College of Arts and Letters
College of Arts and Letters
American-Scandinavia Foundation
deadline November 1,1999
The ASF offers fellowships and grants to individuals to pursue research or study in
one or more Scandinavian countries for up to one year. Awards are made in all fields
and range from (normally) $3,000 for grants and $18,000 fellowships for year long
projects. Applicants must be American citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
http://www.amscan.org/
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Beinecke Memorial Scholarship Program
last year's deadline March 15, 2000
The Beinecke Program is open to current juniors who are U.S. citizens who will
continue their studies at the graduate level. Nominees are also required to have
some history of receiving financial aid during their undergraduate years (amount
of financial need is not a major factor). Preference is given to students who are
planning to attend graduate school in arts, humanities and/or the behavioral or
natural sciences. Each scholar receives $2,000 upon completion of their undergraduate
studies, and a stipend of $15,000 for each of two years in graduate school. This year,
83 colleges and universities have been invited to nominate a student for a
Beinecke scholarship. A total of 18 scholarships will be awarded.
Contact:
Beth Bland
102-B O'Shaughnessy
631-5730
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Fulbright Fellowships
deadline September 24
Approximately 700 awards to graduating seniors for one year of study abroad in
ne country. Recipients must prove proficiency in the language of the country in
which they are guests. This fellowship requires a specific project. All proposals
are rated by a university committee. Contact:
Beth Bland
102-B O'Shaughnessy
631-5730
Director: Professor Alain Toumayan, 347 Decio, 631-7480
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Governor's Fellowship
deadline February 26
A unique 12-month training experience in Indiana state government, with
opportunities to participate in seminars and field trips with top policymakers in state
government. The fellowship provides a salary (approximately $18,000) plus
full fringe benefits for one year (July 1-June 30). The fellowship program is open to 10
top college graduates who received their bachelor's degrees or to those who will
graduate in the spring. Indiana residents receive preference. Contact:
Beth Bland
102-B O'Shaughnessy
631-5730
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ISI Salvatori Fellowship Program
deadline February 15
The purpose of the program is to improve the ability of the American people to
understand their heritage. Salvatori Fellows must: be U.S. citizens and college seniors
or graduates with a knowledge of ISI's purposes and programs; be ISI members and receive
The Intercollegiate Review; do graduate work in a field related to the
American founding; be preparing for a teaching career in the liberal arts or social
sciences at the college level. Two fellows will be chosen each academic year. The
grant consists of $10,000 and a library of classic works. Contact:
Salvatori Fellowship Awards Program
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
14 South Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3275
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James Madison Memorial Fellowship
deadline March 1
Provides up to $24,000 in educational support over a two-year period, for full-time
pursuit of qualifying master's degrees. Applicants must plan to be employed as a
secondary school teacher of American history, American government, or social studies
upon completion of graduate study, be able to complete the proposed
graduate study within two years of full-time study and be highly recommended by
faculty members. Information is available in 101 O'Shaughnessy
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Japan Exchange and Teaching Program
deadline early December
Under the sponsorship of the Japanese government, this program provides recipients
with employment as assistant English language teachers in Japan and aims to
promote mutual understanding between Japan and people of other nations. Awards
pay $28,000 for one year and include travel expenses. Applicants must be
citizens of the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, or Ireland,
under the age of 34, possess a bachelor's degree when the award becomes
tenable, some previous teaching experience, especially in English as a second language,
may be advantageous. Contact:
Japan Information Cultural Center
1155 21st Street, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036
(
202) 238-6949
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Luce Scholars Program
deadline November 3
Open to Notre Dame seniors and recent alumni. An experiential rather than academic
program consisting of one year of professional apprenticeship in the Far East
for those who are not Asian specialists. Contact:
Professor Steven Skaar
377 Fitzpatrick Hall
631-6676
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Marshall Scholarships.
deadline September 9
30 awards to those under 25 at time of application for two years of study in the
United Kingdom, Scholarships can be used at any University in virtually any course
of study. Institutional endorsement is a pre-requisite for application. GPA must
be at least 3.75. Contact:
Beth Bland
102-B O'Shaughnessy
631-5730
Director: Professor Jack Pratt, 631-6984.
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McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program
deadline January 15, 2000
The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship (MDF) is awarded only to African Americans who
intend to seek the Ph.D. degree in any field in the Arts and Sciences,
Mathematics, Business, or Engineering. The fellowship must be used at one of the
ten participating Florida universities and will be awarded only to those eligible
individuals who have been accepted for graduate study at one of these institutions.
