Fellowships and Grants
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Undergraduate Level Research Opportunities and Scholarships
Note: These listings are best suited for those who have not yet completed their undergraduate degree.
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
http://www.truman.gov/
Description: The mission of the Truman Scholarship Foundation is to find those interested in government careers, advocacy, education, and other public services careers, and provide financial support and mentoring for graduate study. Each Scholarship provides $30,000 for graduate study as well as priority admission and supplemental financial aid at some premier graduate institutions, leadership training, career and graduate school counseling, and special internship opportunities within the federal government.
Special Requirements Applicants must be a U.S citizen and must be college juniors at the time of selection.
National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Fellowships
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/students.html
Description: From the Environmental Protection Agency, these fellowships are developed and sponsored by EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The projects are specifically narrow in scope, allowing students to complete the fellowship while working full-time at EPA during the summer or part-time during the school year.
Special Requirements: Must be enrolled in an undergraduate institution at the time of application and have completed at least four courses related to environmental studies. Applicants must be U.S citizens.
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Description:This is an opportunity for those students that are either immigrants to America or the child of immigrants to America. The fellowship provides a maintenance and half tuition grant of $20,000 and $16,000 respectively for their graduate or undergraduate education. Thirty fellowships are given out per year. Open to all fields of study.
Special Requirements: A "New American" is defined as, "an individual who (1) is a resident alien; i.e., holds a Green Card, or, (2) has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen, or (3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens."
http://www.pdsoros.org/
Graduate Level Fellowships, Research Opportunities, and Scholarships
Note: These listings are best suited for those who have already completed or are close to completing their undergraduate degree.
APA Minority Fellowship Program
http://www.apa.org/mfp/
Description: The goal of this fellowship from the American Psychological Association is, "to increase the knowledge of issues related to ethnic minority mental health and to improve the quality of mental health treatment delivered to ethnic minority populations." It is meant to provide scholarship and mentoring for students who will be pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology and neuroscience. You can apply for a fellowship that focuses on a specific area, such as substance abuse.
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/
Description: The goal for these fellowships is to increase diversity in higher education institutes. There are one hundred and fifteen different awards. All are welcome to apply for these fellowships.
'Special Requirements: Must be a U.S citizen at time of application.
Fulbright Scholarships
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
Description: Funded through the U.S Department of State, the Fulbright Scholarship offers opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to attend to graduate studies internationally, participate in advanced research and university teaching, gain professional arts training, and teach in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. Approximately 6,000 grants were awarded in 2006. You can travel to any of 140 countries and it is open to students of any field of study.
Simmons Faculty Liason: Dr. Mary Jane Treacy, Director of Undergraduate Honors Program (617-521-2233, maryjane.treacy@simmons.edu)
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk/
Description:This program, provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, gives students from countries all over the world (with the exception of the U.K) the chance to study for free at the University of Cambridge. There are approximately 100 new scholarships provided annually. Open to any field of study available at University of Cambridge.
Special RequirementsThis scholarship is only available to those who have applied and already been accepted to the University of Cambridge through normal application procedures. Applying for this scholarship alone DOES NOT gain the applicant admission to the school.
Apply Through: The University of Cambridge
George J. Mitchell Scholarships
http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=34
Description: The goal of these scholarships is to promote good relations between the United States and Ireland. Named after former senator George J. Mitchell, this fellowship provides tuition, housing, a living expense stipend, and an international travel stipend for one year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Special RequirementsApplicants must be a U.S citizen and submit documentation proving that. For information about the documentation, click here.
Hertz Fellowships
http://www.hertzfoundation.org/
Description: This fellowship is geared towards those seeking graduate studies towards a PHD in the applied sciences such as applied physics, applied chemistry. Awards range from $28,000 to $33,000 as of 2006.
Special Requirements: You must be a U.S citizen or a permanent resident in order to apply for this fellowship.
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program
http://jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/
Description: This scholarship is for graduating college seniors and recent college graduates who will be attending graduate school for the first time. Approximately 30 scholarships are awarded every year. Tuition, living expenses, and books are covered in the scholarship.
Special Requirements: You must be nominated by the faculty liason in order to apply for this scholarship.
Simmons Faculty Liason: Dr. Mary Jane Treacy, Director of Undergraduate Honors Program (617-521-2233, maryjane.treacy@simmons.edu)
Marshall Scholarships
http://www.marshallscholarships.org/
Description: This program provides a scholarship to study at any university in the United Kingdom for two years. The goal of the scholarship is to strengthen American and British cultural understanding. Forty of these are awarded annually and open for study in any field.
Apply Through: Boston Region British Consulate-General
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
http://www.asee.org/ndseg/index.cfm
Description: This is a fellowship that provides three-years worth of graduate school funding for those on a PHD track. Though this fellowship focuses on engineering, there are also opportunities for those studying chemistry, physics, mathematics, and many other scientific fields. Two hundred fellowships were planned for the 2007 application year.
Special Requirements: Applicants must be U.S citizens.
National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Fellowships
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/students.html
Description: From the Environmental Protection Agency, these fellowships are developed and sponsored by EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The projects are specifically narrow in scope, allowing students to complete the fellowship while working full-time at EPA during the summer or part-time during the school year.
Special Requirements: Must be enrolled in an undergraduate institution at the time of application and have completed at least four courses related to environmental studies. Applicants must be U.S citizens.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201
Description:This fellowship provides three years of support for scientific graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees. According to the web page, you can have already started your graduate study, and still apply for this fellowship, as long as you are in the early stages of your study. There are over 1,100 fellowships being offered each year!
