UPDATED: So what are you doing to begin the new year?
Nearly 20 [just added a bunch more award competitions] regional and national scholarship and fellowship award competitions are coming due just in the short period right after January 1st. So unless you have been placed in-charge of cleaning up the entire house now that the holidays are complete - you might want to spend a few hours putting together the applications for a few of these awards [many more are listed in the “Calendar Section” of the website:
Thu, Dec 31 / Dorothy Harris Endowed ScholarshipProviding female graduate students in physical education, sport management, sport psychology or sport sociology with a means to attend graduate school. Any female, American citizen or legal resident, graduate student who will be pursuing a full-time course of study at an accredited postgraduate institution during the 2010-2011 school year is eligible to apply for the scholarship. If you will not have tuition expenses in the 2010-2011 school year, you are not eligible for this scholarship. Scholarship checks will be issued in the summer of 2010. To apply visit – http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Grants-And-Scholarships/Scholarships/Dorothy-Harris-Endowed-Scholarship.aspx
Thu, Dec 31 / Utility Workers Union of America Scholarship Program
To identify and honor exceptionally able high school students; to provide a system of services for corporations, foundations, and other organizations that wish to sponsor college undergraduate scholarships for outstanding students who interest them. To apply visit – http://www.vesaliustrust.org/scholarships.html
Thu, Dec 31 / Elks National Foundation Emergency Educational Grant
The Emergency Educational Grant program provides financial assistance to children of deceased or totally disabled Elks, who wish to obtain or further their college education. Grant amounts are based on the information submitted in the application and can range up to $4,000. The grant is for one year only; however, the student may submit up to three annual renewal applications for succeeding years as long as he or she meets all other eligibility requirements. The applicant cannot accept more than one ENF scholarship/grant in any one academic year. To apply visit – http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/eefgrants.cfm
Thu, Dec 31 / $1,000 Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
The Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship is a merit-based program that helps students fulfill their dreams of a higher education. The scholarship is named for Gen and Kelly Tanabe, best-selling authors on education, whose generous donations fund this program. To apply visit – http://www.gkscholarship.com/
Thu, Dec 31 / Bioethics Fellowships – NIH
Participants will work with theoretical and empirical research related to ehtics in health policy. For more information, contact: www.bioethics.nih.gov or contact bchen@cc.nih.gov
Thu, Dec 31 / “Top Ten List” Scholarship 2009
To enter, beginning Jan. 1, 2009, the student should submit a complete application online at www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx. The application must include name and contact information, background details, academic details, and a short, original, previously unpublished written response to the scholarship topic, “Create a ‘top ten list’ of the craziest or most unique scholarships you have heard of, and briefly describe each scholarship.” (Note: The scholarships may be real or fictional. The written response must be in English, with correct spelling and grammar, and must not exceed 250 words. All applications become the property of the sponsor and will not be returned. The sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries. Limit one application per person. To apply visit – http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/applicant/showScholarshipApplication.htx?scholarshipAppId=10545&sourceId=publicApplyPage
Thu, Dec 31 / 2011 Utility Workers Union of America Scholarship
This scholarship program was established by Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, for sons and daughters of active UWUA members. The annual competition is conducted through the National Merit Scholarship Program by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), an independent, not-for-profit organization. NMSC’s purposes are (1) to identify and honor exceptionally able high school students and (2) to provide a system of services for corporations, foundations, and other organizations that wish to sponsor college undergraduate scholarships for outstanding students who interest them. All aspects of the selection of winners and the administration of their awards are handled by NMSC. To apply visit – https://programentry.nationalmerit.org/e/entry/step1.action;jsessionid=3562675368F1751F142A12CB5290BD40
Thu, Dec 31 / Inter American Press Association Scholarships
Applicants must be journalists or journalism seniors or graduates between 21 to 35 years of age with a good command of the language they are to use; must have completed their degree before beginning the scholarship year; must take a minimum of three university courses; and must participate in the Scholarship Fund’s Reporting Program. To apply visit – http://www.sipiapa.com/v4/index.php?page=area_becas&idioma=us
Thu, Dec 31 / Lone Star Rising Career Scholarship
The AWG Lone Star Career Scholarship provides professional development funding for women in the geoscience profession who wish to resume their geoscience careers after having been out of the work force. The awards are intended to cover professional development costs, up to $1,000, such as enrollment in geoscience training courses or workshops, fees for certifications & licensing, conference fees & expenses, professional membership fees, or any other justifiable costs to help candidate(s) reenter the workforce. To apply visit – http://www.awg.org/eas/AWG_Lone_Star_Brochure_Ver_06_Jun_18_2009_gms.pdf
