Scholarships in Master's-level Study

STEM Major Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a United States citizen enrolled at an accredited four-year institution who is enrolled in a degree-granting, graduate-level STEM major (science, technology, engineering, and math) program.

 

Essay Competition

Award: $500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a high school or undergraduate or graduate student. Essay on the following topic is required: Choose any scenario or event in the world that you find most interesting, most challenging, or that you believes requires considerable attention from leaders. Essays may be submitted in any of these languages: English, French, and Chinese.

 

TAPPI Technical Division Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be pursuing an education in the paper and related industries.

 

M.A. Cartland Shackford Medical Fellowship

Award: $9,000, Deadline: Early January

Applicant must be a woman, a graduate of an American institution, and be planning a career in medicine, preferably in general practice, not psychiatry.

 

Nursing Education Loan

Award: -, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be enrolled in six credits per semester.

 

Women's Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: July 31

Applicant must be a female college student over the age of 16. Three open-ended, personal, and thought-provoking questions must be answered. Applicants with the most persuasive, compelling, and well-written responses will be considered finalists.

 

Sarah Rebecca Reed Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

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

 

Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must have earned 60 or more hours of graded college credit with a cumulative 2.5 GPA. If applicant is enrolled in a post-graduate program in an eligible college or university as a full-time student, applicant must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA on all credits earned in graduate school and be pursuing a graduate degree in forestry, wildlife, or marine science as it pertains to wildlife.

 

Foster G. McGaw Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a student associate of the American College of Healthcare Executives and be able to demonstrate financial need. Applicant must be a full-time student entering the fall term of their final year of a healthcare management graduate program.

 

St. Andrew's Society Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be able to cite their Scottish descent, have a meritorious academic record, and be able to demonstrate financial need. Applicant must be enrolled in an United States or Scottish institution for the third or fourth year of College or University or full-time graduate study. British applicants must have been born in Scotland, American citizens must maintain permanent residence in the Mid-Atlantic Region (defined as Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, or Virginia). Special consideration to those whose work contributes toward enhancing knowledge of Scottish history or culture.

 

Maine Rural Rehabilitation Fund Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must be a Maine resident enrolled, or accepted for enrollment in a full-time, two-year, vocational degree or advanced degree in program leading to a career in agriculture. Applicant must be able to demonstrate an unmet financial need that must be overcome in order to pursue a higher education. Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA or 3.0 GPA is required.

 

Aviation Scholarship Program

Award: $3,000, Deadline: July 8

Applicant must be a resident of Pennsylvania who is interested in an aviation career. Applicants for the Professional Pilot category must hold a student pilot certificate and be able to show proof that they have soloed.

 

F.H. Knight Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and be admitted to a graduate program.

 

Institutional Scholarship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: April 30

 

Lyle Mamer Fellowship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be pursuing graduate work toward an advanced degree in any phase of the utility industry. Selection is based upon academic aptitude, vocational promise, character, financial need, and willingness to continue a career in a field related to electrical energy. These fields include communications, education, electrical engineering, electric utilities, extension work, housing and home furnishings, journalism, manufacturers of electrical household equipment, marketing, radio, research, and television.

 

Dorothy J. Thurston Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a graduate-level student attending an accredited school in the US, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and have been a resident of Kent County, Mich. for at least two years, (at time of application or prior to college study). Selection is based upon academic achievement, extracurricular activities, personal statement, and financial need.

 

Texas College Work-Study

Award: $2,160, Deadline: April 1 (Priority)

 

Edna V. Moffett Fellowship

Award: $12,000, Deadline: Early January

Applicant must be a young alumna of Wellesley College planning a first year of study, preferably in history. Preference is given to those who have not previously held the award. Selection is based upon merit and need.

 

John Cornelius and Max English Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a Marine tanker, former Marine tanker, or survivor, dependent, or under legal guardianship of a Marine, who served in a tank unit or is on active duty, retired, reserve, or has been honorably discharged. The Marine tanker must be a member of MCTA or plan to join.

 

Wildlife Research Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must have a minimum GRE score of 1100 and 3.0 GPA in the last two years of undergraduate or graduate work.

 

Phyllis Berger Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March (first Friday of the month)

Applicant must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized Native American tribe.

 

ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award

Award: $750, Deadline: December 1

 

Bourse Georgette LeMoyne

Award: $7,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a woman who is a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant attending a Canadian university and studying in French.

 

Korea Society Language Study Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 26

Applicant must have a strong interest in Korea. Applicant must submit essay, resume, transcript, and letters of recommendation.

 

Polish Women's Civic Club Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident and a resident of Illinois with at least one parent of Polish descent. Applicant must be a full-time student attending a Chicago-area accredited college or university for the academic year. Selection is based upon academic ability and financial need. Photograph, financial need form, official transcript, and letters of recommendation are required.

 

Broome & Allen Boys Camp and Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 15

Preferences is given to applicants with Sephardic background or those studying Sephardic studies.

 

Arnold W. Brunner Grant

Award: $30,000, Deadline: October 24

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen engaged in the profession of architecture or a related field and have a professional background more advanced than five years of architectural training or its equivalent.

 

General Motors Engineering Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must have minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA and be a member of an American Tribe, enrolled full time as undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college. Preference given to electrical, industrial or mechanical engineering majors.

 

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal ISNA Fellowship Program

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a Muslim leader who is able to advance programming, fundraising, and other essential skills needed to lead successful non-profit organizations in the United States.

 

Dr. Marion Elder Grant Fellowship

Award: $11,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a woman who is a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who is enrolled in a full-time course or studies at any level of a second masters or doctoral program. One of the letters of reference must be provided by graduate supervisor. All else being equal, preference will be given to the holder of a degree from Acadia University.