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Outside Scholarship Resources for SOCIAL SCIENCE Majors

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 3 (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, Room 6089 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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Last updated/reviewed 10.07.08