National and Regional Competitive Fellowships for Graduating Seniors and Graduate Students

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1 FELLOWSHIPS National and Regional Competitive Fellowships for Graduating Seniors and Graduate Students (Please note: Fellowship information is updated as received by various organizations. Academic Affairs cannot be held responsible for changes made by organizations sponsoring fellowships. Please check the individual web sites for specific instructions, due dates, and changes to fellowship offerings.) Updated April 2015

2 National and Regional Competitive Fellowships for Graduating Seniors and Graduate Students The fellowships listed are constantly changing deadlines, amount of awards, and eligibility requirements. It is important to check websites for the most current information. Alliance for Catholic Education The University of Notre Dame s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) seeks to develop a corps of highly motivated and committed young educators to meet the needs of our country s most under-served elementary and secondary schools. Upon completion of two years in the ACE program, participants will have fulfilled the requirements for a Master s in Education degree. Amount of Award: In addition to a fully-funded graduate program, ACE participants receive a modest monthly stipend, affordable housing, eligibility for loan deferment, and the eligibility to earn an Eli Segal Education award of $5,550 from the Corporation for National and Community Service. Eligibility: Completion of a baccalaureate degree in a major field that lends itself to being taught at the elementary and/or secondary level, and an interest in teaching in a Catholic school at that level. Application and Deadline: The application deadline is in late January. Awards are announced in March. Application information may be found on the Alliance for Catholic Education website. Website: American-Scandinavian Foundation The ASF's award program for study and research abroad has been the Foundation's most long-standing commitment to educational exchange. During the past 100 years, over 4,000 fellowships and grants have been given to Americans and Scandinavians engaged in study, research or creative arts projects. Amount of Award: The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) offers fellowships (up to $23,000) and grants (up to $5,000) to individuals to pursue research, study or creative arts projects in one or more Scandinavian country for up to one year. The number of awards varies each year according to total funds available. Awards are made in all fields. Eligibility: Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must have a welldefined research, study, or creative arts project that makes a stay in Scandinavia essential and must have completed their undergraduate education by the start of their project in Scandinavia. Application: Applicants are urged to arrange their academic or professional affiliations as far in advance as possible. Applicants must secure these placements or affiliations on their own; the ASF cannot assist in establishing contacts. The ASF requires confirmation of invitation or affiliation from the institution or individuals detailed in the proposal. Application forms and information may be found on the ASF website. Deadline: Since July and August are traditionally holiday months in Scandinavia, many people may not be available for consultation. Applicants are cautioned to plan their projects accordingly. Application materials are due in early November and decisions are announced in April. Website: 2

3 Archaeological Institute of America Established in honor of AIA Honorary President Jane Waldbaum, this scholarship is intended to help students who are planning to participate in archaeological fieldwork for the first time. Amount of Award: The Scholarship Fund provides $1000 each to help pay expenses associated with participation in an archaeological fieldwork project (minimum stay one month/4 weeks). Eligibility: The scholarship is open to students who have begun their junior year of undergraduate studies at the time of application and have not yet completed their first year of graduate school at a college or university in the United States or Canada. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and must not have previously participated in archaeological fieldwork of any kind. The committee will consider both academic achievement and financial need in its deliberations. Application and Deadline: Application information may be found on the Institute s website. The deadline is March 1, Website: British Marshall Scholarships British Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for two years in the United Kingdom in a system of higher education recognized for its excellence. Amount of Award: University fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the United States and, where applicable, a contribution toward the support of a dependent spouse. Eligibility: By the time the scholarship begins, the candidate must hold a first degree from an accredited fouryear college or university in the U.S. The candidate must have obtained a GPA of not less than 3.7 on the undergraduate degree. Application: The application process for the 2015 Marshall Scholarship is now closed. The 2016 application will be available in late spring All applications are now done online. Deadline: The deadline is in early October each year; check the website, as the exact date changes from year to year. Awards are announced in December. Note: St. Thomas internal deadline for applying for the required institutional endorsement is two weeks before the scholarship deadline. It is recommended that you make arrangements with the St. Thomas contact by September 7 at the latest. Website: UST Contact: Dr. Michael C. Jordan, mcjordan@stthomas.edu Collegiate Network Journalism Fellowship Each year ISI s Collegiate Network journalism program offers paid summer internships and postgraduate, yearlong fellowships at prominent media outlets to promising student journalists. For students seriously considering a journalism career, these positions offer writing opportunities at some of the nation s leading publications. This highly competitive program is open to both CN members and nonmembers, and the number of internships and fellowships offered varies from year to year. 3

