Fellowships for Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences

For Graduating Seniors

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APSA (American Political Sciance Association) Minority Fellowships Program
For minority students applying to enter a doctoral program in political science for the first time. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and an interest in teaching and potential for research in political science. See http://www.apsanet.org/content_3284.cfm.

Frank Huntington Beebe Fund for Musicians
Provides fellowships for gifted young musicians, generally performers and composers in classical disciplines, who wish to pursue advanced music study and performance abroad, usually in Europe. See http://www.beebefund.org/

HSF/McNamara Family Creative Arts Project Grant
For undergraduates majoring in the arts. http://www.hsf.net/scholarship/programs/mcnamara.php.

Javits Fellowship
Assists students undertaking graduate study in selected fields of the arts, humanities and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree. Students must demonstrate superior ability and achievement, exceptional promise, and financial need as determined by the Federal Student Aid Processing System. See www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsjavits.

Madison Memorial Fellowships
Provide support for graduate study that focuses on the US Constitution for students who intend to become a secondary school teacher of American history, American government or social studies. See www.jamesmadison.com.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
To ensure the vitality of the scientific and technological workforce in the US and to reinforce its diversity. For research-based study leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=NSF.

Salvatori Fellowships
Seeks to further an understanding and appreciation of both the principles of the Founding Fathers and the culture that formed their values and views. Salvatori Fellows must do graduate work in a field related to the American Founding. See http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/salvatori.html.

Weaver Fellowship
Assists future teachers who are motivated by the need to integrate the idea of liberal education with their teaching efforts, and, in so doing, to restore to university studies their distinction and worth. See http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/richard_weaver.html.

Western Civilization Fellowships
Designed to address our culture’s loss of memory by supporting at the graduate level the study of the institutions, values, and history of the West. See http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/western_civilization.html.

See Also:
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ (Social Science Research Council)
http://www.apsanet.org/section_191.cfm (Political Science)
http://www.apa.org/students/funding.html (Psychololgy)
http://www.apa.org/psychologists/scholarships.html (Psychololgy)
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For Undergraduates

Beinecke Scholarship
Seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated juniors to pursue opportunities in a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Requires university endorsement. See the Fellowships Office and www.beineckescholarship.org.

Bunche Summer Institute
Introduces minority juniors to the world of graduate study and encourages applications to PhD programs in political science. See http://www.apsanet.org/section_397.cfm.

Garvey Fellowship Essay Contest
Awarded for the best essay on the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberty. See http://www.independent.org/students/garvey/

HSF/McNamara Family Creative Arts Project Grant
For undergraduates majoring in the arts. www.hsf.net/scholarship/cont.php.

HSF/Morgan Chase Scholarship Program
For Hispanic sophomores and juniors in business administration, finance or economics. See www.hsf.net/scholarship/cont.php.

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. Priority is given to juniors and seniors. See http://www.ugsp.nih.gov/home.asp?m=00.