| The H-LSAMP program is one of
many sources of educational support available to STEM majors.
Scholarship information is organized into three sections:
scholarships for undergraduate students, scholarships for
graduate/doctoral students, and links to larger databases with
scholarship listings.
This web page is designed
to assist H-LSAMP students in their search for scholarships and
is not exhaustive. Scholarship information is provided to
students as a resource for finding additional scholarship
and financial aid information only; this listing does not
officially endorse any of the programs listed
herein.
If your organization would like
to be added to this list, please contact:
Ms. Susan M. Romanella -
Director, H-LSAMP Scholars Program, Texas State University
Scholarships for Undergraduate
Students
Texas
State University College of Science
The College of Science
Scholarship Program offers a variety of scholarships across the
disciplines. Some scholarships are awarded by individual
departments and some are administered through the Dean's office.
The basic criteria remain the
same for all components of the American Chemical Society
Scholars Program. Application to the basic American Chemical
Society Scholars Program automatically places the applicant in
consideration for the sponsored components. The number and
duration of scholarship awards is subject to available funding
and the intent of the co-sponsoring group or organization. To be
considered a candidate, students should meet the following
criteria: African-American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian;
U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.; full-time
student at an accredited college, university, or community
college; high academic achievers in chemistry or science (Grade
Point Average 3.0, "B" or better); able to demonstrate evidence
of financial need according to FAFSA form (Free Application for
Federal Student Aid) and the Student Aid Report (SAR) form; a
graduating high school senior, college freshman, sophomore or
junior intending to or already majoring in chemistry,
biochemistry, chemical engineering or a chemically-related
science and planning a career in the chemical sciences or
chemical technology. *Please note that students intending to
enter Pre-Med programs or pursing a degree in Pharmacy are not
eligible for this scholarship.
In the HVAC&R industry,
economizers are used to reduce heating and cooling costs. The
ASHRAE scholarship program also serves as a economizer, helping
reduce the financial burdens of obtaining your engineering
education. Without the future leaders of the HVAC&R industry, we
at ASHRAE wouldn’t be able to do what we do. So through our
scholarship program, we’re here to help you do what you do –
learn.
AIST Foundation scholarships are
awarded on an annual basis to talented and dedicated students to
encourage them to pursue careers within iron- and steel-related
industries. Approximately $340,000 will be awarded each year
through foundation scholarships, FeMET Scholarships, StEEL
Scholarships, endowment scholarships and Member Chapter
scholarships
Association for Women in Science
The AWIS Educational Foundation
awards the Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award in Physics for college
sophomores and juniors studying physics or geoscience. Awards
are $1,000.
The money raised by the American
Indian College Fund is used to support student scholarships and
other developmental needs at the nation's tribal colleges and
universities across the United States. We currently have two
different scholarship programs available, our tribal college
scholarship program and our designated scholarship program. The
tribal colleges and universities determine student eligibility
for the tribal college scholarship program. Partnerships with
corporate and private donors have introduced a category of
designated scholarships that are being offered to American
Indian students attending both tribal colleges and selected
mainstream four-year colleges and universities. These
scholarships are administered by the Fund and are generally
based upon merit and demonstrated financial need.
A.T. Anderson Memorial
Scholarship Eligibility Criteria: Candidate will be full-time
undergraduate student (12 hrs. per semester) at an accredited
four-year college/university, or will be a full-time graduate
student (9 hrs. per semester) at an accredited four-year
college/university, or will be a full-time student at a two-year
college enrolled in a program leading to an academic degree;
will be majoring in one of the following: math, physical
science, engineering, medicine, science, or natural resources; a
member of an American Indian tribe or otherwise considered to be
an American Indian by the tribe with which affiliation is
claimed or is at least 1/4 American Indian blood or is at least
1/4 Alaskan Native or considered to be an Alaskan Native by an
Alaskan Native group by which affiliation is claimed; has a 2.0
or higher cumulative grade point average (GPA). Must be a
current member of AISES.
