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EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
All scholarship information subject to change.
Name: The Educational Foundation for
Women in Accounting
Who is eligible: Female accounting students
who, either through divorce or death of a spouse, are required
to become the sole source of support for themselves and their
family; single parents as a result of other circumstances will
be considered
What you get: Up to $4,000 on an annual basis,
renewable for 3 years
Where to get the application: www.efwa.org/scholarships.htm
Deadline: April 30
Name: Elias Schonberger '42 Student Leadership Award
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors at the undergraduate
or graduate level that have demonstrated consistent leadership
in their student activities and who are the progeny of or are
members of the uniform services (fire, police, EMS etc.)
What You Get: $2,500
Where to get application: Office of Student Affairs
Deadline: Contact the Office of Student Affairs
Name: The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
Who is eligible: Full-time undergrad; juniors
or seniors
What you do: Write an essay based on this year's given topics
What you get: 1st prize $5,000; 2nd prize $2,500;
3rd prize $1,500; 2 honorable mentions of $500 each
Where to get the application: www.eliewieselfoundation.org
Deadline: December 9
Name: FIERI Scholarship Fund
Who is eligible: Italian American origin, currently
attending college, must reside in the Bronx or Westchester County
or attend a college or university located in the Bronx or Westchester
or be an active member of a chapter of Fieri National.
What You Get: $5,000
Where to get application: www.fieri.org
Deadline: April 8
Name: The Foundation for Exceptional Children - Stanley
E. Jackson Scholarship Awards
Who is eligible: Full-time students enrolling
for the first time; financial need; disabled and/or ethnic minority
Number of Awards: 4
What you get: $1,000
Where to get the application: The Foundation
for Exceptional Children
1920 Association Drive
Preston, VA 22091
(703) 620-1054
Deadline: February 1
Name: The Freedom Forum–NCAA Sports Journalism
Scholarship 08-09
Who is eligible: College juniors with career
goals in sports journalism, majors in journalism or experience
in campus sports journalism; these one-year non-renewable scholarships
will be awarded to juniors who will be full-time seniors in the
2008-09 academic year
What you get: Eight $3,000 scholarships will
be awarded to applicants in their junior year to assist them
in their senior year of study
Where to get the application: www.ncaa.org
All materials, including transcripts, recommendation letters,
should be mailed with the application by the deadline to:
Sports Journalism Scholarships Committee
NCAA
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6222
Deadline: Must be postmarked by December 14
Name: Fulbright Fellowships for Study or Research Abroad
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens with an excellent
academic record and knowledge of local language, who will hold
a bachelor's degree by the beginning date of the grant
What you get: Support to meet normal scholarship
and travel expenses for one academic year
Where to get the application: www.fulbrightonline.org
Deadline: October
Name: George A. Nielson Public Investor Scholarship
Who is eligible: Employed at least one year
by a state, local government or other public entity; undergraduate
or graduate student majoring in public administration, finance
or business administration; U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent
resident; not a previous scholarship winner
What You Get: $5,000
Where to get application: www.gfoa.org/services/scholarships.shtml
Deadline: March 1
Name: GFOA Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
Who is eligible: Full or part-time upper division
undergraduate or graduate student in public administration, governmental
accounting, finance, political science, economics or business
administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit
management); must be African American, Native American Indian,
Aleut, Asian or Pacific Islander or Hispanic and a citizen or
permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada
What you get: $3,500
Where to get the application: Scholarship Committee
Government Finance Officers Association
180 Michigan Avenue, Suite 8000
Chicago, IL 60601-7476
Phone: (312) 977-9700
Deadline: February 12
Name: Glamour's Top Ten College Women Competition
Who is eligible: Any woman who is a full-time
junior during the 2006-2007 academic year; candidates evaluated
on leadership experience, community and campus involvement and
academic excellence
What you get: $1,000
Where to get the application: www.glamour.com
Deadline: February
Name: Goldman Sachs Scholarship for Excellence
Who is eligible: Undergraduates, sophomores and juniors, this is a diversity initiative scholarship
What you get: $5,000 or $10,000 scholarship and summer internship placement at Goldman Sachs
Where to get the application: www2.goldmansachs.com/careers/our-firm/diversity/
Mrs. Julie Mantilla, Director
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
30 Hudson Street, 34th Fl.
Jersey City, NJ 07320
julie.mantilla@gs.com
Name: Grace Kennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme
Who is eligible: Undergraduate and Graduate
students; must be of Jamaican parentage/grandparentage; minimum
GPA of 3.0; between the ages of 18-30 years
What You Get: An internship in the Grace, Kennedy & Company
in Jamaica
Where to get application: www.gracekennedy.com
Deadline: April 30
Name: Grace LeGendre Endowment Fund
Who is eligible: Women who are U.S. citizens
and permanent residents of New York State; have a Bachelor's
Degree; be currently registered full time in graduate studies at an accredited
New York State college or university, within two years of completion; scholastic
ability and financial need are considerations
What you get: $1,000
Where to get the application: www.gracelegendre.org
Deadline: February 28
Name: Harry Bermack Memorial Law School Scholarship
Who is eligible: Students entering their 1st
year of law school; awards are based on scholastic achievement
and financial need
What you get: $1,500
Where to get the application: Send a stamped,
self-addressed, legal sized envelope to:
Bermack Scholarship
B'nai B'rith District No. 1
823 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
(212) 983-5800
Deadline: December 31
Name: Hispanic College Fund, Inc.
Who is eligible: Full-time undergraduates of
Hispanic origin and U.S. citizenship who are in financial need
and who are pursuing an academic discipline that will lead to
a career in business; close consideration will be given to leadership/mentoring/community
service participation
Where to get the application: www.hispanicfund.org
Deadline: April 15
Name: Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Who is eligible: Full-time undergraduate and
graduate students of hispanic origin who are either US citizens
or permanent residents and possess a GPA of at least 2.7
What you get: $500 - $2,500
Where to get the application: www.hsf.net
Deadline: March 15, October 15
Name: HORIZONS Scholarship
Who is eligible: Currently enrolled full-time
or part-time undergraduate or graduate student; undergraduate
must have completed at least 60 credits; must demonstrate an
interest in pursuing a career related to national security or
defense; must demonstrate financial need, have a minimum GPA
of 3.25, be a woman and a U.S. citizen
Where to get application: wid.ndia.org/horizon/
Deadline: November 1
Name: Institute for Humane Studies - Humane
Studies Fellowships
Who is eligible: Graduate students and outstanding undergraduates
planning academic careers with liberty-advancing research interests. Full-time
students studying at universities worldwide, and from all disciplines, are eligible.
What you get: Up to $15,000
Where to get application: www.theihs.org
Deadline: December 31
Name: Interest Free Loan - Hebrew Free Loan Society
Who is eligible: Matriculated students
Where to get the application: Call (212) 687-0188
Deadline: None
Name: The Japanese Government (Monbusho) Scholarship
for Japanese Studies
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens and permanent
residents between 18-30 years of age, enrolled as undergraduates,
studying the Japanese language, culture or a closely related
field as a major or minor; a good knowledge of Japanese language
is necessary
What you get: Tuition, fees, transportation
and living allowance for one year
Where to get the application: www.studyjapan.go.jp
Deadline: March 29
Currently on hiatus
Name: Jessica Savitch/New York Women in Communications
Scholarships
Who is eligible: Full-time college sophomore
- graduate students majoring in communications-related fields
What you get: $2,000
Where to get the application: www.nywici.org
Deadline: January 30
Name: Jewish Foundation for Education of Women
Who is eligible: This nonsectarian organization
offers scholarships for Russian émigrés to train
in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, occupational and physical
therapy, and physician assistant programs
Where to get the application: www.jfew.org
Jewish Foundation for Education of Women
135 East 64 Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 288-3931
Deadline: June 1
Name: The Johns Hopkins University Essay Contest
Who is eligible: Full-time juniors or seniors
What you do: Write a 1,500 word essay on a given
topic
What you get: $2,000, $1,500, $1,000
Where to get the application: www.jhu.edu/~ips
Deadline: December 15
Name: Junior Fellows Program
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors; must be
nominated; must be eligible to work in the U.S.
