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Scholarships in the United States

Contents of this Page

Useful Websites

General Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Awards

Asian Cultural Council
Burmese Refugee Scholarship Program
AAUW Education Foundation Fellowships for Women
The Conservation Guest Scholars Program at the Getty Conservation Institute
Earthwatch Field Research Grants
Elva Knight Research Grant for Reading and Literacy
Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program
Institute of Food Technologists Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships
Leadership Development Mechanism
The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF)
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Pre-doctoral Fellowships at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Alfred Sommer Scholarships, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Professional Development International Fellowships for Anthropology, Wenner_Gren Foundation
 

Undergraduate Scholarships
A list of Schools with Financial Aid for International Undergraduate Students
Anderson University International Student Aid
Anneberg Scholarship Program
University of Arizona Undergraduate International Student Scholarship
The Art Institute of Boston (at Lesley University) Merit-Based Scholarship
Bard College (New Generations Scholarship)
Berea College, Kentucky, Full-tuition Scholarship 
University of Bridgeport, International Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Bucknell University (Two Scholarships)
City College of San Francisco (Foundation Endowed Community Scholarship)
College of St. Catherine
College of Wooster International Student Grant
Cunningham Southeast Asian Scholarship
East Stroudsburg University Undergraduate International Student Tuition Waiver (Half)
Murray State University Global Scholarship
Oak Foundation Scholarships
Oregon State University International Cultural Service Program
Rhodes College Scholarships
University of Richmond International Students Scholarships
Smith College Scholarships
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships
Southern Oregon University International Students Scholarships
Sweet Briar College, International Students Scholarships
Tulane University, International Students Scholarships
Washington State University (Four Awards)
 

 

Undergraduate Internships

Field Museum Internships for Undergraduate Students
Internship at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Outdoor Education Internship at SCICON
Smithsonian Minority Internship

 

Graduate Scholarships
A list of Scholarships for International Graduate Students
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Scholarships  
Anneberg Scholarship Program
The Art Institute of Boston (at Lesley University) Merit-Based Scholarship 
The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Graduate Grant-in-Aid
The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship for Conservation Horticulture
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship
The International Merit Award At Washington State University
Lindbergh Grant in Conservation and Preservation
Murray State University Global Scholarship
PEO International Scholarship
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Grants-in-Aid for scholarly research in the imprint, manuscript, pictorial and artifact collections
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships
Southern Oregon University International Students Scholarships
The University of Wisconsin (Advanced Opportunity Fellowship)

Graduate Internships

Field Museum Internships for Graduate Students
Internship at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Outdoor Education Internship at SCICON
Smithsonian Minority Internship


Work-Study
Loans

 

 

There are numerous scholarship databases that you can search on the web and they are listed in this section. Find other specific scholarships here as well.

Useful Websites

 

www.iefa.org

An excellent source of scholarship information for international students who want to study in the United States. This site lists universities that have scholarships for talented international students and scholarship funds for students in particular fields. Some are for first year students, and some are for students who have already been at the university for a year.

To give a few examples:

www.finaid.org

A comprehensive guide to financial aid with information on scholarships, loans, a glossary of financial aid terms, and how to fill out financial aid forms. Scholarship searches through FastWeb.

www.fastweb.com

The largest, most accessible scholarship database, and it’s free. You create a profile of yourself (where from, field of study, age, etc.) and the search engine looks for scholarships that match.

College Board's FUND FINDER at www.collegeboard.org

The College Board's FUND FINDER scholarship database, also known as ExPAN Scholarship Search, lists scholarships and other types of financial aid programs from 3,300 national, state, public and private sources. The database is updated annually.

SRN Express ( www.srnexpress.com)

SRN Express is a free web version of the Scholarship Resource Network (SRN) database. The SRN database focuses on private-sector, non-need-based aid, and includes information about awards from more than 1,500 organizations. The database is updated annually.

Wintergreen/Orchard House Database

Most other sites that offer a free scholarship search do not compile their own database, like the sites listed above do, but instead license the Wintergreen/Orchard House (WOH) scholarship database. Although the WOH database is updated quarterly, most of the sites that license it update their copy only once a year. Most of the sites also implement their own engine for searching the database, with varying degrees of tightness in the match. The WOH database lists awards from 1,570 sponsors.

Some of the more well-known sites that offer the WOH database include:

 

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Asian Cultural Council

 

A publicly supported operating foundation, the Asian Cultural Council was established in 1980 to supersede the Asian Cultural Program of The JDR 3rd Fund, which was created by John D. Rockefeller 3rd in 1963. Over the past 43 years, the Council and The JDR 3rd Fund before it have provided grant assistance to more than 4,000 Asians and Americans in the arts. Funding for the Council’s programs is derived from a combination of endowment income and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations in the United States and Asia.

