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Outside Scholarship Resources for science Majors

FELLOWSHIP NAME: ACI Fellowships
ORGANIZATION: The American Concrete Institute
MAJOR: Engineering, Architecture, Materials Science
AWARD AMOUNT: $3,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 16
APPLICATION INFORMATION: American Concrete Institute
PO Box 9094
Farmington Hills, MI  48333
OR: www.concrete.org/STUDENTS/ST_SCHOLARSHIPS.HTM
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:  
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: ASNE Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: American Society of Naval Engineers
MAJOR: Naval Engineering and associated programs (Naval Architecture; Marine, Ocean, Mechanical, Civil, Aeronautical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; and the Physical Sciences)
AWARD AMOUNT: $3,000 undergraduate
$4,000 graduate
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15
FOR APPLICATION:  www.navalengineers.org
FOR INFORMATION: The American Society of Naval Engineers
1452 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA  22314-3458
 
 (703) 836-6727
E-mail: ASNEH@navalengineers.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must have demonstrated interest in Naval Engineering career
  • Must be applying for last year of a full-time or co-op undergraduate program or one year of graduate study leading to an engineering degree or physical science degree at an accredited college or university
  • Must be a US citizen
  • Graduate student candidate must be a member of ASNE
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: American Chemical Society Scholars Program
ORGANIZATION: American Chemical Society
MAJOR: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Environmental Science, Toxicology
AWARD AMOUNT: Up to $3,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31
FOR APPLICATION:


INFORMATION:

 www.chemistry.org/scholars
Click on "Funding and Awards"


 Email: scholars@acs.org
1-800-227-5558, ext. 6250
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • African American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian
  • US citizen or permanent resident of US
  • Full-time student at an accredited college, university, or community college
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Demonstrate financial need according to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Additional criteria for specific co-sponsored programs. Information for these programs is found at www.chemistry.org.

Note: Students planning careers in medicine or pharmacy are not eligible for this program.
 
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society Graduate Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF)
MAJOR: Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, etc.
AWARD AMOUNT: $1,500 minimum
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15
FOR APPLICATION: www.nasf.org
OR WRITE: AESF Foundation

Attn: Scholarship
1155 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Attending an accredited college
  • Chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, metallurgical engineering or material science or engineering
  • 3.3 GPA or above
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society Undergraduate Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF)
MAJOR: Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, etc.
AWARD AMOUNT: $1,500 minimum
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15
FOR APPLICATION: www.nasf.org
OR WRITE: AESF Foundation

Attn: Scholarship
1155 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Attending an accredited college
  • At least Junior standing
  • Chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, metallurgical engineering or material science or engineering
  • 3.0 GPA or above
  • Full-time student
  • At least Junior standing
  • In a chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, metallurgy or materials science program
FELLOWSHIP NAME: American Meteorological Society / Industry / Government Graduate Fellowship
ORGANIZATION: American Meteorological Society
MAJOR: Atmospheric or Related Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences
AWARD AMOUNT: $23,000 stipend
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 6
FOR APPLICATION: www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/index.html
SUBMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE TO: American Meteorological Society
Attn: Fellowship Program
 45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA  02108
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be entering first year of graduate study in the fall and provide evidence of acceptance as a full-time student at an accredited U.S. institution at the time of the award
  • Must pursue a related full-time course of study in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences over a full academic year
  • Intent to pursue a career in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or hold permanent resident status
  • Women, minorities and disabled students are encouraged to apply
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: American Meteorological Society / Industry Minority Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: American Meteorological Society
MAJOR: Atmospheric or Related Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences
AWARD AMOUNT: $3,000 per year for 2 years
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 6
FOR APPLICATION: www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/index.html
SUBMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE TO: American Meteorological Society
Attn: Minority Scholarship
 45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA  02108
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Minority student
  • Available to students who will be entering their freshman year of college in the upcoming fall semester at a U.S. institution
  • Must plan to pursue a career in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or hold permanent resident status
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: American Meteorological Society Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: American Meteorological Society
MAJOR: Atmospheric or Related Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences
AWARD AMOUNT: $2,500 per year for two years
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 6
FOR APPLICATION: www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/index.html
SUBMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE TO: American Meteorological Society
Attn: Freshman Scholarship Program
 45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA  02108
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be entering freshman year of undergraduate study in the upcoming fall semester as a full-time student
  • Intent to pursue a career in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or hold permanent resident status
  • Women, minorities and disabled students are encouraged to apply
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: American Meteorological Society Undergraduate Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: American Meteorological Society
MAJOR: Atmospheric or Related Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences
AWARD AMOUNT: Varies
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 6
FOR APPLICATION: www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/index.html
SUBMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE TO: American Meteorological Society
Attn: Undergrad Scholarship Program
 45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA  02108
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Available to students who will be entering final year of undergraduate study in the upcoming fall semester
  • Must be majoring in atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic science, and/or must show clear intent to make the atmospheric or related sciences their career
  • Must be enrolled full time in an accredited U.S. institution
  • Must have a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale at time of application
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or hold permanent resident status
  • Women, minorities and disabled students are encouraged to apply
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: DOE Scholars Program
ORGANIZATION: U.S. Department of Energy
MAJOR: Engineering, Science, Math, Computer Science, Business
AWARD AMOUNT: Undergraduate: $550/week stipend

