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MAJOR FELLOWSHIPS Any country Fulbright US Student Scholarship www.us.fulbrightonline.org Funds 9-10 months of study in over 150 countries or English teaching assistantships in many countries Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad, Provides 6-12 months of funding for international research in modern language and area studies. Subject to funding disruptions. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap Whitaker Fellowship and Scholarship http://www.whitaker.org/ Funds one year of study or research in biomedical engineering Boren Graduate Fellowships http://www.borenawards.org/ (for Boren Undergraduate Scholarship, see Office of International Programs) Funds international research or language study in the interest of US national security conducted in conjunction with a US graduate or professional degree program. Has a government service requirement. Asia Luce Scholarship www.hluce.org/lsprogram.aspx A one-year working internship for young professionals in East, Southeast or South Asia Europe Funds Erasmus Mundus masters courses or joint doctorates at two or more European universities. See list of over 150 programs at http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/funding/scholarships_students_academics_en.php Belgium Belgian American Education Foundation http://www.baef.be/documents/fellowships-for-us-citizens $25,000 toward one year of study at any university in Belgium Germany DAAD www.daad.org Funds one year of study or research, does not require German language. Also year-long and summer programs for undergraduates, and summer and year-long internships in science and engineering. Ireland Mitchell Scholarship http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/ One year of study for a degree in Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland Netherlands See search feature and list at http://www.grantfinder.nl/content/result.asp
Scandinavia American Scandinavian Foundation http://www.amscan.org/ Up to $23,000 fellowships toward study at any university in Scandinavia or up to $5,000 grants for independent study or research. United Kingdom Rhodes Scholarship http://www.rhodesscholar.org/ Funds 1-3 years of study for a degree at Oxford Ertegun Scholarship http://www.ox.ac.uk/ertegun Funds one or two-year master’s degrees in the humanities at Oxford Gates Scholarship http://www.gatesscholar.org/ Funds 1-3 years of study for a degree at Cambridge Marshall Scholarship http://www.marshallscholarship.org Funds 2 years of study for a degree at any school in the UK (options exist for one year only programs.) Thouron Award http://www.thouronaward.org/ Funds 1 or 2 years of study for a degree at any school in the UK. Churchill Scholarship http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org/ Funds one year of study in math, science or engineering at Churchill College, Cambridge NIH Oxford Cambridge Program http://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov Fully-funded doctoral training for students committed to biomedical research career St Andrews Society of NY Scholarship http://www.standrewsny.org/ $20,000 - $30,000 toward one year of study at any university in Scotland.
DOMESTIC FELLOWSHIPS Beinecke Scholarship for those planning academic careers in arts, humanities or social sciences. Apply as a junior. Jack Kent Cook Graduate Arts Award up to $50,000 toward a graduate or professional degree in the visual arts, performing arts or creative writing Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust for the final year of a PhD or undergraduate program in any discipline. $22,000 for graduate students and $14,000 for undergraduate students Goldwater Scholarship for those planning academic careers in math, science or engineering. Apply as a sophomore or junior. Truman Scholarship,for those planning careers in public service. Apply as a junior. Harriman, Pickering and Rangel for those planning careers with the US Foreign Service Udall Scholarship for those planning careers in environmental public policy. Apply as a sophomore or junior.
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MAJOR EXTERNAL FUNDING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS American Association for University Women Selected Professions Fellowship http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/ Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/ Foreign Language and Area Studies http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf/ National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships https://fastlane.nsf.gove/grfp National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship http://www.asee.org/ndseg Social Science Research Council http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships Spencer Foundation (Education research) http://www.spencer.org
LOAN DEFERMENT PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL National Health Service Corps http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/ and http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/scholarships/index.html Association of American Medical Colleges (list, see also their list of medical school funding) https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/ American Federation of Teachers http://www.aft.org/yourwork/tools4teachers/index.cfm Equal Justice Works http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/post-grad Bureau of Health Professions Nursing Education Loan Repayment http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/index.html http://www.finaid.org/loans/forgiveness.phtml
GENERAL DATABASES FOR GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FUNDING http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/prestigious.phtml www.profellow.com http://studentgrants.yale.edu/search.asp http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/fellowships
FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact Cheryl Shipman shipman@upenn.edu Call 215-748-6488 for appointments 220 S. 40th Street, 2nd floor Visit our website at http://www.upenn.edu/curf/fellowship.html
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