AMS/Industry Minority
Scholarships Eligibility Criteria: Candidates must be minority
students, especially Hispanic, Native American, and
Black/African American students, who will be entering their
freshman year of college in the fall are eligible to apply.
Students must plan to pursue careers in the atmospheric or
related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.
The Gilman International
Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for
undergraduate study abroad and was established by the
International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship
provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are
receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year
college or university to participate in study abroad programs
worldwide.
(CHCI) was established in 1978 by
members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus as a non-profit,
non-partisan educational organization dedicated to developing
the next generation of Latino leaders.
Since 1971, the
Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) in Batavia,
Illinois, has been offering college students the chance to learn
valuable skills and experience in the fields of science and
technology. These internships are generally offered to specific
minorities in the US that historically have been
underrepresented in science and technology. The program is open
to all students enrolled in four-year institutions in the USA
who are United States citizens or are foreign nationals with
proper work visas. A strong preference is given to qualifying
students of Native American, Hispanic, and African American
ethnicities.
Ford
Foundation Diversity Fellowships
Ford Foundation Diversity
Fellowships for Achieving Excellence in College and University
Teaching are designed to increase the
diversity of the
nation's college and university
faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to
maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase
the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a
resource for enriching the education of all students.
Pre-doctoral fellowships support study toward a Ph.D. or Sc.D.;
Dissertation fellowships offer support in the final year of
writing the Ph.D. or Sc.D. thesis; Postdoctoral Fellowships
offer one-year awards for Ph.D. recipients. Applicants must be
U.S. citizens in research-based fields of study.
Every year, HSC makes the dream
of a higher education possible for deserving students in Central
Texas. The organization was founded in the fall of 2004 by Dr.
David B. Garcia to facilitate cooperation among Central Texas
organizations dedicated to the advancement of Hispanics. HSC is
a collective of grassroots organizations across Central Texas
that, through financial assistance and mentoring, helps Hispanic
students get into and succeed in college. From scholarships to
college counseling to career development services, HSC’s member
and partner organizations offer Hispanic scholars the chance to
pursue the first step of their dreams by attaining a college
education.
Jimenez
Scholarship for Immigrant Students
The Ellen & Federico Jimenez
Scholarship Program will award twenty-five $2,000 scholarships
to deserving Latino college students who are INELIGIBLE to
receive federal and/or state financial aid; who have
demonstrated commitment to serving the Latino community in the
United States; and who have been accepted to a Community College
or State University in CALIFORNIA or TEXAS. Students must be
enrolled full time in order to qualify.
The Kelly Engineering Resources®
Future Engineers Scholarship is designed to encourage student
interest in engineering and to build awareness of engineering as
a career path with unlimited potential. The purpose is to
alleviate a critical current and future shortage of highly
qualified engineers
An overwhelming majority of
Latino families value a college education, yet they perceive the
cost of higher education to be prohibitive.Many families are not
aware that scholarships and grants- free money – are available
to Latino students, and every year thousands of dollars go
unclaimed! This up-to-date directory that requires no
registration and is accessible to all.
Microsoft is committed to
building the pipeline of future computer scientists.
Scholarships are designed to encourage students to pursue
studies in computer science and related technical disciplines.
Students from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico will
be awarded scholarships in recognition of their passion for
software, academic excellence, and ability to make a difference
in the software industry. Microsoft offers four types of
technical scholarships to current undergraduate students:
General Scholarship, Women's Scholarship, Underrepresented
Minority Scholarship, and Scholarships for Students with
Disabilities.
Extensive listing of scholarships
for math students, provided by The Art of Problem Solving
website, American Mathematical Association
The
Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology Program,
funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is
a joint partnership between NASA, the Hispanic College Fund, the
United Negro College Fund Special Programs and the Society for
Hispanic Professional Engineers. The MUST program awards
scholarships and internships to undergraduates pursuing degrees
in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, more widely
know as STEM fields. The MUST Program is open to all students
and is particularly focused on engaging students from
underserved and underrepresented groups to enter STEM fields
(Women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans
and persons with disabilities).
Scholarship applications will reopen in December 2007.
