Most of these programs require that you
apply in early fall for awards that will be funded the next academic year. Some
of the fellowships include:
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Fellowships offered by the
Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area (CUWMA) -
include the Cosmos Club Program of Grants-in-Aid to Young Scholars, Economic
Club of Washington Doctoral Research Fellowships, and the Consortium Research Fellows
Program
·
Jacob
K. Javits Fellowships - offered by the U.S. Dept. of Education for graduate
students who have not yet completed their first year and are candidates for a
doctorate or terminal degree in specified fields in the arts, humanities, and
social sciences. For further information, refer to http://www.gwu.edu/~fellcent
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Bryce Harlow Foundation
Scholarships - for part-time students who plan a career in
business/government relations focusing on best practices in advocacy. (Requires
University Endorsement)
·
National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Graduate
Fellowships in the Physical Sciences - directs special emphasis toward the
recruitment of underrepresented minority and female Physical Science students
in order to offset the historic imbalance faced by these underrepresented
groups within the research community. Each fellowship is worth from $156,000 to
$200,000 depending on which university a student attends.
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Fellowships
offered by the National Research Council (NRC) - includes the Ford
Foundation Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral Fellowships for
Minorities, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowships in
Biological Sciences, and the U.S. Department of Energy Integrated Manufacturing
Predoctoral Fellowships
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Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
(MMMF) - Grants of $11,000 for women from developing countries who will
perform at least two years of service to their country or another developing
country.
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships Council on
Library and Information Resources (CLIR) - For doctoral students in the
humanities or a related element of the social sciences who plan to do research
primarily in archives, libraries, historical societies, museums and related
repositories
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National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowships - for seniors or first-year graduate students
desiring assistance with graduate study in mathematical, physical, basic
medical, biological, engineering, or some social sciences
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The
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships - provide "New Americans"
(either naturalized citizens, children of naturalized citizens, or green card
holders) with a maintenance grant of $20,000 and a half-tuition award for
graduate study in the United States. Candidates should posses creativity,
originality, and initiative; commitment to and capacity for accomplishment; and
commitment to the values expressed in the US Constitution and the Bill of
Rights.
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The Public Policy and International Affairs
(PPIA) Fellowship Program - prepares students of color for future careers
in public policy and international affairs through activities leading to a
master's degree through the three major components of the program: Junior
Institutes, Senior Programs, and Graduate Fellowships
·
Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Program - encourages scholars from a wide range of disciplines whose
dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives
to formal or informal education worldwide.
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The Morris K. Udall Foundation
Dissertation Scholarships - awards two one-year fellowships for doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation.
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Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship - a nine-month award for young Americans (ages 23-34) with two high-level work placements in the federal government and private sector in Germany. Three seminars taking place throughout Europe provide an in-depth understanding of issues facing Germany and the European Union today
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Other sources of
information about Outside
Fellowships
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