Graduate: $600/week stipend
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 31
FOR APPLICATION: http://orise.orau.gov/doescholars/
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: doescholars@orise.orau.gov

(865) 574-6440
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • A U.S. citizen 18 years or older
  • An undergraduate, graduate, or recent graduate of an accredited institution of higher education
  • Minimum overall GPA of 2.9
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Delayed Education Scholarship for Women
ORGANIZATION: American Nuclear Society
MAJOR: Student must be enrolled in a course of study relating to a degree in Nuclear Science or Nuclear Engineering in a US institution
AWARD AMOUNT: $3,500
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 1
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION:  www.ans.org/honors/scholarships/forms
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Scholarship Coordinator
555 N. Kensington Avenue
La Grange Park, IL  60526
Phone:  (708) 352-6611
FAX:  (708) 352-0499
E-mail: outreach@ans.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Undergraduate or graduate
  • Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
  • Must be a mature woman whose undergraduate studies in nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a nuclear-related field have been delayed
Additional scholarship programs are available from ANS for undergraduate and graduate students. For application and eligibility information, go to www.ans.org/honors/scholarships.
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Donald A. Williams Soil Conservation Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: Soil and Water Conservation Society
MAJOR: Chemical Engineering or Chemistry
AWARD AMOUNT: Up to $1,500
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 13
FOR APPLICATION: www.swcs.org/en/members_only/scholarships
SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO: Soil Conservation Society of America
945 SW Ankeny Road
Ankeny, IA  50023
OR E-MAIL TO: sueann.lynes@swcs.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be a member of SWCS for at least one year
  • Demonstrate integrity, ability and competence in work
  • Currently employed in a natural resource-related field
  • One year full-time employment completed in a natural resource-related field
  • Reasonable financial need
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Father James B. MacElwane Award
ORGANIZATION: American Meteorological Society
MAJOR: Atmospheric or Related Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
AWARD AMOUNT: $1,000 stipend
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO: American Meteorological Society
Attn: MacElwane Award
 45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA  02108-3693
OR VISIT: www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/index.html
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be enrolled as an undergraduate at the time the paper is written
  • Must be a US citizen or hold permanent resident status
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
PROGRAM NAME: Graduate Student Researchers Project (GSRP)
ORGANIZATION: NASA
MAJOR: Graduate study in science or engineering
AWARD AMOUNT: up to $26,000/year stipend (renewable for a total of 3 years)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 1
ANNOUNCEMENT / APPLICATION AVAILABLE AT:
http://education.nasa.gov/gsrp
FOR MORE INFORMATION:  E-mail: gsrp@hq.nasa.gov
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Full-time graduate student or undergraduate who has been accepted into a graduate program at an accredited US college or university
  • US citizen
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Hubertus W. V. Willems Scholarship for Male Students
ORGANIZATION: NAACP
MAJOR: Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematical Sciences
AWARD AMOUNT: UNDERGRADUATE: $2,000
GRADUATE: $3,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Last Friday of March
FOR APPLICATION: www.naacp.org/youth/scholarships/information OR

www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholardetail.asp?Sch_ID=7873

SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:

