Student Fellowship and Grant Information
Address for application information: American Association of University Women
Educational Foundation 1111 16th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036
1. American Fellowships Purpose of program: To award fellowships to women
who have achieved distinction or show promise of distinction in their fields.
Citizenship: United States citizens or permanent residents a. Postdoctoral
Fellowships
Level: For women who hold the doctorate at the time of application.
Field(s) supported: Unrestricted
Other requirements: Preference is given to women who have held the doctorate
at least three years.
Number of awards: 9 (1 designated for an underrepresented minority)
Duration of awards: 12 months: July 1-June 30
Application deadline: November 15
Stipend for 1993-94: $20,000-$25,000
Allowances and amounts: None b. Dissertation Fellowships
Level: Applicants must have completed all course work, passed all preliminary
exams, and have their dissertation research proposal (or plan) approved
by November 15. Applicants are expected to receive a doctoral degree at
the end of the fellowship year.
Field(s) supported: All fields of study except engineering. (Engineering
applicants see Selected Professional Fellowship.)
Other requirements: Students holding a fellowship for the purpose of writing
a dissertation the year before the AAUW Fellowship year are not eligible.
Number of awards: 50
Duration of awards: 12 months: July 1-June 30
Application deadline: November 15
Stipend for 1993-94: $13,500 Allowances and amounts: None
2. Selected Professional Fellowships Purpose: To provide awards to women
for the final year of graduate study in fields where women's participation
has traditionally been low.
Citizenship: United States citizens or permanent residents
Level: Final year of graduate study
Field(s) and other requirements: Focus professions fellowships are limited
to women from minorities historically underrepresented in business administration
(MBA, two-year programs only), law (JD), and medicine (MD) (DO). Science/technology
fellowships are available for the final year of a master's degree in architecture,
computer/information science, engineering, and mathematics/statistics. Also
available are dissertation fellowships for doctoral candidates in engineering
who will complete all required course work and have passed all preliminary
exams by November 15. It is expected that fellows will receive their doctoral
degrees at the end of the fellowship year.
Number of awards: 40
Duration of awards: September 1-June 30 for focus professions and science/technology
groups; July 1-June 30 for engineering dissertation fellowships.
Application deadline: December 15 for all applicants except MBA category,
which is February 1, and engineering dissertation category, which is November
15.
Stipend for 1993-94: $5,000-$9,500; $13,500 for engineering. Allowances
and amounts: None
3. International Fellowships Purpose of program: To award International
Fellowships for full- time graduate or postgraduate study or research in
the United States to women of outstanding ability who are not citizens or
permanent residents of the United States.
Citizenship: Citizens of countries other than the United States.
Level: Graduate: applicant must have earned an academic degree equivalent
to the U.S. bachelor's degree at the time of application.
Field(s) supported: Unrestricted
Other requirements: 1) a specific plan of study or research that will
advance the applicant's professional competence; 2) upon completion of studies,
fellows must return to their home countries to pursue a professional career;
preference will be given to applicants who can verify that a definite position
awaits them; 3) intention of applicant to devote full time to her graduate
work during the fellowship year; 4) satisfactory English proficiency (for
study in the U.S.) unless applicant's native language is English or she
is presently enrolled in a university in the United States, she must submit
a recent score on one of the following tests of English: Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), University of Michigan Examination for Proficiency
in English, or American Language Institute, Georgetown University (ALIGU)
Examination. Preference is given to women residing in their home countries
at the time of application and women whose credentials prove prior commitment
to the advancement of women and girls through civic, community, or professional
work.
Number of awards: Approximately 40 International Fellowships are awarded
for graduate study or advanced research at an approved institution in the
U.S. Women who are members in their own countries of national associations
or federations affiliated with the International Federation of University
Women are eligible for six AAUW-IFUW awards, which are made for advanced
research in any country other than the Fellow's own.
Duration of awards: September 1-May 31
Application deadline: December 1
Stipend for 1993-94: $14,000; no provision for travel.
