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Scholarship Name Available to Majoring In Value per Year Acceptance/Renewal Info Deadline Contact Other Qualifications / Information
AMS/Industry/Government Graduate Fellowship  Graduate  Science, including computer science  $15,000 stipends, 9-month    February 27  Donna Fernandez or Stephanie Armstrong  U.S. citizens or permanent residents. American Meterological Society offers students entering first year of graduate study in the fall; awards based on applicant\'s undergraduate performance and qualifications to pursue career in atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Application procedure on link, http://www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/industrygovgradfellowship.html
AMS/Industry Undergraduate Scholarships  Undergraduate including freshmen  Science  freshmen:$2500 per semester, Undergraduate award varies    February 27  Donna Fernandez, Coordinator  U.S. citizens or permanent residents; encourages students to pursue careers in atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Fellowship/Scholarship Program, 45 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108-3693. Tel: (617) 227-2426 Ext. 246
Association for Women in Science Educational Foundation--Undergraduate Awards  Undergraduate  Science  $1,000; $300. Depends on award program.      Meredith Gibson  Deadline mid-January. Support for female students. 3.25 high school GPA. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must be planning to enroll at a U.S. institution. Two AWIS undergraduate scholarships, citations of merit, and Recognition Awards (see link for details). AWIS National Headquarters, 1200 New York Ave., NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20005. Tel (202) 326-8940; FAX (202) 326-8960.
Sallie Beretta Outstanding Senior Woman Award  Senior (or just-graduated senior)  All  $1000 Savings Bond    March 3  John Garrison, Dean of Students, phone 245-2124  Nomination form: http://www.dos.txstate.edu/resources/sallie-beretta/contentParagraph/00/document/BerettaNominationApplication.pdf. Women graduates from August or December of preceeding year and May of current year when award is given are eligible. Based on leadership, scholarship, character, potential, and loyalty. Savings bond presented at May commencement.
Celebrity Classic Scholarship  Graduate Students  All  $1,000 to $2,500 per semester  Students must reapply each academic year.  March 1  Office of the Graduate College  Applicants must have a minimum enrollment of 6 semester hours of graduate level courses (5000 or above). Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 cumulative and 3.85 on the last 60 hours of course workleading to the first bachelor\'s degree.
Graduate College Scholarships  Graduate student  Computer Science  No less than $1,000 and no greater than $2,000 per semester  Students must reapply each semester  May 1  Graduate College  To encourage students wiith intellectual/creative promise and leadership to complete a Master\'s or Ph.D degree at Texas State. These scholarships require a minimum enrollment of 6 graduate semester hours (5000 level or above).
NSF Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships (CSEMS)  Students working on undergraduate or graduate degrees  Computer Science  Up to $3,125 per year      Antionette Allen, Mark Claire  Letters of intent (optional) requested by mid-March; electronic proposals due first of May through http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov. Full-time enrollment. Low-income students. National Science Foundation program.
CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Award  Undergraduate (preference, seniors)  Computer Science  $1,000 plus    10/13  Department of Computer Science, department chair or your faculty advisor  Deadline: Approximately the third week in October. Computing Research Association awards sponsored by Microsoft Research. Two awards, one female and one male student, (receive cash, plus travel to a major research conference, plus CRA sponsors a reception at the university). A number of others will receive Honorable Mention. You must be nominated by your department; obtain nomination form at http://www.cra.org/
ETS-Summer Program for Visiting Scholars  graduate students who have completed eqivalent of one year full-time study in a doctoral program  Computer Science, Psychology, Education, Psychometrics, Statistics, Linguistics, Minority Issues, Testing Issues, Policy Research  $3,500, 8-week period      Linda J. DeLauro, G. Moreland  Application postmark deadline February 1. Graduate students participate in research supervised by senior Educational Testing Service staff member and in twice weekly seminars. No citizenship restrictions. ETS reimburses limited travel to and from Princeton, NJ.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship  Undergraduate  Any  up to $5000 per year    Oct. 6th  Michelle Dass Pickard  This program is offered through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and is administered by the Institute of International Education. Selected by competition, recipients are awarded up to $5000 to defray the costs associated with studying abroad.
Graduate Fellowships  Graduate  All  $1,000 to $2,500 per semester  Students must reapply each academic year  March 1  Graduate College Office  Requirements vary by source.
Graduate Scholarships  Graduate Students  All  Up to $3,000 per year (awarded in $1000 increments per semester)  3.75 (on first baccalaureate degree, last 60 hours) or 3.5 cumulative on graduate work.  March 1  Graduate College Office  Contact the Graduate College Office, 512-245-2581. Students must be unconditionally accepted to an Texas State master\'s degree program. Application includes an information page, a current resume, a 200 word essay, an undergraduate transcript of first baccalaureate degree, and 3 letters of recommendation.
Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities  Varies  See web site  Varies ($1000-$2800)  Varies  June 28  HACU\'s Membership Department  Undergrad or grad CS majors, see list: http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Scholarship_Resource_List_EN.asp?SnID=1290148140. 1. Demonstrate financial need. 2. Meet the specified criteria for the scholarship to which they are applying. 3. Be attending a HACU-member institution (excluding international members) at the time applications are completed and scholarship awards are made. Online application instructions: http://www.hacu.net/images/hacu/Scholarship/ONLINE_APPLICATION_Instructions09.pdf
Hispanic Policy Network Scholarship  Undergraduates  All  $1,000    April 13  Patricia Prado, Finance & Support Services, Texas State  Awards determined by April 27. Undergraduate Hispanic student registered/enrolled at Texas State for the upcoming fall semester. Typed 2 page essay - see HPN web page link for details. Additional weighting also given, including letters of recommendations, first generation student, etc (see HPN link).
Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program  Juniors  Computer Science      May 23  http://www.orau.gov/NOAA/HollingsScholarship  U.S. citizens; program information & application available at: http://www.orau.gov/NOAA/HollingsScholarship/. Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 230 Warehouse Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
International Education Fee (IEF) Scholarship  Any  All  $200 - $1,000      Isis Gomez, telephone 512-245-2322, Office of Correspondence and Extension Studies. (Director of the office: James Andrews)  Awarded each semester. The IEF Bill gives authority to higher education institutions to charge and collect a $1.00 fee from all students. The fee is used to assist students in international study programs. Spring Application Period August 21-October 1; Summer and Fall Application Period January 8-February 16.
LBJ Outstanding Sr. Award  Graduating Senior or August/December graduate of previous year  All  $1,500      Texas State Alumni Affairs, 512-245-2371 or (888)-798-2586  Deadline to nominate March 1. Annual award presented at May commencement. Based on leadership, character, SWT loyalty and academic success. 60 hours completed at SWT. Faculty and staff can nominate using form on link or from http://www.TxStateAlumni.org Office of Alumni Affairs.
Alcatel-Lucent Internships  Students or Recent Graduates  Computer Science  varies      Alcatel-Lucent  Alcatel-Lucent. Students who would like to work part-time or full-time year-round and who meet our hiring criteria can participate in the Alcatel-Lucent Internship Program. Good academic performance. Full-time students will be considered from any four- or five-year accredited college or university. Students must be enrolled to return as a full-time student following the internship.
Alcatel-Lucent Co-Op  Students or Recent Graduates  Computer Science  varies      Alcatel-Lucent  Co-operative Education Program integrates classroom studies with paid productive work experiences related to a student\'s academic and career goals. Alcatel-Lucent partners with educational institutions that have Co-op programs. Students work for a full-time assignment for one semester (or one to two quarters). Students may be eligible to receive both financial compensation and academic credit for work, and may be eligible for full-time employment.
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program  Full time Graduate students  Science and Engineering  Full tuition and fees, $25,000+ stipend    1st week of January  NDSEG Fellowship  You must have ETS send in your GRE scores to the scholarship agency. Official transcripts must also be sent. See website for all the information. Must be a U.S. Citizen. https://www.asee.org/ndseg/instructions.cfm
NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program  Students preparing to enter Graduate study  Science  Varies      See link  Deadline varies. U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Stipend support and tuition allowances for graduate students to engage in research in emerging, multidisciplinary areas of science and engineering. Study the IGERT award site web pages for program descriptions, etc. All sites are linked to http://www.nsf.gov/igert
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education  Undergraduate and Graduate  All  Varies    See programs on link    Opportunities for fellowships and scholarships, internships, and research experiences. See Web site: http://see.orau.org/
Presidential Upper-Level Scholarships  Currently Enrolled, Upper Division (undergraduate)  All  $1,200  Not renewable  Feb. 15  Department Chair of your major  Submit forms (from web page) to Department by deadline February 15. Must have completed 60 or more hours; 30 at Texas State. Prestigious scholarship.
Application Form: http://www.cs.txstate.edu/files/2009%200126%20APPLICATION%20PresUprLvlSchlsp%20apndx%20A.doc ;
Reference Form: http://www.cs.txstate.edu/files/2009%200126%20Eval%20Ref%20FormPresUprLvlSchlrshpP%20apndx%20B.doc
Undergraduate Research Internship  Junior or Senior  Computer Science        Select WDTS Programs  3.0 GPA. Provides students with 16-week off-campus fall or spring semester hands-on research opportunity under the guidance of outstanding scientists and engineers. Sponsored by US Dept of Energy. WTDS Programs: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov
Young Womens Alliance Scholarship  Junior, Senior, or Graduate Women  All  $2500 final academic year  Not renewable  4/23  Porter Ann Vigil  http://www.youngwomensalliance.org
Submit application and two letters of recommendation for scholarship awarded 5/21. Financial need, commitment to community service, academic achievement. U.S. citizen under age of 40. Scholarships are awarded in the Spring for recipients to use in either the Fall, Spring or Summer semester of the upcoming school year. Recipients must find and secure an internship the semester they received the scholarship money. YWA Foundation Scholarship, P.O. Box 1503, Austin, TX 78767-1503 . http://www.youngwomensalliance.org/clubportal/ClubStatic.cfm?clubID=141&pubmenuoptID=598
A.R. Zipf Fellowship  Graduate student, currently enrolled  Information Management  $10,000 stipend (may vary in subsequent years)    April 18  Alice Bishop, Special Projects Associate  On-line application:https://www.clir.org/apps/index.cfm?action=login.form . U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Awarded annually to graduate student in early stages of study who shows exceptional promise for leadership and technical achievement in information management. A.R. Zipf Fellowship, Council on Library & Information Resources, 1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Wash, DC 20036; phone (202) 939-4750; FAX (202) 939-4765
 

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