Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship

The Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate and graduate students who are current members of the NAACP and can demonstrate financial need.

Air Force Residency Financial Assistance Program

For students seeking degrees in healthcare professions and who are willing to make a commitment to serve with the US Air Force. Students must be willing to make a commitment to serve in the US Air Force upon completion of funded programs.
The Financial Assistance Program offers financial assistance for students partaking in medical and dental residencies. Recipients receive more than $45,000 for each year of participation plus a monthly stipend of $1,907 in exchange for a commitment to the US Air Force equal to the amount of time funding is accepted plus one extra year.

Air Force Health Professions Scholarship

For students seeking degrees in healthcare professions and who are willing to make a commitment to serve with the US Air Force.
Students must be willing to make a commitment to serve in the US Air Force upon completion of funded programs. The Health Professions Scholarship Program offers one and two year scholarships for Biomedical Science Corps specialties (Pharmacists, Optometrists, Clinical Psychologists, and Public Health Officers), two- and three-year programs for Nurse Corps specialties, and three- and four- year funding for Medical Corps specialties. Funding covers related tuition and fees, some medical equipment, textbooks, and some supplies. A monthly living expenses allowance of $1,992 is also awarded. Upon completion of the program, recipients must make a commitment to the Air Force equal to the amount of time the student is funded.

American Academy of Nursing Predoctoral Fellowship

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Scholarship

Nurses and nursing majors who wish to fill gaps in knowledge by creating personal projects and learning activities.
The AACN promotes lifelong learning in the nursing field. Applicants may use the award to apply to, in specific cases, costs of academic activities, or more broadly to a personally developed project that fills the applicant's gaps in knowledge within the nursing field. Applicants must develop a proposal that demonstrates a desire to learn about an issue within the field, suggests a plan to fill gaps in knowledge, and proposes a cost for the plan.

American Hotel & Lodging Scholarship

For graduate students who have an undergraduate degree in Hotel Management.
The graduate student scholarship program is new and offers students with undergraduate hospitality management degrees and hospitality management graduate students the opportunity to further their study in the industry.

American-Scandinavian Foundation Award for Graduate Research

Graduate students seeking to research in a Scandinavian country.
Seeking to promote an exchange of ideas and culture between the U.S.. and the Nordic countries, the American-Scandinavian Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes international understanding.

Amgen Scholars Program

An Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology.
Take part in important institution research projects, gain hands-on lab experience and contribute to the advancement of science; Interact with and receive guidance from faculty mentors, including some of the nation’s top academic scientists; and participate in engaging scientific seminars, workshops and other networking events.

Anchor Environmental Scholarship

For graduate students interested in environmental science and engineering consulting.
Anchor Environmental established the scholarship program to help graduate students pursue higher education in hopes that they will use their knowledge to focus in aquatic-based remediation and waterfront development projects, which is where their expertise lies.

Andover Teaching Fellowship

For post-graduate students seeking to gain experience in teaching.
Seeking students new to the teaching profession, Andover seeks to introduce new teaching methods by using a program of guided work in the classroom, professional seminars, and exposure to theories and methods of experienced faculty. They will work closely with the teaching fellow to understand their needs and to best prepare them for the duties of being a teacher. The fellow will teach less than regular faculty, so the fellow has time to foster relationships with the students and the community. At Andover, they encourage the teaching fellows to bring their experience, age, and background into the classroom.

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship

For seniors or recent graduates planning graduate study in the Humanities.
The Mellon Fellowships are designed to help exceptionally promising students prepare for careers of teaching and scholarship in humanistic disciplines and are intended to attract exceptionally promising students to pursue a Ph.D.

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Scholarship

For undergraduate and postgraduate students in music interested in studying in the United Kingdom. The sponsor provides support to enable students to study at one of the four Royal Schools of Music in the UK.

AT&T Labs Internship

Candidates are typically graduate students in science and technology fields, but advanced undergraduates will also be considered in exceptional cases. The students are apart of research teams on various ongoing projects within AT&T Labs. It's a a 3-year fellowship focusing on research in computer and communication-related fields. The recipient will work closely with a mentor.

Beckman Scholars Program

The Beckman Scholars Program is a prestigious, two-year undergraduate research program that supports exceptionally talented students pursuing advanced, independent research in the chemical and life sciences. Funded by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, the program provides substantial financial support and intensive mentorship to allow scholars to focus deeply on a sustained research project under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Beckman Scholars gain hands-on research experience, professional development opportunities, and are expected to present their work through scholarly papers, posters, or presentations, preparing them for graduate study or research-focused careers.

Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowship from the Epilepsy Foundation

For graduate and undergraduate students. Awards offer qualified individuals the opportunity to develop expertise in epilepsy research. Appropriate fields include, but are not limited to: sociology, social work, psychology, anthropology, nursing, economics, vocational rehabilitation, counseling, and political science.

Blakemore Freeman Fellowship for Asian Language Study

For post-graduate students pursuing an academic, professional or business career that involves the regular use of a modern East or Southeast Asian language.
The Blakemore Freeman Fellowship supports the expenses of a graduate student pursuing a year of full-time language study in Asia and is intended for candidates with a focused, well-defined career objective involving Asia in which regular use of the language is an important aspect. The student must also have the potential to make a significant contribution to a field of study or area of professional or business activity in an Asian country. Prior experience in the Asian country or involvement or participation in activities related to the country is helpful, as is a good academic, professional or business background appropriate to the career program.

