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of Academic Resources The fellowships and scholarships listed below do not require you to be nominated by the Committee on College Honors; you may therefore send your application materials directly to the national selection committees. Please read carefully the information provided on the website of each organization that offers a fellowship in which you might be interested; when consulting these websites, please take particular note of the current deadlines for the submission of your application materials, as the deadlines specified below are only approximations. In considering whether you would like to apply for any of these opportunities, and in preparing your application materials, you are welcome to visit Dean Phil Bean, Chase Hall 205; please contact Roxanne Clark, Dean Bean's assistant, to make an appointment if you would like to discuss fellowships. These fellowships and scholarships are arranged into three broad categories: "undergraduate scholarships" for students still pursuing their degrees; "undergraduate summer study fellowships and scholarships"; "graduate scholarships" for seniors and those who have already taken their degrees and would like to pursue graduate study. Students may also find it useful to consult the following site in their search for fellowship opportunities: http://www.grantsnet.org TOPICS: Scholarships
for Current Undergraduates DAAD German Studies
Research Grant The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) announces the availability of a number of German Studies Research Grants to highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students who are nominated by their department/program chairs. The grant is tenable for short-term research in either North America or Germany. The program is designed to encourage research and promote the study of cultural, political, historical, economic and social aspects of modern and contemporary German affairs from an inter- and multidisciplinary perspective. Undergraduates with at least junior standing pursuing a German Studies track or minor, and Masters degree and Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and German social science disciplines working on a "Certificate in German Studies" may be nominated for the grant by department and/or program chairs at U.S. or Canadian institutions of higher education. Candidates are expected to have completed two years of college German and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination. Deadlines: early May and early November. Hispanic Scholarship
Fund National Institutes
for Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research. The program is designed to improve access to education leading to research careers for those who have had fewer opportunities than others. The program is primarily designed to provide an incentive for exceptional scholars to pursue research careers at the NIH. The applicant must be from a disadvantaged background. The applicant must have a grade point average of 3.5 or be within the top 5 percent of his or her class. NIH Undergraduate Scholarships will pay up to $20,000 per academic year in tuition, educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses. Scholarships are awarded for 1 year; recipients may reapply for additional years (not to exceed 4 scholarship years). Deadline: late February Leonard Rieser
Fellowship in Science, Technology, and Global Security The Fellowship will annually provide one-time awards of $2,500 to between three and five undergraduate students seeking to explore the connections between science, technology, global security, and public policy (science students are especially encouraged to apply). It will be presented to students whose academic interests, extra-curricular activities, and career aspirations demonstrate an interest in the role of scientists in formulating public policy and in addressing global security policy challenges. The Fellowship may be used over the course of one year (12 months) to support academic research or professional development, in the United States or abroad. The Fellowship will be paid in two installments of $1,250-one made at the commencement of the Fellowship, and the second upon its conclusion and following the receipt of a project report and receipts. Specifically, the Fellowship could be used for a number of purposes, including the following: to provide a stipend for an otherwise unpaid full-time internship; to provide for housing or a per diem for research conducted out of town; to underwrite the cost of travel or transportation to support academic research; for participation in or travel to professional conferences where the Fellow presents academic research; to underwrite the production costs of a special project, ranging from the making of a documentary film to laboratory work. Selection for the Fellowship will be based upon the applicant's demonstrated interest in the fields of science, technology and public policy; international affairs; or global security policy. While students are encouraged to be creative and imaginative in their use of the Fellowship, they are also encouraged to be realistic in the viability of the proposed project. Deadline: early March Travel Bug Fellowships My Travel Bug, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the idea that international travel teaches tolerance, cross-cultural awareness and communication skills, wisdom which cannot be learned in a classroom. My Travel Bug, Inc. will be offers travel Fellowships for Americans financially unable to travel. These Fellowships provide stipends to top quality writers for trips overseas for 1, 2 or 3 months. Anyone over the age of 16, regardless of race, gender or religion, may apply for a Travel Bug Fellowship. Winning Fellows are required to write travelogues and take pictures of their trips. Depending on fundraising efforts and annual budget, Fellowships are offered twice a year. Deadline: late March American Psychological
