award: $45,500, Deadline: January 3

Applicant must be an outstanding student pursuing graduate training in basic research areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computer/computational sciences, or environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science.

 

ARIT Fellowships

Award: $16,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student engaged in research on ancient, medieval, or modern times in Turkey, in any field of the humanities and social sciences. Program offers the equivalent of one full academic year of study in Turkish at the college level.

 

Judith and Milton Riseman Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must demonstrate financial need. Preference is given to applicants majoring in social sciences or humanities.

 

Patricia Collins Amaral Memorial Fund

Award: $600, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a senior who has a minimum 3.0 GPA and who has demonstrated the finest qualities of leadership through participation in campus organizations and has rendered service of significant benefit to the campus community.

 

Alumni Association Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must demonstrate community leadership and have met the award criteria established by the Alumni Association's Scholarship Committee. Applicant must have completed 12 credits last semester and 24 credits at Bridgewater State College as of December 31. Applicants who have transferred from Massachusetts Community Colleges, Dean College, or Quincy College are eligible to apply.