Boren Scholarship/Fellowship URGD/GRAD

For all undergraduate students planning to study abroad. National Security Education Program (NSEP), a unique portable scholarship opportunity designed to enhance the understanding of cultures and languages that are critical to U.S.. national security. Funded by the U.S.. Department of Defense, NSEP was created in 1991 as an act of Congress to encourage American undergraduates to add an international component to their education while studying in world regions determined most important to continued development of U.S.. national capacity. The scholarship is available to U.S.. citizens of all academic disciplines matriculated in a degree-granting program at an accredited U.S.. college or university from freshmen to seniors. NSEP scholarships can be applied to study abroad in all countries except Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. With the exception of French and Spanish speaking countries, where the scholarship requires an advanced level of language ability in order to qualify for the program, there is no initial language requirement. Appropriate and integrated study of a foreign language will be required for all selected applicants. Students may study for a six week summer session, a semester, or a full academic year. Summer study is available to freshmen and sophomores and students at all levels who are pursuing courses of study in the applied sciences or engineering. The selection of NSEP recipients is based entirely on merit. All recipients of NSEP awards incur a requirement to enter into an agreement to work for an agency of the federal government with national security responsibilities or to work in the field of higher education in the area of study for which the scholarship was awarded. Applications submitted for NSEP undergraduate scholarships are screened in a three level review and evaluation process beginning with the student's college or university, the region in which the school is located, and finally at the national level.

Bridging Scholarship for Study in Japan

All American undergraduate students interested in participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. With a common interest in the language and culture of Japan, students from a wide range of study are encouraged to apply with The Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Project. It offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. The Bridging project seeks to assist student with travel and living expenses as they study in various cities in Japan for a semester or year.

Brower Youth Award

For students between the ages 17-22 who have shown outstanding leadership on a project with positive environmental and social impact.
Brower Youth Awards seek to reward leaders in environmental change who have created, organized, and implemented a project that has made a positive environmental and social impact. Illustrating the vision, motivation, and leadership skills, the project must seek to conserve, preserve, or restore some aspect of our environment.

CampusRN Scholarship

For students students seeking a degree in nursing. CampusRN is a nationwide scholarship program that selects six needy and deserving students nationwide to receive a $2,500 scholarship to pursue a degree in nursing.

Carnegie Junior Fellowship

For graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. Winners are selected from a pool of nominees from up to 300 colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates. Anyone who has started graduate studies will not be considered. The Endowment's nomination deadline is January 15 of each year. Colleges generally set an earlier application deadline

Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship

For graduate students studying biology, horticulture, or a related field who want to conduct research on a rare or endangered U.S.. plant. The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship seeks to fund a graduate student studying horticulture or a related field to research a rare or endangered U.S.. plant. Special consideration by the Garden Club of American and the Center for Plant Conservation is given for those who focus on endangered flora of the Carolinas or the Southeastern United States.

City Year

An AmeriCorps program for those interested in a year of national service.
An AmeriCorps program, City Year is a national service organization that brings together young adults (ages 17 to 24) from disparate racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds for a challenging ten-month period of full-time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. Participants are placed in eleven city sites all over the country. Members of the Corps serve in a number of facets, including education, physical service, and health and public safety. Corps members receive a weekly stipend and are eligible for post-service awards that cover college tuition and/or job training. Basic health insurance is also provided for Corp members.

Claire M. Fagin Fellowship

Offering a scholarship for doctoral work in geriatric nursing and a fellowship for doctorally prepared nurses for advanced research in academic geriatric nursing.
The AAN, partnering with the John A. Hartford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies, offers a scholarship and a fellowship program for students who are seeking or have earned a doctorate in geriatric nursing and plan to work in academic and faculty roles.

Congress- Budestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals is a fellowship funded by the German Bundestag and U.S.. Department of State, that annually provides 75 American and 75 German young professionals, between the ages of 18–24, the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries, studying, interning, and living with hosts on a cultural immersion program.

Coro Foundation Leadership Programs

For students interested in public service and civic engagement.
The Coro Foundation Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a nine-month, full-time, post-graduate experiential leadership training program that exposes diverse, intelligent, and driven individuals to the public affairs arena. Coro trains ethical, diverse civic leaders nationwide. Coro leaders develop skills; master tools needed to engage and empower communities; gain experience in government, business, labor and not-for-profit community organizations; and participate in special community and political problem solving processes. As a Coro graduate, you will be able to analyze the resources, needs and goals of different institutions and organizations; communicate effectively with members of diverse communities; build consensus among individuals with differing viewpoints and agendas; understand the dynamics of working with groups and individuals; design, undertake and evaluate projects; and promote effective decision-making; build and maintain a personal and professional network.

Critical Language Scholarships Program

For students interested in undertaking intensive study of a critical need language, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, and Hindi.
The Critical Language Scholarships Program was launched in 2006 and is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. In its first year, the Program offered intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu. The next year, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian institutes were added along with increased student capacity in the inaugural language institutes. The Program constitutes part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S.. government interagency effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering "critical need" foreign languages. Scholarship recipients, which include U.S.. citizen undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. students and recent graduates, receive funding to participate in beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners. Recipients are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their careers.

DAAD RISE

RISE Germany offers summer research internships in Germany for undergraduate students from North America, Great Britain and Ireland. In their internships, students are carefully matched with doctoral students and researchers (only from universities of applied sciences, UAS) – whom they assist and who serve as their mentors. Interns receive a monthly stipend to cover every day costs. About 300 scholarships are available each year.

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

For undergraduate and graduate students actively working for peace and justice. The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund are need based scholarships, which strive to provide for students who are actively pursuing peace and justice. One needs to be participating in on-campus and communities' progressive movements as they work on their academic work at the University level

Deloitte Doctoral Fellowship

For doctoral accounting students in the dissertation phase of study. Deloitte Touche USA LLP seeks to provide financial support for outstanding doctoral students in accounting as they work to complete their coursework and dissertations. The financial support is meant to cover the Fellow's expenses during his/her final year of coursework and a year to complete the dissertation.