Association Summer Science Institute The APA Summer Science Institute (SSI) is a 9-day, intensive program designed to immerse students in the science of psychology. The Institute's goals for its students are to explore the intellectual, personal, and social processes of scientific inquiry and to experience cutting-edge psychological research through seminars and hands-on laboratory activities. Participants will pay a $200 registration fee and provide for their own travel. Room, board, lectures, and labs at the university are paid for by APA. A limited amount of scholarship support is available. Over the years, SSI has proven to be quite competitive. From approximately 400-500 applications, only 32 students are selected to participate. Eligibility is limited to college students who will be freshmen or sophomores (a.k.a. rising sophomores or rising juniors) at the end of the 2002 - 2003 academic year. Deadline: early February Barbara Jordan
Health Policy Scholars Program The Scholars Program brings talented Latino, African American, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, DC, where they work in congressional offices and learn about health policy. Through the nine-week program (May 24 - July 29, 2005), Scholars gain knowledge about federal legislative procedure and health policy issues, while further developing their critical thinking and leadership skills. In addition to an internship in a congressional office, Scholars participate in seminars and site visits to augment their knowledge of health care issues, and write and present a health policy research memo. The program is based at Howard University. Eligible candidates must be U.S. citizens who are members of a racial/ethnic minority group and will be seniors or recent graduates of an accredited U.S. college or university in the fall of 2005. Currently enrolled law, medical, and graduate students are not eligible to apply. Candidates are selected based on academic performance, demonstrated leadership potential and interest in health policy. Deadline: first week of January DAAD
German Studies Research Grant The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) makes a number of German Studies Research Grants to highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students who are nominated by their department/program chairs. The grant is tenable for short-term research in either North America or Germany. The program is designed to encourage research and promote the study of cultural, political, historical, economic and social aspects of modern and contemporary German affairs from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective. Undergraduates with at least junior standing pursuing a German Studies track or minor may be nominated for the grant by department and/or program chairs at U.S. or Canadian institutions of higher education. Candidates are expected to have completed two years of college German and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination. Deadlines: early May and early November DAAD "Hochschulsommerkurse"
at German Universities A broad range of three to four week summer language courses with an integrated thematic focus on literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany are hosted by German universities each year. There are no restrictions as to field, but applicants must have attained at least junior standing (ten full-course equivalents) at the time of application. Applicants must have completed a minimum of four semesters of college German or an equivalent level of language proficiency and must be able to participate in group projects and follow lectures in German. Applicants should not have previously studied in a German-speaking country for more than two months and/or been granted a German language course scholarship by the DAAD or any other organization within the last three years. Recipients of the scholarships are selected on the basis of an outstanding academic record and potential, and are expected to have an active interest in contemporary German and European affairs. Committee decisions will also take into consideration an applicant's demonstrated need for acquiring a better proficiency in the German language for future studies or research. Deadline: end of January DAAD High Tech
in Old Munich: Summer German Language and Culture Program for Engineering
Students at theTechnical University Munich (TU München) Special summer program at the Technische Universität in Munich, Germany, for Engineering students from the USA and Canada. The program encompasses a German language component, specialized subject seminars and workshops (in English) in the engineering and natural sciences fields, and project work and lectures (in English/German) on intercultural communications and German and European history and culture. Site visits to high-tech and traditional industrial campuses in and around Munich (e.g. BMW, Siemens, State Brewery Weihenstephan) are also part of the program. The program also offers the opportunity to establish close contact with science and engineering faculty at TU-München through participation in small group workshops focused on specific disciplinary areas. The Program is open to second-, third-, and fourth-year students enrolled full time in an engineering or natural sciences degree program at an accredited university or college in the US or Canada. Committee decisions will also take into consideration an applicant's active interest in contemporary German and European affairs, as well as familiarity with the basics of the German language, and/or demonstrated need for acquiring a better proficiency in German for future studies or research. Deadline: mid-March National Institutes
for Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research Successful applicants will join one of our research laboratories for a minimum of eight weeks between late May and August. At the end of the summer, students are strongly encouraged to participate in the Summer Research Program Poster Day. This provides an opportunity for students to present their work before the NIH scientific community. Students are also expected to participate in meetings and seminars in their individual laboratories. In addition, with permission from their preceptors, students may also attend formal lectures and symposia which are listed in the weekly "NIH Calendar of Events." At the time of application students must be currently enrolled at least half-time in an accredited U.S. high school, college, or graduate school. Deadline: early March Travel Bug Fellowships My Travel Bug, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the idea that international travel teaches tolerance, cross-cultural awareness and communication skills, wisdom which cannot be learned in a classroom. My Travel Bug, Inc. will be offers travel Fellowships for Americans financially unable to travel. These Fellowships provide stipends to top quality writers for trips overseas for 1, 2 or 3 months. Anyone over the age of 16, regardless of race, gender or religion, may apply for a Travel Bug Fellowship. Winning Fellows are required to write travelogues and take pictures of their trips. Depending on fundraising efforts and annual budget, Fellowships are offered twice a year. Deadline: late March Cambridge-NIH Health
