Outside Scholarships

Sorted — Scholarships for Graduate Students


Ambucs

Ambucs Scholars

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicant must be a citizen of the United States
  • must document financial need
  • must be a Junior, Senior, or Graduate level student in: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Hearing Audiology
  • Applicant must express interest tp enter clinical practice in chose field of therapy in the United States upon completion.

Ambucs

www.ambucs.org
National Scholarship Committee
c/o AMBUCS Resource Center PO Box 5127
High Point, AR 27262


American Anthropological Association

AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship

Amount: $10,000, one time

Eligibility Criteria:An applicant must be:

  • a US citizen;
  • a member of an historically underrepresented ethnic minority group, including, but not limited to: African Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians or Native Americans, Asian Americans, Latino/as, Chicano/as, and Pacific Islanders;
  • enrolled in a full-time academic program leading to a doctoral degree in anthropology at the time of application;
  • admitted to degree candidacy before the dissertation fellowship is awarded;
  • a member of the American Anthropological Association. The dissertation proposal must be approved by the applicant's committee prior to application. Students of any subfield or specialty in anthropology will receive equal consideration.

American Anthropological Association

www.aaanet.org
Kathleen Terry-Sharp
2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201-3357
(703) 528-1902
academic@aaanet.org


American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society

AESF Scholarship

Amount: $1,500

Eligibility Criteria:

  • The scholarship award is available to both undergraduates and graduates ·
  • Undergraduate applicants must be Junior standing or above
  • Undergraduate students must be studying in metallurgy, metallurgical engineering, material science or engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, or environmental engineering
  • Graduate students must have completed an accredited undergraduate program leading to a master's or Ph.D. degree.
  • The applicant must be attending an accredited college
  • There are no geographic limitations. Both national and international applicants are urged to apply.

American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society

www.aesf.org
1155 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005


American Indian Graduate Center

EPA Tribal Lands Environmental Science Scholarship

Amount: $2,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Be an enrolled member of a United States federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group; or possess ¼ degree federally recognized Indian blood;
  • Be a college junior, senior, or graduate student;
  • Be pursing a degree in environmental studies Environmental sciences or an engineering field leading to a career that is environmentally related.

American Indian Graduate Center

www.aigcs.org
Marveline Vallo
(505) 881-4584
marveline@aigcs.org


American Indian Graduate Center

Various Graduate Fellowships

Amount: varies

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Pursuing a post baccalaureate graduate or professional degree as a full time student at an accredited institution in the U.S.
  • Able to demonstrate financial need
  • An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group, or provide documentation of descendency (possess one=fourth degree federally-recognized Indian blood).

American Indian Graduate Center

www.aigcs.org
Marveline Vallo
(505) 881-4584
marveline@aigcs.org


American Indian Science & Engineering Society

A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship

Amount: variable

Eligibility Criteria:Undergaduate, Graduate, member of Native American tribe, 2.7 GPA

American Indian Science & Engineering Society

www.aises.org/highered/scholarships


Apogee Search

Apogee Search Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Entrants must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the United States
  • Entrants must be enrolled as a full-time student (twelve semester hours) in an associate, undergraduate, or graduate level program at a university or college in the United States
  • Entrants are asked to write about the following topic: Where do you see Google expanding in the years to come?

Apogee Search

www.apogee-search.com/scholarship/


Arkansas Livestock Show Assn

WR 'Witt' Stephens Creative Arts Scholarship

Amount: (2) annual awards of $2500 each, payable $1250 per semester

Eligibility Criteria:Member of an Arkansas 4-H Club, FCCLA, FBLA or FFA Chapter and who has exhibited and placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the Junior Creative Arts Divisions at agricultural fairs in the State of Arkansas. Minimum GPA 2.5; minimum ACT score 18.

