Scholarships in Doctoral-level Study

College of Journalism & Communications Teaching & Research Assistantship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must have teaching/research abilities and be willing to work 10 to 20 hours per week.

 

Ralph R. Bailey Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a resident of Broward County for at least a year prior to application date. Selection is based upon academic standing, financial need, sound character, integrity, and achievement in undergraduate extracurricular activities.

 

Guy W. Botts Memorial Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an entering student.

 

Dan Bradley Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

Selection is based upon academic merit and financial need.

 

Justus W. Reid Scholarship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: March 15

Selection based on merit.

 

Lewis and Varnia Vaugn Fellowship in Orchid Biology

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must have at least one year of standing research.

 

Butler Polymer Research Laboratory Graduate Fellowship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a member of the Butler Polymer Research Laboratory with excellent grades and significant research progress, must be a good citizen of the polymer program, have completed degree requirements at least through the oral exam, and be nominated by faculty members of the Laboratory.

 

Lew Sarette Scholar

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, minimum GRE score of 1000, and submit three letters of recommendation.

 

Edwin C. and Mary Kirkland Fellowship

Award: $12,000, Deadline: March 15

 

Edwin C. & Mary Kirkland Dissertation Fellowship

Award: $11,500, Deadline: March 15

 

Proctor Fellowship

Award: $7,500, Deadline: March 15

Selection based on excellent academic records.

 

Keene Graduate Fellowship

Award: $7,500, Deadline: January 15

 

Manning J. Dauer Fellowship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: January 15

 

Department of Health & Human Services Public Health Service Training Grant

Award: -, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be making satisfactory progress toward degree and enroll full-time in the fall and spring semesters, and for eight credit hours during the summer.

 

Grinter Fellowships

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must currently hold an assistantship.

 

Deed Student Research Grants, Internships, Technical Design Projects (TDP), and Educational Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: February 15; October 15; October 15 (TDP)

Applicant must have been accepted to or currently enrolled in a full-time vocational school or accredited college/university (includes high school seniors through graduate students). Applicant must intend to or is currently major in a field that could lead to a career in the public power industry. Applicant must be sponsored by a DEED member utility; Technical Design Project (TDP) applicants will be assigned to a sponsor. Application and official transcript required. Maximum of 10 awards granted for Research and Internship; 10 awards for Educational Scholars; and at least one award for Technical Design Projects.

 

Earl I. Anderson Scholarship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have a radio license and be an ARRL member. Preference is given to electronic engineering or related field majors and to residents of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, or Michigan who are attending school in state of residence.

 

Don Riebhoff Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an active technician class or higher who is studying international studies at an accredited post-secondary institution.

 

Francis Walton Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have at least 5 WPM certification and be attending or planning to attend a regionally accredited school. Preference is given to residents of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

 

Glaxo-Smithkline Opportunity Scholarship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be U.S. citizen and resident of Durham, Orange, or Wake counties for a minimum of one year. Applicant must demonstrate potential to succeed despite significant adversity and a desire to improve himself or herself through further education or training.

 

LAEF Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 13

Applicant must be a Colorado resident with a minimum 3.0 GPA who is either Hispanic or active in the Hispanic community. Recipient will be required to fulfill 10 hours of community service during year of funding at their college/university.

 

American Mathematical Society Centennial Fellowship

Award: $77,000, Deadline: December 1

Selection is based upon applicant's research. Preference will be given to candidates who have not had extensive fellowship support in the past. Applicant must have had a doctoral degree for at least three years and not more than 12 years at the inception of the award; applications will be accepted from those currently holding a tenured, tenure track, postdoctoral, or comparable position at an institution in North America. Applications should include a cogent plan indicating how the fellowship will be used, travel to at least on other institution, and should demonstrate that the fellowship will be used for more than reduction of teaching at the candidate's home institution.

 

GEM Ph.D. Science Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: November 15

U.S. citizens are preferred; permanent residents will also be accepted. Applicant must be an African-American, Native American, or Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, or other Hispanic-American, have earned a bachelors degree through an accredited program, and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Recipient must be free to accept 12 weeks of summer employment and must accept research or teaching assistantship after first year.

 

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.

 

Marion Carnes Hendrie Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must demonstrate financial need.

 

Freda T. Roof Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must demonstrate financial need.

 

Sarah I. Stuart Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need.

 

Anna and Charles Stockwitz Children and Youth Grant

Award: $6,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be Jewish, demonstrate financial need, and be a resident of the Alameda Peninsula, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, or Sonoma County, Calif.

 

Butrimovitz Family Endowment Fund for Jewish Education

Award: $500, Deadline: None

Applicant must wish to pursue a traditional Jewish education, demonstrate financial need, and be a resident of Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, or Sonoma County, Calif.

 

David, Nancy, and Liza Cherney Scholarship Fund

Award: $100, Deadline: None

Applicant must be female, Jewish, demonstrate financial need, and be a resident of Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, or Sonoma County, Calif.