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/
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