The Asian Cultural Council supports cultural exchange between Asia and the United States in the performing and visual arts, primarily by providing individual fellowship grants to artists, scholars, students, and specialists from Asia for study, research, travel and creative work in the United States. Some grants are also awarded to Americans engaged in similar activities in Asia and to arts organizations and educational institutions for specific projects of particular significance to Asian-American cultural exchange. In addition, the Council awards a small number of grants in support of regional exchange activities within Asia.

The ACC’s geographic purview covers an extensive area of Asia ranging from Afghanistan to Japan. Because the Council’s grant funds are limited, however, priority consideration is currently being given to applicants from that area of Southeast and East Asia extending eastward from Burma through Japan.

Grants are made in the following fields: archaeology, architecture (design, theory, and history), art history, art and architectural conservation, crafts, dance, film, museology, music, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, theater, and video.

ACC Fellowships and Projects
Many of the Asian Cultural Council's fellowships are awarded with unrestricted grant funds, primarily to support artists and specialists from Asia pursuing research, training, and creative programs in the United States. In 2005, unrestricted funds provided support for seventeen individual fellowships and eighteen project grants.

The Council also awards grants in named programs that have been established with funds restricted for specific purposes. These are described below.

Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
The Ford Foundation Fellowship Program of the ACC provides support for training, travel, and research in the United States by individuals from Asia engaged in the study, documentation, and preservation of Asian traditional arts. Funded by an endowment grant from the Ford Foundation, this program offers awards in archaeology, art history, conservation, dance ethnology, ethnomusicology, museology, and other disciplines involving traditional Asian culture.

Humanities Fellowship Program
Intended primarily to support American scholars and graduate students, the Council's Humanities Fellowship Program was initiated with a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and matching funds from The JDR 3rd Fund and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The program assists American scholars, doctoral students, and specialists in the humanities to undertake research, training, and study in Asia in the following fields: archaeology; conservation; museology; and the theory, history, and criticism of architecture, art, dance, film, music, photography, and theater. Fellowship grants range in duration from one to nine months. The program also supports American and Asian scholars participating in international conferences, exhibitions, visiting professorships, and similar projects.

Starr Foundation Fellowship Program
The contemporary visual arts of Asia are the focus of the ACC's Starr Foundation Fellowship Program, which was established with an endowment grant from the Starr Foundation. Assistance is provided to artists and arts specialists from Asia for creative research, training, and observation in the United States for periods ranging from one month to one year. Grants are made in the fields of art criticism, crafts, film, museology, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. In 2005, seventeen Starr Foundation Fellowship Program grants supported artists, curators, and critics from Asia traveling to the United States.

John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award
Each year the ACC presents the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award of the Asian Cultural Council to an individual from Asia or the United States who has made a significant contribution to the international understanding, practice, or study of the visual or performing arts of Asia. This $30,000 award for outstanding professional achievement commemorates the deep and long standing interest of John D. Rockefeller 3rd in Asian art and culture.
Candidates for the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award must be nominated by artists, scholars, and others professionally involved in Asian art and culture. Recipients are selected by the trustees of the Asian Cultural Council in consultation with various specialists in the candidates' fields as well as with qualified individuals having firsthand knowledge of the nominees' professional activities and accomplishments. The award enables recipients to pursue work in some aspect of the arts of Asia through international travel and research. Individuals from Asia and the United States who are active in any field of the visual or performing arts of Asia, whether affiliated with an institution or working independently, are eligible for award consideration. Funds for the Award are made possible by an endowment gift to the Asian Cultural Council from The JDR 3rd Fund. Recipients of the 2005 John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award are Mella Jaarsma and Nindityo Adipurnomo, founders of Cemeti Art House in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Information for Applicants
Asian individuals in the visual and performing arts seeking grant assistance to conduct research, study, receive specialized training, undertake observation tours, or pursue creative activity in the United States are eligible to apply for fellowship support from the Council.

 

Application Procedures
Individuals and institutions wishing to inquire about the possibility of grant support should send a brief description of the activity for which assistance is being sought to the Council. If the proposed activity falls within the ACC’s guidelines, application materials requesting more detailed information will be provided by the ACC, and applicants will be informed as to when their proposals can be presented to the trustees of the Council for formal review. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is February 1 for proposals to be considered at the spring meeting of the ACC’s trustees. A small number of requests in specific program areas may also be considered at a fall meeting, for which the application deadline is August 1.