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

Fellowship for undergraduate students in physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life science intending to pursue a Ph.D.
The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) is funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration. Now in its 16th year, the DOE CSGF trains scientists to meet the nation's workforce needs and helps to create a national interdisciplinary community. The fellowship provides funding, support and guidance to some of the nation's best graduate students and undergraduate seniors in the sciences, math, and engineering, and these graduates now work in DOE laboratories, private industry and educational institutions. The fellowship currently supports 63 students at 35 universities in 22 states, and over 250 students at more than 50 U.S.. universities have trained as Fellows.

Department of Homeland Security Summer Internship UGRD

Science and Technology Directorate Undergraduate Scholarships with competitive stipends and tuition allowances.
These awards are intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. DHS realizes that the country's strong science and technology community provides a critical advantage in the development and implementation of counter-terrorist measures. This education program is intended to ensure a diverse and highly talented science and technology community to achieve the DHS mission and objectives. Areas of study include: physical, biological, social and behavioral sciences including science policy, engineering, mathematics, and computer science. The DHS Scholars and Fellows are supported by the Office of Research and Development (ORD) within the Science and Technology Directorate.

Do Something Awards

Open to all students under the age of 25 seeking to make a difference.
The Do Something Awards (formerly the BR!CK Awards) recognize young leaders who are making a difference in the world. They have honored some of the finest young people who have great ideas for changing the world. They look for the best in their field or issue to win the award, and they offer a community grant and an award ceremony that is televised.

Echoing Green Public Service Fellowship

Ecolab Scholarship

For undergraduates in the hospitality and hotel management program.
The Ecolab program has awarded more than $230,000 to hospitality management students. It is committed to supporting the future leaders of the lodging industry since it was established in 1996.

Frank Huntington Beebe Fund for Musicians

For musicians based in the United States (although not necessarily U.S.. citizens) at the outset of their professional lives, for whom this would be the first extended period of study abroad.
Established in 1932 by the will of philanthropist Frank Huntington Beebe, The Frank Huntington Beebe Fund for Musicians provides fellowships for gifted young musicians, generally performers and composers in classical disciplines, who wish to pursue advanced music study and performance abroad, usually in Europe.

Freeman-ASIA Award

Fulbright U.S.. Student Program

For students or Recent Graduates interested in overseas graduate study in any discipline.
The U.S.. Congress created the Fulbright Program in 1946, immediately after World War II, to foster mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchanges. Senator J. William Fulbright, sponsor of the legislation, saw it as a step toward building an alternative to armed conflict. Today the Fulbright Program is the U.S.. Government's premier scholarship program. It enables U.S.. students, artists, teachers and other professionals to benefit from unique resources in every corner of the world. All disciplines are eligible.

Garden Club of America Scholarships

The Garden Club of America offers 29 merit-based scholarships and fellowships in 12 areas related to conservation, ecology, horticulture, and pollinator research. In 2022, over $350,000 were awarded to 78 scholars. Connect to a larger world of horticulture and conservation through the Garden Club of America scholars.

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

For seniors or recent graduates.
In selecting Gates Cambridge Scholars, the Trust looks for students of exceptional academic achievement and scholarly promise for whom advanced study at Cambridge would be particularly appropriate. The Trust expects a good match to be made between the applicant's qualifications and aspirations and what Cambridge has to offer. Successful applicants will have the ability to make a significant contribution to their discipline while in Cambridge, with a strong aptitude for research, analysis and a creative approach to defining and solving problems.

Gilman International Scholarship

For all undergraduate students planning to study abroad.
International study prepares US students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world. The Gilman Scholarship Program offers scholarships to US citizen undergraduates who want to study abroad and are receiving a federal Pell Grant. The program aims to encourage students to choose nontraditional study abroad destinations, especially those outside of Western Europe and Australia. The Gilman scholarship aims to support students who have been traditionally underrepresented in study abroad, including but not limited to, students with high financial need, community college students, students studying the sciences and engineering, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities, and students of nontraditional age. The program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of public and private institutions from all 50 states. Award recipients are chosen by a competitive selection process and must use the award to defray eligible study abroad costs. Awards are made up to $5,000 for U.S.. citizen undergraduates to study abroad and vary depending on the length of study and student need.

Goldwater Scholarship

For Sophomores and Juniors planning graduate studies in Mathematics, Sciences, and Engineering.
The U.S.. Congress authorized this award in 1986 to foster and encourage excellence in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences. The Foundation judges applications on the basis of outstanding academic performance, as well as a demonstrated potential for and commitment to a career in mathematics, the sciences, and engineering (except applied) career. The University of Arkansas can nominate 4 current sophomores or juniors.

Google Scholarship

Google scholarship programs are aimed especially at supporting students' technical education, with an emphasis in computer science. The Google Scholarship Program offers funds to students studying computer science or computer engineering who are juniors or seniors in college or pursuing a Master's or PhD. Selected scholars will be invited to an all-expenses paid trip to the Google Headquarters in California in January 2008.

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

For individuals or institutions interested in architecture.
The sponsor provides support of activities focused on architecture and the built environment; generally activities that lead to the public dissemination of ideas through publication, exhibition, or educational programming. In the past, the sponsor has supported a variety of endeavors, including research by scholars; grants to architectural schools for special projects, enrichment programs, or new curricula; grants to museums, schools, and libraries for exhibitions, catalogs, and, in rare cases, for acquisitions; and support for publications, usually to help make an important publication better or more affordable.

Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship

For graduate-level study of the visual fine arts and music in Paris, France.
The Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship is awarded to American students each year for the study of visual fine arts. This includes painting, graphic design, print-making, sculpture, photography, and music. The fellowship is located at the Foundation des Etats-Unis in Paris, France. The student cannot use the scholarship for research and must use the scholarship to fulfill the purpose of their project while living in Paris. Woolley scholars are expected to foster a relationship with students and faculty at the Foundation des Etats-Unis by being an active participant in the cultural program.

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

Post Graduate students looking to gain a Washington perspective on key issues of peace and security.
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship wants to allow students to gain insight into Washington's perspective on issues of peace and security. It was established in 1987. Twice a year, the Board will select groups of outstanding students. Those selected will spend six to nine months gaining experience in Washington as full-time junior staff members. Prospective fellows are expected to demonstrate excellent academic accomplishments and a strong interest in issues of peace and security. Prior experience with public-interest activism or advocacy is highly desirable. It is preferred, but not required, that such activities be focused on peace and security issues

Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship

For seniors and graduate students planning graduate study in the Sciences.
A private foundation which provides fellowships tenable at three dozen of the nation's finest universities for graduate work leading to award of the Ph.D. degree in applications of the physical sciences. Each year the Foundation conducts a national competition for new Hertz Fellows. Of those who apply, only about one quarter will be interviewed. Of those who are interviewed, approximately one in ten will be awarded a Hertz Fellowship. We look to support the graduate education of America's most promising technical talent, the Ph.D.-directed effort of the young men and women who can be expected to have the greatest impact on the application of the physical sciences to human problems during the next half-century. If you reasonably believe that you are one of these, we cordially invite your Fellowship application.

Howard Hughes Institute Predoctoral Fellowship in Biological Sciences

Huebner Foundation Doctoral Fellowship in Insurance

For doctoral students seeking to teach or research in insurance economics and risk management.
The Huebner Foundation grant covers tuition and fees at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. With evidence of satisfactory progress, the one year grant may be renewable up to 4 years. To begin the grant application process, the applicant must be accepted to the Wharton Doctoral program. Applications must be submitted by December 15. In addition, they must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) administered by the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey.

Institute of Management Accountants Scholarship

For undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students interested in pursuing a career in accounting.
IMA sponsors a variety of scholarship programs to help students offset the high cost of education. These include the IMA Memorial Education Fund and Stuart Cameron and Margaret McLeod Memorial Scholarships. In addition, IMA's Foundation for Applied Research offers a research grant program for doctoral students who are pursuing research in the area of management accounting. These programs aim to engage all student chapters to promote the IMA's mission and vision statements as well as to provide a broad spectrum of activities/services to its student members. Student Manuscript Award provides any student member with an opportunity to share his/her IMA student membership experiences via articles considered for publication in Strategic Finance. Submissions must be postmarked by March 15 for credit in current year's competition. Clark Johnson Achievement Award is presented each year at IMA's Annual Conference and Exposition to an active IMA student chapter that demonstrates innovative achievement in meeting the needs of IMA regular and student members.

Intercollegiate Studies Institute Fellowship

Each year ISI grants Richard M. Weaver Fellowships to students who intend to use their advanced degree to teach, and Henry Salvatori Fellowships to students doing graduate work related to the American Founding.

International Furnishings and Design Association Scholarship

For interior design students.
The Foundation, organized in 1970 as the National Home Furnishings League Educational Foundation, aimed to provide a vehicle for the educational and philanthropic activities of those engaged in home fashions and related fields. Today the IFDA Educational Foundation is the philanthropic arm of IFDA dedicated to the support and service of the home furnishings and interior design community. The Educational Foundation, a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)3 Agency, raises and distributes funds in the form of grants and scholarships to foster educational activities benefiting individuals and/or institutions in this industry.

James Madison Fellowship

For seniors or recent graduates who plan M.A. degrees in American History, Political Science, Teaching or Education. Prospective post secondary American history, American government, and social studies teachers who want to pursue a master's degree with a concentration in the history of the U.S.. Constitution.

Japan Exchange and Teaching Program

The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) is a program managed by the government of Japan that brings English speakers to Japan to teach English throughout the country for one-year terms. The JET program was established in 1987 with the mandate to improve the English-speaking abilities of students and teachers in Japan and to develop cultural exchange. Through the JET program, over 1,000 teachers are placed in ESL teaching jobs every year.

Javits Fellowship

For seniors or recent graduates.
The program provides financial assistance to students of superior ability, as demonstrated by their achievements and exceptional promise, to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) level in selected fields of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Fellowships are available to seniors or recent graduates who have not yet begun graduate study, but intend to pursue a Master's or Ph.D. at an accredited institution of higher education in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.

John L. Carey Scholarship

For recent graduates entering a graduate program for accounting.
The John L. Carey Scholarship was established by members of the accounting profession to honor John Carey upon his retirement from the AICPA in 1969. During his 40-year tenure at the AICPA, he served as administrative vice president, executive director, and as editor and publisher of the Journal of Accountancy. Mr. Carey spent his entire career serving the accounting profession and made it a priority to encourage outstanding students to become CPAs.

John Nicholas Brown Center Research Fellowship

For students wanting to study humanities at the John Nicholas Brown Center at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island for a period of one week to one year.
In-residence fellowships are provided for study at the John Nicholas Brown Center, Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Support is provided for scholarship (research and writing) in all disciplines of American civilization including, but not restricted to, history, the history of art and architecture, literature, religion, material culture studies, music, historic preservation, and urban planning. Office space in the historic Nightingale-Brown House and access to Brown University resources are provided. Housing may be available for visiting scholars. Allowable budget expenditures include living expenses (such as rent, food, utilities), child care, travel to collections, photocopying, microfilm, books, postage and general supplies. The following areas are not considered allowable expenditures: computer purchases and software upgrades, health insurance premiums, travel to home university, dissertation preparation and binding, salary replacement, professional memberships, conference registration fees or conference travel. Application materials are available.

Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program

The sponsor provides fellowships designed to increase knowledge and use of the Library's collections throughout the nation; help the library inventory, chronicle, and make available hitherto unexplored materials; give selected fellows an opportunity to explore the Library's unique collections; and expose fellows to the challenging career opportunities available at the Library of Congress. Fellows, working with primary source materials, will assist selected divisions in fulfilling their mission to reduce the average by organizing and documenting archival collections, producing finding aids and bibliographic records, preparing materials for preservation and service, and doing bibliographical research; and, contribute to the Library's efforts to digitize its historical collections. Projects may exist in any of the following subject areas: American History, including Veterans and Military History; American Popular Culture; Archival Management (Mary Wolfskill Trust Fund Intern); Area Studies (African and Middle Eastern); Area Studies (Asian); Area Studies (European); Area Studies (Hispanic); Bibliographic Description and Access; Film, Television, and Radio; Folklife; History of Photography; History of Popular and Applied Graphic Arts, Architecture, and Design; Manuscript Drama; Music; Preservation and Conservation; Rare Books and Manuscripts; Science, Technology, and Business; Serials and Government Publications/Newspapers; Sound Recordings.

Luce Scholars Program

Luce Scholars Program is a nationally competitive fellowship that offers early-career leaders immersive, professional experiences in Asia. Open to U.S.. citizens and permanent residents, the Luce Scholars Program provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional placement in Asia for 18 Luce Scholars each year

MacDowell Colony Foundation Fellowship

For students or individuals in architecture, music composition, film/video arts, visual arts, literature and drama, and interdisciplinary arts.
Residencies at the MacDowell Colony are offered to creative artists in the following disciplines: architecture, music composition, film/video arts, visual arts, literature and drama, and interdisciplinary arts. The goal of the residencies is to provide a place where creative artists can find freedom to concentrate on their work.

MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research

An undergraduate research grant for juniors and seniors in college.
The sponsor provides Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) National Research Service Act (NRSA) Training grants to eligible institutions as a means of supporting undergraduate research training to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research agenda. The intent of the MARC U-STAR program is to provide competitively trained undergraduate science/math students from minority/minority-serving institutions the opportunity to engage in mentored research, develop the skills and knowledge to successfully pursue Ph.D. degrees and future careers in biomedical and behavioral research, and to strengthen the science course curriculum and research training environment at minority-serving institutions. This program will use the MARC U-STAR Institutional NRSA T34 award mechanism.

Marshall Scholarship

For seniors planning to study in the United Kingdom. The Scholarships are named after General George C. Marshall, President Truman's "Architect of Peace," whose personal support made the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan) possible and whose name has been associated with it ever since. A Marshall Scholarship may be held at any one of more than a hundred universities and university-type institutions in Britain. Marshall Scholars are expected to stay in residence at their British university for two years and to take a degree. In a limited number of cases a Marshall Scholarship may be extended for a third year.

Marshall-Motley Scholars Program

For African-American students planning on attending law school. You will receive a full scholarship for law school tuition, room, board and incidentals, summer internships at LDF and at peer organizations, a two-year postgraduate fellowship at a national, regional, or local civil rights organization with a racial justice law practice in the South, and access to special trainings sponsored by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Metanexus Global Network Initiative - Catalyst Grant Program

Graduate and Postdoctoral Students:
The goal of MGNI is to provide an opportunity for the world's leading thinkers to supplement their current focus of study with interdisciplinary research. Working in teams across disciplines, participants will address the myriad angles of a single question, or a series of questions, through focused research. For participants, it is an opportunity to advance their own intellectual journey in an extraordinary way, while advancing society's understanding of the most complex questions of the universe.

Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship

All levels of study but will take 1-2 years out of study interested in Hunger policy and humanitarian aid.
With the combined leadership of the Congressional Hunger Center and AmeriCorps*VISTA, The Mickey Leland Hunger Fellows Program allows students the leadership opportunity to aid in the fight to eliminate hunger and poverty worldwide. It is a two-year program, where the fellow will be assigned to various types of aid organizations. The first year there is a placement in countries throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The second year is spent serving in a policy environment usually with the headquarters of their field placements.

Multi-Arts Production Fund

The sponsor supports original new work in all disciplines and traditions of the live performing arts.
The Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund was established to encourage the boldest and most creative approaches to new work in the performing arts. The goal of the MAP Fund is to foster work in the performing arts that explores the dynamics of contemporary culture and to support a diversity of artists and arts organizations. Funds will support up to 40 projects by US-based nonprofit organizations undertaking the commissioning, development and/or production of new work in theater, music composition, dance, puppetry, opera and interdisciplinary performance.

NAMM Foundation Music Research Grant

NAMM Foundation Program Grants support innovative community-based music learning programs allow more people the opportunity to experience the proven benefits of active music making. As of fall 2011, the NAMM Foundation will review and award Program Grant applications by invitation only; the application process is not open for general application for funding from the Foundation. Guidelines are provided for general information. The NAMM Foundation provides support for projects that explore the impact of active music making during various stages of life and on human experience and conditions. The Foundation then promotes this research through the media to educate people of all ages about the proven benefits of playing music.