What You Get: Research assistance to Associates
working on the sponsor's projects, such as non-proliferation
and democracy building, for 1 year; Fellows are paid a monthly
$2,500 salary with a full benefits package
Where to get application: www.ceip.org
Deadline: January 15
Name: Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF)
Who is eligible: Korean American undergraduate
or graduate students; the Foundation considers financial need,
academic achievements, community service and other talents
What you get: $1,000 or $2,000 awards
Where to get the application: KASF
Eastern Region Office
1952 Gallows Road, Suite 340B
Vienna, VA 22182
Deadline: June 30
Name: The Legacy Scholarship Program
Who is eligible: Full-time undergraduate or
graduate lesbians with a demonstrated commitment or contribution
to the lesbian community; GPA of 3.0 or above is required, financial
need is considered
What you get: $1,000
Where to get the application: www.uncommonlegacy.org
An Uncommon Legacy Foundation, Inc.
l50 West 25 Street, Suite 602
New York, New York 10001
(212) 366-6507
Deadline: May 1
Name: Madam C.J. Walker "On My Own Ground" Scholarship
Who is eligible: Women in their freshman year,
maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA, whose household yearly income
is under $45,000; candidates must exemplify academic, entrepreneurial
and civic aspirations
What you get: $4,000 (funded at $1,000 annually
for four years)
Where to get the application: Community Directed Ownership, Inc.
175 West 90th Street, Suite 20
New York, NY 10024
Deadline: February 28
Name: Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project Summer
Research Fellowship
Who is eligible: Junior and senior undergraduates
and first and second year graduate students in the humanities
or social sciences with a strong interest in the civil rights
movement and modern African-American history
What you get: Full-time employment for 8 weeks
from 6/2l-8/13
Where to get the application: www.stanford.edu/group/King/institute/
Deadline: March 1
Name: The Michael Schwerner Activist Award by the Gleitsman
Foundation
Who is eligible: Full-time undergrad
Career Interest: Spirit of citizen activism; promote positive
solutions for social change
Number of Awards: 5
What you get: $1,000
Application or Nomination: Candidates are nominated
by the school
Deadline: January 15
Currently on hiatus
Name: Minority Entrepreneurs Scholarship Program
Who is eligible: Must be a junior, senior or
graduate student for the period of the scholarship; adult entrepreneurs
pursuing executive education must have at least 5 years of business
ownership or managerial experience; applicants must be considered
a member of a minority group (African-American, American Indian,
Hispanic-American and Asian-American); must be a U.S. citizen
What You Get: $2,500 for college students; $5,000
for adult entrepreneurs
Where to get application: www.franchise.org/edufound/
Deadline: November 1
Name: NABJ Scholarship
Who is eligible: African American students;
GPA of 2.5 or higher
Vocational Focus: Journalism major
Where to get the application: www.nabj.org
Deadline: April 15
Name: National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
Who is eligible: Student E-Teams: Multi-disciplinary
teams of students working with faculty and mentoring professionals
to develop an idea, product, or invention or solve a problem
in a way that has the promise of creating a licensable technology,
product or enterprise
What you get: Up to $20,000
Where to get the application: www.nciia.org
Deadline: May 15 and December 15
Name: National Federation of the Blind
Who is eligible: Any legally blind person studying
in a post-secondary institution
What you get: $3000-$10,000
Where to get the application: National Federation
of the Blind Scholarship Committee
Grinnell State Bank Bldg., 2nd Floor
814 Fourth Avenue
Grinnell, IA 50112
Deadline: March 31
Name: National Security Education Program Scholarships
for Study Abroad
Who is eligible: Undergraduate, U.S. citizens
intending to study in geographic regions other than Western
Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
What you get: $2,500 - $16,000
Where to get the application: www.iie.org/nsep
Deadline: February 7