Arkansas Livestock Show Assn

www.arkansasstatefair.com/fair/creativearts.php
Jeannie Mayhan
2600 Howard Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
(501) 372-8341
jeannie@asfg.net


Arkansas Student Loan Authority

R. Preston Woodruff, Jr. Scholarship

Amount: $1,000 and one $1,000 renewable for four years

Eligibility Criteria:

  • The applicant must be either a resident of Arkansas who will be attending an in-state or out-of-state postsecondary education institution or an out-of-state student attending a postsecondary education institution in Arkansas. Postsecondary education institution refers to a 2 or 4 year university, college, technical or trade school.
  • The applicant must plan to be enrolled in a post-secondary institution for the fall 2007 - spring 2008 academic year and must be enrolling on at least a half-time basis.
  • You may enter using the on-line Entry Form or by submitting a postcard to the Arkansas Student Loan Authority 101 E. Capitol Avenue Suite 401 Little Rock, AR 72201 with applicant name, address, daytime and home phone numbers, post-secondary education institution name and address and tell us if you are an Arkansas resident.

Arkansas Student Loan Authority

www.asla.info/collegeplanning/woodruffscholarship.htm
Teresa Boothe
101 E. Capitol Avenue
Suite 401
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-2952
tboothe@asla.info


Business and Professional Women's Foundation

Career Advancement Scholarship

Amount: varies

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Be a female
  • Be at least 25 years of age by May 2, 2006
  • Be a US citizen or US national
  • Demonstrate critical financial need
  • Be officially accepted into an accredited program or certificate program at a US college or university, including American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
  • Plan to graduate or receive certification between December 1, 2006 and August 31, 2008.
  • Demonstrate clear career plans
  • Not be earning a doctoral-level or terminal degree, such as a PhD, MD, DDS, DVM, JD, etc.

Business and Professional Women's Foundation

www.bpwusa.org
(800) 525-3729


Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated

Bethany D. McClendon Scholarship

Amount: at least $1000

Eligibility Criteria:Must be an African American female student planning to attend Graduate School or Law School at the University of Arkansas in the Fall of 2008. Current graduate students with one at least one year before their degree is completed may also apply. Proof of enrollment will be required. Deadline is March 15th.

Rosalyn Davis
479-575-5276
rdd05@uark.edu


Ford Foundation

Dissertation Fellowship

Amount: $21,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation (must have become a U.S. citizen by November 30, 2006)
  • Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations)
  • Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
  • Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree candidates studying in an eligible research-based discipline at a U.S. educational institution
  • Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field

Ford Foundation

national-academies.org/fellowships
Fellowships Office, GR 346A
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 334-2872


Ford Foundation

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Amount: $40,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation (must have become a U.S. citizen by November 30, 2006)
  • Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations)
  • Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
  • Individuals awarded a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree no earlier than December 1, 1999 and no later than November 30, 2006 in an eligible research-based field from a U.S. educational institution.

Ford Foundation

national-academies.org/fellowships
Fellowships Office, GR 346A
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 334-2872


Ford Foundation

Predoctoral Fellowship

Amount: $23,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation (must have become a U.S. citizen by November 16, 2006)
  • Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations)
  • Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
  • Individuals enrolled in or planning to enroll in an eligible research-based program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a U.S. educational institution
  • Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.

Ford Foundation

national-academies.org/fellowships
Fellowships Office, GR 346A
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 334-2872


Government Finance Officers Association

Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship

Amount: $10,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Currently a full-time student in a graduate program that prepares students for careers in state and local government finance and expecting to be enrolled in the spring semester of the year for which the scholarship is awarded (including graudates of that spring semester).
  • Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
  • Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
  • Recommendation from student's academic advisor or dean of the graduate program.
  • Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada are not eligible to apply.

Government Finance Officers Association

www.gfoa.org


Government Finance Officers Association

Frank L. Greathouse George A. Nielsen Public Investor Scholarship

Amount: $2,500 or $5,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Employed at least one year by a state, local, government or other public entity.
  • Enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program in public administration, finance, business administration, or related field before funds are awarded.
  • Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
  • Recommendation by your employer.
  • Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada are not eligible to apply.

Government Finance Officers Association

www.gfoa.org


Government Finance Officers Association

Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship

Amount: $3,500

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Full-time student in an undergraduate or graduate accounting program who is preparing for a career in state and local government finance. Undergraduate students must be in the process of completeing at least their junior year by the time the scholarship is awarded.
  • Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
  • Recommendation by student's academic advisor or the chair of the accounting program.
  • Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada are not eligible to apply.

