Scholarships in Doctoral-level Study

Grant Program for Descendants of Police, Fire, or Correctional Officers

Award: -, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be the descendant of a police, fire, or correctional officer killed or disabled in the line of duty and attend an approved Illinois school.

 

Paumanauke Native American Indian Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a Native American Indian who is enrolled as full-time student at a college, university, or accredited post-secondary educational institution.

 

Sarah Jackson Award

Award: $500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be doing research in the field of Western history. Applicant must submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a letter of support, and a description of his or her research project. Preference is given to minority applicants.

 

Robert Trennert and Peter Iverson Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and a letter of support from a faculty advisor. Preference is given to graduate students with an interest in the U.S. west.

 

Walter Rundell Award

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a member of the Western History Association. Applicant must submit a cover letter, two letters of recommendation, and a precis of the dissertation.

 

MIA/POW Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: Year-round

Applicant must be the natural child, legally adopted child, step-child, or spouse of a veteran or service person who has been declared by the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs to be a prisoner of war, missing in action, have died as the result of a service-connected disability or be permanently and totally disabled from service-connected causes with 100% disability, and who, at the time of entering the service, was an Illinois resident or an Illinois resident within six months of entering service. Applicant must attend an Illinois state supported college or university.

 

Leisch Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be enrolled full-time in a school that is ABET-accredited and belongs to the Council of University Transportation Centers. Applicant must be a member of ASCE. Thesis topic is considered for selection. Selection is based upon appraisal of applicant's justification, educational plan, academic performance and standing, potential for development, leadership capacity, and financial need. Previous recipients are not eligible to reapply.

 

J. Waldo Smith Hydraulic Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: February 10

Applicant must be doing research in the field of experimental hydraulics. Preference given to Associate Members of ASCE.

 

Boren Fellowship

Award: $30,000, Deadline: Late January

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is enrolled in or applying to a graduate program at an accredited United States college or university. Award provides help to students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in the area of study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Fellowship supports study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asian Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

 

Chester Dale Fellowship

Award: $26,000, Deadline: November 3

Applicant must be studying fine art of the western world. Preference given to American citizens under the age of 40. Award is for research at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellowship

Award: $22,500, Deadline: January 5

Applicant should have reached an advanced level of experience or training.

 

Polaire Weissman Fund for Conservation Fellowship

Award: $22,500, Deadline: January 5

Applicant must be interested in a career in costume, and have an advanced level of study in costume conservation. Selection is based upon: full resume, a statement not to exceed one thousand words, describing what the applicant expects to accomplish and how the museum's facilities can be utilized to achieve their objectives, tentative work schedule, three letters of recommendation, at least one academic, and one professional, and an official transcript.

 

Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship

Award: $24,000, Deadline: November 4

Applicant must be studying in a field related to a collection of the museum. Preference given to applicant in the decorative arts who is under the age of 40. Award is for research at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Theodore Rousseau Fellowship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: November 4

Applicant must have a goal of entering a museum as a curator of painting. Selection is based upon a full resume, a two-part statement no more than one thousand words, specifying what the applicant wishes to accomplish during the fellowship period, and how the museum's resources can be utilized to their goals; three letter of recommendations, a list of other applications for fellowships or grants applied for in the same period, and an official transcript.

 

Roswell L. Gilpatrick Internship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: January 29

Applicant must be interested in a museum career. Applicant must submit a resume, two academic recommendations, transcripts, list of art history or other relevant courses taken, list of foreign languages known, and an essay.

 

Six-Month Internship

Award: $11,000, Deadline: January (contact office)

Applicant must submit a resume, two academic recommendations, transcripts, list of art history or other relevant courses taken, list of foreign languages known, and an essay. Award is for work on projects matching recipient's academic background, skills, and career goals. This internship is designed to promote diversity in the future pool of museum professionals.

 

Lifchez/Stronach Curatorial Internship

Award: $21,000, Deadline: January 29

Applicant must want to continue a career in art history and should have a background of financial need or other disadvantage that might jeopardize his or her pursuing a career without the internship. Resume, two academic recommendations, transcripts, list of art history or other relevant courses taken, list of foreign languages known, and an essay are required to be submitted. Award is for work on projects appropriate to academic background, skills, and career goals.

 

International Small Research Grant

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a registered nurse with a current license, have a master's or doctoral degree, or be enrolled in a doctoral program. Research application is required; research project must be ready to implement. Multidisciplinary and international research is encouraged. Preference given to Sigma Theta Tau members, other qualifications being equal.

 

Leroy Matthews Physician/Scientist Award

Award: $130,000, Deadline: Second Wednesday of September

Applicant must hold an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Award is for providing support for outstanding newly trained pediatricians and internists to complete subspecialty training, develop into independent investigators, and initiate a research program.

 

Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award

Award: $100,000, Deadline: Second Wednesday of September

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident and a clinically trained physician who will develop into an independent biomedical research investigator actively involved in a cystic fibrosis-related area.

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Award: $45,444, Deadline: First Wednesday of September

Applicant must be interested in conducting basic or clinical research related to cystic fibrosis and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

 

Clinical Fellowship

Award: $100,000, Deadline: First Wednesday of January (first two years); First Wednesday of September (third, fourth, fifth years)

Applicant must be eligible for Board certification in pediatrics or internal medicine when the fellowship begins and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Award is to encourage specialized training early in a physician's career and to prepare candidates for careers in academic medicine. Training will take place in a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation care center and must encompass diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, comprehensive care, and cystic fibrosis-related research.

 

Student Traineeship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 31

Award is to introduce students to research related to cystic fibrosis.

 

Helen Mathilda Yunker Music Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 29

Applicant must be a resident of Ventura County, CA or Ventura College. Applicant must be pursuing a degree in music.

 

Morgan L. Fitch Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an Illinois resident enrolled in a real estate related program and have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be enrolled at University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.

 

Academic Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an Illinois resident enrolled in a real estate related field at a school in Illinois.

 

Research Assistance for Korean Studies

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 1; February 1

Award is to cover a variety of scholarly needs that are not covered by other funding, such as research assistance and manuscript typing.

 

Grant for Projects that Enhance Korean Studies Teaching

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 1; February 1

Award is to offer support for planning, workshops, and materials related to teaching about Korea or integrating Korean studies topics in broader categories of instruction.

 

Research Travel in North America for Korean Studies

Award: $1,500, Deadline: October 1; February 1

Applicant should be doing research on Korea and need to use museum, library or other archival materials located in the U.S. or Canada for research. Award is primarily intended for postdoctoral research; pre-doctoral dissertation research will be considered.

 

Grant for Seminars on Teaching about Japan

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 1; February 1

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Students must provide a detailed description of their proposed seminar, how the results will be made available and a detailed budget on how the funds will be utilized.