The National Security Education
Program (NSEP) is a scholarship opportunity for U.S.
undergraduates to study abroad. NSEP awards scholarships to
American students for study of world regions critical to U.S.
national security interests. NSEP has a government service
requirement.
The First in My Family campaign,
geared to raise awareness among the Hispanic-American community
of higher education opportunities, was developed in partnership
with the Hispanic College Fund, The Latino Education Achievement
Project (LEAP), and the Self-Reliance Foundation. The First in
My Family Scholarship Program, administered by the Hispanic
College Fund, offers scholarships to Hispanic students who are
the first in their family to attend college. Scholarships range
from $500 to $5,000.
Vanguard has established a
scholarship program to assist female students entering their
senior year of college who are majoring in computer science,
computer engineering, web design, or related technical
engineering disciplines. Scholarships are offered each year for
full-time study at a select accredited four-year institution of
the student's choice.
The Technical
Minority Scholarship Program: Pursuing a career in Technology
has its built-in challenges. What needn't be a challenge is
finding the financial wherewithal that will help you in
achieving your goals. To that end, Xerox established the
Technical Minority Scholarship Program. In demonstration of our
commitment to the academic success of minority students and to
the cultivation and recruitment of qualified minority employees
in technical fields, scholarships are available in the amount
$1,000 - $10,000 (depending on tuition balance, academic
excellence and classification) Eligibility: Applicants must be
academic high-achievers (3.0 or better GPA). Applicants must be
US citizens or visa-holding Permanent Residents of African
American, Asian, Pacific Island, Native American, Native
Alaskan, or Hispanic descent. They must be enrolled as a full
time undergraduate or graduate student in any of the following
technical fields: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing &
Software Systems, Material Science, Printing Management Science,
Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science, Engineering (Chemical,
Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical,
Optical, or Software).
Scholarships for Graduate
Students
AGEP Universities
The NSF Alliances for Graduate
Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program includes 20
universities who support minority graduate education as part of
a nationwide effort to significantly increase the number of
African American, Hispanic and Native American students
receiving science, mathematics and engineering (SME) graduate
degrees. These alliances are comprised of a network of
universities, which may be either statewide or regional. One
institution serves as the lead institution, and all work
cooperatively to increase the number of underrepresented
minority Ph.D. graduates in SME.
Association for Women in Science
The AWIS Educational Foundation
awards 5 to 10 pre-doctoral awards for graduate students in the
amount of $1,000 each year. The four memorial awards are: (1)
Amy Lutz Rechel Award, for an outstanding graduate student
in the field of plant biology, (2)
Luise Meyer-Schutzmeister Award, for an outstanding graduate
student in physics, (3)
Ruth Satter Award, for an outstanding graduate student who
interrupted her education for at least three years to raise a
family, and (4) the
Diane H. Russell Award, for an outstanding graduate student
in the field of biochemistry or pharmacology. AWIS may also
award Citations of Merit ($300).
Bridges to the Doctorate Programs
The
Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate
Fellowship Program of the National Academies is designed to
engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary,
business, and law students in the analysis that informs the
creation of science and technology policy and to familiarize
them with the interactions of science, technology, and
government. As a result, students develop essential skills
different from those attained in academia and make the
transition from being a graduate student to a professional.
Cornell University Database of Minority Graduate Scholarships &
Fellowships
The Cornell University Database
of Minority Graduate Fellowships offers a wealth of information
on scholarships and fellowships available for minority students
who plan to attend graduate school. By scrolling to the bottom
of their main page, scholarships can also be identified by
discipline.
GEM
Fellowship Programs
The GEM Program has entered into
a unique partnership with seven of the National Science
Foundation's (NSF) Science and Technology Centers (STC) to offer
graduate fellowships. The GEM-STC Fellowship Program is designed
to offer opportunities for underrepresented students to obtain
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the natural and
physical sciences.
Cornell University has put
together an excellent database, searchable by disciplines,
keywords, and deadlines.
Interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the
sciences, mathematics, engineering or technology?