NASDAQ Stock Market Educational Foundation Grant and Fellowship

For Ph.D. students writing a dissertation.
The mission of The NASDAQ Stock Market Educational Foundation, Inc. is to promote and provide opportunities through collaborations and initiatives that support and deliver innovative educational programs and charitable activities supportive of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.'s Mission.The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.'s mission is to enable corporate growth and entrepreneurship by providing listed companies, market participants and investors the highest-quality equity market in the world. A market that is fast, reliable, highly transparent and deeply liquid; a market with state-of-the art trading technology; a market with unsurpassed financial products and a market with the highest standards for regulatory oversight and corporate governance.

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship

For juniors and seniors planning graduate study in Engineering and the Sciences.
The Department of Defense will award 20 three-year graduate fellowships in April for the following fall. Preference will be given to applicants who indicate an intention to pursue a doctoral degree in one of the following disciplines: Engineering, Biosciences, Chem. Engineering, Chemistry, Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Geosciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Oceanography, and Physics (including optics).

National Endowment for the Humanities: Rediscovering Afghanistan

For independent or institutional research.
The sponsor invites applications for projects focusing on Afghanistan's history and culture. The special initiative is designed to promote research, education and public programs about Afghanistan and to encourage United States institutions to assist Afghanistan in efforts to preserve and document its cultural resources. Proposals for the initiative may take the form of projects to preserve and provide access to documents and artifacts; education and training for Afghan archivists, librarians, and museum professionals; new scholarship; scholarly translations; archaeology projects; educational projects in US schools, colleges, and universities for every level, K-16; and public programs conducted by US libraries, museums and historical societies, including exhibitions, film, radio, and Internet-based programs.

National Health Service Corps

For students enrolled in or accepted in health profession training programs. The NHSC scholarship, open to student pursuing training in primary care disciplines, covers most expenses associated with tuition and fees and offers a monthly stipend. Students must be enrolled in one of the following training programs: medicine (MD or DO), dentistry, family nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant. Applicants can apply before their first year or after having at least one year of school.

National Institutes of Health Fellowships

For sophomores and juniors planning graduate study in Mathematics, Engineering, or the Sciences. The National Institutes of Health's Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) has a new program awarding competitive scholarships to undergraduates who are committed to careers in biomedical research. Each year of the scholarship the student will fulfill a 10-week summer research/mentoring program and after graduation will fulfill one year of full-time employment, at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland.

National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship

For undergraduates committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social-science health-related research.
Recipients are obligated to serve as paid employees in NIH research laboratories during the summer and after graduation. In addition to financial assistance, the scholarship program offers invaluable training and mentoring, as well as practical experience in a state-of-the art research setting. The goal is to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursue educational and career opportunities in biomedical, behavioral and social science research. Each scholar will be matched to an NIH researcher, who will serve as a mentor. Students will also attend formal seminars and participate in a variety of educational programs.

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship (NOAA)

NOAA's Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship recognizes outstanding students studying in NOAA mission fields.

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

For seniors or recent graduates pursuing graduate studies in the sciences, mathematics, or engineering. The NSF provides 1000 fellowships each year for graduate research and study in chemistry, computer and information science and engineering, geosciences, life sciences, physics and astronomy, psychology, geography, sociology (not social work), economics, anthropology, history or philosophy of science, mathematics, and engineering. Awards are not made for the study of education, medicine, law, public health, or business. Seniors or first-year graduate students may apply. Individuals who demonstrate ability and special aptitude for advanced education in the sciences, mathematics, or engineering should apply. NSF Fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees.

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates

For Atmospheric, Biological, Mathematical, Oceanic, Physical, and Chemical Sciences, Engineering, Astronomy, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research.
The NSF provides hundreds of opportunities for undergraduates to join research projects each summer. This allows students to experience firsthand how basic research is carried out and to contribute consequentially. Sites are established in all fields of science, economics, social sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Each site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates, who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is assigned to a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty, post-docs, and graduate students. In addition, seminars, lunch meetings, and social functions are organized to facilitate interaction between the undergraduates.

National Student Nurses Association Scholarship

For students enrolled in nursing school or pre-nursing degree programs.
The Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association offers a scholarship for students pursuing degrees in nursing. Students can be either enrolled in state-approved nursing schools or in pre-nursing associate, baccalaureate, diploma, generic doctorate, and generic master's programs. Graduate study funds are available if the graduate degree is the first one sought in nursing. RN to BSN/MSN and LPN/LVN to RN students may also apply.

NCPA Foundation Presidential Scholarship

Offers scholarships to pharmacy students based on leadership and academic achievement. The NCPA offers the Presidential Scholarship to pharmacy students who demonstrate leadership (leadership qualities, demonstrated interest in pharmacy, involvement in extracurricular activities) and academic achievement. Award recipients receive $2,000 toward educational costs at an accredited school or college of pharmacy. Award recipients must attend the NCPA Annual Convention to receive the award.

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

For undergraduate and graduate students interested in research and technology.
The sponsor provides opportunities to graduate and undergraduate students to participate in research and technology development in such areas as engineering, mechanics, chemistry, computational modeling, science and materials research related to enhancing the lethality and survivability of America's ground forces. Related disciplines include biological, medical and physical sciences, and computer/information science and technology. Appointments are three months to one year in duration and are renewable. Full-time and part-time appointments are available. Stipends are based in research areas and academic classification.

Oak Ridge Institute Global Change Education Program

For undergraduate and graduate students in science, math, or technology, who are interested in climate change and environmental issues. This program provides opportunities for students to participate in research areas related to global change at the U.S.. Department of Energy. Research disciplines include: physical sciences; earth, environmental, and marine sciences; computer science; engineering; mathematics; life, health, and medical sciences; and social and behavioral sciences. Additional related disciplines include: atmospheric sciences, and ecology.

