Scholarships in Doctoral-level Study

Graduate Fellowship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: January

Applicant must be attending a SCSGC member institution in South Carolina. The institution must match the $10,000 award with non-federal funds.

 

Miscellaneous Awards

Award: $16,574, Deadline: January 31

Varied criteria based on donor specified requirements.

 

NASA Space Grant Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: September 15

Applicant must be a current full-time student, in good standing, at one of the four OSGC member universities. Self-nomination, faculty recommendation, an essay describing research or career interest in aerospace related research or education, grade point average and/or GRE score, and three letters of recommendation which include an OSGC evaluation form are required.

 

Jacob's Fund

Award: $9,000, Deadline: February 15

 

Florence C. and Robert H. Lister Fellowship

Award: $7,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be at the doctorate-level at the final stages of writing their dissertation.

 

Lloyd D. Sweet Scholarship

Award: $2,400, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduate of Chinook High School who plans on attending an approved institution.

 

Spouses Education Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and live in or attend school in a district represented by an African-American member of congress. Contact the Congressional Black Caucus member of your district at school or home for further information.

 

Health Policy Research Award

Award: $44,000, Deadline: August 31

Applicant must be Board certified or an eligible urologist who has successfully competed for a new externally-funded, peer-reviewed career development award (i.e., K07/K08/K23 awards from NIH, or career development type grants from the Department of Defense, American Cancer Society or others) within federal fiscal year 2006.

 

NJCLASS Loans (New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students)

Award: $500, Deadline: None

Undergraduate and graduate students or parent(s), legal guardian, spouse or relative may borrow for each student per academic year. New Jersey students must be enrolled at least half-time, at an approved school in New Jersey or outside of New Jersey. Out-of-state students must be enrolled at an approved New Jersey school. Applicants must be citizens or eligible non-citizens of the United States for at least six months prior to filing an application. Students also must be making satisfactory progress towards a degree.

 

Research Scholar Grants in Cancer Control: Psychosocial and Behavioral Research

Award: $200,000, Deadline: April 1; October 15

Awarded to support investigator-initiated research projects in psychosocial, behavioral, and cancer control research, including epidemiological approaches to psychosocial and behavioral research.

 

Research Scholar Grants in Cancer Control: Health Services and Health Policy Research

Award: $200,000, Deadline: April 1; October 15

Awarded to support investigator-initiated research projects in health services and health policy outcomes research.

 

Targeted Grant for Research Directed at Poor and Underserved Populations-Postdoctoral Fellowship

Award: $48,000, Deadline: April 1; October 15

Applicant must be in the process of researching disparity in cancer morbidity and mortality in poor and underserved populations.

 

AMVETS National Four-Year Scholarship for Veterans

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be an AMVETS member who is a U.S. citizen and a former or current member of the U.S. Armed Forces who has exhausted all government financial aid. Selection is based upon academic achievement and financial need.

 

Graduate Assistantship

Award: $17,878, Deadline: None

 

Gordon Scheer Accounting Scholarship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be an accounting major attending an accredited Colorado college or university who has completed at least eight semester hours of accounting courses, including one intermediate course. Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Selection is based upon scholastic achievement.

 

Ethnic Diversity Accounting Scholarship (Undergraduate/Graduate)

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be African-American, Asian-American, Native American, or of Hispanic or Pacific Island descent, and must be an accounting major attending an accredited Colorado college or university who has completed at least eight semester hours of accounting courses, including one intermediate course. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based upon scholastic achievement and financial need.

 

General Accounting Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 30 (fall); November 30 (winter or spring)

Applicant must be an accounting major attending an accredited Colorado college or university who has completed at least eight semester hours of accounting courses, including one intermediate course. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based upon scholastic achievement and financial need.

 

Health Research Training Program

Award: -, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a New York City resident who is attending a metropolitan New York City school. The program offers internships in public health research, community outreach and education, fieldwork, laboratory work and administration to all college undergraduates, graduate, and professional school students.

 

UCT Scholarship Program

Award: $1,500, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must fit into one of the following categories: a college junior or senior whose undergraduate course of study is special education specifically focusing on teaching people with intellectual disabilities; be a teacher of people with intellectual disabilities who needs additional course work to be certified or to retain certification; be a teacher who wishes to become certified to teach people with intellectual disabilities; a teacher who is pursuing an advanced degree in teaching students with intellectual disabilities; or be enrolled in a course to become a certified instructor under a structural trade, vocational or recreational program at a facility for people with intellectual disabilities.

 

National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Scholarship

Award: $12,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be enrolled in an United States accredited institution of higher education for the upcoming fall academic term and fit into one of the following categories: be an Italian American student who is able to demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievements or be from any ethnic background majoring or minoring in Italian language, Italian studies, Italian American studies or a related field, demonstrating outstanding potential and high academic achievements. Selection is based upon academic performance, field of study, career objectives, and the potential, commitment, and abilities. All applications must be submitted online.

 

Earl G. Graves Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a junior or senior business major enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States; or a graduate student enrolled or accepted to a master's or doctoral program within a business school at an accredited college or university in the United States (applicant may apply during their sophomore year). Applicant must be in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate or graduate degree. Applicant must be in the top 20% of his/her class and be a full-time student without financial need.

 

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Internship Program

Award: $2,500, Deadline: November 1 (spring); January 30 (summer); June 1 (fall)

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is African-American, Alaskan, Asian-American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, or Native American. Preference is given to residents of the New York City area.

 

Hilla Rebay International Internship

Award: $15,000, Deadline: September 30

Award is a nine-month internship with three months each at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. Preference is given to doctoral-level applicants. Fluency in English, Spanish, and Italian required.

 

Peggy Guggenheim Studentship Program, Venice, Italy

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

 

Taylor Statten Memorial Fellowship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicant must be under the age of 25 and a graduate of a Canadian university. Particular consideration is given to academically qualified candidates whose career goals and past interests and experience indicate a serious commitment to working with young people. Transcript of university record and three letters of recommendation required. Award is in Canadian money.

 

Alumni Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February

Applicant must be a continuing student, must have a minimum 3.5 GPA, and must demonstrate academic excellence and financial need. Award is given in the spring semester.

 

Chartwell Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 3

Applicant must be a continuing student and demonstrate financial need. Award is funded in the form of retail dining points.

 

Laura Lamb Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: Last Friday in February

Applicant must be a continuing student with a documented disability with a minimum 2.5 GPA.

 

Association for Glycogen Storage Disease Grant-in-Aid

Award: $500, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be actively involved with Glycogen Storage Disease such as working with patients, clinics, etc.

 

Global Change Education Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: January 5

Research proposal required.