Allowances and amounts: None
Address for application information: American Heart Association Division of
Research Administration 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, Texas 75231-4596
1. Established Investigator Purpose of program: To assist promising physicians
and scientists to develop independent research careers in academic medicine
and biology.
Citizenship: United States citizenship or U.S. permanent visa
Level: Postdoctoral
Field(s) supported: Cardiovascular functions and disease, and stroke.
Number of awards: Variable
Duration of awards: 5 years
Application deadline: June 1
Stipend for 1993-94: $45,000
Allowances and amounts: Fringe benefits; institutional supplementation
permitted.
2. Clinician Scientist Award Purpose of program: To encourage promising
clinically trained physicians to undertake careers in investigative science.
Citizenship: United States citizenship or U.S. permanent visa
Level: Postdoctoral
Field(s) supported: Cardiovascular functions and disease, and stroke.
Other requirements: 1) MDs, or persons holding equivalent medical degrees,
having a minimum of 3 years post-MD clinical training; 2) MD/PhD graduates
with clinical training but lacking relevant research training.
Number of awards: Variable
Duration of awards: 3 years; possible 2-year extension for initiation
of investigative careers.
Application deadline: June 1
Stipend for 1993-94: $40,000-$44,000
Allowances and amounts: Fringe benefits; institutional supplementation
permitted.
3. Medical Student Research Fellowship Purpose of Program: Institutional
award to encourage medical students to engage in full-time research training
for one or more years prior to graduation.
Citizenship: United States citizenship or U.S. permanent visa
Level: Graduate
Field(s) Supported: Cardiovascular functions and disease, and stroke.
Other Requirements: This is an institutional award for accredited medical
schools; only one application per medical school to support a maximum of
six fellows; students already enrolled in an MD/PhD degree program are not
eligible.
Duration of awards: up to 3 years
Application deadline: June 1
Stipend for 1993-94: $12,000
Allowances and amounts: $1,800 per year for trainee-related expenses.
4. Minority Scientist Development Award Purpose of program: To assist promising
scientists who are members of ethnic groups underrepresented in the field
of cardiovascular research to develop independent research programs;provides
research training in highly qualified preceptor's laboratory for two years.
Citizenship: United States citizenship or U.S. permanent visa
Eligible ethnic minority groups: Black, Hispanic, Native American, and
Pacific Islander
Level: Postdoctoral
Field(s) supported: Cardiovascular functions and disease, and stroke.
Other requirements: Ordinarily 2-5 years relevant postdoctoral research
required at award activation. Junior and clinical faculty seeking basic
research training may apply.
Number of awards: Variable
Duration: 5 years
Application deadline: June 1
Stipend for 1993-94: $40,000-$44,000
5. International Research Fellowship
Purpose of program: A postdoctoral research training program in the U.S.
and foreign research centers for individuals who are building cardiovascular
research careers but who are not yet independent.
Citizenship: United States citizens or permanent residents
Level: Postdoctoral
Field(s) supported: Cardiovascular functions and disease, and stroke.
Other requirements: Applicant must hold an MD, DO, PhD or equivalent domestic
or foreign degree at time of award activation.
Number of awards: Variable
Duration of award: 1 year with option to extend for an additional year.
Application deadline: June 1
Stipend for 1993-94: $25,000
Address for application information: American Indian Graduate Center 4520
Montgomery Boulevard, N.E., Suite 1-B Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
Title of program: American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC)
Purpose of program: The mission of AIGC is to enhance the cultural and economic
well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives through graduate education
grants and services.
Citizenship: United States
Eligible ethnic minority groups: American Indians and Alaska Natives
Level: Graduate
Field(s) supported: All fields of graduate study offering a master's or
doctoral degree.
Other requirements: Applicants must be: 1) a member of a federally- recognized
American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group in the U.S.; 2) attending a college/university
accredited by a nationally- recognized accrediting association; 3) admitted
into a master's or doctoral degree program as a full-time graduate student;
and 4) in need of financial aid.
Number of awards: 1991-92: 425 awardees
Duration of awards: Master's: 2 years; Doctorates: 4 years; Law: 3 years
and must apply each year.