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
http://www.pdsoros.org/
Description:This is an opportunity for those students that are either immigrants to America or the child of immigrants to America. The fellowship provides a maintenance and half tuition grant of $20,000 and $16,000 respectively for their graduate or undergraduate education. Thirty fellowships are given out per year. Open to all fields of study.
Special Requirements: A "New American" is defined as, "an individual who (1) is a resident alien; i.e., holds a Green Card, or, (2) has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen, or (3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens."
Rhodes Scholarships
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
Description: The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest of all international fellowships. Its purpose is to bring scholars in to study at Oxford University. According to their web site, "in most years, a Rhodes Scholar is selected from an institution which has not formerly supplied a successful applicant," so don't let the prestige of this fellowship discourage you from applying. Grades and academic success are important, but more important is a strong desire to change the world. Students from all academic fields are welcome to apply.
Simmons Faculty Contact: Karen Talentino, Dean of the Faculty
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/AmbassadorialScholarships/Pages/ridefault.aspx
Description: This is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program. The purpose of this prestigious scholarship is to, "further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries," and it does that by funding travel to different countries all over the world, where the scholars teach about their home culture. Nearly 800 scholarships were given during 2005-2006, so don't pass up on this opportunity if you aspire to travel internationally.
Apply Through: Your local Rotary Club
For more information about financing your graduate school education, please see our Financial Aid page and click on "Scholarships and Loans."'
Application Tips
Application Advice
This is an incredibly useful web site from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. There is specific advice on everything from writing personal statements to getting a positive recommendation. Along with their advice, are a series of helpful links related to every topic relevant to scholarhship and fellowship application.
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/FS/application.html
The Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships Advice to Applicants
This web site is advice from a former Reed College Fellowships & Rewards committee member answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, and encourages all to apply, even though the odds may seem to be against you. There is a great deal of positive advice in this web page. It's a very valuable resource.
http://people.reed.edu/~brashiek/Rhodes-Marshall/index.html
Tips on Applying for Fellowships
These common sense tips from Carleton College's fellowships and scholarship's web page will help you avoid putting too much pressure on yourself. Also be sure to check out their "Researching Fellowships" link.
http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/doc/fellowships/tips/
Resources Available Through Simmons
GENIUS
The SPIN Funding Database
This electronic database, accessible from the Simmons Office of Sponsored Programs web page, will help you find specific grants, scholarships, and other opportunities related to a specific field, location, or other interest.The database currently contains information from more than 1,200 different sponsoring agencies, creating over 11,000 separate funding opportunities. Currently, this database is only available for use on-campus at Simmons.
http://spin2000.infoed.org/new_spin/spinmain.asp
Instructions for Conducting Searches Through SPIN
- Click on Advanced Search (as recommended by the SPIN Help Page).
- At the very top field, select the database type from SPIN's list -- in other words, the country that you want to search for opportunities in, such as the United State, or the United Kingdom.
- Select keywords for your search. You can add your own, or you can click on Keywords to use terms supplied by SPIN.
- Select a kind of citizenship if that is relevant to your search. If it is not, leave at the default "Any/No Restrictions."
- If you know any words contained the title of the fellowship/grant that you are searching for, enter it in the Title Field (for example, Physics). If you do not know any words in the title, or you are making a more general search, you may leave the field blank.
- Select what Applicant Type you are and what applicant type you want the fellowship/opportunity to be geared for, for example, graduate school and woman. You can select more than one type by holding down the control key while clicking with the mouse.
- Select any geographic restrictions you may have -- for example, if you only want to see opportunities available in New England. If you have no geographic restrictions, you may leave it blank.
- If you have already entered a keyword, you may leave the objectives field blank.
- Select the award type, such as fellowship, that matches your search. You can add your own, or you may click on Award Types to use terms supplied by SPIN. You can select more than one type by holding down the control key while clicking with the mouse.
- In the Locations Tenable field, select an area where you wish to carry out your work, such as an African institution. If you do not have any limitations, you may leave the field at Any/No Restrictions.
- You may leave the Synopsis Contains field blank.
- You may skip all of the fields below Sponsor Information.
- Click Run Search.
Tips for Using SPIN
- In order to delete terms from your search, click on View Criteria/Delete Items near the top of the page.
- If you have any questions about any of the search categories, click on the little red question mark next to each for more information.
- For more information, you can use SPIN's tutorial, available at http://spin2000.infoed.org/new_spin/spinmain.asp. You will need Microsoft Power Point in order to view the tutorial.
Note: The Simmons Sponsored Programs Page is available for the entire Simmons community to use. You can link to it at http://my.simmons.edu/services/gsp/
However, the Sponsored Programs staff is there mostly to assist faculty who are looking for research funds, and is not available to assist students. If you have any questions about this database, you can contact the Career Resource Library staff at 617-521-2515.
Additional Resources
Chronicle of Higher Education Grants and Fellowships
Along with frequently updated scholarship and grant listings (with a very good and user friendly search feature), there is a great links section, a related news section, and a section for related books, jobs, and events. This is a good source to start with, especially when you are not yet sure what grants and fellowships would be right for you.
http://cs-www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/fellowships.html
Fellowships for Non-U.S. Citizens
A listing from Mobility International USA. Includes fellowships for people with disabilities.
http://www.miusa.org/ncde/financialaid/fellow
Grants.Gov
Your one stop for finding federal government funded grants. Not only can you search for and find grants, but you can apply to them online through this web site as well. You can search at basic and advanced levels, and also search by agency and category. You can also sign up for email alerts. In order to apply for grants, you will have to register with the site, which is a free but long process that can take a few days for processing.
http://www.grants.gov/
