Notable Outside Fellowships for Arts and Sciences Disciplines:

 


 

For more information on the graduate funding opportunities listed here, contact the designated individuals or:

Director, CSAS Graduate Student Services
801 22nd Street, NW, Phillips Hall 107
The George Washington University
Washington, DC   20052

(202) 994-6210

E-mail:   csasgrad@gwu.edu
WWW:   http://www.gwu.edu/~csas
FAX: (202)994-6213

 

 

Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CSAS) offers many funding opportunities for its graduate students. Many departments offer graduate teaching assistantships or University fellowships to full-time degree candidates. Students must reapply each year for these merit-based awards, which include a salary, stipend, and 18-credit-hour tuition award. Please contact the department for specific details on awards, and for application forms.

A few departments also offer research assistantships; contact the department in which you plan to study for specific information. Other departmental awards, with the appropriate contact person, are listed below.

DEPARTMENTAL FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Bell Atlantic Graduate Fellowship - for degree candidates in physics or chemistry; provides a stipend and 18-credit-hour tuition award. [Chemistry Department graduate advisor, (202) 994-6121; Physics Department graduate advisor, (202) 994-6275]
  • Children's National Medical Center Fellowship - for doctoral candidates in the biomedical sciences; provides a stipend and 18-credit-hour tuition award for research conducted at Children's National Medical Center. [Institute for Biomedical Sciences director, (202) 994-2179]
  • John Whitefield Kendrick Graduate Fellowship in Economics - for degree candidates in economics; provides a stipend and/or tuition. [Economics Department chair, (202) 994-6150]
  • Isabella Osborn King Research Fellowships - for doctoral candidates in the Biological Sciences Department; awards a stipend. [Biological Sciences Department graduate advisor, (202) 994-6090]
  • Morris Louis Fellowship in Painting - for students who show outstanding promise in the field of painting; provides a stipend and 18-credit-hour tuition award. [Art Department graduate advisor, (202) 994-6085]
  • George McCandlish Fellowship in American Literature - for doctoral degree candidates in American literature; awards a stipend. [English Department graduate advisor, (202) 994-6180]
  • National Institutes of Health Fellowship - for doctoral candidates in the biomedical sciences; provides a stipend and 18-credit-hour tuition award for research conducted at the National Institutes of Health laboratories. [Institute for Biomedical Sciences director, (202) 994-2179]
  • Ronald Barbour Weintraub Research Fellowship - for degree candidates in the Biological Sciences Department; provides a stipend and tuition award. [Biological Sciences Department graduate advisor, (202) 994-6090]
  • National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Herbert Roback Scholarship [Geri Rypkema, Director GSAF, (202) 994-6822]
  • Career Development Tuition Scholarships [Geri Rypkema, Director GSAF, (202) 994-6822]

Master of Public Administration students are encouraged to contact Kathryn Newcomer, Chair, Department of Public Administration, at (202) 994-6295, for more information on the following award opportunities:

  • Faculty Alumni Scholarship Endowment Award
  • Public Service Academy (PSA) Scholarship [only for students of MPP & MPA]

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UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Bryce Harlow Foundation Scholarships - for part-time students who plan a career in business/government relations. [Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822]
  • Career Development Fellowships - intended to assist students in specified programs who are working either full- or part-time and are pursuing or wish to pursue graduate (Master's level) study at GW to enhance their knowledge and skills. [Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822]
  • Conference Presentation Travel Grants - grants available for those students invited to present at a national or international conference related to their academic area or dissertation research. [Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822]
  • Global Leadership Program Fellowships - for international students from the People's Republic of China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Mongolia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and U.S.S.R. successor states [Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822]
  • Phi Delta Gamma Scholarship Fund - must have completed at least nine semester hours of graduate work at GW. Not open every year [Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822]
  • Scottish Rite Endowment Graduate Fellowships - for graduate students affiliated with the Scottish Rite except law and M.D. students. [Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822]
  • Scottish Rite Endowment Graduate Public Service Awards - for U.S. citizens who plan a career in government or public service, intend to undertake unpaid public service over the summer, and are enrolled as full-time master's degree candidates in CSAS, ESIA, GSEHD, SB, or SEAS. [Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822]
  • Scottish Rite Graduate Fellowships in Childhood Language Disorders -for U.S. citizens, pursuing a graduate degree at The George Washington University and plan to become specialists in the field of childhood language disorders, in particular, Dyslexia or Aphasia.[Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822]

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