Scholarships

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

November 7, 2012

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate.

The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.

Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Scholarship monies not used during one academic year are not transferable to the succeeding academic year. Junior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of two years of scholarship support, and senior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of scholarship support.

The Trustees intend to award up to 300 Goldwater Scholarships. The number of scholarships to be awarded per state will depend on the number and qualifications of the nominees from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and, considered as a single entity, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

November 7, 2012

The Gates Cambridge Scholarships are one of the most prestigious international scholarships in the world.

Quick facts

First class of Scholars took up their awards in 2001
Currently over 1,400 Gates Cambridge Scholars and Alumni from more than 100 countries
95 new Scholarships awarded each year: 40 in US round 55 in international round
225 Scholars from c. 50 countries studying in Cambridge
Over 1,000 Alumni spread across the globe

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme was established in October 2000 by a donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge; this is the largest ever single donation to a UK university.

Scholarships are awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. The selection criteria are:

outstanding intellectual ability
leadership potential
a commitment to improving the lives of others
a good fit between the applicant’s qualifications and aspirations and the postgraduate programme at Cambridge for which they are applying

While at Cambridge, Scholars pursue full range of subjects available at the University and are spread through its departments and Colleges.

Our Alumni are pursuing further study or employment across many sectors of society and, despite the relative youth of the programme, are increasingly taking on leadership roles and applying their knowledge and skills to improve the lives of others.

The aim of the Gates Cambridge programme is to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others.

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

November 7, 2012

The U.S. Fulbright Program is designed to give recent B.A./B.S. graduates, students enrolled in masters or doctoral programs, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development, intellectual, professional and artistic growth and international experience. Fulbright Fellows receive research/study grants, which allow them to pursue one academic year of self-designed study and/or research, or academic year English teaching assistantships.

Eligibility: To qualify for awards, candidates must:
1) be U.S. citizens at the time of application. Permanent residents are not eligible;
2) hold a B.A degree or the equivalent before the start of the grant;
3) have sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language of the host country to communicate with the people and to carry out the proposed study. This is especially important for projects in the social sciences and the humanities.

While the internal Emory application deadline for the Fulbright Fellowship is on or around September 1, students interested in applying are strongly encouraged to seek assistance from the Scholarships and Fellowships office in the Spring semester of their junior year. The office can provide students with information and advice about submitting an application as well as guidance on crafting their personal statement, and, in the case of students applying for the Full Research/Study grant, their research proposal.

For information about applying for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, click here.

For information about applying for the Fulbright Research/Study Grant, click here.

Fellowships Office: Policy and Global Affairs

November 7, 2012

Welcome to the Fellowships Office of Policy and Global Affairs

The Fellowships Office (FO) of the National Academies administers predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior fellowship awards on behalf of government and private/foundation sponsors; these fellowship awards play an important role in the career development of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and scholars for the academic, federal, industrial and international workforce. Current opportunities are as follows:

Research Associateship Programs (RAP)
The NRC Resident Research Associateship Programs were established in 1954. The goal of this program is to provide advanced training for highly qualified graduate postdoctoral and visiting scientists, while enhancing the research conducted in federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. A wide variety of research opportunities are available at top research laboratories across the U.S. and in select foreign locations. These awards are open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and with some limitations, foreign nationals in all fields of science and engineering.

Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
Through its Fellowship Program, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties. Administered by the National Research Council (NRC) since 1979, these programs provide fellowship support at the predoctoral, dissertation and postdoctoral levels. Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens who can demonstrate superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

Jefferson Science Fellowship
Recognizing that knowledge of state-of-the-art science, technology, and engineering (STE) is essential to the formulation and implementation of U.S. government policy, the Secretary of State began the Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) program at the U.S. Department of State, in 2003. Tenured academic scientists and engineers from U.S. institutions of higher learning are eligible. Fellows spend one year at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. Following the fellowship year, the Jefferson Science Fellow returns to his/her academic career, but remains available to the U.S. government as an experienced consultant for short-term projects.

Winston Churchill Scholarship

November 7, 2012

THE CHURCHILL SCHOLARSHIP

“It was the best year of my life.”