The MDF package includes tuition and a stipend that totals up to $16,000 per
year and is renewable for a total of five years with the demonstration of academic
progress. (www.fl-educ-fd.ord) Contact:
Florida Education Fund
201 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1525
Tampa, FL 33602
(813)272-2772
Fax: (813)272-2784
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Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities
deadline December 7
Approximately 80 one-year, portable merit Fellowships to graduating seniors for
study leading to a Ph.D. in humanistic disciplines at any accredited graduate school
in the U.S. or Canada. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Recent graduates who have not yet begun graduate study are also eligible. The
fellowships, which consist of a stipend, plus tuition and standard fees are not
renewable and students should plan to seek support elsewhere for subsequent years.
Contact:
Beth Bland
102-B O'Shaughnessy
631-5730
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Morris K. Udall Scholarship Program
deadline, 2000 deadline not yet announced, 1999 was March 31.
The Foundation will award approximately 55 scholarships. The awards will be made on
the basis of merit to two groups of students: those who are college
sophomores or juniors in the current academic year, have outstanding potential and
intend to pursue careers in environmental public policy and Native American and
Alaska Native students who are college sophomores or juniors in the current academic
year, have outstanding potential, and intend to pursue careers in health care
or tribal public policy. Must be nominated by an institution. Each scholarship covers
eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum
of $5,000. Scholarship recipients are eligible for one year of scholarship support.
Scholars selected during their sophomore year may be renominated during the next
year's competition. Junior nominees may not be renominated. Nominees must have a
college grade-point average of at least "B: and be in the upper fourth of his or
her class. Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident alien, or, in the case of
nominees from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a
United States national. Contact:
Lloyd Ketchum, 631-5696.
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
deadline November 6
Approximately 550 three-year fellowships are awarded for study or work leading to
master's or doctoral degrees in mathematical, physical, medical, biological,
engineering, and social sciences and in the history and philosophy of science.
Applicants must be American citizens and must have taken the GRE aptitude and
advanced tests before the end of the calendar year. Contact:
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
P.O. Box 3010
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-3010
(423) 241-4300
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Raoul Wallenberg Scholarships
deadline February 16
Ten scholarships awarded to students who have received a bachelors degree from an
American university by June. Scholars spend a year (July until June) at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem examining the function and role of leadership in
democratic societies. Nominations of men and women from a broad range of
disciplines and of all cultural, ethnic, political, racial and religious backgrounds
are strongly encouraged. Scholarship provides full tuition for the academic year
including an intensive Hebrew language course, and a $1,000 travel subsidy. Scholars
are responsible for room and board, health service fees, and personal
expenses. Financial aid available. Contact:
Professor Alan Dowty
0313 Hesburgh Center
631-5098
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Rhodes Scholarships
deadline September 9
32 awards for two years at Oxford for seniors and recent graduates of U.S.
colleges and universities. Application procedure involves university endorsement.
Applicants are chosen on the basis of scholastic achievement, fondness for sports,
moral character, and leadership abilities. Contact:
Beth Bland
102-B O'Shaughnessy
631-5730
Director: Professor Jack Pratt, 631-6984.
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Rotary Foundation Fellowship
deadline April 1
More than 1,000 fellowships awarded annually in any of the 149 countries and 39
geographical areas in which there are Rotary clubs. Students related to Rotarians
may not apply. Applicants must be citizens of countries in which there are Rotary
clubs. There are three different scholarships: one is for a single academic year of
study and pays up to US $23,000 and round-trip transportation. A second is a
multi-year scholarship that pays a flat award of US$10,000 for each of two or three
years. The third scholarship pays tuition, room and board, and round-trip
transportation for three to six months of intensive language study in a foreign country.
Contact:
Beth Bland
102-B O'Shaughnessy
631-5730
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Soros Fellowships
deadline November 30
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans are grants for up to two
years of graduate study in the United States. The recipients are chosen on a
national competitive basis. 30 Fellowships will be awarded each year. A New
American is an individual who (1) 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.
Applicants must be at least 20 and not more than 30 years of age as of 30 November
1998. Candidates must demonstrate the relevance of graduate education to their
long-term career goals. Contact:
Professor Collin Meissner
300l Main Building
631-9827
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The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship Program
Contact: Career Services
Sponsored by the College of William and Mary in association with the United States
Department of State. Fellowships provide a summer internship opportunity at three
points of service: the United States Embassy in Paris; the United Sates Embassy in
London; the Office of the Secretary of State in Washington, D.C. The initial class
of Harriman Fellows will be named next spring for service in summer 2000. Candidate
will begin the Harriman application process by first applying to the State Department
Summer Intern Program in Fall, 1999. Nomination by the candidate's college or
university is required. Each of the three students selected as a Harriman Fellow
will be provided with a $5,000 award.
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Weaver Fellowship
deadline January 15
A minimum of eight fellowships are awarded to graduate students who must do graduate
work for the purpose of teaching at the college level in his or her discipline.
Each fellow receives a grant of $2,000 and payment of tuition at the school of his/her
choice. It is not restricted to any particular field of study or to Universities in the
United States. Contact:
Assistant Dean Michael Zuckert
104 O'Shaughnessy
631-5378
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