Contact:

New York Office:

Asian Cultural Council
437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, New York

USA 10022-7001


Tel: (212) 812-4300
Fax: (212) 812-4299


E-mail:
acc@accny.org

Tokyo Office

Asian Cultural Council
Japan-United States Arts Program
1-16-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku

Tokyo, Japan 104-0061


Tel: (81) 3-3535-0287
Fax: (81) 3-3535-5565

E-mail: jusap@gol.com

Hong Kong Office

Asian Cultural Council

Hong Kong Arts Program
One Hysan Avenue, Suite 1503
Hong Kong


Tel: (852) 2895-0407
Fax: (852) 2576-7206


E-mail:
acchk@netvigator.com

Taipei Office

Asian Cultural Council

Taiwan Fellowship Program
303 Chung-Hsiao E. Road, Sec. 4, Fl 10-2

Taipei, Taiwan  106


Tel: (886) 2-8771-8836
Fax: (886) 2-8771-8844


E-mail:
acctpe@tpts4.seed.net.tw

 

 

 

 

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The Burmese Refugee Scholarship Program

The Burmese Refugee Scholarship Program (BRSP) was mandated by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It assists Burmese refugees who were forced to flee their homeland in fear of persecution by Burma’s ruling military junta for having participated in pro-democracy movements.  Since 1995 the Program has been administered by Indiana University. 

Each year five students who have the potential to be leaders in a democratic Burma are brought to the US to pursue training at institutions of higher education.  The overall goal of BRSP is to assist these refugees in achieving a democratic society in Burma. 

The grantees selected have shown leadership skills and support for the goal of a more democratic Burma through their past activities in Burma and among Burmese refugee organizations and communities abroad.  They show a capacity to benefit from university level studies in the U.S.  They have been designated as refugees (persons of concern) by the UN High Commission for Refugees.

Under the BRSP, the grantees are brought to the Indiana University Bloomington campus for pre-academic orientation and English as a Second Language training.  Upon completion of this initial stage of the program they begin full-time enrollment in degree programs at appropriate institutions.

The BRSP grantees are enrolled in fields such as journalism, public administration, business management, public health and NGO management.  They develop the professional skill and knowledge required for building a democratic Burma. In addition to their studies, they demonstrate a continuing involvement with individuals and organizations in the US and abroad that are working to bring about a more democratic Burma.

For more information about this program, please contact:

Carol Myint
Program Officer
Center for International Education and Development Assistance (CIEDA)
Indiana University
201 N. Indiana Ave.
Bloomington, IN  47408-4001
USA
Tel. (812)855-3948
Fax (812)855-6271
E-mail: cmyint@indiana.edu

 

 

 

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AAUW Education Foundation Fellowships for Women

The American Association of University Women offers fellowships to women who are not US citizens or permanent residents for full-time study or research at accredited institutions. Both graduate and postgraduate study are supported. Applicants must have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree by Dec. 31, 2001, and must have applied to their proposed institution of study by the time of application (no later than Dec. 15, 2001). Selection criteria include outstanding academic record, professional potential, and the ability to improve the lives of women and girls in the country of origin. Upon completion of studies, fellowship recipients must return to their home countries to pursue a professional career. Preference will be given to applicants who can verify that they have a definite position awaiting them.

Approximately 47 fellowships are awarded each year.

Fellowship award: $16,860
Applications available: Aug. 1-Nov. 15
Application POSTMARK deadline: Dec. 15

Go to www.aauw.org for more information and to download the application.

You can also write to:

The AAUW Educational Foundation,
Department 60,
2201 N. Dodge St,
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030,
USA
Phone: 319-337-1716
Fax: 319-337-1204

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The Conservation Guest Scholars Program at the Getty Conservation Institute

The Getty Research Institute is an operating program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Its goals as a research institute are to promote innovative scholarship in the arts and the humanities, cross traditional academic boundaries, and provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and debate. Integral to its interdisciplinary approach is the concept that visual arts and artifacts should be assessed within the broad historical and cultural contexts in which they were created.

The Conservation Guest Scholars Program at the Getty Conservation Institute is a residential program that serves to encourage new ideas and perspectives in the field of conservation, with an emphasis on the visual arts (including sites, buildings, objects) and the theoretical underpinnings of the field. The program provides an opportunity for professionals to pursue scholarly research in an interdisciplinary manner across traditional boundaries in areas of wide general interest to the international conservation community. Conservation Guest Scholars are in residence for three to nine months.


Eligibility

These grants are for established scholars and professionals who have attained distinction in conservation or related fields. Grants are not intended to fund research for the completion of an academic degree.

Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities.

 

Deadline: November 1

Terms of the Grant

A monthly stipend of $3,500 is awarded, prorated to the actual dates of residency, up to a maximum of $31,500. In addition to the stipend, the grant also includes a workstation at the Conservation Institute, research assistance, travel funds, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, and health benefits.


Review Process

Conservation Guest Scholar Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Eligible applications will be evaluated by the Conservation Institute on the basis of the applicant's past achievements; how the project would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections; and how the project would contribute to the advancement of the conservation field.


Application Form

The application form is available here for viewing and printing in Portable Document Format (PDF), or by contacting the address below. To view and print the application form in PDF you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader®. 


Application Instructions

Each application should include:

1. Application Form -- The application form must be completed and signed.

2. Project Proposal—Each application must include a description of the applicant's proposed research (not to exceed five pages). The proposal should include the following distinct sections:

a. Project description
b. Methodology
c. Expected outcome
d. Project contribution to the advancement of the conservation field
e. Applicant's qualifications to execute project
f. Benefits to project from resources at the Getty.

3. Curriculum vitae.

4. Supplemental Materials (optional)--Applicants are welcome to submit written material in support of their proposal. Such materials should be limited to approximately ten pages in length. Please note that application materials will not be returned.



DO NOT USE STAPLES OR SPECIAL BINDING MATERIALS; clips or rubber bands are sufficient.

All original application materials must be received at the Getty Grant Program by November 1. Please submit applications by postal mail or courier; materials faxed or sent electronically will not be accepted. Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted. Application materials will not be returned.


Send application materials to:

Conservation Guest Scholar Grants
The Getty Grant Program
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 800
Los Angeles, California 90049-1685
U.S.A.

Additional information is available from the Getty Grant Program (address above), 310 440 7374 (phone), 310 440 7703 (fax), or Email: researchgrants@getty.edu.



Notification

Applicants will be notified of the Conservation Institute's decision in Spring 2002.

 

 

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Earthwatch Field Research Grants

Earthwatch primarily supports post-doctoral or equivalent scholarship.  Each year projects headed by doctoral students working with an advisor with sufficient educational and field training are also supported.  Proposals from potential principal investigators with commensurate life experience are also accepted.

Proposals are invited from advanced scholars of any nationality, covering any geographic region. Applicants intending to conduct research in foreign countries should include host-country nationals in their research staffs.   All Earthwatch projects are conducted in English.

There are no age, gender, or nationality restrictions or preferences.

To date, Earthwatch has sponsored over 2,800 research projects worldwide, contributing over $50 million to scholarship. Through Earthwatch, over 65,000 volunteers have supported important scientific and humanities research by contributing their time, private funds, and skills. 

Contact Information: Dr. Andrew Hudson

Email: ahudson@earthwatch.org  or  cfr@earthwatch.org

Phone: 617-926-8200 extension 126

Fax: 617-926-8532

(For more information, please see: http://www.earthwatch.org)

 

 

 

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 Elva Knight Research Grant for Reading and Literacy

The Elva Knight Research Grant provides up to US$10,000 for research in reading and literacy. Projects should be completed within 2 years and may be carried out using any research method or approach so long as the focus of the project is on research in reading or literacy. Activities such as developing new programs or instructional materials are not eligible for funding except to the extent that these activities are necessary procedures for the conduct of the research.

Each year, it is expected that at least one grant will be awarded to a researcher outside the
United States and Canada and that one grant will be awarded to a teacher-initiated research project. Non-North Americans and classroom teachers are especially encouraged to apply.

For more information, please contact:
Research and Policy Division
The International Reading Association
800 Barksdale Road
PO Box 8139
DE 19714-8139, Newark
United States of America
Tel: +1 302 731 1600, ext. 423
Fax: +1 302 731 1057
research@reading.org
International Reading Association website

 

Click here to download grant guidelines and the application form in PDF.


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Deadline for submission: January 15
 

 

 

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Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished professionals from designated countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Eurasia to the United States at a midpoint in their careers for a year of study and related professional experiences. The Program provides a basis for establishing long-lasting productive partnerships and relationships between citizens of the United States and their professional counterparts in other countries, fostering an exchange of knowledge and mutual understanding throughout the world.

Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates with a commitment to public service in both the public and private sectors, especially in the fields of natural resources and environmental management; public policy analysis and public administration; economic development; agricultural development/agricultural economics; finance and banking; human resource management/personnel; urban and regional planning; public health policy and management; technology policy and management; educational planning; communications/journalism; drug abuse education, prevention and treatment; and law, civil society, human rights, and democratic development.

During their Fellowship year, Humphrey Fellows participate in programs that combine graduate-level academic coursework with professional development activities. The program is not a degree program, but rather is designed to provide broad professional enrichment through a combination of activities tailored to each Fellow's interests. All Fellows participate in workshops and conferences that provide interaction with leaders from U.S. federal, state, and local governments, multinational organizations and the private sector. These workshops also provide a forum for discussion of issues of professional interest to the Fellows.

Humphrey Fellows are placed at carefully selected U.S. universities. Each campus has a Humphrey coordinator and advisors who provide academic and administrative support and who help each Fellow design and implement an individualized program of graduate-level coursework and professional development activities.

Humphrey Fellowships are limited to one academic year (August to June), preceded, if appropriate, by a period of English language training.

Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates with a commitment to public service in both the public and private sectors, especially in the fields of:

·         Natural resources and environmental management

·         Public policy analysis and public administration

·         Economic development

·         Agricultural development/agricultural economics

·         Finance and banking

·         Human resource management

·         Urban and regional planning

·         Public health policy and management

·         Technology policy and management

·         Educational planning

·         Communications/journalism

·         Drug abuse treatment, prevention and education

·         Law, civil society, human rights and democratic development

Interested applicants must apply in their home countries to the United States Embassy, Public Affairs Section or Fulbright Commission. After national selection, final nominations are reviewed in the United States by independent review committees. These review committees make recommendations to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Awards are announced each year by April for Fellowships beginning in August/September.

