All Graduate Students

Missouri S&T funding opportunities

Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI)/Gen IV Fellowship
Masters Students: Sponsored by DOE & Office of Nuclear Energy - Masters Students in engineering, chemistry, physics, or radiochemistry.  (Up to $42,500 in benefits)

Submission Deadline: Pending
www.studentpipeline.org

American Fellowships, International Fellowships and Selected Professions Fellowships
Sponsored by American Association of University Women: Fellowships & Grants (A variety of programs for Post Docs & Graduate Students).  

Applications available 8/15/2007
Submission Deadline:  Varies
www.aauw.org

Chancellor's Fellowship
Chancellor's Fellowship Guidelines                                                                Chancellor's Fellowship Application

Jack Kent Cooke
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program & Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships

Previous Deadline:  2/1/2007
www.jackkentcookefoundation.org

Fulbright Scholars
Assorted Programs for Faculty and Graduate Students. 

Submission Deadline:  Varies
www.cies.org
www.fulbrightonline.org

GAANN
Fellowship for students with documented financial need pursuing graduate work in the following areas: Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Hydraulics and Hydrology, Construction Materials, Earthquake Engineering, Health Monitoring and Systems

IGERT
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program seeks to train PhD scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background and the technical, professional and personal skills needed to address the global questions of the future.

Submission Deadline:  Varies
http://www.igert.org

ISI (Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc.)
The Simon Fellowship is a $40,000 unrestricted cash grant awarded to those graduating college seniors who have demonstrated passion, dedication, a high capacity for self-direction, and originality in pursuit of a goal that will strengthen civil society. In addition, two $5,000 cash awards are made to two other outstanding students.

The Weaver Fellowship Program is for those who will teach and will receive a grant of $5,000 and payment of tuition at the school of his choice (either in the U.S. or abroad). The theme of the required essay is "Education and a Free Society." Applicants must also meet ISI’s general fellowship requirements.

Submission Deadline:  Varies
http://www.isi.org

Madison Fellowship Program
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship is offered to a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution. The maximum amount of each award is $24,000, prorated over the individual period of study. Fellowship payments cover the actual costs of tuition, required fees, books, and room and board but cannot exceed $12,000 per academic year.

Application available: Fall, 2007
Previous deadline: 3/1/2007
www.jamesmadison.com

MAGS
Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools awards are to recognize and reward distinguished scholarship and research at the master’s level.

Previous deadline: 11/27/2006
http://associations.missouristate.edu/mags

National Physical Science Consortium
Graduate fellowships in the physical sciences for a doctoral degree and a career in the physical sciences and related fields.

Application Period: August 25-November 5
http://www.npsc.org/students/apply_period.html

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Student Internships and Collaborative Opportunities for Faculty. The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) Higher Education Research Experiences at ORNL program is designed to provide practical, hands-on experience for undergraduates, recent graduates, graduate students and faculty. Appointments are available in the areas of science, engineering, and mathematics.

Application Deadline: Varies
http://www.orau.gov/hereatornl/page1.htm

National Science Foundation:  East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes
Pursue Science & Engineering Research in Asia-Pacific (Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand or Taiwan)

Submission Deadline:  12/12/06
www.nsf.gov/eapsi

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
The Society has various awards competitions: Graduate Fellowships, Awards of Excellence, Promotion of Excellence Grants, Study Abroad Grants, Literacy Grants, National Scholar and National Artist Awards, Chapter Scholarships and Awards.

Application Deadline: Varies
http://www.phikappaphi.org/web/scholarships

Rhodes Scholarships
Applicants apply as a representative of one of the fifty states: either in the state in which they will have received at least two years of college training and a bachelor’s degree before October 1, 2008, or in the state where they were legally resident on April 15, 2007. Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. All educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees, are paid on the Scholar's behalf by the Rhodes Trustees.

Application Deadline: October 9
http://www.rhodesscholar.org

Smithsonian Fellowships & Internships
Fellowships for research and study in various fields. Awards are based on merit and open to all individuals.

Previous Application Deadline: 1/15/2007
www.si.edu/research+study

Minority Students

American Geological Institute Minority Participation Program
The goal for this program is to develop the professional corps of underrepresented ethnic-minority students in the geosciences. Recipients of AGI Geoscience Student Scholarships are provided with small financial awards and matched with a mentor from the geoscience community to foster whole professional development of the awardee.

Applications due in March
http://www.agiweb.org/mpp/index.html

AT&T Labs Fellowship Program
Fellowships are available to outstanding under-represented minority and women students who are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents and who are pursuing Ph.D. studies in computer and communications-related fields.

Application Deadline November 1
http://public.research.att.com/index.cfm?portal=20

EMERGE Summer Research Program (formerly LS-MoAMP)
Emerge gives members of underrepresented or underserved racial or ethnic groups (African-American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hispanic/Latino, or Native Pacific Islander) opportunities to prepare for the challenges and rewards of pursuing graduate education. The programs are sponsored by the Mizzou Graduate School.

Previous Deadline:  2/16/2007
http://gradschool.missouri.edu/about-us/initiatives/emerge/

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
Designed to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity.

Submission Deadline:  11/2007
www.national-academies.org/fellowships

GEM Fellowships
The National GEM Consortium offers science & engineering fellowships for underrepresented technical talent (MS Engr, PhD Engr & PhD Science).

Previous Deadline:  11/01/2006
www.gemfellowship.org

Global Research Collaboration
The Master’s Scholarship Program is offered to underrepresented minority, women, and underrepresented students holding refugee or political asylum status in the U.S. Currently pursuing a master’s degree relevant to microelectronics.

http://grc.src.org/member/about/aboutmas.asp?bhjs=0

J.P. Morgan Launching Leaders MBA Scholarship
The JPMorgan Launching Leaders MBA Scholarship gives talented Black, Hispanic and Native American students the chance to fulfill their career ambitions and carve out an outstanding reputation with one of the world's leading innovators in banking and business.

Application Deadline: November
http://launchingleaders.jpmorgan.com/02.0.ashx

National Physical Science Consortium
NPSC offers a unique graduate fellowship in the physical sciences and related engineering fields. It is open to all U. S. Citizens, but with emphasis on recruitment of applications from historically underrepresented minorities and women.

http://www.npsc.org/students/

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
A New American is an individual who (1) is a resident alien, i.e., holds a Green Card; or, (2) has been naturalized as a US citizen, or (3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens.The Program is open to individuals who retain loyalty and a sense of commitment to their country of origin as well as to the United States, but is intended to support individuals who will continue to regard the United States as their principal residence and focus of national identity.

http://www.pdsoros.org/requirements.html

Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program
Applicants must be academic high-achievers (3.0 or better GPA). Applicants must be US citizens or visa-holding Permanent Residents of African American, Asian, Pacific Island, Native American, Native Alaskan, or Hispanic descent. They must be enrolled as a full time undergraduate or graduate student in any of the following technical fields:  Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems, Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science, Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical, or Software)

Application Deadline:  September 30
http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/009.jsp?view=Feature&Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US&ed_name=Careers_Technical_Scholarship

Female Students

Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards for Women - $10,000
Sponsored by Zonta International.  Candidate to be registered in an accredited Ph.D./doctoral program in a qualifying (non defense) aerospace-related science

Previous Deadline 11/15/2006
 www.zonta.org

AT&T Labs Fellowship Program
Fellowships are available to outstanding under-represented minority and women students who are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents and who are pursuing Ph.D. studies in computer and communications-related fields.

Application Deadline November 1
http://public.research.att.com/index.cfm?portal=20

Global Research Collaboration
The Master’s Scholarship Program is offered to underrepresented minority, women, and underrepresented students holding refugee or political asylum status in the U.S. Currently pursuing a master’s degree relevant to microelectronics.

http://grc.src.org/member/about/aboutmas.asp?bhjs=0

National Physical Science Consortium
NPSC offers a unique graduate fellowship in the physical sciences and related engineering fields. It is open to all U. S. Citizens, but with emphasis on recruitment of applications from historically underrepresented minorities and women.

http://www.npsc.org/students/