Sciences Research Scholarship The Cambridge-National Institutes of Health graduate partnership permits students to pursue a PhD by doing collaborative research at both Cambridge University and the NIH. Besides working in two of the most respected research institutes in the world, students are given the chance to dive right into a research project. Students with advanced lab experience and a specific field of interest would most benefit. Research projects range from molecular biology to immunology, neuroscience to nanotechnology, making for a very exciting atmosphere. Coursework and tutorials in a broad range of biomedical and other scientific disciplines are available at both the Cambridge and the NIH, but are not formally required unless specified otherwise. The student will be expected to spend a total of two years at Cambridge and two years at the NIH. Deadline: early January DAAD Scholarships The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers a number of scholarships and programs to highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students who are nominated by their department/program chairs. The program is designed to encourage research and promote the study of cultural, political, historical, economic and social aspects of modern and contemporary German affairs from an inter- and multidisciplinary perspective. Candidates are typically expected to have completed two years of college German and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination. Ford Foundation
Predoctoral Diversity Fellowships The Ford Foundation offers predoctoral fellowships to members of six minority groups who have demonstrated ability and provides them the opportunity to engage in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree. Approximately 60 predoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to those individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior scholarship and show the greatest promise for future achievement as scholars, researchers, and teachers in institutions of higher education. Awards will not be made for work leading to degrees in education, business, management and administration, health sciences, nursing, home economics, library and information science, speech pathology, audiology, personnel, guidance, social work, social welfare, fine arts, and performing arts. In addition, awards will not be made for work leading to terminal master's degrees, doctorates in education (Ph.D. or Ed.D.), Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) degrees, professional degrees in such areas as medicine, law, or public health, or for study in joint degree programs such as the M.D./Ph.D., J.D./Ph.D., and M.F.A./Ph.D. Deadline: early November Gates Cambridge Scholars
Program The Gates Cambridge Scholarship program is an international competition. In establishing the Gates Cambridge Scholars program, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hopes to create a network of future leaders from around the world who will bring new vision and commitment to improving the life circumstances of citizens in their respective countries. Over time, it is anticipated that Gates Cambridge Scholars will become leaders in helping to address global problems related to health, equity, technology, and learning - all areas that the foundation is deeply engaged in. The program will offer about 225 graduate scholarships at any one time. The scholarships will support study as an affiliated student or to pursue taught or research courses of postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge beginning in October 2001. A Gates Cambridge Scholarship can only be taken up by a student who has been admitted to Cambridge through the University's normal application procedures. These are separate from the selection procedures for selection as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Deadline: early October. If you are interested in this fellowship, you are strongly encouraged to contact Dean Phil Bean as soon as possible. Jacob Javits
Fellowship Program Fellowships can be offered to individuals who at the time of application have not yet completed their first full year of doctoral program or a master's degree program (terminal degree for the field of study) or are entering graduate school for the first time in the next academic year. Twenty percent of the fellowships shall be awarded in the social sciences, twenty percent in the arts, and sixty percent in the humanities. A minimum of sixty percent of the awards shall be made to students who have no graduate credits. The program provides financial assistance to students who have demonstrated (1) superior academic ability and achievement; (2) exceptional promise; and (3) financial need to undertake graduate study leading to a doctoral degree or a master's degree in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree in the selected field of study. Deadline: early October James Madison Memorial
Fellowship Program For future and current secondary school teachers of American history, American government, or social studies of grades seven through twelve. College seniors and college graduates without teaching experience (Junior Fellow) and experienced secondary school teachers of grades seven through twelve (Senior Fellows) may apply. Deadline: March 1 National Institutes