To be eligible for a Humphrey Fellowship, applicants must have:

·         An undergraduate degree

·         Five years of substantial professional experience

·         Demonstrated leadership qualities and record of public service

·         Fluency in English

The initial recruitment usually starts in April.

Humphrey Fellowships provide:

·         International/domestic travel

·         Tuition and fees for university course work

·         Accident/sickness insurance

·         Monthly maintenance

·         Funding for books, computer purchase and professional activities

·         Special program seminars

Note: The Humphrey Program does not provide financial support for accompanying dependents.

Contact information:
CAO/PAO, USIS
14 Tawwin Road
Dagon Township
Yangon, Myanmar
Tel: [95] (1) 223-106
Fax: [95] (1) 280-409

(For more information, please check: http://www.iie.org/pgms/hhh)

 

 

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Institute of Food Technologists Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships

 

The IFT Administered Scholarships/Fellowships Program is available each year to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. These awards are given by food industry companies, organizations, Divisions, and Section of the IFT, and the IFT to assist young scientists in obtaining the education and training necessary to fill positions in industry, government, and education.

Deadline: Graduate and Junior/Senior applications to department heads is February 1; Freshman, February 15; Sophomore, March 1.

For further information contact the IFT Scholarship Department at 1-312-782-8424, or e-mail Patti Pagliuco at pgpagliuco@ift.org .  

Click here: Download Scholarship Application Forms to download application forms.

The following is a summary of awards available and the program objectives:

Awards
Available for the 2002-03 school year, are 109 undergraduate scholarships ranging in value from $1,000 to $2,250; and 33 graduate fellowships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000; awards totaling over $200,000.

Purpose
The purpose of the awards is to encourage study in food science/technology. The scholarships and fellowships awarded by IFT Divisions are intended to encourage interest and research in their specific disciplines.

Undergraduate Scholarships
Applicants for undergraduate scholarships must be enrolled or planning to enroll in an IFT-approved food science/technology program (one that meets the IFT Committee on Higher Education's "IFT's Undergraduate Education Standards for Degrees in Food Science "). When requesting an application by phone you will automatically receive a list of IFT- approved food science/technology programs. Students pursuing any other degree program or options are not eligible for IFT Scholarships.

Graduate Fellowships
Graduate fellowship applicants can be enrolled in any college or university that is conducting fundamental studies to further food science/technology. Research in such disciplines as genetics, horticulture, nutrition, microbiology, biochemistry, engineering, chemistry, etc. is not eligible unless it is directly related to food science/technology

 

 

 

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Leadership Development Mechanism

IIE’s Leadership Development Mechanism, funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and implemented by IIE West Coast Center, is an international population leadership program that facilitates leadership development in the fields of reproductive health and population in Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and the Sudan.

The overall goal of the Leadership Development Mechanism is to strengthen emerging and established leaders in order to vastly expand reproductive health choices and services in the program’s eight focus countries. By placing priority on women, youth and media professionals, the program recognizes the need to balance global gender inequalities, train today’s youth to lead tomorrow’s population programs, and to gain the commitment of media leaders to promote population issues and family planning.  

The program supports participation of qualified individuals in short-term training, and in a few selected, long-term graduate training programs in the U.S. Participants attend training programs in the eight focus countries, in regional training programs in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and in the U.S. In selected cases, IIE may also support participation at international population conferences, and organize study tours.

IIE supports participation of selected individuals from the eight focus countries in training programs focusing on:

Through matching qualified participants with high quality leadership and reproductive health programs, the Leadership Development Mechanism strives to:

For further information about the Leadership Development Mechanism, please contact Martina Frank, Senior Program Officer, at mfrank@iie.org or (415) 362-6520 ext. 216.

 

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The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF)

For Women from Developing Countries

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund supports the education of women from developing countries who are committed to improving the lives of women and children in a developing country. Previous grant recipients studied agriculture, architecture and urban planning, civil engineering, education, forestry, journalism, nursing, nutrition, pediatrics, public administration, public health, social sciences and social work. In 2000, five grants were awarded.

Award: approximately $11,000 for one year.

Eligibility: must be a woman from a developing country who:

1. Has a record of service to women and/or children in her country.
2. Resides in the U.S. at the time she submits the application.
3. Is enrolled at an accredited U.S. educational institution by September 1999 and during the entire period covered by the grant.
4. Uses the grant to continue to study for her degree.
5. Is a national of a developing country* and is not a U.S. Green Card holder.
6. Plans to return to a developing country in about two years.
7. Can demonstrate financial need.
8. Will be at least 25 years old when submitting the application.
9. Is not related to any World Bank Group staff member or his or her spouse.

