Graduate Opportunities
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Binding Fellowship |
Field |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Anthropological Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program | Anthropology | February 15, 2010 | Grad Students | Minority Students |
| American Bar Foundation Doctoral Fellowship | Social Sciences, Law | December 15, 2009 | Doctoral | Minority Students |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants- Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students | Accounting | April 1, 2010 | Grad Students | Minority Student |
| The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship | Humanities and Social Sciences | October 2, 2009 | Grad. 2, 3 | None Specified |
| Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago -2008-2009 Dissertation Fellowship | Race Studies | April 20, 2009 |
Grad Students (Doctoral) | None Specified |
| Five College Fellowship Program | All | December 1, 2009 |
Doctoral | None Specified |
| Gaius Charles Bolin Dissertation Fellowship | Any | December 1, 2009 | Graduate, completed doctorate work | Underrepresented groups, including racial minority, 1st generation college graduate and women in sciences. |
| Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship | Computer Science, Technology | February 1, 2010 | 4th year undergraduate or incoming graduate student | Women |
| Growth and Development Training Program | Biomedical Research | March 1 | Pritzker School of Medicine Students | None Specified |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute- Gilliam Fellowship Program | Biomedical | October 6, 2009 | Grad Students | None Specified |
| Intel Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship Program | Engineering, Computer Science | N/A | Grad Students | None Specified |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program | See Website for List of Majors | N/A |
4, First Time Grad Students | None Specified |
| Latino Fellowship Program | Public Health | January 15, 2010 | Grad Students | None Specified |
| National Council for Black Studies- Student Mentoring and Leadership Initiative Workshop Travel Grant | Africana Studies | November 30, 2009 |
Grad Students (Doctoral) | African American |
| Teach for America | Education | October 28, 2009 |
College Graduate | None Specified |
| UNCF Merck Science Initiative | Biological / Chemical Sciences | December 1, 2009 | Any | African American |
Non-Binding Fellowship |
Field |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (AHETEMS) Professional Scholarships | Science, Technology, Math | March 6, 2009 |
Grad Students | Latino |
| American Bar Association Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund | Law | March 2, 2009 | Grad Students | Minority Students |
| Albert W. Dent Graduate student Scholarship | Health Care Management | December 15, 2009 | Grad Students | Minority Students |
| American College of Healthcare Executives- Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship | Healthcare Management | March 31, 2010 |
Grad Students | None Specified |
| American Dental Association- Minority Dental Student Scholarship | Dentistry | October 19, 2009 | Dental Students | None Specified |
| American Dental Hygienists Association Institute of Oral Health- Dental Hygiene Scholarship Program | Dentistry | February 1, 2010 |
Dental Students | None Specified |
| American Medical Association- Foundation Minority Scholars Award | Medicine | April 15, 2009 | Grad Students | Minority Students |
| The American Physiological Society- Porter Physiology Fellowship Awards | Physiology | January 15, 2010 |
Grad Students | None Specified |
| American Political Science Association- Minority Fellows Program | Political Science | October 9, 2009 |
Grad Students | Minority Students |
| American Psychological Association- Minority Fellowship Program in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Mental Health Research | Psychology | January 15, 2010 |
Grad Students | None Specified |
| American Society of Criminology- Graduate Scholarship for Ethnic Minorities | Criminology/Criminal Justice | March 1, 2010 |
Grad Students | Minority Students |
| American Sociological Association- Minority Fellowship Program | Sociology | January 1, 2010 |
Grad Students | Minority Students |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation- Minority Student Scholarship | Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology | N/A | Grad Students | Minority Students |
| American Water Works Association- Holly Cornell Scholarship | Engineering | October 1 |
Grad Students | Female and/or Minority Student |
| AT&T Labs, Inc.- Labs Fellowship Program | Math, Science, or Engineering | January 31 |
Grad Students | Female and/or Minority Student |
| Carlos M. Castañeda Educational Foundation, Inc.- The Carlos Castañeda Journalism Scholarship | Journalism (Spanish Speaking) | April 15 |