4 Amount of Award: The CN pays recent graduate students stipends of approximately $30,000 for a one-year position at a prominent media outlet. Visit the ISI website for further information. Website: DAAD German Academic Exchange Scholarships The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) offers several graduate fellowship opportunities in a variety of fields for those wishing to study abroad in Germany. The full and further details list may be found on their website: Davies-Jackson Scholarship Established in 1990, the Davies-Jackson Scholarship presents a unique opportunity for students with exceptional academic records, who are among the first in their families to graduate from college, to participate in a course of study at St. John s College at the University of Cambridge. It is a full two-year scholarship valued at approximately $50,000. After 2 years of study, candidates are awarded a Cambridge B.A. degree, which is often viewed as the equivalent of a master s degree in the U.S. Funded by an anonymous donor who wishes to provide the same opportunities at St. John s that he was afforded as a young man, the scholarship has been offered annually since 1996 and is administered by the Council of Independent Colleges. Application: Applications are accepted for study in the following subjects: Archaeology and Anthropology; Classics; Economics; English; Geography; History; History of Art; Modern and Medieval Languages; Music; Philosophy; and Social and Political Sciences. More information about the scholarship as well as the application materials can be found online at the Council of Independent Colleges website. Deadline: The deadline for applications is November 1, Applications become available in September. Check the website for more specific information. Applications are reviewed by a ten-person U.S. Selection Committee, chaired by A. Graham Down. In December, the most promising applications are forwarded to Cambridge to be reviewed by admissions tutors of the respective subject matter. Should an applicant be selected for admission, he or she will be contacted by Cambridge University officials in January Contact: If you have any questions or comments about the Davies-Jackson Scholarship, please contact Stephen Gibson, CIC s director of projects, at sgibson@cic.nche.edu or (202) Website: UST Contact: Dr. Michael C. Jordan, mcjordan@stthomas.edu Delta Epsilon Sigma Fellowship Delta Epsilon Sigma sponsors an annual fellowship competition for its members. Senior-year members may apply for Fitzgerald Scholarships at $1,200 each, to be applied towards tuition costs for first-year graduate work. The fellowships are named after the founder and first Secretary-Treasurer of DES, The Most Rev. Edward A. Fitzgerald of Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. The awards will be made available on a competitive basis to students who have been initiated into the society and who have also been nominated by their chapters for the competition. 4

5 Application: The application form may be found here. It must be accompanied by three letters of recommendation that address the academic, service, and character traits of the candidates, including one from the Chapter Advisor. Official transcripts of all college work (including transfer credits) through the current fall semester must also be submitted. Deadline: Applications are usually due in mid-february. The awards are announced by the National Office around April 1 each year. Website: and UST Contact: Dr. Michael C. Jordan, mcjordan@stthomas.edu Excel! Research Scholars Fellowship The Excel! Research Scholars Program supports first-generation undergraduate students and U.S. military veterans who are interested in pursuing graduate studies following graduation. Students who are admitted to the program are awarded maintenance stipends and free room and board to conduct advanced research during the summer. In addition, Excel! Scholars receive extensive tutoring to enhance writing and test-taking skills, participate in graduate school preparatory workshops, and present their research at local and national scholarly conferences. Application and Deadline: Application information may be may be found on the Grants & Research Office website. Applications are usually due in mid-january. Website: UST Contact: Cynthia Fraction, frac2792@stthomas.edu Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the diversity of the nation s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. To facilitate this goal, the Fellowship grants awards at the Pre-doctoral, Dissertation, and Post-doctoral levels to students who demonstrate excellence, a commitment to diversity and a desire to enter the professoriate. Amount of Award: Pre-doctoral Awards at $24,000 per year for up to three years. Fee to Institution in lieu of tuition and fees: $2,000 Dissertation Awards at $25,000 for one year. Post-doctoral Awards at $45,000 for one year. Eligibility: All citizens or nationals of the U.S. They must be planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level and provide evidence of superior academic achievement. Application and Deadline: Application information is available on the program s website. The deadline is usually mid-november. Awards are announced in March. Website: 5

