AMBI Scholarship in Science & Medicine
The AMBI Scholarship in Science & Medicine is a national scholarship program designed to recognize, reward, and support African-American and Hispanic women who have a genuine ambition to pursue careers as nurses, doctors, or chemists. These women are nontraditional students who may have taken a break from their academic careers but now desire to attend school while balancing a family, work, and other personal goals.
Dalmas A. Taylor Memorial Summer Minority Policy Fellowship
This award is presented in honor of the memory of Dalmas A. Taylor, who passed away during his term as President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). The fellowship is administered in conjunction with APA's Minority Fellowship Office, and provides an opportunity for a graduate student of color to work on public policy issues in Washington, DC.
Constance Holland Scholarship
The Constance Holland Scholarship is a $500, $250, and $100, non-renewable scholarship. Constance Holland was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She served as a Social Science and English instructor throughout her teaching tenure and retired from Bloomington High School South. She was a dynamic teacher named Indiana Teacher of the Year 1982. Among her many accomplishments, she held many national sorority positions and was a charter member of Kappa Tau Omega Chapter. This scholarship is in her honor. For more information, contact: Kappa Tau Omega, Scholarship Committee , P.O. Box 5007, Bloomington, IN 47407-5007.
Five Colleges Dissertation Fellowships
Five College Fellowships offer year-long residencies for doctoral students completing dissertations. The program supports scholars from under-represented groups and/or scholars with unique interests and histories whose engagement in the Academy will enrich scholarship and teaching. Normally, four fellowships are awarded each year. Each Fellow is hosted within an appropriate department or program at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, or Smith College. Fellows are provided research and teaching mentors and connected through the consortial office to resources and scholars across the five campuses, which include UMass Amherst.
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Available at the pre-doctoral, dissertation and post-doctoral levels.
Gates Millennium Scholars
The Gates Millennium Scholars Program (GMS), established in 1999, was initially funded by a $1 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential.
Hearst Minority Fellowships in Philanthropy
The Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation offers a paid internship to introduce a diverse group of students to issues and challenges affecting nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, social enterprise, and other actors in the social sector. The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students is open to undergraduate and graduate students of color and is offered three times a year (fall, spring, and summer semesters) at the Aspen Institute's office in Washington, D.C.
Hispanic Fund Scholarships
Last year the Hispanic College Fund awarded $2 million to more than 615 students nationwide. More than 80 percent of the scholarships that were awarded were for students studying business, science, technology, engineering, and math. Each scholarship program has its own set of criteria. Each scholarship application site will state the full list of requirements for each program.
Institute for Broadening Partnerships
Students considering undergraduate summer research and/or applying to graduate school should explore opportunities available through the Institute for Broadening Partnerships (IBP). Postdoc listings for students getting ready to finish their doctorates are also available through the IBP.
IU HBCU-STEM Summer Scholars Institute
The IU HBCU-STEM Summer Scholars Institute is an eight-week program held at the IU Bloomington and IUPUI campuses. It enrolls select HBCU and IU students who engage in continuous, substantive research at the Institute and their universities. Other activities include technical writing training, GRE preparation, and opportunities for colloquia with STEM Initiative faculty and professionals. Summer Scholars live in IU housing and receive a $4,000 stipend, plus room and board.
Meyerhoff Scholars Program
The Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County is a major initiative to increase the numbers of underrepresented students in science, engineering, and mathematics. Recruitment is conducted from among high-achieving science and math students across the nation, with in-depth screening. Students are offered a comprehensive, four-year scholarship program that includes tuition, books, room, board, and a Summer Bridge Program. The Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program promotes cultural diversity in the biomedical sciences at the graduate level.
Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP)
The Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP) is a paid summer fellowship designed to foster the entrance of talented students from diverse backgrounds within the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts into graduate school and faculty positions in U.S. colleges and universities. More broadly, the program seeks to increase the presence of minorities and others who demonstrate a commitment to eradicating racial disparities in graduate school and eventually in academic ranks. MURAP aims to achieve its mission by identifying and supporting students of great promise and helping them to become scholars of the highest distinction.
Morris K. Udall Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship
The Morris K. Udall Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship awards scholarships to sophomore- and junior-level college students committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American health care. Scholarships are offered in any of three categories: (1) To students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment; (2) To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy; or (3) To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native health care.
NASA Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology (MUST)
The Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology Project, or MUST, funded by the NASA, is a joint partnership between the Hispanic College Fund, the United Negro College Fund Special Programs and the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers. MUST awards scholarships and internships to undergraduates pursuing degrees in STEM fields.
Rotary Ambassadorial and World Peace Scholarships
Funded by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, these scholarships are designed to advance international understanding and goodwill and provide opportunities for international study in more than 160 countries where Rotary clubs are located. Some 1,000 scholarships will be available from clubs worldwide. Ambassadorial Scholarships, valued at approximately US$23,000, finance one academic year of study abroad, including round-trip transportation, tuition and fees, room, board, some educational supplies and language training (if necessary). Ambassadorial Scholarships may be awarded in virtually any field of study. Rotary World Peace Scholars study peace and conflict resolution at one of the Rotary Centers for International Studies located at eight universities worldwide. The World Peace Scholarship funds a master's degree or its equivalent in peace and conflict resolution, with course work focusing on the causes of conflict and strategies to promote peace and world understanding. Guidelines and applications for both programs may be downloaded from the Rotary International Web site at www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/139en.pdf and www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/083en.pdf.
University Graduate School Diversity Resources
Links to IU graduate fellowships and other fellowships for underrepresented students.
University Graduate School GradGrants Center
Publishes a Fellowships & Grants newsletter with IU and national opportunities for members of minorities groups.
The Urban Institute Summer Academy for Public Policy Analysis and Research
The Urban Institute Summer Academy is a unique and challenging program of skills-building, career development, and mentoring for minority undergraduates interested in careers in public policy research. The year-long fellowship begins with an intensive eight-week summer program on location at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC, starting in June. The Urban Institute Summer Academy is free to students who are accepted. In addition, the program will provide students with round-trip transportation to Washington, DC; housing at nearby George Washington University dormitories, and a stipend.
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