Other Academic Scholarship Opportunities - 2008

Name of Program	For Those Studying	Target Population	Award
AT&T Labs Fellowships Grants Deadline-January 15 (annually)	Communications Sciences, Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Information Sciences, Mathematics & Industrial Engineering	Women & minorities only; for Ph.D.	Fellowship stipend $16,800 plus allowances for tuition, fees and textbooks. Grants stipend of $2,000 plus allowance for conference travel

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Prog. Deadline for Fall 2008-April 2008 Spring 2008-Oct. 2008	Encourage participation by students in a broad range of fields of study, including those not traditionally represented in study abroad	Student must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Undergraduate student in good academic standing at an institution of higher education in the U.S. Applicant must be receiving Pell Grant funding.	Students are awarded up to $5,000

Carnegie Fellowship Deadline-January (annually)	International relations, politics, history, conomics, etc., especially Russia and post-soviet states	Recent graduates or graduating seniors	1 yr. Fellowship in Washington, D.C.

Davis-Jackson Scholarship (Fairfield University Endorsement) Deadline-Fall 2008	Humanities & Social Science Including Economics	A first generation undergraduate with limited financial resources; for Masters	Tuition fees, room & board for two years at St. John's College, and travel to Cambridge, England

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Deadline-October 2008	Applied Physical Sciences	Recent graduates or graduating seniors; for Ph.D	Option 1: Stipend of $28,000 up to five years; Option 2: $33,000 (Hertz - 2 years; Other -3 years)

Ford Foundation Fellowship Deadline-Nov. 27, 2008	Behavioral Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Physics	AHANA students, seniors or graduate students; for Ph. D.	$16,000 annual stipend plus $7,500 toward tuition and fees for a maximum of three years

Freeman-ASIA Awards for study in Asia Academic Year2008-09 Deadline, April 2, 2008	Awards available to students who plan to study abroad in the following countries: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Phillipines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam	Undergraduate students enrolled in U.S. colleges or universities with good academic standing. Applicants must currently receive financial aid or verifiable need for financial assistance.	Summer Program $3,000 Semester Program $5,000 Academic Year Program $7,000

Fulbright (Fairfield University Endorsement) The 2008-09 competition is now closed.	College of Arts & Sciences	Seniors or recent graduates	Support and travel for study abroad

Gates Cambridge Scholarship Deadline-October 15, 2008	Health, equity, and technology	Graduates; for second under-graduate degree or graduate study	All costs of tuition, maintenance and travel for 1-3 years at Cambridge University, England

Gates Millennium Scholarship (Fairfield University Endorsement) Deadline-January , 2009	Liberal Arts Education, Engineering	AHANA undergraduates	Funds for tuition, fees, books and living costs for chosen college not otherwise covered.

Goldwater Scholarship (Fairfield University Nomination) Deadline-January, 2009	Natural Sciences, Mathematics or Engineering	Sophomores or juniors with GPA at least 3.5	Undergraduate college expenses up to $7,500

Howard Hughes Deadline - for 2008-2009, October, 2008	Biological Sciences	College seniors, college graduates with less than one year of graduate study; Ph. D.	Maximum $15,000, plus $15,00 cost-of-education allowance per year, for three years.

Intel Women in Science	IS, CS, Engineering	Women in first 3 years of undergraduate study	Tuition, books and fees for 1 year (renewable)

Jacob K. Javits Applications for FY 2009 will likely be available in early August, 2008 with an anticipated closing date in early October 2008.	Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences	For graduate study; Ph.D. or Master of Fine Arts	Annual stipend of $10,000, Institutional Payment

James Madison Deadline-March 1, 2008	American History, American Government or Social Studies	College seniors, college graduates who want to be teachers, and experienced teachers	Maximum of $24,000 for 2 yrs. of full-time studies & part time for Senior Fellows

Jean R. Beers Scholarship Deadline-Jan. 31, 2008	Connecticut women pursuing a baccalaureate degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physical science	Juniors or seniors attending Connecticut schools within specific zip codes or a resident within the same zip codes	$1,500 scholarship award Award recipient will be notified in February 2007.