6 UST Contact: Dr. David F. Steele, (651) or Cynthia Fraction, (651) Fowler Business Concept Challenge Do you have the idea for the next Google, Facebook or Medtronic? Interested in exploring your entrepreneurial streak? Could you use a little help with tuition? In late October the Annual Fowler Business Concept Challenge will be held in Schulze Hall. Amount of Award: The winning teams in each division (graduate & undergraduate) will be awarded $10,000 scholarships, with $5,000 for runner-up, $2,500 for second runner-up and $1,000 for fourth place. $1,000 will also be awarded to the most effective presenter in each division. Eligibility: The competition is open exclusively to all University of St. Thomas undergraduates, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows registered in the semester of the competition. All members of a team must be current students with a valid UST student ID. Application: Student teams will choose one of three divisions in which to compete for each submission. Teams must download and complete the Fowler Team ID Request Form to enter the competition. the completed form to fowler@stthomas.edu with the project name, names and student ID numbers of the team members, and the division (graduate or undergraduate) in which you intend to compete. You will then be provided with a team ID number to include on your submission. Teams must then download the Fowler Submission Instructions and, following those, develop their concept and complete a cover sheet and 5-page submission describing their idea, without including any student names. Forms and instructions are located on the Schulze School website. Deadline: Applications are usually due in early November. They are to be ed to fowler@stthomas.edu or delivered in hard copy format to the 4 th Floor of Schulze Hall. Website: UST Contact: Brian Abraham, brian.abraham@stthomas.edu or fowler@stthomas.edu Fulbright Grants The Fulbright Grant offers the opportunity to do graduate-level research or course work in one country for one year. The proposal must be something that cannot be done in the United States. Amount of Award: Awards include travel grants, full one-year research grants, and teaching assistantships. Full grants fund airfare, tuition, living stipend, books, language orientation course (if needed), and insurance. Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens with a bachelor s degree, the ability to carry through the proposal, and have sufficient proficiency in written and spoken language of the host country. The Fulbright program does not require a specific grade point average, however, to be competitive, they suggest that you should have at least a 3.7 cumulative grade point average. Application and Deadline: Application information can be found on the Fulbright U.S. Student Program website. Applications are due by October 1 to the UST International Education Center. Awards are announced at the end of January. Website: 6

7 UST Contact: Sarah Huesing, , Gates Millennium Scholars & Fellowship The Gates Millennium Scholars & Fellowship initiative is aimed at increasing the number of low-income African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans (Filipino, Chinese, Korean, South Asians, Japanese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong, Thai, Pacific Islanders), American Indians/Alaska Natives, and Hispanic Americans enrolling in and completing undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, this award program will help reflect the diverse society in which we live by expanding access and opportunity to higher education. Amount of Award: Awards are calculated by the Gates Millennium Scholars based on financial need, but can be used for tuition, fees, books, and living expenses. Rewards may be renewable. Eligibility: Candidates must be permanent residents of the United States and a member of one of the ethnic groups named above; have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale; have applied to, have been accepted into or are enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university for the academic year at the time of the award (or in the case of graduate students, have applied to, been accepted into, or enrolled in a graduate degree program in mathematics, science [including life sciences, physical sciences and computer science], engineering, education or library science at the time the nomination is complete); have significant financial need as defined by the Federal needs analysis formula; have demonstrated leadership ability through participation in community service, extracurricular activities or other activities. Application and Deadline: The 2016 GMS Online Application will open in August Website: UST Contact: Dr. Kevin Theissen, (651) , kmtheissen@stthomas.edu George J. Mitchell Scholarship Scholars will be eligible to attend institutions of higher learning in Ireland, including the seven universities in the Republic of Ireland and the two universities in Northern Ireland, for one academic year of post-graduate study. Applicants are judged on three criteria: academic excellence, leadership, and a sustained commitment to service and community. Amount of Award: The universities participating in the Mitchell Scholarship are generously contributing tuition and room for the Scholar. In addition, each Scholar will receive a stipend to cover other necessary expenses for the term of study. The US-Ireland Alliance will assist successful applicants with their traveling expenses to and from Ireland and Northern Ireland. Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens, aged eighteen or over but not yet thirty on October 1 in the year of application. They must also have academic standing sufficient to assure completion of a Bachelor s degree before they begin study under the Mitchell Scholarship. Application: Applications open in April. Further instructions and information are available on the U.S.- Ireland Alliance website. Deadline: October 1, Finalists are invited to Washington, D.C. for an interview in late November. Awards are announced in December. Note: St. Thomas internal deadline for applying for the required institutional endorsement is two weeks before the scholarship deadline. It is recommended that you make arrangements with the St. Thomas contact by September 7 at the latest. 7