Thu, Dec 31 / Apprentice Ecologist Initiative Scholarship
The Apprentice Ecologist Initiative Scholarship is open to young people interested in the environment. The initiative seeks to elevate young people (including disadvantaged and at-risk youth) into leadership roles by engaging them in environmental cleanup projects, empower volunteers to rebuild the environmental and social well-being of our communities, and improve local living conditions for both citizens and wildlife. A $500 scholarship will be awarded annually to the author of the top Apprentice Ecologist essay. To apply visit – http://www.wildernessproject.org/volunteer_apprentice_ecologist
Thu, Dec 31 / Fulgham – Fulghum Family National Association, Inc. Scholarship
The FFFNF offers one $500.00 scholarship annually on a competitive basis to High School seniors accepted by a college or University. Applications must be made on an official Fulgham-Fulghum Family Scholarship Application form. Applicants must request a FFFNF form by U.S. Postal Service mail from Rev. Peter C. Fulgham postmarked between the dates of 1 September through 31 December. The completed application must contain the following information: The completed official FFFNF application form; Acceptance information by an accredited college or university; A summary of academic achievement in high school and any college work to date. Official transcripts are required; A list of the applicant’s outside the classroom achievements and volunteer work; A 150-word essay To apply visit – http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fulghum/#scholarships
Thu, Dec 31 / Optimist International Essay Contest
The Essay Contest is for students under 19 years of age as of December 31, 2009, who attend school in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. Students residing on U.S. military bases overseas are eligible to enter using their last U.S. home of record. All Club contests are held before February 28, 2010. Winners progress to the next level. Club prize: Medallion District prize: Plaque and a $2,500 college scholarship International prizes: First place – plaque and $6,000 college scholarship Second place – plaque and $3,750 college scholarship Third place – plaque and $2,250 college scholarship To apply visit – http://www.optimist.org/e/visitor/scholarships.cfm
Thu, Dec 31 / Rolf S. Jaehnigen Family Scholarship
Rolf S. Jaehnigen, a long time IMA and SCMS member, and his family have established a $1000 scholarship to recognize a student who is passionate not only about his/her business career, but about the arts as well. The arts include music (voice and instrument), dance and theater. To apply, you must be a junior or senior accounting, finance or information systems major at an accredited business school. Please submit an essay of up to 250 words about how your involvement with the arts has made an impact on your personal and/or professional life. Please provide both a hand written and typed version of the essay along with your most current school transcript available. Include your name, school, address, e-mail, telephone number, social security number and IMA member number at the end of the submission. To apply visit – http://www.aistfoundation.org/scholarships/steel_initiative/steel_initiative.htm
Thu, Dec 31 / $1,000 Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
The Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship is a merit-based program that helps students fulfill their dreams of a higher education. The scholarship is named for Gen and Kelly Tanabe, best-selling authors on education, whose generous donations fund this program. To apply visit – http://www.gkscholarship.com/
Sat, Jan 2 / 2010 Talbots Scholarship Foundation
In keeping with its long-standing tradition of helping women succeed, the Talbots Charitable Foundation is proud to present the 2010 Talbots Scholarship Foundation and the inaugural Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award for perseverance and ingenuity, which is presented in memory of the founder of Talbots. This program empowers women to enrich themselves through learning and achieve a college education later in life. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability or national origin. To apply visit – https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/talbotswomen/instructions.php
Mon, Jan 4 / Harvard Postdoctoral Fellowships – 2010-2011
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University will offer several postdoctoral fellowships in Japanese studies to recent PhDs of exceptional promise, to give them the opportunity to turn their dissertation into publishable manuscripts. Eligibility Applicants must have received their PhD degree in 2005 or later, in Japanese studies in any area of the humanities or social sciences. Those who are chosen to receive fellowships must have completed all requirements for the PhD degree by July 1, 2010. To apply visit – http://www.scholarship-programs.org/2010-2011-harvard-postdoctoral-fellowship-reischauer-institute-japanese-studies-usa/2009/08/
Fri, Jan 8 / The American Foundation for Aging Research Scholarship
Graduate fellowships are $1000.00 and are renewable depending upon the success of the research. Undergraduate scholarships are $500.00 and also renewable. Renewals are highly competitive – less than 5% of research is renewed. Applicants must be actively involved in, or planning active involvement in, a specific biomedical or biochemical research project with a faculty member in the field of aging. To apply visit – http://www.ngpa.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=189069&module_id=62694
Fri, Jan 8 / Rutgers University “Everyday & the Ordinary” Fellowships
Due Date: January 8, 2010 The Center for Cultural Analysis at Rutgers University is sponsoring two fellowships that focus on everyday-orinary activities… $45,000 each
You can see the details for each of these competitions in the Calendar Section.