Peermusic Latin Scholarship Competition

Both undergraduate and graduate students may apply. The sponsor offers a scholarship for the best song or instrumental work in any Latin genre. The submitted work must be an original song or an instrumental work in a Latin genre. Both lyrics and music must be original and not based on any prior work.

Pfizer Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation Fellowship

For graduate students and scientists in pharmaceutical studies.
PhRMA offers a number of fellowships and grants for students pursuing PhDs and young scientists working in various areas of the pharmaceutical industry. Pre doctoral fellowships, post doctoral fellowships, sabbatical fellowships, and research starter grants are offered to students and scientists in the fields of Pharmacology/Toxicology, Informatics, Pharmaceutics, and Health Outcomes. A medical student research fellowship and a faculty development award are offered in Clinical Pharmacology. Awards vary in length, amount, and applicant eligibility.

Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Sophomore students interested in serving in the Foreign Service.
The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship is for students who are interested in entering the Foreign Service of the U.S.. Department of State. It is funded by the U.S.. Department of State. It is open to outstanding students from all ethnic, racial, and social backgrounds.

Rangel International Affairs Fellowship

The program seeks individuals interested in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing U.S.. foreign policy. The Program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service and those with financial need.
The Charles B. Rangel Fellowship is a new, prestigious award for two years of graduate or professional schooling in international affairs, plus enrichment study at Howard University in Washington, D.C., internships in Congress and overseas, and eventual appointment to the U.S.. Foreign Service. Administered by the Ralph J. Bunche Center at Howard University, the award may be used at most accredited graduate or professional schools (subject to approval by the Bunche Center) toward a degree in international affairs or a related subject. Selection is based on outstanding leadership skills, academic achievement, and financial need. At the conclusion of two years of study, the Rangel Fellow is expected to obtain a degree in international affairs or a related subject (such as public administration, public policy, business administration, foreign languages, economics, political science, communications) at a graduate or professional school approved by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center. Awardees are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.2 throughout their period of study.

Rhodes Scholarships

For seniors or recent graduates pursuing Graduate Studies at Oxford University in the United Kingdom.
The Rhodes Trust awards scholarships for two or three years of study toward a degree at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. The Rhodes Scholarships were established in 1903 by Cecil Rhodes, who dreamed of improving the world through the diffusion of leaders motivated to serve their contemporaries, trained in the contemplative life of the mind, and broadened by their acquaintance with one another and by their exposure to cultures different from their own. Mr. Rhodes hoped that his plan of bringing able students from throughout the English-speaking world and beyond to study at Oxford University would aid in the promotion of international understanding and peace

Richard M. Weaver Fellowship

For graduate students studying to teach at a college level. Professor Weaver established the Weaver Fellowship to give opportunity to those who seek to learn in order to teach and restore the worth and integrity to liberal education. He stated, "A liberal education specifically prepares for the achievement of freedom." This is the purpose of this fellowship, so that, the choices made by unique and reasoned individuals will not be forced to conform.

Riordan Fellowship Program

Diversity Pipeline Alliance Fellowships - MBA.
The Riordan MBA Fellows Program targets recent college graduates who are considering graduate education in business management. Its core purpose is to educate, prepare, and motivate these individuals to competitively apply and succeed in a top MBA program and a career in management.

Ritchie Jennings Memorial Scholarship

For undergraduate and graduate accounting and criminal justice students.
The ACFE Foundation seeks to increase knowledge in the anti-fraud sector of accounting. They also hope to encourage professionals to pursue the anti-fraud career. They hope to fund scholarships, endowments, research, and other educational projects.

Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship

For Junior and Senior students studying humanities, art, performance studies, and social sciences.
Support is provided for a three year program that explores the links between religion, civil society and globalization in Latin America and Latino communities in the United States. This program will examine how the emergence, practice and diffusion of religiously based rituals, staged performances, commodified products, and other forms of artistic production and social processes shape identities in the Americas. The sponsor is interested in historic and contemporary manifestations of the staging of religion and, more specifically, how religious practice and expressive culture converge to define and redefine struggles for cultural self-determination, social mobilization, and individual and collective identities.

Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship

For Juniors, Seniors, or Graduate Students Interested in Study Abroad in Any Discipline.
The Rotary Foundation is a non-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It provides funding for students in all disciplines who want to study abroad in one of 184 countries where Rotary clubs are located. Rotarians hope to send ambassadors who want to increase awareness for cultural differences. In addition, they desire to instill the ideal of service above self. By impacting all areas of the world, they seek to develop leadership in addressing humanitarian and educational needs. Rotarians and friends of the Foundation share its vision of a better world and hope of fostering lifelong relationships with ambassadors. The Foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment for the Rotary "to do good in the world." It has grown from an initial contribution of $26.50 to more than $55 million contributed in 2002-2003.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award

For graduate students working in science or health profession fields.
The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award provides support for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in PharmD/PhD Programs, to help ensure that highly trained PharmD/PhD graduates will be available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research agenda. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will provide individual predoctoral research training fellowship awards to promising pharmacy students who are enrolled in a PharmD/PhD degree program whose dissertation projects are in areas relevant to the research mission of NIGMS.

Schweitzer Fellowship

For graduate students in health-related professional fields who are dedicated to addressing unmet health needs in their local areas.
The U.S.. Schweitzer Fellows Programs seeks to provide fellowships for students in health-related fields who want to make a difference in their community by addressing unmet health needs. A few of the goals of the fellowship program are to provide a service, help students develop professional experience, and strengthen skills in public service.