for Health Academy The NIH Academy is a postbaccalaureate program that provides opportunities for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical investigation at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. The mission of the Academy is to enhance research dedicated to the elimination of domestic health disparities through the development of a diverse cadre of biomedical researchers. Health disparities are differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of disease and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States. While in this program participants work side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. In addition, there are two educational components to the program: seminars and workshops on topics related to health disparities and general knowledge workshops. NIH Academy fellows are expected to initiate the application process for graduate and/or medical school during their term at the NIH. The duration of the program is normally one year, but the fellowship can be extended for a second and final year provided the performance of the trainee is satisfactory and continued support by the laboratory is available. Applicants must be recent college graduates (meaning that the Academy start date, at the end of August, is less than a year after your graduation from college). The stipend for NIH Academy fellows is $23,800, an increase from the Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellowship program to help subsidize the rent, because this is a residential program. If you are applying to the NIH Academy, we recommend that you also apply to the Postbaccalaureate IRTA program. Both programs offer a challenging laboratory experience. The NIH Academy is only able to accept about ten trainees a year. These are trainees who have demonstrated a well-defined interest in health disparities (please use your cover letter to explain your interest in health disparities). However, the Postbaccalaureate IRTA selects a much larger number of trainees who have a broad scope of research interests. Deadline: early March. National Institutes
for Health Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Fellowships Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellowships provide opportunities for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical investigation at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland and selected off-campus locations. While in this program participants work side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. In addition, during their tenure in the program, postbaccalaureate fellows are also expected to initiate the application process for graduate or medical school. The duration of the program is normally one year, but the fellowship can be extended for an additional year provided the performance of the trainee is satisfactory and continued support by the laboratory is available. To be eligible for consideration, candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have graduated from an accredited U.S. college or university. Successful candidates must begin training within one year of receipt of the undergraduate degree. The stipend for recent college graduates is $19,300. Deadline: early March National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowships Offers three-year graduate research fellowships in science, mathematics, and engineering, including Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science awards. Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the mathematical, physical, biological, behavioral and social sciences; engineering; the history of science and the philosophy of science; and to research-based Ph.D. degrees in science education. In most cases, an individual has three opportunities to apply: prior to or during the senior year of college, the first year of graduate school, and the beginning of the second year of graduate school. Deadline: early November Charlotte Newcombe
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations might consider the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. Winners will receive $17,000 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing. Approximately 33 non-renewable fellowships will be awarded from among more than 400 applications. Graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition for Newcombe Fellows. Eligible proposals are those that have ethical or religious values as a central concern. Selection committees will look for proposals that illuminate religious or ethical questions of broad significance and elucidate the ways in which these values do or should inform choices and give meaning to people's lives. Dissertations may be in any field and consider any period of time, but should be concerned with continuing problems and questions of human life. Connections should be made between specific topics and wider religious or ethical questions. Recent winning dissertation topics are listed on the website. Deadline: early December National Physical
Science Consortium Fellowships The NPSC has one primary objective: Increase the number of qualified U.S.-citizen Ph.Ds in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing women and historically underrepresented minorities. We accomplish this by awarding doctoral fellowships to outstanding students and by facilitating research and employment opportunities. The NPSC welcomes applications from all qualified students with continued emphasis on underrepresented minorities and females. To be eligible, you must be a U.S. citizen and have the ability to pursue graduate work at an NPSC member institution. You must also meet one of the following criteria: Be in your senior year with at least a 3.0/4.0 GPA in Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Materials Science, Mathematical Sciences, or Physics, and their subdisciplines, and related engineering fields: Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical. Paid tuition and fees plus a substantial stipend for each academic year at nationally recognized Ph.D.-granting universities. Paid summer employment and technical experience for at least 2 years from leading national employers in the U.SMentors on campus and at the worksite. A 6-year commitment to the Fellow: 2 years to the master's and 4 years to the Ph.D. Deadline: November 15 NIH-Oxford Biomedical