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research
Traineeship (IGERT) program seeks to train PhD
scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary
background and the technical, professional and
personal skills needed to address the global
questions of the future. Through the use of
innovative curricula and internships, and by
focusing on problem-centered training, these
programs give their graduates the edge needed to
become leaders in their chosen fields. To learn more
about IGERT PhD programs located at universities
across the country, and to find a program that's
right for you,
click
here. The mission of the IGERT National
Recruitment Program is to help students find the
IGERT program that is right for them, and help IGERT
faculty and PIs find the students that are right for
their programs. As part of this mission, we seek to
increase the participation of underrepresented
groups, including women and minorities, in doctorate
programs in the engineering, science and mathematics
fields, by helping Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
and their constituencies tap into a bountiful
resource opportunity. Funded by the National Science
Foundation.
The National
Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship
Program (UGSP) offers competitive scholarships to
students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are
committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and
social science health-related research. The program
offers:
Scholarship support
Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
Paid employment and training at the NIH after
graduation
The NIH UGSP will pay up to $20,000 per academic
year in tuition, educational expenses, and
reasonable living expenses to scholarship
recipients. Scholarships are awarded for 1 year, and
can be renewed up to 4 years.
The NSF Graduate
Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) provides
students with three years of funding -- up to
$121,500 -- for research-focused Master’s and
PhD degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The application
deadline is usually early November for the
following year, but each application deadline
depends upon the primary discipline of the
applicant.
The purpose of
the National Science Foundation's Graduate
Research Fellowship Program is to ensure the
vitality of the human resource base of science
and engineering in the United States and to
reinforce its diversity. The program recognizes
and supports outstanding graduate students in
the relevant science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing
research-based master's and doctoral degrees,
including women in engineering and computer and
information science. NSF Fellows are expected to
become knowledge experts who can contribute
significantly to research, teaching, and
innovations in science and engineering. These
individuals will be crucial to maintaining and
advancing the nation's technological
infrastructure and national security as well as
contributing to the economic well-being of
society at large.
The Doctoral Scholars Award
offers three years of direct program support and two years of
institutional support. This award is for scholars who are just
beginning (within the first year) their doctoral program or are
expecting admission before the academic year begins. Each
recipient also is awarded up to five years of tuition and fees
(in-state and out-of-state, unless an institution prohibits a
fee waiver), an annual stipend of up to $15,000, professional
development, and expenses associated with attending the Compact
for Faculty Diversity's Annual Institute on Teaching and
Mentoring. The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program offers two
awards to students pursuing a Ph.D. with plans to become faculty
members in a postsecondary institution:
DOCTORAL SCHOLARS AWARD
Five-Year Package: The Doctoral Scholars Award offers three
years of direct program support and two years of institutional
support. This award is for scholars who are just beginning
(within the first year) their doctoral program or are expecting
admission before the academic year begins. Each recipient also
is awarded up to five years of tuition and fees (in-state and
out-of-state, unless an institution prohibits a fee waiver), an
annual stipend of up to $15,000, professional development, and
expenses associated with attending the Compact for Faculty
Diversity's Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring.
DISSERTATION YEAR AWARD
One-Year Package: The Dissertation Year Award offers a one-year
package of direct program support. This award is for scholars
who have completed all course work comprehensive/preliminary
exams and defended their dissertation prospectus, or will before
the academic year begins. Each recipient is awarded one year of
tuition and fees, a $15,000 stipend, a $500 research allowance,
and expenses associated with attending the Compact for Faculty
Diversity's Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. Awardees
are also eligible for support to present original research
through the Professional Development Fund.
Links to General Scholarship
Databases
GrantsNet - a searchable, continuously updated, database of
funding opportunities in biomedical research and science
education. It contains programs that offer training and research
funding for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows,
and junior faculty, as well as programs in science, math,
engineering, and technology for undergraduate faculty and
students.
ENotes Scholarships and Loans Directory - Covers over 4,200
scholarships by type of school, gender, field of study and
special recipient criteria, state or province. Database contains
a total of 7,200 scholarships, grants, loans, prizes and
fellowships.
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarship
Database
Hispanic
Scholarship Fund
Minority
Scholarship Search
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