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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

 

Looking for a way to fund your college education? The information on this page should be of some assistance to you. You will note that we have included opportunities for

  •     graduate students,

  •     undergraduate students, and

  •     general funding opportunities

Some of the funding opportunities are through discipline-based organizations or what are called "professional" associations. If you miss the deadline, you will have to wait for the next round the following year. Those listed below will give you an idea of what to expect for next year's competition. you should keep an eye out for additional announcements for opportunities other than those listed here. You might be surprised at how many competitions have very few applicants.

 

 

graduate Students

 

The national association for ethnic studies (NAES) Phillip G. Davies Graduate Student Paper Award

An annual competition, this award was named for the late Phillips G. Davies in 1999 to commemorate the long-term contributions of Dr. Davies to the interdisciplinary field of Ethnic Studies as well as to the National Association for Ethnic Studies. The award carries a stipend of two hundred dollars and is presented at the annual meeting to the best graduate student paper on ethnic studies being presented at the conference and submitted for the competition. Award-winning papers are automatically considered for publication in Ethnic Studies Review, the NAES journal. Papers are judged on the basis of originality, content, and creativity. NAES reserves the right not to make any awards in a any given year, if no papers meet the expectations for quality. Please note - only participants delivering papers at the annual conference are eligible for the award. All entries must be submitted by February 15, 2010. Send your paper in electronic form to Connie Jacobs at cajacobs@frontier.net.

 

 

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

 

SCSU Alumni/Foundation Scholarship Program

From October 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 the SCSU Alumni/Foundation Scholarship Program will be available for full or part-time undergraduate or graduate students for the 2010-2011 academic year.

To be eligible for an SCSU Alunni/Foundation Scholarship:

  • 2.0 or higher GPA
  • 12 undergraduate or 9 graduate credits earned at SCSU by the close of the fall 2009 semester.

If student(s) are graduating in May 2009, they are not eligible to apply. For those student(s) graduating in May 2009 and are planning to take graduate classes in the fall 2009, they must have 9 competed SCSU graduate credits by the end of the fall 2009 semester.
 
The application will be available on the Southernct.edu home page under announcements as well as on the http://www.southernct.edu/alumni/scholarshipprogram/ page.  

 

GENERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

 

Looking for money to help pay for your education? These links are to various funding sites for students. Please click on the website links for more information.

 

1) BELL Labs Fellowships for Underrepresented Minorities  http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html

2) Student Inventors Scholarships http://www.invent.org/collegiate http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

3) Student Video Scholarships http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html  

4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships http://www.aynrand.org/contests/

7) Brand Essay Competition

http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

8) Gates Millennlum Scholarships (major)

http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12

9) Xerox Scholarships for Students

http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp

10) Sports Scholarships and Internships

http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ) http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary) http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html

13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

14) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships) http://www.finaid.org/

15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships

http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

16) Microsoft Scholarship Program

http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp

17) WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp

18) Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/

19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students

http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm 

20) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html

21) Guaranteed Scholarships http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

22) BOEING scholarships http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships

23) Easley National Scholarship Program http://www.naas.org/senior.htm

24) Maryland Artists Scholarships http://www.maef.org/

26) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida) http://www.jackituckfield.org/

27) Historically Black College & University Scholarships http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm

28) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm

29) International Students Scholarships &Aid Help http://www.iefa.org/

30) College Board Scholarship Search http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html

31) Burger King Scholarship Program http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/

32) Siemens Westinghouse Competition http://www.siemens-foundationorg/

33) GE and LuLac Scholarship Fund http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

34) CollegeNet 's Scholarship Database http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

35) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.htm

36) Federal Scholarships &Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel

http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

37) Scholarship &Financial Aid Help http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm

38) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group) http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm

39) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

40) Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students http://www.back2college.com/

41) Scholarships and Fellowships http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.h tml

42) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm

43) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

44) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html

45) INROADS internships http://www.inroads.org/

46) ACT-SO bEURoeOlympics of the Mind 'A Scholarships'

http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml

47) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships

http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp

48) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

49) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

50) RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html

51) The Roothbert Scholarship Fund http://www.roothbertfund.org/schol