Drew University Graduate Scholarship Information

GPA- Minimum Requirement Awarded Field of Study Financial Need Required? U.S. Citizen Required? Geographic Restriction?
American Graduate Fellowships may only be used to support doctoral study at one of 23 of the finest independent research universities in the English-speaking world

Year of Study of Nominee

Drew Deadline

Application Deadline

Other

Do I need a nomination from Faculty?

Web Address

American Graduate Fellowships

GPA must be high enough to support acceptance to one of 23 of the finest independent research universities in the English-speaking world

Up to $50,000 for each American Graduate Fellow during his or her initial year of graduate study, including tuition, fees, and a stipend for living expenses and research costs.

History, philosophy, literature and languages (including classics but excluding linguistics), and fine arts (excluding archaeology and the performing or studio arts)

No

Yes, all applicants must be citizens of the United States.

Graduating seniors or recent graduates

October 1st

All necessary materials need to be received by October 15

No, but one of your recommendations must come from the President, CLA Dean or other academic dean

http://www.cic.edu/projects_services/grants/americangrad.asp

Carnegie Foundation

3.5

Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year. Junior fellows are currently paid a gross salary of $2,916.66 per month ($35,000 per year). A full benefits package is also provided.

Looking for "related academic study and/ or work experience" (international affairs, political science, economics, history, or Russian studies)

No

No, but must be attending a U.S. college and able to work in the U.S. August 1 through July 31 following graduation

Applicants must be graduating seniors or students who have graduated during the last academic year

November 28th

All necessary materials need to be received by January 15th (or the Friday before if the 15th falls on a weekend of holiday) Scholars are required to work in public service for three of the seven years following completion of a Foundation funded graduate degree program as a condition of receiving Truman funds.

Yes- please contact Louis Hamilton for more information.

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/index.cfm?fa=jrFellows

Truman Scholarship

Candidates are generally within the top 15% of their class and often have GPAs of 3.8 or higher

Eligible to receive $3,000 for senior year of Undergrad education and up to $30,000 for Graduate studies.

Government, Education, the nonprofit sector, or the public interest/advocacy sector

No

Yes

No

Junior-Level who has extensive records of public and community service

January 15th

February 1, 2012

Yes- please contact Phil Mundo for more information.

http://www.truman.gov/

US Dept of EdJacob K. Javits Fellowships Program

3.0

The fellowship consists of an institutional payment (accepted by the institution of higher education in lieu of all tuition and fees for the fellow) and a stipend (based on the fellow's financial need as determined by the measurements of the Federal Student Assistance Processing System. Max for 2009=$30,000 Each year the Fellow receives a maintenance grant of $20,000 (paid in two installments) and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the U.S. graduate program attended by the Fellow (up to a maximum of $16,000 per academic year) University fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the United States and, where applicable, a contribution towards the support of a dependent spouse for two academic years

Certain fields within the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Yes, recipients will be selected based on financial need

United States citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States

Yes, restricted to a U.S. institution of higher education approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of the Department of Education

Undergraduate students about to enter graduate school AND graduate students who have not yet completed their first year of graduate study- must be planning on doctorate OR terminal Master's Degree

September 17th

All necessary materials need to be received by September 30

No

http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship For New Americans

Academic record is relevant as evidence of the candidate's ability to complete successfully a graduate degree program

Any professional field (e.g., engineering, medicine, law, social work, etc.) or scholarly discipline in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences

No

No, must be a New American- (a resident alien, one who has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen OR is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens)

Yes, restricted to any accredited graduate program in the United States

Applicant must either have a bachelor's degree or be in her/his final year of undergraduate study or early in pursuing graduate study (1-2 years)

October 16th

Completed application must be submitted via the online applications system or postmarked by November 1st

To be eligible you must not be older than thirty years of age as of NOVEMBER 1

No

http://www.pdsoros.org/requirements.html

Marshall Scholarship

3.7

Science, Technology, the Humanities and Social Sciences and the Creative Arts

No

Yes

Yes, restricted to study in the United Kingdom

Applicants must hold a first undergraduate degree from an accredited fouryear college or university in the United States by the time they take up their scholarship

2 weeks prior to deadline

October 1, 2011

Intellectual distinction, potential for leadership, opinion formers & decision makers, motivation & seriousness of purpose and the potential to promote British-American understanding

No, but applications must be endorsed by the President, Provost, or Academic Dean of the applicant's undergraduate educational institution

http://www.marshallscholarship.org/

Beinecke

superior 3.5

Each scholar receives $4,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school.

Arts, Humanities, SS

Preference given to candidates for whom the awarding of a scholarship would significantly enhance the likelihood of the student attending graduate school

Yes

No

Junior

February 3, 2012

February 25, 2012

Required to submit a satisfactory Medical Certificate of Health from a physician

Yes- if you are a student, please contact your advisor or a faculty member and let them know that you are interested. Faculty, please send me an email to nominate a student: lhamilto@drew.edu.

http://www.beineckescholarship.org

Fulbright

3.7

International transportation, a living stipend, a small book/research allowance, full or partial tuition, and limited health benefits

Any Field

No

Yes, permanent residents are not eligible

Yes, must be planning on study abroad and be proficient in the written and spoken language of the host country to communicate with the people and to carry out the proposed study

Graduating seniors or recent graduates

September 25th

Electronically by October 18 and in hard copy by October 20

Required to submit a satisfactory Medical Certificate of Health from a physician

Yes- if you are a student, please contact your advisor or a faculty member and let them know that you are interested. Faculty, please send me an email to nominate a student: lhamilto@drew.edu.

http://us.fulbrightonline.org

Goldwater

3.0 AND top 1/4 of class

Junior-max 2 yrs support & Seniormax 1 yr support Expenses covered include tuition, fees, books, and room & board up to a max $7,500 annually

Mathematics, Natural Sciences & Engineering

No

Yes or permanent resident with intent to become a citizen

Applications submitted by Sophomore or Juniors

December 7, 2010

All necessary materials need to be received by Jan 20

Instructions on applying: http://www.act.org/goldwater/ ppt/goldwater_2007.ppt

Yes- if you are a student, please contact your advisor or a faculty member and let them know that you are interested. Faculty, please send me an email to nominate a student: lhamilto@drew.edu.

http://www.act.org/goldwater

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Approximately 3.0

3 Years of Support

NSF Supported Fields

No

United States citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States
All U.S. citizens, as well as non-U.S. citizens living in the U.S. who have an appropriate work permit, are eligible to apply; foreign nationals living outside the U.S. are not

No

Senior, recent graduate, graduate student in early stages of their graduate study

2 weeks prior to deadline. See website for details.

Approximately November- to be determined yearly. See website for details

No

http://www.nsf.gov/grfp

Herbert Scoville Jr Peace Fellowship

Applicant must demonstrate excellent academic accomplishment and a strong interest in peace and security.

Full-Time 6-9 month Fellowship in Washington, DC to work with nonprofit, public interest organizations addressing peace and security issues.

Any field but applicant must demonstrate a strong interest in peace and security.

No

No

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree by the time the fellowship begins

Apply directly

Jan 13, 2012 for Fall 2012 Fellowship

Prior experience with public interest activism or advocacy is highly desirable.

No

http://www.scoville.org

Rhodes Scholarships

There is no minimum GPA to be considered for a Rhodes Scholarship although some Oxford departments may establish GPA requirements for certain degrees (usually 3.8)

Two years of study in the University of Oxford with the possibility of renewal for a third year. All educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees are paid.

The proposed course of study must be available at Oxford, and the applicants undergraduate program must provide a sufficient basis for study in the proposed field

No

Yes

Yes, scholar must study at Oxford

Graduating seniors or recent graduates

2 weeks prior to deadline

October 4th

Scholar must be between eighteen and twenty-four on October 1 in the year of application

No, but your application must be endorsed by the University

http://www.rhodesscholar.org/

E-Mail Scholarship Coordinator: Louis Hamilton at lhamilto@drew.edu