Application deadline: Summer: April 15; Academic Year: June 1
Stipend for 1993-94: Not yet known.
Allowances and amounts: AIGC awards are based on a percentage of each awardee's
unmet financial need, and awards are not for any specific need but for the
awardees' college and personal costs as itemized by the college financial
aid office.
Address for application information: American Psychological Association 750
First Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002
1. Minority Fellowship Program Purpose of program: Designed to have impact
at multiple levels on the status of ethnic and racial minorities in provision
and receipt of psychological services and the formulation and conduct of psychological
research.
Citizenship: United States citizenship or U.S. permanent residents
Eligible ethnic minority groups: American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian,
Black/African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander
Level: Graduate
Field(s) supported: Clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school
psychology, experimental psychology
Other requirements: 1) Acceptance into PhD (or PsyD) program in psychology;
2) an expressed commitment to research, delivery of clinical services, and
involvement in minority issues in mental health and behavioral sciences.
Number of awards: 30
Duration of awards: 3 years with yearly evaluation
Application deadline: January 15
Stipend for 1993-94: $8,800
Allowances and amounts: Awards are granted on a cost-sharing arrangement
with graduate departments to cover tuition, allowance for books and materials,
a living maintenance stipend and other related expenses.
2. Doctoral Traineeships in Neuroscience (Funded by the National Institute
of Mental Health)
Purpose of program: To increase the number of ethnic and racial minorities
who complete the doctorate in neuroscience, and to increase the representation
of ethnic and racial minorities in the neuroscience community who conduct
research in areas identified as important by the NIMH, including basic brain
research related to normal and abnormal functioning and behavior.
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residents
Eligible ethnic minority groups: Including but not limited to Black/African
Americans, Latinos, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans,
and Pacific Islanders.
Level: Graduate
Field(s) supported: Developmental neurobiology, molecular neurobiology,
membrane biophysics, neuroanatomy, neuroimmunology, neuropharmacology, neuropathology,
neurotoxicology, neurophysiology, psychobiology.
Other requirements: Applicants must: 1) be enrolled in a full-time doctoral
program, listed in Neuroscience Training Programs in North America, or a
program approved by the APA Minority Fellowship Program in Neuroscience
Advisory Committee; 2) be pursuing careers as research scientists.
Duration of awards: Up to a maximum of three years
Application deadline: January 15
Stipend for 1993-94: $8,800
Allowances and amounts: Amounts vary, depending on Federal allocations
and on the cost-sharing arrangements with universities to cover tuition,
allowances, etc.
Address for application information: Harriett Skye Association on American
Indian Affairs 245 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1801 New York, New York 10016-8728
Purpose of programs: To help Native American people and their communities
in meeting the challenges they face--in the ways they see fit.
Citizenship: United States
Eligible ethnic minority groups: Native American Indians, Alaska Natives
(at least 25%); must have certification of degree of Indian blood; must be
enrolled member of an American Indian tribe or Alaska Native corporation.
1. AAIA/Adolph Van Pelt Special Fund for Indian Scholarships
Level: Undergraduate, graduate
Fields supported: Unrestricted
Number of awards: Varies
Duration of awards: Up to four years toward any one degree
Application deadline: June 1
Stipend: First year, $500; second year $600; third year $700; fourth year
$800
2. Emergency Aid and Health Professions Scholarships
Level: Undergraduate
Fields supported: Unrestricted Other eligibility: Must be an undergraduate
enrolled full-time
Number of awards: Varies
Duration of awards: One scholarship per academic year
Application deadline: No deadlines
Stipend: $50 to $300
3. Sequoyah Graduate Fellowships
Level: Graduate
Fields supported: Unrestricted
Number of awards: 10
Duration of awards: 1 year
Application deadline: September 13th
Stipend: $1,500, paid in two equal installments
4. Displaced Homemakers Scholarship
Other requirements: Men or women, aged 30 or older
Level: Undergraduate
Fields supported: Unrestricted
Number of awards: Varies Duration of awards: 3 years
Application deadline: September 1
Awards and amounts: Help with child care, transportation, some living
expenses for those who could not otherwise attend college
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