Academic Scholarship Opportunities
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. |
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) |
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 |
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 | 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 |
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) |
College of Arts & Sciences | Seniors or recent graduates | Support and travel for study abroad |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship |
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) |
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) |
Natural Sciences, Mathematics or Engineering | Sophomores or juniors with GPA at least 3.5 | Undergraduate college expenses up to $7,500 |
| Howard Hughes | 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 | Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences | For graduate study; Ph.D. or Master of Fine Arts | Annual stipend of $10,000, Institutional Payment |
| James Madison | 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 | 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) |
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) |
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 |
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) |
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) |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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) |
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) |
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 |
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