Grad Students | None Specified |
| The Consortium- Consortium MBA and Fellowship | Management | N/A |
Grad Students | None Specified |
| Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship | Government Finance | February 27, 2009 | Grad Students | Minority Students |
| Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship | Teaching | November 2, 2009 | Grad Students | None Specified |
| Ford Foundation Dissertation Awards | See website for details |
November 9, 2009 January 7, 2010 |
Grad Students | None Specified |
| Fredrikson & Bryon Foundation- Minority Scholarship Program | Law | March 31, 2010 | Grad Students | None Specified |
| Government Finance Officers Association- Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship | Public Administration, Political Science, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration | February |
Grad and Undergrad Students | Minority Students |
| Hispanic College Fund- Google Scholarship Program | Computer Science or Engineering | February 16, 2010 |
3, 4, or Grad Student | Latino |
| Hispanic Theological Initiative- Doctoral Grants | None
|
November 17 |
Doctoral Students | Latino |
| Institute for Diversity in Health Management- Diversified Investment Advisors Leaders in Healthcare Scholarship | Healthcare Administration | N/A | Grad Students | None Specified |
| Institute for Diversity in Health Management- Elliot C. Roberts Scholarship | Health Administration | N/A | 1st & 2nd Year Grad Students | None Specified |
| Institute for Diversity in Health Management- Cathy L. Brock Scholarship | Health Administration | N/A | 1st & 2nd Year Grad Students | None Specified |
| Institute for the International Education of Students Minority Scholarship | Public Policy, Education, Business, Non-profit | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program | Public Policy | March 15, 2010 |
Grad Students |
None Specified |
| Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship | Energy | January 1, 2009 | Grad Students | None Specified |
| Investigative Reporters and Editors Minority Conference Fellowships | Journalism | October 31, 2009 |
All | None Specified |
| John A. Garcia Award and Janet Box-Steffensmeier Award | Ph.D. Programs | N/A | Grad | Minority and/or Women |
| Korr Memorial Scholarship | Language | June 1 |
Grad | None Specified |
| Lanzate Travel Award | All | June 5, 2009 |
Grad | Hispanic American |
| Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship | History | April 15 |
Doctoral | None Specified |
| Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program | Social Justice | N/A | Grad | None Specified |
| Nonprofit Academic Centers Council David Stevenson Fellowship | Non-profit | N/A | Grad | None Specified |
| Polaris Project JCAT FellowshipProgram | Human Rights | December 18, 2009 |
All | None Specified, Japanese-speaking |
| Ruth MurrayPrize | Gender Studies | April 23, 2010 |
Grad | None Specified |
| SACNAS National Conference | All | September 17, 2009 |
All | Chicanos and Native Americans |
| Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholarship Program | All | March 1, 2010 |
Grad | None Specified |
| SREB Dissertation Year Award | All | March 2010 |
Grad | None Specified |
| SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program | All | March 2010 |
Doctoral | None Specified |
| U of C NICHD Training Fellowship | Developmental Psychology | N/A | Doctoral and Grad | None Specified |
| UNCF Corporate Scholars | Business | January 1, 2009 |
Grad | None Specified |
| William and Charlotte Cadbury Award | Non-profit | June | Grad | None Specified |
| Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships | Women's Studies | October 11, 2009 |
Grad | None Specified |
Job Opportunity |
Field |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Pacific AmericanLabor Alliance Internship Program | Public Policy | Varies | Grad | None Specified |
| DART Organizers Insitute | Social/Economic Justice | December 15, 2009 |
4th year Grad | None Specified |
| Environmental Medicine Internship Program | Medicine | February 15 | Grad | None Specified |
| Hispanic-Serving Health Professional Schools Student Internships | Medicine, Public Health | November 16, 2009 |
All | None Specified |
| Internships at Kartemquin Films | Film Studies | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Minority Access Internship Program | Public Policy | Varies | Grad | None Specified |
| National Women's Law Center Child Care Group Research Internship |
Non-Profit Women Studies |
Rolling Basis |
Grad | None Specified |
| Organization of Chinese Americans Policial Internship Program | Public Policy | Varies | Grad | None Specified |
| Social Justice/Youth Empowerment Internships | Social Issues | Varies | Grad | None Specified |
| Womens Sports Foundation: Jackie Joyner Kersee/Minority Internship | Sport | Varies | Grad | Women of any race or ethnicity |
