Scholarships in Other Postgraduate-level Study

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Chester Dale Fellowship

Award: $26,000, Deadline: November 3

Applicant must be studying fine art of the western world. Preference given to American citizens under the age of 40. Award is for research at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellowship

Award: $22,500, Deadline: January 5

Applicant should have reached an advanced level of experience or training.

 

Polaire Weissman Fund for Conservation Fellowship

Award: $22,500, Deadline: January 5

Applicant must be interested in a career in costume, and have an advanced level of study in costume conservation. Selection is based upon: full resume, a statement not to exceed one thousand words, describing what the applicant expects to accomplish and how the museum's facilities can be utilized to achieve their objectives, tentative work schedule, three letters of recommendation, at least one academic, and one professional, and an official transcript.

 

Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship

Award: $24,000, Deadline: November 4

Applicant must be studying in a field related to a collection of the museum. Preference given to applicant in the decorative arts who is under the age of 40. Award is for research at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Theodore Rousseau Fellowship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: November 4

Applicant must have a goal of entering a museum as a curator of painting. Selection is based upon a full resume, a two-part statement no more than one thousand words, specifying what the applicant wishes to accomplish during the fellowship period, and how the museum's resources can be utilized to their goals; three letter of recommendations, a list of other applications for fellowships or grants applied for in the same period, and an official transcript.

 

Lifchez/Stronach Curatorial Internship

Award: $21,000, Deadline: January 29

Applicant must want to continue a career in art history and should have a background of financial need or other disadvantage that might jeopardize his or her pursuing a career without the internship. Resume, two academic recommendations, transcripts, list of art history or other relevant courses taken, list of foreign languages known, and an essay are required to be submitted. Award is for work on projects appropriate to academic background, skills, and career goals.

 

International Small Research Grant

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a registered nurse with a current license, have a master's or doctoral degree, or be enrolled in a doctoral program. Research application is required; research project must be ready to implement. Multidisciplinary and international research is encouraged. Preference given to Sigma Theta Tau members, other qualifications being equal.

 

Virginia Henderson Clinical Research Grant

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a registered nurse with a master's degree in nursing, and actively involved in some aspect of health care delivery, education, or research in a clinical setting. Membership in Sigma Theta Tau is required.

 

American Association of Critical Care Nurses Critical Care Grant

Award: $10,000, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be a registered nurse with a master's degree and current license who is conducting research related to critical care nursing.

 

American Association of Diabetes Educators Grant

Award: $6,000, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be a registered nurse, have a master's degree, be a member of AACN and/or Sigma Theta Tau International, and be able to complete research project in diabetes education and care within one year. Preference given to members of Sigma Theta Tau International.

 

American Nurses' Foundation Grant

Award: $7,500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a registered nurse with a master's degree, current license, and a project ready for implementation. Application must be submitted to both the ANF and Sigma Theta Tau International. Applicants outside the United States may apply. Preference will be given to Sigma Theta Tau International members.

 

Emergency Nurses Association Foundation Grant

Award: $6,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a registered nurse with a master's degree and a completed research application package with signed Research Grant Agreement. Applicant must be ready to start, or have already started, the research project.

 

Oncology Nursing Society Grant

Award: $10,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a registered nurse with a master's degree, who is actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research. Preference is given to members of Sigma Theta Tau.

 

Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation Grant

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a registered nurse who holds a master's degree in nursing, specifically rehabilitation, or who has an interest in rehabilitation nursing. Applicant must submit a proposal that addresses the clinical practice, educational or administrative dimensions of rehabilitation nursing. Project must be completed within two years.

 

Leroy Matthews Physician/Scientist Award

Award: $130,000, Deadline: Second Wednesday of September

Applicant must hold an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Award is for providing support for outstanding newly trained pediatricians and internists to complete subspecialty training, develop into independent investigators, and initiate a research program.

 

Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award

Award: $100,000, Deadline: Second Wednesday of September

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident and a clinically trained physician who will develop into an independent biomedical research investigator actively involved in a cystic fibrosis-related area.

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Award: $45,444, Deadline: First Wednesday of September

Applicant must be interested in conducting basic or clinical research related to cystic fibrosis and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

 

Clinical Fellowship

Award: $100,000, Deadline: First Wednesday of January (first two years); First Wednesday of September (third, fourth, fifth years)

Applicant must be eligible for Board certification in pediatrics or internal medicine when the fellowship begins and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Award is to encourage specialized training early in a physician's career and to prepare candidates for careers in academic medicine. Training will take place in a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation care center and must encompass diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, comprehensive care, and cystic fibrosis-related research.

 

Helen Mathilda Yunker Music Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 29

Applicant must be a resident of Ventura County, CA or Ventura College. Applicant must be pursuing a degree in music.

 

Morgan L. Fitch Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an Illinois resident enrolled in a real estate related program and have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be enrolled at University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.

 

Academic Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an Illinois resident enrolled in a real estate related field at a school in Illinois.