8 Website: UST Contact: Dr. Michael C. Jordan, Graduate Research Team Grants The Grants and Research Office invites faculty to submit proposals to support research that will be carried out during summer ter. These internal grants are designed to give teams of faculty and graduate students the time and resources they need for meaningful reflection and in-depth inquiry into a problem or issue in their field. It is anticipated that each research team will produce a significant scholarly paper or creative work that may lead to publication or dissemination and the submission of a grant proposal to an external agency. Research Team Grants are carried out in the summer between June 1 and September 1. Amount of Award: Successful applicants to this program receive a grant of $10,000. This grant can be used by the team for student stipends, faculty stipends, materials and supplies, travel, equipment, and other types of expenses that will facilitate the proposed research. Eligibility: Teams must consist of at least one faculty member and one graduate student, but competitive preference will be given to proposals that involve more than one graduate student. Teams should propose a project that can be carried out over a period of eight to twelve weeks. Deadline: Applications are due in late March. Website: UST Contact: Dr. David F. Steele, dfsteele@stthomas.edu, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship **** NOTE **** GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL ONLY BE AWARDED TO PAST-RECIPIENTS OF UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE FOUNDATION Website: UST Contact: Dr. Michael C. Jordan, mcjordan@stthomas.edu James Madison Memorial Fellowships The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, a federally endowed program designed to strengthen instruction about the Constitution in the nation s schools, awards fellowships for master s-level study of the framing of the U.S. Constitution. Amount of Award: Fellowships carry a maximum stipend of $24,000 (for up to two years of full-time study for college graduates), which is used to cover the costs of tuition, required fees, books, and room and board. Eligibility: Fellows must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, be a teacher or plan to become a teacher of American history, American government or social studies at the secondary school level (grades 7-12), enroll in graduate programs leading to master s degrees in American history, political science or education offered by any accredited university. Participation in an accredited four-week summer institute held at Georgetown University on the principles, framing, ratification and implementation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights is required of all fellows, normally during the summer after the commencement of study. Fellows must possess a bachelor s degree or receive one no later than August 31 of the year in which you are applying and also wait 8

9 at least 3 years from the time that any previous graduate degree was awarded before applying for the fellowship. Application and Deadline: Applications and further information is available on the Foundation s website. The 2016 application will launch in May 2015 and is due the following March. Website: Japan Exchange and Teaching Program The JET Program is an initiative sponsored by the Japanese government to promote internationalization at the grassroots level by bringing young, college-educated individuals to work in communities throughout Japan. Since 1987, over 60,000 participants from countries around the world have come to Japan on the JET Program. JET participants work full-time as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) in the public school system or as Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs) in local government offices. With the JET Program, participants can gain valuable work experience abroad and explore a rich and historical culture. Further information regarding eligibility, the application process, and deadlines may be found on the JET Program s website. Website: Japanese Government MonBusho Scholarship For information on the Monbukagakusho Scholarship of the Japanese Government, inquire of the Japanese Embassy/Consulate in your home country and ask for further information there. The embassy is in charge of accepting applications, organizing exams, and forwarding applications to Japan for evaluation. Website: Lilly Fellows Program in the Humanities and Fine Arts The Lilly Graduate Fellowship Program supports, for three years of their graduate education, exceptionally well qualified young men and women who have undergraduate degrees from LFP Network Schools and who are interested in becoming teacher-scholars at church-related colleges and universities in the United States. Eligibility: Nominees must intend to enter a Ph.D., M.F.A., Th.D., or equivalent program at the school of their choice that will lead to a teaching career in humanities or the arts within the academy. Nominees should also demonstrate a desire to explore the connections between Christianity and higher education and entertain the possibility of teaching at a Protestant or Catholic school. In addition, nominees must meet the following eligibility requirements: Nominees must have earned or be in the process of earning a baccalaureate degree from a Lilly Fellows Program Institution. (UST is included.) Eligibility is open to graduating seniors graduating, or to anyone having received a baccalaureate from a network institution after April Nominees must be U.S. Citizens. In order to receive this Fellowship, nominees must have been accepted into a Ph.D., M.F.A., Th.D., or equivalent program by June 1 of the year they plan to start graduate school. Eligible disciplines are: art; art history; creative writing; history; interdisciplinary studies; languages and literatures; music; music history; philosophy; religion; rhetoric; theater history; theater arts; and theology. 9