Government Finance Officers Association

www.gfoa.org


Government Finance Officers Association

Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship

Amount: $5,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management).
  • Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian native, Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
  • Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
  • Recommendation by academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate program (graduate students).
  • Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada are not eligible to apply.

Government Finance Officers Association

www.gfoa.org


Government Finance Officers Association

Public Employee Retirement Research and Administration Scholarship

Amount: $4,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Currently a full- or part-time student in a graduate program in public administration, finance, business administration, or social sciences.
  • Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
  • Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
  • Recommendation from the student's academic advisor or dean of the graduate program.
  • Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada are not eligible to apply.

Government Finance Officers Association

www.gfoa.org


Hispanic College Scholarship Program

Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Program

Amount: 5,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicant must come for a Hispanic background, be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate program (Juniors, Seniors, Masters, or PhD)
  • be a US citizen
  • demonstrate financial need
  • have a 3.5 GPA or higher
  • be enrolled in full time program in Computer Science or Engineering.

Hispanic College Scholarship Program

www.hispanicfund.org


Institute for Humane Studies

Film and Fiction Scholarship

Amount: $10,000

Eligibility Criteria:graduate students pursuing an MFA full-time in the 2008-2009 school year Email film&fiction@email.TheIHS.org with questions.

Institute for Humane Studies

www.theihs.org/mfacommittee
Keri Anderson
3301 N Fairfax Drive
Suite 440
Arlington, VA 22201-4432


James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

James Madison Fellowship

Amount: up to $24,000 over 2 years

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
  • Be a teacher, or plan to become a teacher, of American history, American government, or social studies at the secondary school level (grades 7-12).
  • Possess a bachelor's degree or plan to receive a bachelor's degree no later than August 31 of the year in which you are applying.
  • Wait at least three years from the time that any previous graduate degree was awarded before applying for a James Madison Fellowship.
  • After earning a master's degree, each James Madison Fellow must teach American history, American government, or social studies in grades 7-12 for no less than one year for each full academic year of study under the fellowship.

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

www.jamesmadison.com
P.O. Box 4030
Iowa City, IA 52243
(800) 525-6928


Material Handling Education Foundation

MHEFI scholarship

Amount: Variable

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicants must be enrolled or intending to enroll in a 4 year baccalaureate program or a post graduate program
  • Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA
  • Applicants must be in Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or computer science, and business adminstration with an emphasis in production management, industrial distribution and/or logistics
  • Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited and pre-qualified program of study.

Material Handling Education Foundation

mhefi.org
Victoria Wheeler
8720 Red Oak Blvd.
Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 676-1190
vwheeler@mhia.org


SchoolSoup.com

Free Scholarship Search

Amount: varies

Eligibility Criteria:

  • varies by award
  • completion of advertising forms not required
  • includes $32 billion of available scholarships
  • claims to be the largest scholarship search engine in the world

SchoolSoup.com

www.schoolsoup.com


SIPES Foundation

Earth Science Scholarship

Amount: Awards begin at $1,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Currently enrolled upper-division or graduate student majoring in any field of Earth Science or Petroleum Enginering
  • GPA of 3.5 or Better
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • PDF Application

SIPES Foundation

www.sipes.org
4925 Greenville Avenue
Suite 1106
Dallas, Te 75206-4019
214-363-1780
sipes@sipes.org


United Negro College Fund Scholarships

Multiple Awards

Amount: Variable

Eligibility Criteria:Variable

United Negro College Fund Scholarships

www.uncf.org/scholarships/uncfscholarship.asp
(800) 331-2244


Washington County Retired Teachers Association

Washington County Retired Teachers Scholarship

Amount: $1,000 each semester

Eligibility Criteria:A Washington County resident having completed their freshman year in a curriculum leading to a career in teaching.

Awarded each semester. Deadline for fall awards is May 20. Deadline for spring awards is December 20.

John Fox
1923 E. Joyce Blvd. Apt. 348
Fayetteville, Ar 72703
(479) 521-1781
foxjohn92@yahoo.com