Marshall Fairfield university Nomination) Deadline-October 3, 2008	Ability & interest in a career in higher education, commerce & industry, the arts & professions, & public life	Graduates; second undergraduate degree or graduate study	Fellows Tuition fees, living allowance fares between U.S. & Britian & a book grant (approximately $25,000 per yr.)

Mitchell Scholarship (Fairfield University Endorsement) The deadline for the 2008 Mitchell Scholarship has now passed.	Study any field at institutions of higher learning in Ireland & Norther Ireland	Graduate; for 1 year post-graduate study	Tuition, room and $11,000 stipend
National Science Foundation Deadline-various	Graduate Fellowship in science and engineering	Graduates with a high GPA and GRE	Varies

NIH Deadline-Varies per program (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/ submissionsschedule.htm)	Biomedical research	Various undergraduate and graduate in science	Varies

Norm Woodbury Study Abroad Scholarship Deadline-March 31, 2008	Undergradute student studying in any field and interested in study abroad for semester, full year, summer or winter program	Resident or attending college in Fairfield County, CT or Westchester County, NY. Top 25% of class and/or minimum 3.0 GPA	$2,500 scholarship award Contact: (203) 356-0340 or info@worldaffairsforum. org

NSEP Graduate (Fairfield University Endorsement) The application deadline for the Boren Fellowship is January 30, 2008. The application for the Boren Scholarship is February 12, 2008.	Languages and cultures outside Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and U.S.	Graduate study in a broad range of academic programs	Varies

NSEP Study Abroad (Fairfield University Endorsement) Deadline-February 12, 2008	Languages and cultures outside Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and U.S.	Undergraduate study in a broad range of academic programs	Varies


Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for new Americans Deadline-November 1, 2008	Any professional or scholarly discipline; graduate study	Recently naturalized or with green card or child of naturalized citizens	1/2 tuition and $20,000 for up to two years

Rhodes (Fairfield University Endorsement) Deadline-October 2008	Any field of study at the Universty of Oxford, England	Applicants with a GPA of 3.80 or higher; for second undergraduate degree or M.S.	Tuition, travel and living allowance

Rhode Island Bar Foundation Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Deadline-January 2008	Scholarship promotes one year of tuition for student's first year of law school	Applicants who are Rhode Island residents entering their first year of law school in September 2007	$10,000 scholarship award Contact the Rhode Island Bar Foundation Office at (401) 421-6541
Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship	Any professional discipline	Young American professionals, 23-34 years of age.	Two high-level work placements in the federal government and private sector in Germany.

Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York Application Deadline December 15 of senior year	Scholarship promotes one year of graduate study in Scotland	The basis for selection include: (1) academic achievement, (2) financial need, (3) some Scottish descent, (4) proof of U.S. Citizenship. Applicant must reside or attend school within 250 miles at New York State.	The scholarship provides funds to a total of $15,000, to be used against tuition, board, transportation and other expenses Call: (212) 223-4248

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (Fairfield University Endorsement) Nomination Deadline- February 5, 2008	Interest in government or related public service	Juniors or seniors preparing for public service careers-restricted to upper quarter or his or her class	Up to $30,000 in funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields.

Morris K. Udall Scholarship (Fairfield University Nomination) Nomination Deadline- March 4,2008	Environmental Public Policy, Health Care or Tribal Public Policy	Sophomores & juniors interested in environmental policy	Maximum of $5,000 for academic year

Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Deadline- December 1, 2008 (est.)	International Affairs, Political & Economic Analysis, Administration, Management and Science Policy	AHANA juniors, seniors or graduate students with interest in foreign service or U.S. Department of State careers	Tuition, room and board, and fees for junior or senior year of Undergraduate study, plus one to two years of graduate study.
Note: In all instances, you should obtain information at least one month prior to the actual application deadline date. All require U.S. citizenship except the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship