Fellowships and Awards for International Students
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Fellowships and Awards for International Students 1 Getting Started Application Components Award applications have a lot of moving parts. To develop a strong and compelling fellowship application, determine: Things to consider… 1. Is the funding opportunity a good fit for you, your rese arch, ambitions, study and/or personal interests? ◊ Identify funding opportunities based on “Fit” 2. Are you a good fit for the funding opportunity? (Discipline, Demographics, Travel, etc.) ◊ Organize funding search results 3. KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE - Who are the reviewers? ◊ Dedicate time and attention to prepare and/or What are they looking for (mission of the funding opportunity, criteria for review)? request application components ◊ Commit to the Writing and Revision Process 4. Typical application components (Draft, Review, Revise, Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, Repeat) ◊ Personal Statement ◊ DEADLINES - Know the application cycle for ◊ Research Proposal ◊ Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume each award ◊ Letters of Recommendation ◊ NOTE: Awards are typically disbursed about ◊ Timeline and Budget Justification 6-12 months after the application submission *Not all components listed are applicable for every window closes. This means that you are applying a year in advance for most awards. application* 2 3 within the Asian continent, and is open to various nationalities. This is available to pre- Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards doctoral and post-doctoral students. Deadline: February 1 that Accept Applications from Non-US Citizens Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship and Internship Program Individuals interested in artistic and technical production, arts administration and APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women Internships are salaried positions typically 10 weeks long at one of three IBM research community engagement. Fellowships are designed for recent graduates (undergraduate or locations (San Jose, CA, Austin, TX, or Yorktown Heights, NY), and give the opportunity graduate) and career changers interested in pursuing a career in the professional theater. to work closely with an IBM mentor. The Watson lab has a full range of research, as does Fellowship provides a modest stipend and is intended to increase participation of people the Almaden lab, and the Austin lab focuses on software and systems. Research areas of color in the arts. Deadline: 2019/2020 season applications closed. 2020/2021 of the internship are individually chosen to optimize the match between the skills and season applications will be available November 2020. See website for additional interests of the student, and the ongoing research programs of the laboratory. details. No citizenship restriction. Deadline: February 15 Amelia Earhart Fellowships (Zonta International Foundation) To be eligible, applicants must be: Women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior • Must be female with sophomore or junior standing at a U.S. college or university at academic record in the field of aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering the time of application are eligible. Applicants must be registered in a full-time Ph.D./doctoral program when • Must be majoring in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering, computer funds are received in September and will not graduate in the following semester. Please science or engineering, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering, or biology, if it note that post-doctoral research programs are not eligible for the Fellowship. Members has an emphasis on one of the other areas listed and employees of Zonta International or the Zonta International Foundation are also not • Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA eligible to apply for the Fellowship. Current fellows may apply to renew the Fellowship for a second year and will undergo the same application and evaluation procedures as first- time applicants. Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) - Dissertation Writing Deadline: November 15 Awards Program The award recognizes students who are writing graduate-level dissertations on topics American Architectural Foundation and Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation related to the United Nations system. ACUNS is a global professional association of Traveling Fellowship educational and research institutions, individual scholars, and practitioners active in more Graduate Fellowships provide a $6000 award for students in graduate degree programs than 50 countries in the work and study of multilateral relations, global governance and in art history, architecture, interior design, and decorative arts. The fellowship funds a research residency at the Soane Museum oriented towards academic research related to any international cooperation. Deadline: January 2020 aspect of the work of Sir John Soane or Sir John Soane’s Museum. Deadline: March 1 Acumen Fund Fellowship The Global Fellows Program is a 12-month fellowship for individuals dedicated to serving American Nuclear Society (ANS) Graduate Scholarship the poor and who have the business and operational expertise, and moral imagination A series of scholarships (ranging from $1,000- $5000) for either undergraduates or needed to effect long-term social change. The fellowship begins with an eight-week graduates in nuclear science and technology. U.S. and non-U.S. applicants must be ANS training program in the Acumen New York office, where Fellows learn about business student members enrolled in and attending an accredited institution in the United States. models for the poor, hone their leadership skills, and learn more about Acumen. After Deadline: February 1 training, each Fellow works for the CEO or senior management of an Acumen investee on a critical business issue facing the organization. Deadline: August 11 American Association for University Women - International Fellowships International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and American Center of Oriental Research Scholarships and Fellowships The foundation offers a series of monetary grants and fellowships based on research postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions are supported. Applicants must have 4 5 earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree by September 30, 2014, and must have Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship applied to their proposed institutions of study by the time of the application. Up to five Designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all International Master’s/First Professional Degree Fellowships are renewable for a second fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in year. Deadline: November 15 these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the American Foreign Service Association’s Advocacy and Government Affairs Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign Internship policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and Advocacy and Government Affairs Internships for graduate students interested in religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. Applicants must be candidates international affairs, advocacy/grassroots mobilization, communications, stakeholder for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees in an American doctoral program at a graduate school located engagement, and the U.S. Foreign Service. Fall (September-December) and spring in the United States, and in the writing stage of his or her dissertation. Candidates working (January-May) interns are expected to work at least two full days a week (equivalent of 16 on D. Min., law, Psy.D. Ed.D. and other professional degrees are not eligible. Deadline: hours), for which they receive a $450 stipend. Summer (June-August) interns, who must November 15 be available full-time, receive $550. Note that all interns are responsible for arranging their own housing and covering their own expenses. Deadline: July 15 Dumbarton Oaks Fellowships Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies Belgian American Education Fund, Inc. (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and The foundation offers fellowships for study or/and research in the United States. In Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean addition to the amounts indicated, BAEF also pays for health insurance at the US South America), and Garden and Landscape Studies. Fellowships are open to graduate institution. Fellows are Belgian citizens, who are expected to stay in the USA for a full students and doctoral candidates. Deadlines vary. Non-US citizen applicants should check academic year at a US institution or for a full year to do research institution. their visa status before applying. Deadline: November 1 Deadline: October 31 Davis-Putter Scholarships Cambridge Overseas Trust Need-based grants (up to $6,000) to undergraduate or graduate students who are able Established by the University of Cambridge, UK in order to support international to do academic work at the college level, and are actively working for peace and justice. students. Offers full and part scholarships at all levels applications are made to the Grantees must receive college credits for the time period covered by their grant. Open to University,