Scholarships in Master's-level Study

HABS-Sally Kress Tompkins Fellowship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: December 31

Applicant must be an architectural historian. Fellowship will permit this individual to work on a 12-week HABS project during the summer. The Fellow will prepare a written history to become part of the permanent HABS collection focusing on either a specific nationally-significant building/site, or a broader architectural history topic that will inform future HABS documentation

 

Edilia and Francois-Auguste de Montequin Fellowship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: October 1

This fellowship is intended to support the research of junior scholars (usually scholars engaged in doctoral dissertation research) annually, and senior scholars (scholars who have completed their Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree) every other year in even-numbered years. The research to be supported must focus on Spanish, Portuguese, or Ibero-American architecture, including colonial architecture produced by the Spaniards in the Philippines and what is today the United States. Applicant must be a member of the Society of Architectural Historians.

 

Rosann S. Berry Fellowship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: September 5

Applicant must be an advanced graduate student member of SAH whose paper has been accepted for delivery at the SAH annual conference.

 

Keepers Preservation Education Fund Fellowship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: September 5

Award provides funding for a graduate student in historic preservation to attend the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) annual conference.

 

SOM Travel Fellowship for Architecture, Design and Urban Design

Award: $50,000, Deadline: July 17

Applicant must submit a portfolio and travel plan and be recommended by school. Applicant must be graduating with a bachelor degree; award is for post-graduation travel and study.

 

Building Systems Technology Research Grant

Award: $7,500, Deadline: December 9

Applicant must be studying for master's degree & be nominated by his or her school must fulfill all submission requirements as shown in student grant-in-aid section of ASHRAE web site at www.ashrae.org.

 

Iowa War Orphans Educational Assistance

Award: $11,844, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a child of a man or woman who died in active federal military service while serving in the armed forces or during active federal military service in the Iowa national guard, or other military components of the U.S. or as a result of service during World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam Conflict, Persian Gulf Conflict, or other specified conflict service; contact Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs for qualifying dates of service. Applicant must have lived in Iowa for at least two years and attend an institution in Iowa. Application, birth certificate, and death certificate of deceased parent must be submitted.

 

Certificate/Associate Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. certificate or associate degree program leading to dental hygienist licensure, and have completed at least one year of curriculum. Selection is based upon financial need and career goals statement.

 

Dr. Alfred C. Fones Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in an accredited program in the U.S., have completed at least one year of dental hygiene curriculum, and submit the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT. Selection is based upon financial need and career goals statement.

 

Irene E. Newman Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in an accredited dental program in the U.S., and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT.

 

Part-time Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled part-time in an accredited program in the U.S., and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT.

 

Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Feb 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in an accredited program in the U.S., and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT.

 

Sigma Phi Alpha Graduate Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Feb 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and must submit a list of professional activities related to dental hygiene. Recipients are encouraged to submit a manuscript to the ADHA for publication.

 

Medtronic Physio-Control Advanced Nursing Practice Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 28

Applicant must be a nurse seeking an advanced clinical practice degree and must submit typewritten application form, biographical sketch, personal statement, transcripts, and at least two references. Preference given to applicant focusing on cardiac nursing including cardiac resuscitation. Selection is based upon applicant's statement of goals, professional or ENA involvement, and GPA. Applicant must have been an ENA member for a minimum of 12 months.

 

Blanche E. Woolls Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be accepted in an American Library Association accredited program and have earned no more than 12 semester hours.

 

Oregon Sheep Growers Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a resident of Oregon and have a career interest in the sheep industry. Written description of career goals, two letters of recommendation, and transcript of college work completed are required to be submitted.

 

NJLA Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 8

Applicant must be a New Jersey resident accepted to an ALA-accredited M.Lib.Sci. program. Financial need is required.

 

Robert W. Woodruff Internship Fellowship

Award: $7,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must have a master's or postgraduate degree in a field of study relevant to the Movement's mission and be employed at least two years at a Boys & Girls Club.

 

Illinois Veteran Grant

Award: $1,700, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces and attend an Illinois public university or community college.

 

Illinois National Guard Grant

Award: $2,350, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must have proof of current service in the National Guard and attend an Illinois public university or community college.

 

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.

 

Professional Student Exchange Program

Award: -, Deadline: October 15

Applicant must be a resident of participating state and attend an approved program at a WICHE participating program.