For more information regarding these or other fellowships, please visit the Office of General Education and Honors at 350 MSRB.
Leopold Schepp Foundation: This foundation provides research funds for undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduate students must be under 30 years old, and graduate students must be under age 40. Requests for formal applications must be made no later than Nov. 30 for the next year.
GEM Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships: These awards are for U.S. citizens with an ethnic identification of Native American, African American, Mexican American or Puerto Rican. The awards are for students in disciplines in engineering, computer science and physical and life sciences. Deadline is Dec. 1.
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies: This fellowship is for students who plan on careers in teaching in humanistic studies. Students who are entering their first year of a Ph.D. program are eligible. Deadline for requesting an application is Dec. 8.
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund: This award is for women who have qualified for admission to full-time graduate study in the United States or Canada. Deadline is Dec. 15.
Whitaker Graduate Fellowships in Biomedical Engineering: These fellowships are for students who are going in to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. program in biomedical engineering. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Deadline is Dec. 10.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship: This scholarship is for undergraduate students who pursue a career in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. Students who are in their sophomore or junior year are eligible. The deadline is Dec. 15.
M.A. Cartland Shackford Medical Fellowship: This fellowship is open to female graduates who intend to pursue the study of medicine with a view to general practice. The deadline is Dec. 16.
Mary McEwen Schimke Scholarship: This award is for women who have graduated from an American institution and are more than 30 years old. They must also be engaged in graduate study in literature and history. Deadline is Dec. 16.
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics: The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity sponsors an annual essay contest for undergraduate juniors and seniors. The themes for 1997 are 'Discuss ethics based on personal experience,' 'Why are we here? How are we to meet our ethical obligations?' or 'Reflect on an ethical aspect of literary text.' Deadline to request an entry form is Dec. 19. Deadline for entry is Jan. 23.
Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowships for Minorities: This fellowship program is open to citizens of the United States who are members of the following minority groups: Native Americans, Alaskan natives, African Americans, Mexican Americans, native Pacific Islanders and Puerto Ricans. They must be engaged in a teaching and research career and have held their Ph.D. for no more than seven years. Deadline is Jan. 5.
Fellowships in Residence at the Smithsonian Institute: The Smithsonian Institution offers in residence fellowships for research and study in the following fields: animal behavior, ecology and environmental science, anthropology, archaeometry, astrophysics, earth sciences, evolutionary and systematic biology, history of science and technology, history of art, social and cultural history of the United States and folklife. Deadline is Jan. 15.
Tau Beta Phi Fellowships: Tau Beta Phi gives awards to initiated members of Tau Beta Phi. The award is intended for graduate study in engineering. Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 15.
Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowships: Phi Kappa Graduate Fellowships for the first year in graduate study in any field are available to members of Phi Kappa Phi. Applications can be picked up from Lee Hendrix (216 TMCB) and need to be returned by Jan. 15.