Research Scholarships The National Institutes of Health-University of Oxford Scholars in Biomedical Sciences interdisciplinary program to train outstanding students in biomedical research leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree awarded by Oxford University. A collaborative program between the NIH laboratories and Oxford, students are provided with the opportunity to work at both institutions. Student research projects will be co-mentored by a research investigator at NIH and a faculty member at University of Oxford who work together on a collaborative project in which students carry out research. The program is based on the British system in which students perform doctoral research without formal courses other than ones taken for their own interest. Students selected for the program have a sophisticated scientific background and have already completed basic course work in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Once admitted, if students are deficient in background in a fundamental science area, arrangements will be made to allow them to take coursework to ensure that they have sufficient science background to take advantage of the research training. Courses and tutorials taught at both institutions are available for needed science courses. Students in the NIH-Oxford program receive support for a stipend, fees, and medical insurance during the course of their study. Up to six new students are brought into the program each year. Deadline: early January Philly Fellows Philly Fellows is a year-long fellowship program that offers first-year graduates (i.e., graduating seniors) from Haverford and other area colleges and universities the opportunity to serve in Philadelphia's dynamic non-profit sector and to make a meaningful difference in the life of the city. Fellows are provided with housing, a stipend, health insurance, and an education award (granted upon completion of the program) in return for 35 weeks of service per week in a partnering non-profit agency engaged in work that resonates with their interests and talents. Deadline: end of January Thomas Pickering
Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship To attract outstanding students who will be in master's degree programs in public policy, international affairs, public administration, or academic fields such as business, economics, political science, sociology or foreign languages, who represent all ethnic, racial and social backgrounds, and who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. The Graduate Program develops a source of trained men and women who will represent the skill needs of the Department and who are dedicated to representing America's interests abroad. Each successful candidate is obligated to a minimum of three years service in an appointment as a Foreign Service Officer. Applicants must have a cumulative average of 3.2 or higher. At time of application, candidates must be seeking admission to graduate school for the following academic year. Winners are expected to enroll in a two-year full-time master's degree program (such as public policy, international affairs, public administration, or academic fields such as business, economics, political science, sociology or foreign languages). For use at U.S. graduate institutions only. Deadline: end of September Princeton in Asia PiA annually places approximately
85 college graduates (graduating seniors may apply) in paid positions,
typically as English-language teachers, in over a dozen countries in
Asia. Asian language ability is not a prerequisite for most teaching
positions. While the majority of PiA fellows are placed in teaching
positions throughout Asia, PiA offers some specialized workplace fellowships,
many of which require specific training or experience (e.g., language
ability). Non-teaching positions typically require some language skills.
PiA provides a livable salary, as well as housing or assistance in finding
housing. The usual term of commitment is one year, with the possibility
of renewal for a second year. PiA's program in Singapore and Korea also
offers teaching positions in fields other than English. Deadline: December
1. Paul and Daisy
Soros Fellowships for New Americans Each year the Fellow receives a maintenance grant of $20,000 (paid in two installments) and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the U.S. graduate program attended by the Fellow. The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The applicant must either have a bachelor's degree or be in her/his final year of undergraduate study. Candidates must demonstrate the relevance of graduate education to their long-term career goals and potential in enhancing their contributions to society. Fellowships are not solely awarded on the basis of academic record. A successful candidate will give evidence of at least two of the following three attributes or criteria for selection: (1) creativity, originality, and initiative, demonstrated in any area of her/his life; (2) a commitment to and capacity for accomplishment, demonstrated through activity that has required drive and sustained effort; and (3) a commitment to the values expressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The third criterion includes activity in support of human rights and the rule of law, in opposition to unwarranted encroachment on personal liberty, and in advancing the responsibilities of citizenship in a free society. Deadline: November 30 United Negro
College Fund/Merck Company Foundation Scholarships The College Fund/UNCF and The Merck Company Foundation have established scholarship awards for outstanding African American students pursuing studies and careers in the field of biomedical research. At least 37 awards will be given annually--15 at the undergraduate level, 12 at the graduate level, and 10 at the postdoctoral level. Undergraduate candidates must be in their junior year and have a minimum GPA of 3.3. Deadline: mid-December Whitaker Foundation
Fellowships in Biomedical Engineering The Graduate Fellowship
Program helps especially talented individuals develop the skills required
for a successful career in biomedical engineering. About 30 new predoctoral
fellowships are awarded annually to outstanding students. Applications
will be accepted from students who are in their final year of undergraduate
study in engineering or science programs at universities in the United
States. Applicants must plan to study for a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in
biomedical engineering or other engineering discipline, with a concentration
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