10 Finalists must attend an Interview Conference in the spring of their senior year and must attend an Inaugural Conference in the August preceding graduate study. Application: For application procedures, visit the Lilly Graduate Fellows Program website. Deadline: Applicants must be nominated by the University of St. Thomas. St. Thomas can nominate up to 3 students each year. Please contact Dr. Michael Naughton for information about the nomination procedure. The deadline is usually in late January. Website: Contact: lillyfellows.program@valpo.edu or UST Contact: Dr. Michael Naughton, mjnaughton@stthomas.edu, (651) (Updated April 2015) Luann Dummer Center for Women Graduate Fellowships The Luann Dummer Center for Women is pleased to offer a graduate fellowship to a student who will conduct research on topics related to women and/or gender issues. This award has been offered since the academic year. Amount Awarded: A $4,000 stipend will be awarded to the student to support work on the project, and a $1,500 stipend will be provided to the faculty sponsor. Eligibility: Full-time and part-time students in all graduate programs are invited to apply for the academic year. Students must be enrolled at UST during most or all of this time period. The research may be conducted as part of a course, a thesis or a dissertation, or it may be conducted as a credit or non-credit independent study. Whatever the format, the student must have a faculty sponsor to guide the project and support the application. The research fellow agrees to credit the Luann Dummer Center for Women as cosponsor and funder in all research outcomes. The fellow also agrees to submit a formal research report and to present their work at a Feminist Friday in the Luann Dummer Center for Women during the following spring semester. Application: Application information can be found on the Luann Dummer Center for Women website. Deadline: Usually mid-march. The grant recipient can complete his or her research during following summer or the following academic year. Website: UST Contact: Dr. Young-ok An, yan@stthomas.edu, (651) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master s or doctoral degrees in fields supported by the NSF, including the mathematical, physical, biological, behavioral and social sciences; engineering; the history of science and the philosophy of science; and for research-based Ph.D. degrees in science education. Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards will be offered to encourage women to undertake graduate study in engineering and computer and information science. Amount of Award: $32,000 stipend for twelve-month tenures, and cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 per tenure year. 10

11 Eligibility: Applicants must be United States citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States. Fellowships are intended for individuals who are in the early stages of their graduate study (no more than 12 months of graduate study) in science, mathematics, or engineering. Application and Deadline: Application information may be found on the NSF website. The deadline is usually early November. Awards are announced in early April of the following year. Website: UST Contact: Dr. Kevin Theissen, (651) NSEP David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships Boren Fellowships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. A one-to-two semester full fellowship allows graduate students to pursue specialization in area and language study in those critical areas; available for domestic or overseas study. Award Amounts: For International Fellowships: $12,000 maximum per academic semester for up to two semesters ($24,000 total maximum). For Domestic Study: $12,000 maximum (intended for language and area studies which enhance a degree program). *The maximum award is $30,000 for both the International and Domestic fellowships. Eligibility: - U.S. citizen - Enrolled in or applying to a graduate degree program at an accredited U.S. college or university located within the U.S. - Be willing to enter into a service agreement. Application: Application instructions and information are available on the Boren Awards website. Deadline: The application will be available in late August 2015 and will be due in early February Website: Contact: Please contact the IEC at with any questions or for additional information. Opus College of Business Outreach Scholarship The Outreach Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship awarded to Full-time MBA applicants who demonstrate a history of academic and professional success, and leadership, service and engagement in cultural or crosscultural initiatives in previous academic, professional or volunteer settings. Application: Application instructions and information are available on the UST MBA Outreach Scholarship website. 11