Applications must be requested by E-mail or in writing from:

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
E-mail: MMMF@worldbank.org
1818 H Street, NW, Room H2-200
Washington DC 20433
Phone: (202) 473 - 5804

Application forms are available in September and must be completed by February 1. Recipients will be notified in April.

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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family.

    ·         application materials are available on this website.

·         Online Application System will be re-activated by the third week of June

·         All applications postmarked or submitted electronically on or before November 1st are acknowledged by email.

For more information, please go to: http://www.pdsoros.org/

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

Deadlines for applications are November 30th of any year; we encourage candidates to submit and get their collateral material to us before that date. Life being as it is in universities, however, there is a crush of material on the 30th. Letters of recommendation are often late, making a full consideration more difficult. Once the application and other materials are in hand, teams of at least three readers consider the candidacy and determine who will be invited for interviews. Like every strong fellowship program, the Soros Fellowships have many more able people applying than can ever be invited for interviews. Painful though the decision process is, 84 are eventually invited -- 36 to Los Angeles and 48 to New York. The interviews are held the last week in January and the first week in February, with an early March announcement.

THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

The selection panels for New American Fellowships consist entirely of successful New Americans and Soros Fellowship alumni. Twelve people are interviewed each day, preceded by a dinner the previous night. The purpose of the dinner is for candidates to meet staff and some panelists, to learn more about the interview process, and to meet each other. It has been the experience of past dinners that candidates get to know and appreciate each other, but they also are grateful to discuss their New American experience with others.

With two teams of panelists, each candidate has two thirty minute interviews. The objective of the interviews is to allow the candidates to tell their story as they wish to tell it and then elaborate on items they included in their two essays. It cannot be emphasized too greatly how important these essays are to having a good interview. Candidates are interviewed either in the morning or afternoon and are then free to return to their home or institution. The Soros program pays for transportation and accommodations. Increasingly, the selection panels include Soros alumnae/i.

EXPECTATIONS OF FELLOWS

If someone is successful in receiving the Soros Fellowship, what is expected? In addition to the frequent e-mail and correspondence so that the Program can get maintenance checks to the Fellows and half-tuition to the university, the obligations are four-fold. First, the Program Director will expect at least once in the Fellowship period to visit the Fellow's institution to see how things are going, meeting with the dean, financial aid officer, and major professor. Whenever the Director visits a campus, a dinner is usually held for all the Fellows in the area (i.e., Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington) and it is hoped all Fellows can manage to attend. Second, each year the Fellow is expected to forward to the New York office a copy of the transcript. Third, twice in the Fellowship, the Fellow is expected to attend a Fall Conference in New York City, where all the Fellows have a chance to meet each other and the Soroses and members of our National Advisory Council, share views on such common concerns as immigration and human rights, and visit key cultural places in the City (usually the Metropolitan Opera, the Metropolitan Museum, and a Broadway show). The Program pays for transportation and accommodations. Finally, at the end of Fellowship, each Fellow is asked to write an "end-of-Fellowship" report. While not "required," it is hoped that all Fellows will keep in touch with the Program office and each other through the newsletter and the website chatroom.

To apply online, please go to: http://www.pdsoros.org/application.html

Contact Information:

400 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019

Phone: 212-547-6926
Fax: 212-548-4623

Email: pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org


URL: http://www.pdsoros.org

Warren F. Ilchman
Director

Carmel Geraghty
Program Officer

 

 

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Pre-doctoral Fellowships at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) announces the availability of predoctoral fellowships, which may begin as early as July of each year. Fellowships are designed to allow students from other institutions throughout the world to do their thesis research at SAO. A wide variety of research projects may be proposed, with over 200 scientific staff available as research advisors, drawing from the seven research divisions at the Center for Astrophysics: Atomic and Molecular Physics, High Energy Astrophysics, Optical and Infrared Astronomy, Planetary Sciences, Radio and Geoastronomy, Solar and Stellar Physics, and Theoretical Astrophysics.

Research facilities include the Multiple Mirror Telescope and other optical and infrared telescopes; radio telescopes; a large network of workstations; laboratories for determining atomic and molecular parameters and developing instruments; and an outstanding library system. Data are also available from a wide range of space missions. The Observatory is seeking applications from individuals with promise in fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and planetary sciences, including theory, observation, instrument development (especially detectors and interferometers), and laboratory experiments. Applicants should contact directly any Smithsonian scientist in their are of interest to discuss possible research topics. Applicants must have completed preliminary coursework and examination and be ready to begin dissertation research at the time of the award. Applicants' degrees will be awarded by their home institutions; therefore they must have the approval of their institutions to conduct their thesis research at SAO.

