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Winthrop Undergraduate
Scholarships and Professional Development Opportunities
Awards for Graduate and/or Doctoral
Study for Exceptional
Undergraduates of Any Field
Awards Specifically Targeted
for African American, Asian, Native American and/or Latina/o
Students
Awards Specifically Targeted for
Women and Students
Interested in the Study of Women and Gender
Awards in Math,
Engineering, and the Sciences
Awards in the Arts,
Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
Awards for International Research,
Travel, Foreign Service, and Study Abroad
Awards for
Faculty
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III. Awards Specifically Targeted for Women and Students Interested in the Study
of Women and Gender
Institute for Women's Policy Research/George Washington University Fellowships
Description:
Provides a stipend of $10,000 and 18 hours of
tuition credit at The George Washington University. Fellows participate in
research at the IWPR during the fellowship year while enrolled as a full-time
graduate student at The George Washington University.
Eligibility:
Students enrolled in or applying to any of the graduate programs at GWU are
eligible to apply. Preference will be given to advanced graduate students,
particularly to Ph.D. students in the Gender and Social Policy concentration.
Application Information:
http://www.iwpr.org/About/employment.htm
For this and other IWPR Awards, go to
http://www.iwpr.org/About/employment.htm#fellowship
Approximate Deadline:
March 3
Contact:
Dr. Jennifer Leigh Disney, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards, University
College, Winthrop University,
disneyj@winthrop.edu
Lucent Technologies-Bell Laboratories Graduate Research Fellowship Program (BLGRFP)
for Women and Minorities
Description:
The Bell Labs Graduate
Research Fellowship Program is designed to increase the number of minorities and
women in the fields of science, math, engineering and technology. A Bell Labs
Graduate Research Fellowship is a wonderful opportunity to help outstanding
minorities and women enhance their knowledge and to pursue a PH.D. degree in
science and engineering. A maximum of ten (10) fellowships may be awarded each
year. The Fellowship provides full tuition to any appropriate, accredited,
nonprofit United States institution of higher education offering advanced
degrees in science, mathematics or engineering. An annual stipend of $25,000
which can be used for living expenses, books, and travel to conferences.
Fellowships will be renewed on a yearly basis for up to four years of graduate
study, subject to the participant's satisfactory progress toward the doctoral
degree
Eligibility:
Fellowships are awarded to women and members of a minority group currently
underrepresented in the sciences (African American, Native
American Indian, Hispanic) who are
U.S. citizens, permanent residents or non-residents here on an F1 student visa.
The program is primarily directed to graduating college seniors, but
applications from first-year graduate students will be considered. Candidates
are selected on the basis of scholastic attainment in their fields of
specialization, and other evidence of their ability and potential as research
scientists. Students must be pursuing full-time doctorial studies in the
following disciplines: Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Communications Science;
Computer Science/ Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Information Science;
Materials Science; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Operations
Research/Industrial Engineering; Physics; Statistics.
Application Information:
http://www.lucent.com/social/blgrfp/
Application materials can be retrieved at:
http://www.lucent.com/social/blgrfp/appinfo.html
Approximate Deadline:
January 12
Contact:
Dr. Jennifer Leigh Disney, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards, University
College, Winthrop University,
disneyj@winthrop.edu
NIH
Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Description:
The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship
Program (UGSP) offers
competitive scholarships to exceptional students from disadvantaged backgrounds
who are committed to biomedical, behavioral, and social science research careers
at the NIH. Awards offered
are up to $20,000 per academic year.
Eligibility:
Must have GPA of 3.5 or be within top 5% of class, be from disadvantaged
background, be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as full-time student at
undergraduate institution, and be US citizen, permanent resident, or US
national.
Application Information:
http://www.ugsp.nih.gov/home.asp?m=00
Apply online at
http://ugsp.info.nih.gov/applying.htm
Approximate Deadline:
February 28
Contact:
Dr. Jennifer Leigh Disney, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards, University
College, Winthrop University,
disneyj@winthrop.edu
National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Graduate Fellowships in the Physical
Sciences
Description:
NPSC offers a unique graduate
fellowship in the physical sciences and related engineering fields. It is open
to all U. S. Citizens, but with emphasis on recruitment of applications from
historically underrepresented minorities and women. An NPSC Fellowship covers
the first two or three years of graduate school, depending on the employer who
sponsors the fellowship, with the possibility of continuation for several more
years providing all the conditions of the fellowship continue to be met. The
maximum duration is six years, in which case the overall value (stipend,
tuition, fees, summer salary for two summers) of an NPSC fellowship typically
well exceeds $200,000.
Eligibility:
NPSC welcomes applications from any qualified U.S. citizen who has the ability
to pursue graduate work at an NPSC member institution. NPSC attempts to recruit
a broad pool of applicants with special emphasis on underrepresented minorities
and women. Applicants should be in one of the following categories: Be in your
senior year with at least a 3.0/4.0 GPA; Be in your first year of a graduate
program; Be in a terminal master's program (your university offers no Ph.D. in
your discipline); Be returning from the workforce with no more than a master's
degree
Application Information:
http://www.npsc.org
Application Materials:
http://www.npsc.org/students/apply_period.html
Approximate Deadline:
November 5
Contact:
Dr. Jennifer Leigh Disney, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards, University
College, Winthrop University,
disneyj@winthrop.edu
Women's Research and Education Institute Congressional Fellowships
Description:
The Women’s Research & Education
Institute (WREI) offers a fellowship program that places current or recent
graduate students in the Washington, D.C. offices of Members of Congress and on
House and Senate staffs from January through August. WREI Fellows work a
minimum of 35 hours per week as legislative aides on policy issues.
Fellows meet once a week in issue seminars arranged by WREI with activists,
Congressional staff, researchers, and lobbyists. WREI expects to award at
least six Fellowships annually, depending on funding. WREI Fellows receive a
stipend of approximately $1,300 per month. An additional sum of up to $500
is provided for the purchase of health insurance with submission of a bill from
a provider. WREI will also reimburse Fellows up to a maximum of $1,500
($750 per semester) for the cost of tuition at their home institutions (please
note that WREI will not cover student fees, books, or non-tuition
expenses). WREI is not responsible for funding transportation to
and from Washington or for finding lodgings for students. It is up to the
Fellow to make all arrangements for satisfying her institution’s academic
requirements.
Eligibility:
Students currently enrolled in master's or doctoral program in US or have
completed such a program within the past 18 months.
WREI strongly recommends that applicants have completed at least nine hours of
graduate coursework before
applying, and have a demonstrated interest in research or political activity
relevant to women’s social and political status.
Application:
http://www.wrei.org/Fellowship%20Application%202008.doc
Approximate Deadline:
Received By May 18.
Contact:
Dr. Jennifer Leigh Disney, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards, University
College, Winthrop University,
disneyj@winthrop.edu
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ONCA
(Office of Nationally Competitive Awards)