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship

For juniors and seniors studying Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Engineering, Geology, Material Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Related Disciplines.
The Department of Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellowships are designed to provide educational training and research experience for academically talented, undergraduate students. The appointments are for 10 weeks during the summer term or for 16 weeks during the Fall term. An individual may serve a maximum of two appointments as an Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellow. See website for available laboratories.

Starr Fellowship in Asian Paintings with the Metropolitan Museum of Art

For students interested in learning how to conserve and mount Asian Paintings.
In-residence fellowship support is provided for training in the conservation and mounting of Asian paintings. The sponsor is concerned with the complete mounting, remounting, and conservation of hanging scrolls, hand scrolls, folding screens, prints, albums, books, etc. in the collection of the museum. The intensive apprenticeship includes learning the properties of various materials such as silk and paper, the use of specialized tools, carpentry, and the development of technical, practical, and manual skills.

Steve Hymans Extended Stay Scholarship

For undergraduate students studying in the hospitality industry.
In honor of Steve Hymans, this scholarship was established to teach students about the extended stay segment of the hospitality industry. Hymans was one of the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals in this area, and there is a need for students to understand the needs, interests, and concerns of this market.

Truman Scholarship

For Juniors Pursuing Graduate Studies in Government or Public Service.
The Truman Scholarship Foundation seeks students with outstanding leadership potential. This fellowship is designed for college students who plan to pursue careers in government or elsewhere in public service, and wish to attend graduate or professional school to help prepare for their careers. Truman Scholars participate in leadership development programs and have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal government.

Tylenol Scholarship

For students pursuing an education in healthcare. The Tylenol Scholarship Fund currently awards $250,000 in scholarships each year to students pursuing careers in healthcare.

Udall Scholarship

For sophomores or juniors pursuing studies in Environmental, Health Care, or Tribal Public Policy.
Congress authorized this scholarship in 1992 to honor Congressman Morris K. Udall's contribution to environmental public policy and tribal rights of the Native American and Alaska Native people. The Udall Scholarship Committee seeks outstanding, full-time sophomores and juniors from all ethnic backgrounds who intend to pursue environmental or public policy careers. The Udall Scholarship also seeks Native American and Alaska Native juniors who intend to pursue health care or tribal public policy careers. Typical areas of study include: environmental engineering, natural sciences, resource management, social sciences, and Native American public policy. The candidate's course work should include classes in ethics, public policy, and/or public or community service in the candidate's career field.

US Pharmacopeia Fellowship

A fellowship program for students researching standards for drugs and their use.
USP awards four $25,000 Fellowship Awards to students who are entering Ph.D. or Pharm.D. programs or medical or dental school, have been accepted to a Fellowship program, or have been awarded a postdoctoral research position. Applicants must be interested in pursuing research in standardization of drugs and other topics of interest to USP. USP additionally awards one $50,000 Research Fellowship Award to a student whose research proposal directly meets the needs of USP.

US Pharmacopeia Research Fellowship

Two fellowship programs for students researching standards for drugs and their use.
USP awards four $25,000 Fellowship Awards to students who are entering Ph.D. or Pharm.D. programs or medical or dental school, have been accepted to a Fellowship program, or have been awarded a postdoctoral research position. Applicants must be interested in pursuing research in standardization of drugs and other topics of interest to USP. USP additionally awards one $50,000 Research Fellowship Award to a student whose research proposal directly meets the needs of USP.

The Voyager Scholarship

An increasingly globalized world needs young leaders who can bridge divides and help solve our biggest challenges together.
The Voyager Scholarship was created by the Obamas and Brian Chesky, Airbnb Co-founder and CEO, to help shape such leaders. Even though they come from different backgrounds, both the President and Brian believe that exposure to new places and experiences generates understanding, empathy, and cooperation which equips the next generation to create meaningful change.

Washington University Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship

Whitaker International Fellowship

The Whitaker International Program sends emerging leaders in U.S.. biomedical engineering (or bioengineering) overseas to undertake a self-designed project that will enhance their own careers within the field.
The Whitaker Fellowships and Scholarships are for students of biomedical engineering who wish to pursue research and training abroad. A Whitaker International Fellow or Scholar experience will ideally advance an emerging biomedical engineering career, while also advancing the goal of increased international collaboration in BME. The Program consists of two distinct branches: Whitaker Fellows and Whitaker Scholars. Whitaker Fellows are biomedical engineers (or bioengineers, which is considered synonymous) ranging from graduating undergraduate seniors to those conducting doctoral studies. Whitaker Scholars are biomedical engineers who have/will have a PhD by the beginning date of their awards. Applicants are eligible ONLY for one or the other (depending on their academic level). Please see website for details.

Whitaker International Scholarship

The Whitaker International Program sends emerging leaders in U.S.. biomedical engineering (or bioengineering) overseas to undertake a self-designed project that will enhance their own careers within the field.
The Whitaker Fellowships and Scholarships are for students of biomedical engineering who wish to pursue research and training abroad. A Whitaker International Fellow or Scholar experience will ideally advance an emerging biomedical engineering career, while also advancing the goal of increased international collaboration in BME. The Program consists of two distinct branches: Whitaker Fellows and Whitaker Scholars. Whitaker Fellows are biomedical engineers (or bioengineers, which is considered synonymous) ranging from graduating undergraduate seniors to those conducting doctoral studies. Whitaker Scholars are biomedical engineers who have/will have a PhD by the beginning date of their awards. Applicants are eligible ONLY for one or the other (depending on their academic level). Please see website for details.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

For Seniors who Intend to Pursue Graduate Studies in Various Disciplines.
Several awards are available. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation strives to maximize the effects of education for the public good. For detailed information on eligibility award amounts, and deadlines, please click on the Woodrow Wilson Fellowships link below.