 

Eligibility/Requirements: Predoctoral students with promise in fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and planetary sciences, including theory, observation, instrument development (especially detectors and interferometers), and laboratory experiments. Applicants must have completed preliminary coursework and examination and be ready to begin dissertation research at the time of the award. Applicants' degrees will be awarded by their home institutions; therefore they must have the approval of their institutions to conduct their thesis research at the designated location.

Amount: $15,000

Deadline: April 15th

Application forms and more information about current research and facilities may be obtained from the:

Secretary, Predoctoral Fellowship Committee
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
60 Garden Street, Mail Stop 47
Cambridge, MA 02138
E-mail: predoc@cfa.harvard.edu


(Please include mailing address when requesting application materials)

 

 

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Alfred Sommer Scholarships, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

(information from: http://www.jhsph.edu/sommerscholars/about/application.html)

Thanks to a unique gift, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health established this prestigious scholarship program for future leaders of public health in 2004. Named at the donor’s request in honor of Alfred Sommer, Dean Emeritus of the School, whose vitamin A research has saved millions of children's lives, Hopkins Sommer Scholars will be selected for their scholarly abilities and leadership potential. 

The program seeks individuals who have demonstrated innate leadership skills and want to channel those skills in the direction of public health. Applicants may include writers, doctors, lawyers, scientists, politicians, business executives, journalists, engineers, financial analysts, economists and others who want to make a difference in the world and are seeking the tools to do so effectively.  Their training will enable them to confront the world's complex health issues by pursuing critical discovery and its translation into effective health policies and programs.

Application and Selection
To be considered for a Sommer Scholarship, applicants must be admitted into a full-time doctoral program or the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

All applicants must begin by completing the application for admission by the deadline of the program for which they are applying. Please note that application deadlines vary by program and may be as early as December 1.  

Those interested in the Hopkins Sommer Scholars program are invited to address one of the following questions in the personal statement on the application for admission:

Applicants are also invited, but not required, to request the individuals completing letters of recommendation to comment on the applicant's leadership potential and suitability as a Hopkins Sommer Scholar.

You may find some of the questions you have at:

http://www.jhsph.edu/sommerscholars/faq/

 

 

 

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Professional Development International Fellowships for Anthropology, Wenner-Gren Foundation

 Professional Development International Fellowships are intended for scholars and advanced students from countries in which anthropology or specific subfields of anthropology are under-represented and who therefore seek additional training to enhance their skills or to develop new areas of expertise in anthropology. The program offers three types of awards:


- Predoctoral Fellowship for study leading to a Ph.D.;


- Postdoctoral Fellowship for scholars wishing advanced training;

- Library Residency Fellowship for advanced students and
postdoctoral scholars within five years of receiving their doctorate to travel to libraries with outstanding collections in anthropology.

Requirements for Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships: 

 

Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate:
- the unavailability of such training in their home country;
- their provisional acceptance by a host institution that will provide such training;
- their intention to return and work in their home country upon completion of their training.

The applicant must have a home sponsor who is a member of the institution with which he/she is affiliated in the home country and a host sponsor who is a member of the institution in which the candidate plans to pursue training. The host sponsor must be willing to assume responsibility for overseeing the candidate's training. Because the fellowship is intended as a partnership with the Host Institution in providing the fellow's training, it is expected that candidates will also be offered support by the host institution.

Requirements for Library Residency Fellowships: 

Applicants must be prepared to show that travel to a library is necessary for preparing a research proposal or completing a project designed to advance teaching and scholarship in the home country. They must also be able to obtain a letter from their home supervisor or chairperson attesting to the applicant's need of library materials not available in the home institution. The foundation has set up host sponsors at several libraries with excellent collections in different areas of anthropology, from which the applicant can choose. An applicant must be accepted by one of these sponsors before a library residency can be awarded.

Amount and Duration of Awards: 

Predoctoral Fellowships are made for amounts up to $15,000 per year. Fellows may apply for up to two renewals. Postdoctoral Fellowships are made for amounts up to $35,000 for one year, with the possibility of one renewal. Library Residency Fellowships are made for amounts up to $5,000 for a maximum period of three months. They are not renewable.

Budgetary Guidelines:

Professional Development International Fellowships may be used to cover travel, living expenses, tuition, student fees, insurance, books, and any other relevant categories of expenditure. Aid is not provided for salary and/or fringe benefits of applicant or for institutional overhead.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:  

Inquiries about the predoctoral and postdoctoral awards should be made by means of a one-page Summary Statement of Purpose. Preliminary requirements must be met to determine eligibility for a formal application.

The Wenner-Gren Foundation
220 Fifth Ave. 16th Floor
New York, NY 10001-7708
Phone: 212.683.5000
Fax: 212.683.9151

E-mail: inquiries@wennergren.org

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 

There is No Deadline for these programs, however, those interested in receiving a Predoctoral or Postdoctoral Fellowship application must contact the foundation at least six months prior to enrollment in the host institution. Library Residency Fellowship candidates should contact the foundation at least three months before their intended starting date.