Name: National Society of Accountants Scholarship Foundation
Who is eligible: Undergraduate students majoring
in accounting with a GPA of 3.0 or better and U.S. or Canadian
citizenship
What you get: $500 - $1,000
Where to get the application: www.nsacct.org
Deadline: March
Name: Network of Executive Women
Who is eligible: Full-time graduate students or undergraduate
students with junior
standing or higher, enrolled in a retail, food or consumer packaged goods
related program at a
U.S. college or university, with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA
Where to get the application: www.newonline.org
Deadline: March 1
Name: New York Press Association Foundation
Who is eligible: New York State residents enrolled
in a recognized program of undergrad study in print journalism
What you get: $2,500 scholarship or paid summer
internship
Where to get the application: www.nynewspapers.com/foundation.html
Deadline: December 1
Name: New York State Society of Certified Accountants/Foundation
for Accounting Education
Who is eligible: Full or part-time undergraduate
accounting majors who have completed at least 60 credits and
all introductory accounting courses and have a G.P.A. of 3.0
or higher; based heavily on financial need; FAFSA must be on
file with financial aid office; U.S. citizenship or permanent
residency required
What you get: $2,500 per academic year for full-time
study, $1,250 for part-time study
Where to get application: www.nysscpa.org
Deadline: March 1
Name: NYC-LSAMP Graduate Research Assistantship Program
Who is eligible: Full-time graduate students
who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are Black, Hispanic,
American Indian, Alaskan Native or Pacific Islander; must be
nominated by a SEM (Science/Engineering/Mathematics) faculty
member; minimum G.P.A. of 3.0
What you get: $6,000-$9,000 per academic year
for a maximum of two years
Where to get application: nyc-amp.cuny.edu
Deadline: May 15
Name: NYC-LSAMP Undergraduate Research Assistantship
Program
Who is eligible: Full-time undergraduate students
who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are Black, Hispanic,
American Indian, Alaskan Native or Pacific Islander; must be
nominated by a SEM (Science/Engineering/Mathematics) faculty
member, have at least 60 credits with B average or better in
SEM courses, junior or senior status and a minimum G.P.A. of
3.0
What you get: $3,000-$5,000 per academic year
Where to get application: nyc-amp.cuny.edu
Deadline: May 15
Name: NYSOBBA/John G. Karrer Scholarship
Who is eligible: Full or part-time student in
good academic standing; New York State resident involved in meritorious
service in a business related function on campus
What you get: $400
Where to get application: www.nysobba.org
Deadline: May 1
Name: Presbyterian Church USA - Loans
Who is eligible: Member of the Presbyterian
Church; full-time student in good academic standing; evidence
of financial reliability; US citizen or permanent resident
Career Interest: Some volunteer work may be
required
What you get: $200-$1,500 depending on financial
need; interest rate is 6.5% (subject to change)
Where to get the application: Office of Financial
Aid for Students
Presbyterian Church USA
100 Witherspoon Street
Louisville, KY 40202-1396
(502) 569-5776
Deadline: April 1
Name: Presbyterian Church USA - Native American Education
Grant
Who is eligible: Member of the Presbyterian
Church; native American full-time students; US citizen or permanent
resident; completed at least 1 semester; financial need
What you get: $200-$1,500 depending on financial
need
Where to get the application: Office of Financial
Aid for Students
Presbyterian Church USA
100 Witherspoon Street
Louisville, KY 40202-1396
(502) 569-5776
Deadline: June 1
Name: Pulliam Journalism Fellowship
Who is eligible: College juniors, seniors and
graduate students enrolled in a related degree program as of
November 15, 2004; previous newspaper internships and/or experience
on a college newspaper preferred; must be committed to a career
in newspaper journalism
What You Get: $650 per week for a 10 week program
Where to get application: www.indystar.com/help/jobs/
Deadline: November 15
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