Scholarships in Master's-level Study

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.

 

German Studies Research Grant

Award: $2,500, Deadline: May 1; November 1

Applicant must have completed at least two years of college-level German and at least three German studies courses. Nomination by a department chair is required.

 

Charles R. Morris Student Research Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 2

Awarded to applicants from accredited programs performing research in oral and maxillofacial radiology. Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate or pre-doctoral student at the time of research, be nominated by the institution where research was carried out, and submit a manuscript detailing the research project. Selection is based upon clarity of conceptual definition, adequacy of literature review, originality, soundness of methodology, significance of contribution to oral and maxillofacial radiology, and manuscript format and style.

 

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.

 

Eugene 'Gene' Sallee, W4YFR, Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a resident of the state of Georgia who has an active technician plus amateur radio license or higher.

 

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.

 

Katherine and Bryant Mather Fellowship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: October 12

Applicant must have a bachelor's degree by summer of the application year and be accepted or enrolled full-time for the first or second year of graduate study at an accredited school which offers a graduate program in concrete design, materials, or construction.

 

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.

 

Kumar Mehta Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: October 12

Applicant must have a bachelor's degree by summer of the application year, have a special interest in concrete structures and be accepted or enrolled full-time for the first or second year of graduate study at an accredited school.

 

ACI Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: October 12

Applicant must have a bachelor's degree by summer of the application year and be accepted or enrolled full-time for the first or second year of graduate study at an accredited school which offers a graduate program in concrete design, materials, or construction.

 

ACI Bertold E. Weinberg Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: October 12

Applicant must be a graduate student at an accredited school who already possesses a bachelor's degree by their application year. Applicant must be studying concrete construction and be enrolled for at least six credit hours per semester. Transcripts, recommendations, and an essay are required to be submitted.

 

Phyllis Stevenson Grams Memorial Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicants must be currently enrolled college students. The contest is open only to North American students or students enrolled in North American colleges or universities at least through December. Applicants are required to write about growing up a freethinker (atheist or agnostic), or why you reject religion, using a personal (biographical), or philosophical approach, or describing why you choose reason over faith. Experiences in rejecting religion in a religious society may be included. Essay should be 4-5 typed, double-spaced pages with standard margins. Applicant must choose his/her own title and must also include a paragraph biography identifying the college or university he/she is currently attending, year in school, major and interests. Provide permanent and campus addresses, phone numbers and e-mail. Do not include a resume.

 

Mabelle Wilhelmina Boldt Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be enrolled at a degree-granting institution and have been a practicing designer for at least five years prior to graduate school. Preference given to applicants with a focus on design research. Selection is based upon academic/creative accomplishment, as demonstrated by school transcripts and letter of recommendation.

 

National Zoological Park Traineeship in Animal Behavior

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 31

Selection is based upon statement of interest, scholastic achievement, relevant experience, and letters of reference.

 

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.

 

National Zoological Park Traineeship in Nutrition

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 31

Selection is based upon statement of interest, scholastic achievement, relevant experience, and letters of reference. Preference is given to advanced undergraduates and recent graduates.

 

National Zoological Park Traineeship in Genetics

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 31

Selection is based upon statement of interest, scholastic achievement, relevant experience, and letters of reference. Preference is given to advanced undergraduates, and recent graduates.

 

National Zoological Park Traineeship in Husbandry/Exhibit Interpretation

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 31

Selection is based upon statement of interest, scholastic achievement, relevant experience, and letters of reference. Preference is given to advanced undergraduates, and recent graduates.

 

Joel Polsky Prize

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Award recognizes outstanding academic contributions to interior design through literature or visual communication. Entries should address the needs of the public, designers, and students on such topics as educational research, behavioral science, business practice, design process, theory, or other technical subjects. Selection is based upon innovative subject matter, comprehensive coverage of topic, organization, graphic presentation, 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.