Scholarship Opportunities

NAME	PURPOSE	AMOUNT	APP. DEADLINE	CONTACT PERSON
Carnegie Endowment’s Junior Fellowship Program	Provides a one-year work experience to students with career interest in international affair	Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year. Junior fellows are currently paid a gross salary of $2,750 per month ($33,000 per year). A full benefits package is also provided.	Fall of senior year	Anne Ledvina
Council of Independent Colleges American Graduate Fellowships	To promote and support advanced study in humanities by talented graduates of small and mid-sized, private liberal arts colleges and universities.	Two fellowships, worth up to $50,000 each and renewable for a second year, awarded annually for a period of five years. The first awards will be made in January 2007 for graduate study beginning Fall 2007.	October of each year	Provost’s Office
Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow (formerly known as Leland)	For six months of field work and six months of public policy work	$11,000 for living expenses plus $3,500 end of service award.	January of senior year	Kristin Harper
Fulbright	Grants vary by country and type of grant. There are Full Grants to countries or regions around the world that allow for graduate study and research in a variety of disciplines the year following graduation, Teaching Assistantships in countries around the world and specialized grants in areas such as business, Islamic Civilization, and service.	Full Expenses or Travel Costs	October of senior year	Ed LaMonte
The Gates Cambridge Scholarships	Graduate study at the University of Cambridge. Should be under age of 30 and can be from any country except the United Kingdom. Must have been admitted to Cambridge to be eligible.	Full cost of study at Cambridge – all approved University and College tuition fees, a maintenance allowance, a discretionary allowance for study-related activities, and one return economy airfare between the UK and the scholar’s normal country of residence.	Early October	Provost’s Office
The George M. Mitchell (The US-Ireland Alliance)	Provides stipend for one-year graduate study in any discipline offered at an institution of higher learning in Ireland and/or Northern Ireland. Must be between 18-30 years of age.	Tuition, housing, a living expenses stipend of $11,000, and international travel.	On-line applications available March of each year. All application materials are due the first of October.	Provost’s Office
Goldwater	To encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering	$7,500 annually	January of sophomore or junior year	Laura Stultz
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation	Provides for first-time graduate students. Must have a G.P.A. above 3.5. Students must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative at their institution.	Covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen. Maximum available per student is $50,000 and 6 years.	Mid-March	Michael McInturff
James Madison	For students pursuing a Master of Arts or Education in order to teach American History, American Government, or Social Studies	Maximum award is $24,000 for two years	February of senior year	Mary Jane Turner
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)	Teaching English in Japan for one to three years	$32,000 per year	Fall of senior year	Anne Ledvina
Marshall	For two years of study at a British University in any discipline at the undergraduate or graduate level	Full Expenses	October of senior year	John Tatter
Mellon	For graduate study leading to a Ph.D. in a humanistic discipline for the purpose of a career in teaching and scholarship	First year tuition and fees plus $14,750	December of senior year	Provost’s Office
NCAA Walter Byers	Postgraduate scholarship awarded to one male and one female athlete in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.	$21,500 stipend per scholarship for an academic year	Mid-January of senior year	Robert Slagter
NSEP	For an academic term or year abroad for students pursuing fields related to national security issues	From $2,500 to $10,000 per term	February of any undergraduate year	Anne Ledvina
Rhodes	For graduate study at Oxford University in England for up to three years.	Full Expenses	October of senior year	Provost’s Office
Rotary: 3 Types
	Academic-Year Ambassadorial: For one academic year of study in another country	Up to $25,000	Spring of junior year	Tara Sudderth
	Multi-Year Ambassadorial: For two or three years of degree oriented study in another country	$12,000 per year	Spring of junior year	Tara Sudderth
	Cultural Ambassadorial: For three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country	Up to $12,000 and $19,000 depending on length of study	Spring of junior year	Tara Sudderth
Truman	For graduate study leading to a career in government or elsewhere in public service and non-profit sector	$30,000	January of junior year	Jeanne Jackson
Morris K. Udall Foundation	To students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment; to Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy or to careers related to Native health care	$5,000	March of each year (sophomore- or junior-level students	Scot Duncan
US 2 Program	Two-year domestic service program through the United Methodist Church	All expenses	Fall of senior year	Kristin Harper

The Director of Interim and Contract Learning serves as the College’s resource for select postgraduate scholarships and coordinates the efforts of students seeking these scholarships with appropriate faculty. For more information, contact Elizabeth Blum at 226-4647 or eblum@bsc.edu.

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