12 Deadline: Applications should be completed by April 15. Applications completed after that deadline will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Website: UST Contact: ustmba@stthomas.edu, or Tiffany Cork, cork1793@stthomas.edu, (651) (Updated April 2015) Remick Fellowship Program In partnership with Saint Mary s University of Minnesota and its Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership, the Remick Fellowship Program will provide financial resources for young scholars preparing to enter the teaching profession in order to create an incentive for them to become educators in Catholic schools. Amount of Award: The fellowship provides full tuition, fees, room, and board in appropriate housing on the Winona Campus of Saint Mary s University. It also covers a modest monthly stipend and attendance at the yearly national Nativity Miguel conference. Eligibility: Remick Fellows participate in a one-year program which provides the opportunity for those who have earned a bachelor s degree in a variety of fields to acquire teacher licensure in Early Adolescence/Young Adult (grades 5-12) in the disciplines of mathematics, social studies, modern foreign languages, communication and language arts, life science, physical science, and music, and a Master of Arts in Instruction (MAI) degree. Candidates must meet the basic requirements for the MAI program and be accepted into the program by the School of Education of Saint Mary s University; have a minimum 3.0 GPA in the undergraduate degree; and have demonstrated leadership skills. Application and Deadline: Application information may be found on the Remick Fellowship Page. The deadline is May 15 of the year prior to matriculation in the Master s program. Website: Renshaw Fellowship The Renshaw Fellowship supports the study and shaping of school curricula by providing grants to those seeking to become superintendents; curriculum developers; or influential scholars teaching, writing, and lecturing on educational issues. Amount of Award: Granted to current graduate students or applicants to graduate schools in doctoral study in education. Each recipient receives a $12,000 grant. Eligibility: Current doctoral students or applicants to doctoral programs in education. Applicants must be members of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Application: The list of application materials and application form can be found at the ISI website. Deadline: Usually in mid-january. Recipients are announced in April. Website: 12

13 RISE: Research Internships in Science and Engineering - Graduate Internship in Germany RISE Professional gives recent graduates, Master and PhD students in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Geology, and Physics a unique opportunity to gain practical, career-building experience working in a German company for the summer. Eligibility: Recent graduates, Master and PhD students from North American universities in the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, geology and physics (or a closely related field) and students from Co-op programs are invited to apply. Undergraduates who are RISE alumni or former DAAD scholarship holders are also eligible. German language requirements depend on the nature of the internship. Application and Deadline: Further information may be found on the program s website. The application deadline is usually in late January. Website: Rhodes Scholarships The Rhodes Scholarships were established after the death of Cecil Rhodes, who dreamed of improving the world through the diffusion of leaders motivated to serve their contemporaries, trained in the contemplative life of the mind, and broadened by their acquaintance with one another and by their exposure to cultures different from their own. Mr. Rhodes hoped that his plan of bringing able students from throughout the English-speaking world and beyond to study at Oxford University would aid in the promotion of international understanding and peace. Each year, 32 U. S. citizens are among more than 80 Rhodes Scholars worldwide who take up degree courses at Oxford University. The first American Rhodes Scholars entered Oxford in Amount of Award: The stipend of a Rhodes Scholarship consists of a direct payment to the Scholar s College of all tuition fees (such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory fees, and certain other set charges), plus a maintenance allowance. Appointment to a Rhodes Scholarship is made for two years in the first instance with a possible third year if the Scholar s record at Oxford and plan of study warrant such an award. Eligibility: An applicant must be a citizen of the United States (a pending application for citizenship does not qualify a person to apply) by October 1 in the year of application, have passed the eighteenth and not have passed the twenty-fourth birthday, and must have achieved an academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a bachelor s degree before October 1 of the year following application. Application: The Rhodes Scholarship application is available each year beginning in early July. Application instructions and materials can be found on the Rhodes Scholar website. Deadline: The annual application deadline is 11:59 PM on the first Wednesday of October. Awards are announced in early December. Note: St. Thomas internal deadline for applying for the required institutional endorsement is two weeks before the scholarship deadline. It is recommended that you make arrangements with the St. Thomas contact by the first week of September at the latest. Website: UST Contact: Dr. Michael C. Jordan, mcjordan@stthomas.edu 13