The United Negro College Fund

Scholarships & Grants Administration

8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive

Fairfax, VA 22031

ATTN: Kimberly Hall
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Undergraduate applicants must be full-time students
  • Graduate applicants may be full- or part-time students
  • U.S. citizen
  • Applying to or accepted at an accredited college in the US
  • 2.5 GPA (graduating high school seniors and undergraduate students)
  • 3.0 GPA (graduate students)
  • Must demonstrate financial need
  • NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable
FURTHER INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS:
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: IWC (International Water Conference) Merit Award
ORGANIZATION: Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania
MAJOR: Science, Engineering
AWARD AMOUNT: $10,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 31
FOR APPLICATION, WRITE: Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Engineering Building
337 4th Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Graduate study
  • Financial need
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Lockheed Martin Scholarship Program
ORGANIZATION: Hispanic College Fund, Inc.
MAJOR: Business Administration, Science or Engineering
AWARD AMOUNT: $500 - $5,000 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1
FOR APPLICATION, GO TO: www.hispanicfund.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be Hispanic or of Hispanic descent
  • Must be a US citizen residing in the United States
  • Must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in business, science or engineering
  • Must be studying full-time in the United States or Puerto Rico
  • Must have a minimum GPA of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
  • Must demonstrate financial need
Additional HCF scholarship programs and information can be found at www.hispanicfund.org. 
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: National Hispanic Explorers Scholarship Program
ORGANIZATION: Hispanic College Fund, Inc.
MAJOR: Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or NASA-related major
AWARD AMOUNT: $500 - $5,000 (depending on financial need)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15
FOR APPLICATION, GO TO: www.hispanicfund.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be a US citizen of Hispanic background residing in the 50 states or Puerto Rico
  • Must be pursuing a science, computer science, engineering, or NASA-related major
  • Must be starting as a college freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior by Fall semester
  • Must plan to enroll as a full-time undergraduate student (minimum 12 credits per semester) in the fall and spring semesters
  • Must be applying to or be enrolled in a college or university in the 50 states or Puerto Rico
  • Must be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA of no less than a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
FELLOWSHIP NAME: National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences
ORGANIZATION: National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC)
MAJOR: Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Materials Science, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and related engineering fields: Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Environmental and Mechanical
AWARD AMOUNT: Tuition and fees + Stipend for up to 6 years
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 5
FOR APPLICATION, GO TO: www.npsc.org
WITH QUESTIONS CONTACT:  Phone: (800) 854-NPSC
 Fax: (213) 821-2410
E-mail: npsc@npsc.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be a US citizen and have the ability to pursue graduate work at an NPSC member institution
  • Go to www.npsc.org for additional eligibility requirements
FELLOWSHIP NAME: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
ORGANIZATION: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
MAJOR: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
AWARD AMOUNT: $30,000 stipend for a 12-month tenure
$10,500 cost of education allowance per tenure year
$1,000 one-time International Research Travel Allowance
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 3-12 (dependent on proposed field of study)
FOR INFORMATION: https://www.fastlane-beta.nsf.gov/grfp/Login.do or

http://see.orau.org  
SUBMIT APPLICATION: www.fastlane.nsf.gov
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be in early stages of graduate study in science, mathematics or engineering
  • Must be a US citizen or national or permanent resident alien of the U.S.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Phillip M. Fields Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: SC Aquatic Plant Management Society, Inc.
MAJOR: Biology, Ecology or Related Science
AWARD AMOUNT: $3,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1
FOR APPLICATION: www.scapms.org/scapmsscholarship.htm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Steve deKozlowski
SC Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 167
Rembert C. Dennis Bldg
 Columbia, SC  29201
  Phone:  (803) 734-9100
E-mail: dekozlowskis@dnr.sc.gov
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Full-time undergraduate or graduate student
  • Enrolled in an accredited college or university in the U.S.
  • Course work or research in an area related to the biology, ecology or management of aquatic plants in the Southeast
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Richard Goolsby Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: Foundation for the Carolinas
MAJOR: Plastics Industry Related
AWARD AMOUNT: up to $4,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15
FOR APPLICATION: www.fftc.org/scholarships/scholarship_list.html
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:  
  • Be a full-time student in good academic standing
  • Be majoring in or taking courses that would be beneficial to a career in the plastics industry. This includes but is not limited to chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and business administration
  • Be a rising college sophomore, junior or senior at a four-year college or two-year technical school
 
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: SEG Foundation Scholarship Program
ORGANIZATION: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation
MAJOR: Geophysics or Related Science
AWARD AMOUNT: $500 - $14,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION: www.seg.org/foundation
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:

 

 

 

 

OR:

 Scholarship Committee
SEG Foundation
PO Box 702740
Tulsa, OK  74137

Email: scholarships@seg.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must intend to pursue a college course directed toward a career in applied geophysics
  • Must be a high school student planning to attend college in upcoming fall term or an undergraduate or graduate college student
  • Additional eligibility criteria for some specific scholarships
  • Financial need will be considered


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