“The Churchill Scholar experience completely opened my eyes to new horizons in all aspects of life. Intellectually, I explored the application of mathematics to new and exciting areas. Personally, I reinvented myself, having moved to a new continent where I would find countless new friends. Culturally, it was my first opportunity to experience living in a new culture as a foreigner, which showed me new perspectives on my own culture as well as others. Socially, I was surrounded by brilliant scientists, doctors, lawyers, philosophers, mathematicians, engineers, and artists: many would become life-long friends. It is rare in one’s life to experience the kind of freedom the Churchill Scholars find at Churchill College. It is especially profound when coming straight from the high-pressure focus of undergraduate courses. With the time, energy and freedom characteristic of fellowship at the Churchill MCR, the historical perspective of the Churchill legacy and immersion in the academic community the Churchill Scholars are in a unique position for personal reflection and advancement. Having embarked on such an unknown adventure and thoroughly loved it, it give me a new confidence and appreciation for risk taking. It’s an opportunity of get to know yourself, and to grow in all areas of life.”

What Churchill Scholars Say About Their Year at Cambridge

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

November 7, 2012

Junior Fellows Program

Each year the Endowment offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 participating colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment’s senior associates. Those who have begun graduate studies are not eligible for consideration. See your school’s Nominating Official to learn more about the college application process.

Beinecke Scholarship

November 7, 2012

The Beinecke Scholarship Program was established in 1971 by the Board of Directors of The Sperry and Hutchinson Company to honor Edwin, Frederick, and Walter Beinecke. The Board created an endowment to provide substantial scholarships for the graduate education of young men and women of exceptional promise. The program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Since 1975 the program has selected more than 500 college juniors from more than 100 different undergraduate institutions for support during graduate study at any accredited university.

Each scholar receives $4,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. There are no geographic restrictions on the use of the scholarship, and recipients are allowed to supplement the award with other scholarships, assistantships and research grants. Scholars are encouraged to begin graduated study as soon as possible following graduation from college, and must utilize all of the funding within five years of completion of undergraduate studies.

The Beinecke African Scholarship Program was established in 1996 in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society. The program was established to enable African students to pursue graduate study in conservation or wildlife ecology at a University in the United States.

A single scholarship was awarded from 1998 to 2002 at which time the number of awards was increased to two per year and enrollment in Universities outside of the United States was permitted. One of these two annual awards is funded by The Sperry Fund while the other is funded by an endowment established in support of the program at the Wildlife Conservation Society. To date, a total of 22 Beinecke African Scholarships have been awarded. Of these, 16 have been directly funded by The Sperry Fund, one by The Prospect Hill Foundation and 5 by the endowment at the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Beinecke Scholarship Brochure

Download a Program Brochure in PDF format giving a complete description of the Beinecke Scholarship Program, a searchable list of all current and former scholars and a description of the Beinecke African Scholarship program.

CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service

October 30, 2012

Scholarship For Service (SFS) is a unique program designed to increase and strengthen the cadre of federal information assurance professionals that protect the government’s critical information infrastructure. This program provides scholarships that fully fund the typical costs that students pay for books, tuition, and room and board while attending an approved institution of higher learning. Additionally, participants receive stipends of up to $8,000 for undergraduate and $12,000 for graduate students. The scholarships are funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation NSF.

National Science Foundation Scholarships

October 30, 2012

SYNOPSIS

This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented students demonstrating financial need, enabling them to enter the STEM workforce or STEM graduate school following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate-level degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.

The program does not make scholarship awards directly to students; students should contact their institution’s Office of Financial Aid for this and other scholarship opportunities.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

This program provides educational opportunities for Undergraduate Students . This program provides indirect funding for students at this level or focuses on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention. To inquire about possible funding opportunities not directly from NSF, please look at the active awards for this program.

Specialized Information for
Undergraduate Students

The following programs provide either direct (i.e., from NSF) or indirect (i.e., from an awardee institution) funding for students at this level or identify programs that focus on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention.

Advanced Technological Education
Arctic Research Opportunities
Catalyzing New International Collaborations
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE)
CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service
Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program-CIF21 Track
National STEM Education Distributed Learning
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Research in Disabilities Education
Research in Undergraduate Institutions
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program
Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES)