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American Academy of Arts & Sciences Visiting Scholars offers one year research fellowships to post-doctoral scholars and junior faculty in science, scholarship, business, public affairs, and the arts. In addition to conducting individual research, scholars participate in conferences, seminars, and events at the Academy. Deadline: October.

Dan David Prize Scholarships The Dan David Prize annually donates 20 scholarships of $15,000 each to outstanding doctoral students throughout the world. Deadline: March 30,2006.

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) for undergraduate seniors or first or second year graduate students planning full-time study toward a PhD in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical or life sciences. Recipients receive payments of all tuition and required fees for up to four years of study, $31,200 yearly stipend, matching funds for a computer workstation up to $2,500, yearly academic allowance of $1,00, yearly conferences, and oppportunity to complete a practicum at a national DOE laboratory. Deadline: January 2006

Department of Energy High Performance Computer Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE HPCS) for undergraduate seniors or first or second year graduate students planning full-time study toward a PhD in computer science with an emphasis on high-performance computing. Recipients receive payments of all tuition and required fees for up to four years of study, $28,000 yearly stipend, matching funds for a computer workstation up to $2,500, yearly academic allowance of $1,00, yearly conferences, and oppportunity to complete a practicum at a national DOE laboratory. Applicants must apply online at https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/application. Deadline: January 11, 2006

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the diversity fo the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increse the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Deadline: November 17, 2005.

Fulbright-Hays

• Doctoral Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual faculty members to maintain and improve their area studies and language skills by conducting research in abroad for periods of 6 to 12 months. Deadline: October
• Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6 to 12 months. Deadline: October
• Group Projects Abroad Program supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies by teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced language programs. Projects must focus on the humanities, social sciences, and languages and must concentrate on one or more of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and Canada), East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Near East . Tentative deadline: October
• Seminars Abroad Program provides short-term study/travel seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities to improve their understanding and knowledge of the people and culture of another country or countries. There are approximately seven to ten seminars with 14 to 16 participants in each seminar annually. Seminars are four to six weeks in duration. Application deadline: October

Gates Cambridge Scholarships provide full scholarships for 160 graduate students from all over the world to study at the University of Cambridge in England.  The scholarships will cover tuition, room, board, travel and stipend for study at Cambridge.  Between 60 and 80 awards will be made each year to students resident in the United States.  The scholarships may be held for 1 to 4 years, depending on the course of study and are conditional on the student gaining admission to Cambridge by the University's regular application process.  Deadline:  November 1st.

The Gates Millennium Scholars Program provides scholarships and fellowships for outstanding low-income African-American, Native American, Hispanic American, and Asian-Pacific American students to attend the undergraduate and graduate institutions of their choice.  Individuals selected as Gates Millennium Scholars at the undergraduate level will receive funds for the cost of tuition, fees, books and living costs not covered by grants and scholarships already committed as part of a student’s financial aid package.  Scholars who pursue advanced degrees in the fields of engineering, mathematics, science, education or library science will receive up to four years of full financial support for post-graduate study, up to and including the doctorate.  Deadline: January 13, 2006.

German Chancellor Scholarships are offered to university graduate U.S. citizens from any profession or field of study who show outstanding potential for future leadership.  The program, designed to strengthen U.S.-German ties, provides for a one-year stay in Germany for professional development, study or research.  Scholars gain insight into German political, economic, academic, social and cultural life during their residence in Germany.  The scholarships provide for specialized German language instruction, an orientation seminar, study tour, meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, monthly stipends ranging from DM 3,500 to DM 5,000, payment of travel expenses and, upon request, the Foundation may add an allowance for support of a spouse and children.  Deadline:  October 31st.

The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowships were established by the College of William and Mary to inspire the best of a new generation to pursue careers in public service.  The Awards are offered annually to three outstanding undergraduates from across the nation.  Each student will be given the opportunity to spend a summer in a professional position with the United Stats Department of State. The three fellowship posts pay tribute to chapters of the Ambassador's life: The Embassy in London, in the country of her birth;The Embassy in Paris, where she served as Ambassador to France;and The Office of the Secretary of State in Washington, D.C., in the country she served with great distinction. The Harriman Fellowship Program is nationally competitive and highly selective.  Offering an eleven-week service opportunity, as well as a $5,000 stipend for travel and living expenses.  While one fellowship is reserved for a student at The College of William and Mary, the other two fellowships are open to eligible juniors and seniors throughout the United States. Deadline: November.

Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarships for Rising Juniors  Deadline: February

Humboldt Research Fellowship Program supports young scholars of all nationalities and disciplines who hold doctoral degrees with long term research projects in Germany.  Applications may be submitted for stays between 6 and 12 months and may be extended up to 24 months.  The Foundation awards up to 500 research fellowships each year; there are no quotas with respect to country of origin or academic discipline.  Monthly stipends range between DM 3,600 and DM 4,400.  Other expenses covered include travel expenses not borne by home institutions, a monthly allowance of DM 500 for spouses and an additional DM 100 per child, a subsidy off DM 100 towards health insurance, additional grants for German language courses of 2 to 4 months at language institutes in Germany prior to the actual research period.  In addition, there is the possibility of support for limited stays in other European countries for research essential to the project.  Deadline: Rolling.

Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen Junior Visiting Fellowships are available each year to graduate students in the humanities and social sciences. Junior Visiting Fellows work with eminent historians, philosophers, and social scientists while in residence at the Institute in Vienna, Austria. The Fellowships are tenable for six months and the Fellows are awarded a $9,000 stipend. Deadline: May 1, 2007 for spring 2008.

Irish American Scholars Program provides an opportunity for Boston University sophomores, juniors or seniors to study for a semester or year at Queens University, Belfast, the University of Ulster or the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education.  Students are responsible for their Boston University tuition and mandatory fees, and room and board, books, and travel expenses in Northern Ireland.  All financial assistance to which a student at Boston University is entitled may be applied.  Deadline:December 19, 2005.

Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program awards dissertation fellowships grants to PhD, DBA or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship. Deadline: October 24, 2005.

The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF) was established to enhance the quality of high school science and mathematics teaching.  KSTF offers teaching fellowships to young men and women who have degrees in a physical science, engineering or mathematics and want to teach high school science or mathematics. The fellowship provides both financial and professional support for up to five years, including tuition assistance and a stipend while fellows participate in a recognized teacher credential program. Deadline: January 16, 2007

Lawrence Fellowship, a postdoctoral fellowship program administered by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The purpose of the fellowship is to pursue cutting-edge science and stimulate cross-fertilization of ideas. The fellows will have freedom to pursue world class research with ample resources to support their efforts. This fellowship has a three-year term. After this period, the fellows may consider any career options, including staying at the Laboratory. Typically, two to four fellowships are awarded each year. Deadline: December

Marshall Sherfield Fellowships provide support for post-doctoral research at a British university or research institution.   Candidates must be citizens of the United States normally resident in the United States and hold a doctorate in a science or engineering subject by the start of the award year.  The fellowship provides airfare, stipend, and research funding. Deadline: Early September

The Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship program consists of three traveling, graduate fellowships awarded annually to students in the visual and fine arts, including art history, conservation, studio art and photography.  The fellowships are available only to undergraduate degree recipients of Brandeis University, Boston University, The City College of New York/CUNY, Columbia University, Connecticut College, Gallaudet University, Harvard University, The National Technical Institute for the Deaf of Rochester Institute of Technology, Wesleyan University, and Yale University.  Applicants must have received their baccalaureate degree within three years of the start of the fellowship year.  Preference for fellowships is given to graduating seniors. Deadline: January 31

National Institutes of Health-University of Cambridge Health Science Research Scholars and the National Institutes of Health-University of Oxford Scholars in Biomedical Research permit American students to pursue collaborative biomedical research projects between a laboratory at NIH and either Oxford or Cambridge University leading to a Ph.D. from that university. It allows students to complete a Ph.D. in any area of biomedical research in three or four years. Roughly half of their thesis work is done on the NIH campus in Bethesda Maryland and the other half is done at Oxford or Cambridge. It is also possible to complete a combined M.D./Ph.D. through the program. Students are fully funded for their tuition, college fees, health insurance, and stipend. They also receive a laptop computer and travel allowance.

National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Fellowships provide support for up to six years of support leading to a doctorate in the physical sciences. A dissertation research support program and internship program are also available . Deadline: November 5, 2005.

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (including Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards) are three-year full fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the areas of science, mathematics, and engineering.  NSF Graduate Fellowships are open only to individuals who are, at the time of application, citizens or nationals or permanent resident aliens of the United States. Eligibility is limited to those individuals who, at the time of application, have completed no more than 20 semester hours or equivalent of graduate study in the fields supported by this program. Deadline: November 1.

William V. Shannon Fellowships provide nationals of the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland who have earned a first or upper-second class degree by the time of application and wish to pursue research or graduate study at Boston University with fees associated with attending Boston University and a stipend of $18,750 for room and board expenses.  The disciplines to which the fellowship may be applied varies from year to year.  Deadline:November 1.

The William E. Simon Fellowship is designed to encourage students as they complete their undergraduate education to pursue lives that will benefit themselves and their fellow men and women — that is, lives of "noble purpose." The Fellowship is an unrestricted cash grant that will be awarded to those graduating college seniors who have demonstrated passion, dedication, a high capacity for self-direction, and originality in pursuit of a goal that will strengthen civil society. On $40,000 and two $5,000 awards are granted annually. Deadline: February 1, 2006.

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provide substantial financial assistance to help either a graduating senior or a graduate with a bachelor's degree who possesses a green card, has applied for naturalization, has been naturalized as a US citizen, or is the child of two parents who are both naturalized US citizens to attend or to continue to attend a graduate program (in any field) of an American university. Graduate students may not have, however, passed their second year of graduate study. Fellowship recipients receive, for up to two years, $20,000 per year plus 1/2 the cost of tuition. Deadline: November 1.

Summer University at Freie Universitat Berlin-FUBiS, North American Freshmen Scholarship Deadline: March

Teach For America is enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the movement to eliminate educational inequity. Teach For America corps members come from every major and career interest and are full-time, paid teachers for two years in a low-income urban or rural public school. Corps members gain insight into what causes the achievement gap and what can solve it; this fuels their commitment to effect change in the long-term through policy, law, business, medicine, and education. Deadlines: January 7 and February 18, 2007.

UNESCO-L'Oreal Fellowships are awarded as part of the "For Women in Science" program. The Fellowships support women engaged in promising research in the life sciences. Each is worth a maximum of $20,000 toward doctoral or post-doctoral research projects.

United Negro College Fund - Merck Undergraduate Science Research Awards are awarded to outstanding African American Students who are pursuing studies and careers in the field of biomedical research. Each award provides up to $35,000 which includes up to $25,000 towards tuition, room and board, and fees. Each UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Fellow will be menored by a Merck scientist and will receive two Summer Research Internships with stipends totalling at least $10,000. Application is for students in their junior year of undergraduate education.Deadline: December 15

United Negro College Fund - Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships award up to $40,000 to African American stuents enrolled in a doctoral degree program in the life or physical sciences. The award includes a stipend of up to $30,000 for the fellow and a department grant of up to $10,000 to support the researh needs of the fellow. Deadline: December 15

United Negro College Fund - Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowships provide support to African American post-graduate students to obtain postdoctoral training and to prepare for a career in biomedical research. Each fellowship provides a maximum of $70,000 including a stipend of up to $55,000 and a department grant of up to $15,000 to the hosting department. Deadline: December 15

Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics is for juniors and seniors. The prize is given based on an essay competition through which students are challenged to examine and analyze urgent ethical issues confronting today’s society. The essay topic and application will be available in September. Five prizes are awarded ranging in value from $500 to $5000. Deadline: December 9, 2005.

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