14 Richard M. Weaver Fellowship The Richard M. Weaver Fellowship seeks to uphold the idea of excellence and the role of education in producing unique individuals capable of making reasoned choices. Amount of Award: Each Weaver Fellow receives a grant of $5,000 and payment of tuition at the school of his or her choice (either in the U.S. or abroad). Eligibility: Current graduate students or applicants to graduate schools who intend to teach at the college level. Applicants must be members of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Application: The list of application materials and application form can be found at the ISI website. Deadline: Usually in mid-january. Recipients are announced in April. Website: Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program is a distinguished transatlantic initiative that offers fifteen accomplished Americans the opportunity to complete a comprehensive professional development program in Germany. The Bosch Fellowship is comprised of three main components: customized work placements, professional seminars, and German language training. Eligibility: Candidates must: be a U.S. citizen, be 40 years of age or younger at the application deadline, have minimum five years of relevant, full-time work experience in target fellowship field, have evidence of outstanding professional performance, and be committed to furthering the transatlantic relationship. Application and Deadline: The application may be found on the Cultural Vistas website. The deadline is November 1. Website: Rotary Peace Fellowship The Rotary Peace Fellowship is the premier academic scholarship of The Rotary Foundation, and it supports Rotary s mission to empower, educate, and increase the capacity of peace-builders through rigorous academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities. The fellowship is intended for individuals who have chosen a career related to international relations, peace, and conflict resolution; who have work experience in these areas; and who have a commitment to community or international humanitarian service and working for peace. Applicants should consider these objectives carefully before applying. Two types of fellowships are offered: a master s degree fellowship and a professional development certificate fellowship. Eligibility and Application: Eligibility criteria and application information are available on the Rotary website. Deadline: Applications for the Rotary Peace Fellowship program are now being accepted. The deadline for applicants to submit applications to their district is May 31, Districts must submit endorsed applications to The Rotary Foundation by July 1, Website: 14

15 Salvatori Fellowship The ISI Salvatori Fellowship seeks to further an understanding and appreciation of the principles held by the American Founding Fathers and the culture that formed their values and views. Amount of Award: Two $10,000 prizes are granted each year to graduate students in fields related to the American Founding. Eligibility: Current graduate students in a field related to the American Founding. Applicants must be members of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Application: The list of application materials and application form can be found at the ISI website. Deadline: Usually in mid-january. Recipients are announced in April. Website: Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships The Spencer Foundation seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. The candidate s dissertation topic must pertain to education. Amount of Award: Approximately 20 non-renewable fellowships of $25,000 will be awarded to support completion of the dissertation. This amount must be expended within two years of the award. Eligibility: Applicants must be candidates for the doctoral degree in any field of study at a graduate school in the U.S., although they need not be U.S. citizens. These fellowships are not intended to finance data collection or the completion of doctoral coursework, but rather to support the final analysis of the research topic and the writing of the dissertation. For this reason, all applicants must document that they will have completed all pre-dissertation requirements by June of the year following the application deadline, and must provide a clear and specific plan for completing the dissertation within a one or two-year time frame. Application and Deadline: Fellowship applicants may request or download current application forms from the website at any time between April and October. Students must submit their completed applications by an early October date designated each year. Awards are announced the following May for fellowships that take effect in June. Website: Transatlantic Academy The Transatlantic Academy is a research institution devoted to creating common approaches to the long-term challenges facing Europe and North America. The Academy does this by each year bringing together scholars, policy experts, and authors from both sides of the Atlantic and from different disciplinary perspectives to research and analyze a distinct policy theme of transatlantic interest. Each year the Academy hosts six full-time scholars, including four senior fellows. The Academy also welcomes a number of short-term public policy fellows during the course of the year. Fellows are in residence at GMF s Washington office for up to nine months, and actively participate in a collaborative environment, sharing and discussing their work with each other and Academy guests. Each spring, the Transatlantic 15

