Scholarships in Doctoral-level Study

Carl F. Scott Scholarship Fund

Award: $2,188, Deadline: March 13

Applicant must be a full-time student enrolled in an approved two- or four-year nonprofit or public secondary educational institution. Applicant must meet one of the following requirements: biological child, stepchild, or adopted child of a member in good standing of Tucumcari Lodge No. 27, AF & AM; member in good standing of Tucumcari Assembly No. 4, Rainbow Girls or graduate of a Quay County High School. Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

NorthCoast Medical

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

Kappa Delta Phi

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy. Preference given to residents of AZ, CA, FL, IA, IN, KY, MO, and OH.

 

Carolyn Kohn Memorial

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be a resident of New York currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

Willard & Spackman

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

Alice Jantzen

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

Mary Minglen

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

Frank Oppenheimer

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

Edith Weingarten

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

National Potato Council Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must be a graduate student who is pursuing advanced studies in agribusiness that supports the potato industry. Selection is based upon past academic achievement, leadership abilities and potato-related areas of graduate study (i.e. agricultural engineering, agronomy, crop and soil science, entomology, food sciences, horticulture, plant pathology, etc.).

 

Shirley Elings Memorial

Award: $600, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be an Oregon Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

AOTA's Assembly of Student Delegates (ASD)

Award: $600, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be currently enrolled and have completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework in an AOTA accredited or developing post-professional level program, or be enrolled in an occupational therapy assistant program, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

Ruth Peterson Memorial (Kappa Chapter of Pi Theta Epsilon)

Award: $375, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be currently enrolled in the occupational therapy program at the University of North Dakota, and completed at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework, have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree, and this must be the first degree in occupational therapy.

 

Adelaide Ryerson Smith Memorial Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November

Applicant must be an Arizona resident enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy educational program in the state of Arizona. Applicant must be a member of the Arizona Occupational Therapy Association.

 

The Florence Wood Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be an Arkansas resident enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy educational program in Arkansas.

 

District of Columbia Association Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be a resident of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (DC, MD, and northern VA) enrolled in the occupational therapy educational program at Howard University. Applicant must also be a member of the District of Columbia Occupational Therapy Association.

 

Kansas Association Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited or developing occupational therapy program, and a member of the Kansas Occupational Therapy Association.

 

Starfleet Academy Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be an active STARFLEET member who has been a member for at least one year on June 30 of the year applying and who is attending a community college, four-year college/university, technical school, junior college, or graduate school.

 

Louisiana Association Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be a Louisiana resident enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy educational program in Louisiana at the professional level.

 

The Karen Jacobs Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be a Massachusetts resident enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy educational program in Massachusetts (One $500 scholarship for the professional level, one $250 scholarship for an occupational therapy assistant program). Applicant must also be a member of the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy.

 

Michigan Association Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be a member of the Michigan Occupational Therapy Association who is enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy educational program (one scholarship for professional degree level, one for associates degree level).

 

Ohio Association Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be an Ohio resident enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy program in Ohio at the professional or associate degree level or a graduate educational program in a field related to occupational therapy.

 

Wisconsin Association Awards

Award: $2,500, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be a Wisconsin resident or a student in Wisconsin, who is enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy educational program in Wisconsin at the professional or associate degree level.

 

Varian Radiation Therapy Advancement Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicant must be an ASRT member who holds an unrestricted state license or is registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (or equivalent certifying body) who has applied to or is currently attending an accredited degree or certificate program to further their career in the radiation therapy field, and will not finish until after September 1, 2012.

 

Siemens Clinical Advancement Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicant must be an ASRT member who holds an unrestricted state license or is registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (or equivalent certifying body) who has applied to or is currently attending an accredited degree or certificate program to enhance their clinical practice skills in medical imaging, and will not finish until after September 1, 2012.

 

Medical Imaging Educators Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicant must be an ASRT member who holds an unrestricted state license or is registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (or equivalent certifying body) who has applied to or is currently attending an accredited degree or certificate program to enhance their position as a program director, faculty member, clinical coordinator or clinical instructor, and will not finish until after September 1, 2012.

 

Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship at Harvard University

Award: -, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident at the time of application who has completed or will complete a first or higher degree at a Canadian university. Fellowships are not awarded for undergraduate study or postdoctoral research.

 

Harry S. Chandler Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be enrolled in a program at a public or nonprofit U.S. law school accredited by the American Bar Association. FAFSA required. Preference for those interested in business ethics, labor/employment law, mediation/dispute resolution and problem solving.

 

Clark-Phelps Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of Oregon or Alaska who is pursuing a degree in dentistry, medicine or nursing at a public college or university on Oregon. FAFSA required.

 

'DREAM' Scholarship for Foster Youth

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have been adopted from foster care between the ages of 14 and 16, or was a former Chafee awardee now over age 23, or Chafee-eligible youth who did not receive Chafee funds before age 21. FAFSA required.