 

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A list of Schools with Financial Aid for International Undergraduate Students

(This information is from the www.edupass.org website, and based on a list developed by Douglas C. Thompson.)

The lists below indicate which schools offer aid (including grants, loans, and jobs) to the largest numbers of international students.

To be included in the following lists, the schools must have an average award that is greater than 1/5 of the cost of attendance. The financial aid may include grants, loans, and jobs, and often includes both merit and need-based awards. Within each group, schools are listed in alphabetical order.

If a school is not listed here, it probably does not have much financial aid for international students.

 

Schools with Awards to More than 150 Students

Arizona State University (AZ)

Barry University (FL)

Clark Univ. (MA)

Eastern Michigan Univ. (MI)

Harding Univ. (AR)

Harvard (MA)

Illinois Inst. of Tech. (IL)

Liberty Univ. (VA)

Louisiana State Univ. (LA)

Macalester College (MN)

Marquette Univ. (WI)

MIT (MA)

Mount Holyoke College (MA)

Ohio Wesleyan Univ. (OH)

Princeton (NJ)

Univ. of Bridgeport (CT)

Univ. of Houston (TX)

Univ. of Pennsylvania (PA)

Univ. of South Florida (FL)

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Schools with Awards to 100-149 Students

Brown Univ. (RI)

Calvin College (MI)

College of Wooster (OH)

Dartmouth (NH)

Dordt College (IA)

Eckerd College (FL)

Florida Inst. of Tech. (FL)

Georgia Southern Univ. (GA)

Graceland College (IA)

Luther College (IA)

Middlebury College (VT)

Northeast Louisiana (LA)

Oberlin (OH)

Savannah Coll. of Art (GA)

Slippery Rock Univ. (PA)

Smith College (MA)

Stanford (CA)

Texas Christian Univ. (TX)

Tri-State Univ. (IN)

Univ. of Miami (FL)

Univ. of Rochester (NY)

Yale (CT)

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Schools with Awards to 50-99 Students

Abilene Christian Univ. (TX)

Allegheny College (PA)

Augsburg College (MN)

Beloit College (WI)

Bethany College (WV)

Brandeis Univ. (MA)

Bryn Mawr College (PA)

California Lutheran (CA)

Cleveland Inst. of Music (OH)

Colby College (ME)

Columbia Univ. (NY)

Concordia Coll. (MN)

Cornell Univ. (NY)

Denison Univ. (OH)

Franklin & Marshall (PA)

George Wash. Univ. (DC)

Goshen College (IN)

Grinnell College (IA)

Houghton College (NY)

Ithaca College (NY)

Julliard School (NY)

Knox College (IL)

Lake Forest College (IL)

Lawrence Univ. (WI)

Lewis & Clark (OR)

Lynn Univ. (FL)

Maharishi Intl. Univ. (IA)

Monmouth College (IL)

North Park Univ. (IL)

Principia College (IL)

Rochester Inst. of Tech. (NY)

St. Augustine's College (NC)

St. Johns College (MD)

St. Lawrence Univ. (NY)

St. Olaf College (MN)

Tulane Univ. (LA)

Univ. of Maine (ME)

Univ. of Wisc./Eau Clair (WI)

US International Univ. (CA)

Washington College (MD)

Washington Univ. (MO)

Wesleyan Univ. (CT)

Western Maryland Coll. (MD)

Wittenberg Univ. (OH)

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Schools with Awards to 15-49 Students

Albright College (PA)

Amherst College (MA)

Augustana College (IL)

Bard College (NY)

Bates College (ME)

Bennington College (VT)

Bowdoin College (ME)

CalTech (CA)

Central College (IA)

Coe College (IA)

Colgate Univ. (NY)

Davidson College (NC)

Dickinson College (PA)

Earlham College (IN)

Eastern Nazarene (MA)

Elizabethtown College (PA)

Elmira College (NY)

Gettysburg College (PA)

Gustavas Adolphus Coll. (MN)

Hamilton College (NY)

Hampshire College (MA)

Hood College (MD)

Kalamazoo College (MI)

Kenyon College (OH)

Lafayette College (PA)

Messiah College (PA)

Michigan State Univ. (MI)

Mount Union College (OH)

Occidental College (CA)

Spalding Univ. (KY)

Swarthmore College (PA)

Taylor Univ. (IN)

Thomas Aquinas Coll. (CA)

Troy State Univ. (AL)

Univ. of Chicago (IL)

Univ. of Colorado/Bldr (CO)

Univ. of Oregon (OR)

Univ. of St. Thomas (MN)

Univ. of the South (TN)

Vassar College (NY)

Wabash College (IN)

Wellesley College (MA)

West Virginia Wesleyan (WV)

William Smith College (NY)

Williams College (MA)

 

 

 

 

Anderson University International Student Aid

The International Scholarship is an “IMPACT” award. These funds are designed to assist students with high need who will have a positive impact on our community.