16 Academy issues a call for applications for the following year s research theme, and invites scholars from North America and Europe to apply to become residential fellows. Interested students are encouraged to keep an eye on the Academy s website for updates: Truman Scholarships The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards merit-based scholarships to college students who wish to attend graduate school or law school in preparation for careers in government or elsewhere in public service oriented non-profit organizations. Scholars may attend graduate schools in the United States or in foreign countries. The Foundation defines public service as employment in: government at any level, uniformed services, public-interest organizations, non-governmental research and/or educational organizations, public and private schools, and public-service oriented non-profit organizations such as those whose primary purposes are to help needy or disadvantaged persons or to protect the environment. Amount of Award: Total award of up to $30,000 to be used in graduate studies. Scholars in one-year or twoyear graduate programs are eligible to receive $13,500 per year. Scholars in J.D. programs are eligible to receive $13,500 for the second year and $13,500 at the start of the third year s second semester if they present evidence that they will enter public service immediately upon graduation or completion of any clerkship. Scholars in longer graduate programs are eligible to receive $9,000 per year for three years. Scholars attend the 10-week Washington Summer Institute following graduation. Eligibility: Candidates are nominated by their current institution of higher education. Nominees must be a full-time junior-level student at a four-year institution pursuing a bachelor s degree during the year of application. "Junior" here means a student who plans to continue full-time undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between December and August of the year following the year of application. The nominee may be a student in his or her third year of collegiate study who expects to graduate during the year of application. The nominee must be committed to a career in public service as defined above, be in the upper quarter of his/her class, and be a citizen of the United States or a United States national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Application: Application information may be found on the Truman Scholar website. Deadline: All application materials must be submitted to the faculty representative by early February. The list of Finalists will be posted on the website around mid-february and interviews occur in early to mid-march. The application is made in a student s junior year; however, the scholarship is to be used after graduation. Website: UST Contact: Dr. Steven Hoffman, smhoffman@stthomas.edu, (651) U.S. Army and Navy Health Professions Scholarships Scholarships are available from the U.S. Army and Navy for graduate study in medicine, dentistry, and optometry. Eligibility: Candidates must be accepted into a school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry or optometry in the United States or Puerto Rico, be a U.S. citizen with a baccalaureate degree from an accredited school and maintain full-time status during length of program. 16

17 Army. The F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) awards qualifying students full tuition for any accredited medical, dental, veterinary, psychiatric nurse practitioner, psychology or optometry program, plus a generous monthly stipend of more than $2,000. Note: Your active duty service obligation to the U.S. Army is one year of service for every year you receive the scholarship. Your minimum obligation depends on your health care field. There is an additional obligation for residency and fellowship training. Navy. If you re already in or plan to attend medical school, dental school, or a qualifying health-care-related postgraduate program, you can join the Navy while you re still in school through the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP). The program pays for tuition and offers monthly living expenses and a potential sign-on bonus. Note: Upon graduation, the student is required to serve one year of active duty as a Navy medical, dental or Medical Service Corps officer for each year of scholarship participation, with a minimum of three years service. Additional Information: Visit the Army or Navy websites for further information on awards, active duty service requirements, application information, and deadlines. Program Information U.S. Army Health Care Phones: USA-ARMY Department of the Navy Washington, D.C Phones: USA-NAVY Websites: and UST Contact: Dr. Kevin Theissen, kmtheissen@stthomas.edu UNESCO Laura W. Bush Fellowship The U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship offers funding for students who wish to undertake a short-term (4-6 week) independent project abroad. Amount of Award: The number of recipients and exact amount of money awarded will depend on the quality of applications and the funds available. The average fellowship award amount is $2,500. Eligibility: Must be a U.S. Citizen at least 18 years of age and not older than 25 at the time of application who is currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university in the United States. Application: Application information is available on the Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship website. Deadline: The deadline for Summer/Fall projects is in late February. All material must be submitted electronically as a single file (.doc or.pdf where the filename is the first and last name of the applicant) to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Executive Secretariat (DCUNESCO@state.gov) by 5:00 pm EST on the application deadline. Website: 17

18 Contact: Questions regarding the application process or receipt of applications can be directed to or by calling Western Civilization Fellowship The ISI Western Civilization Fellowship is designed to address our culture s loss of memory by supporting at the graduate level the study of the institutions, values, and history of the West. Amount of Award: Three fellowships will be awarded per year to graduate students with a research interest in the Western tradition. Each fellow will receive a $20,000 grant to pursue studies at the school of his or her choice. Eligibility: Current graduate students with a research interest in and dedication to the Western tradition. Applicants must be members of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Application: The list of application materials and application form can be found at the ISI website. Deadline: Usually in mid-january. Recipients are announced in April. Website: Women s Transportation Seminar Scholarship & Fellowship The Women s Transportation Seminar (WTS) is a national organization of transportation professionals with more than 3,000 members. The WTS is committed to excellence in the transportation industry and provides support to students seeking future careers in transportation. Amount of Award: Varies by the awards given by local WTS chapters. Eligibility: Female students, either undergraduate or graduate, currently enrolled in a degree program in a transportation-related field, (such as transportation engineering, planning, finance or logistics), with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and who plan to pursue a career in transportation or a transportation-related field, are eligible. Application and Deadline: The 2015 application is now closed. Awards are announced in mid-january. Website: H:/UGAA/Scholarship and Fellowship/Booklets/ Fellowship v3 18