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Outside Scholarship Resources for SOCIAL SCIENCE Majors

SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Catching the Dream Scholarship Program
ORGANIZATION: Catching the Dream (CTD)
MAJOR: Math, Engineering, Science, Business, Education and Computers (MESBEC Program)
Also Social Science, Humanities and Liberal Arts
AWARD AMOUNT: Ranges from $500 to $5,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Summer School - March 15
Fall Semester or Quarter - April 15
Spring Semester or Winter Quarter - September 15
FOR APPLICATION:

SUBMIT TO:		 www.catchingthedream.org/Scholarship.htm

Catching the Dream
Attn: Scholarship Affairs Office
 8200 Mountain Road NE
Suite 203
Albuquerque, NM  87110
FURTHER INFORMATION: Phone: (505) 262-2351 ext. 116
 E-mail: nscholarsh@aol.com
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be 1/4 or more degree American Indian and be an enrolled member of a U.S. tribe. "U.S. tribe" is defined as federally recognized, state recognized, or terminated.
  • Must attend an accredited college or university on a full-time basis
  • Must have a high GPA
  • Must have a high ACT and/or SAT score
  • Must also apply to ALL other resources of funding for which eligible
  • Must have clear goals for life, related to the betterment of an Indian tribe or community
PROGRAM NAME: Health Research Training Program (Summer Internship)
ORGANIZATION: New York City Department of Health
MAJOR: Public Health, Health Education, Laboratory Sciences, Medicine, Social Work, Environmental Engineering, Public Administration, Accounting, Mathematics, Computer Science, Law, Nursing, Public Policy, Social Sciences
AWARD AMOUNT: Some programs pay a stipend. Financial support primarily provided through Federal Work Study Program.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 1
FOR APPLICATION, GO TO: www.nyc.gov/health and conduct search for "HRTP"
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Health Research Training Program
2 Lafayette Street, 20th Fl., CN 65
New York, NY 10007

(212) 788-3166

E-Mail: hrtp@health.nyc.gov

ELIGIBILITY CRITERION:
  • Undergraduate, graduate or professional school student in one of the above major fields 

FELLOWSHIP NAME: Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
ORGANIZATION: U.S. Department of Education
MAJOR: Graduate work in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences
AWARD AMOUNT: Estimated average size of awards - $38,000
(dependent on funding)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 15
(FAFSA must be filed by January 31)
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: August 29
(FAFSA available January 1)
FOR APPLICATION: www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
MAIL APPLICATION TO: U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.170A)

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, DC  20202-4260
FURTHER INFORMATION: Carmen Gordon

U.S. Department of Education, OPE

Teacher and Student Development Programs Service
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program
1990 K. Street, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC  20006-8524
Phone:   202-502-7542
E-mail:   ope_javits_program@ed.gov

www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Be accepted to or currently attending a graduate program leading to a doctorate or a terminal master's degree in an eligible field of study at an accredited institution of higher education
  • At time of application, must not have completed first full year of doctoral or MFA study
  • Must qualify to receive Federal student financial assistance
  • U.S. citizen or national, permanent resident of the U.S. or citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States
FELLOWSHIP NAME: TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship
ORGANIZATION: TIAA-CREF Institute
MAJOR: Graduate study in a Social Science, studying the African Diaspora
AWARD AMOUNT: One or more fellowships will be awarded, totaling $30,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1
APPLY ONLINE AT: www.tiaa-crefinstitute.org/awards/hamilton
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Mr. Cameron Johnson
TIAA-CREF Ruth Simmons Hamilton Research Fellowship Processing
c/o SPA, Inc.
PO Box 23737
Nashville, TN  37202-3737
 

Phone: (615) 320-627-3830
email: cjohnson@spaprog.com

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be a current graduate student in a program at an accredited U.S. college or university
  • Must be maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher (out of 4.0)
  • Must be engaged in research relating to the African Diaspora
  • Must be the author of an original, cutting-edge research paper on an aspect of the African Diaspora

 

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