Undergraduate Opportunities
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For information on the OMSA Academic Support Grant, the Kaplan Scholarship, or the OMSA Race Studies Grant please see Academic Resources under Key Campus Resources.
For information on the OMSA Emergency Contingency Fund please see Financial Resources under Key Campus Resources.
Binding Fellowship |
Dept. |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard O. Brown Service Learning Award | Community Service, Leadership | February 2, 2009 |
1, 2, 3 | None Specified |
| Fullbright US Student Program | Education | October 2, 2008 |
3,4 | None Specified |
| Harry S. Truman Fellowship Program | Public Service | February 3, 2009 |
3 | None Specified |
| Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program | Public Policy | March 16, 2009 | All | Minority Students |
| Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers | Diversity in Education | April 2008 | 3, 4 | None Specified |
| Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program | Public or International Affairs | November 1, 2008 | 3 | None Specified |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship | Education | November 2007 | 3 | None Specified |
| Ron Brown Scholarship | Any | January 9, 2009 | 1 | African American |
| Sidley Prelaw Scholars Initiative | Prelaw | June 30, 2009 |
3, 4 | None Specified |
| UNCF Merck Science Initiative | Biological/ Chemical Sciences | December 15, 2009 | All | African American |
Non-Binding Fellowship |
Dept. |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship | Law | March 2008 | 4 | None Specified |
| American Chemical Society Scholars Program | Chemistry, Biochemistry | March 2008 | 1, 2, 3 | African American, Latino, Native American |
| Audre Lorde Scholarship Award | None | May 2007 |
All | Lesbians and gay men of African descent |
| Benjamin A.Gilman International Scholarship Program | Study Abroad/Language Studies | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Brown and Caldwell Minority Scholarship Program | Environmental Sciences | March2008 | All | None Specified |
| Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) Scholarship | Public Policy | April2008 | All | Asian Pacific American |
| Douglas L. Paul Scholarship for Achievement | Finance | December 2007 | 2 | None Specified |
| Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund | Public Policy | April 1 |
All | None Specified |
| Evalee C. Schwarz Charitable Trust for Education | None Specified | April 15, 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Galbraith Social Policy Scholars Program | SocialPolicy | April 2008 | 2, 3, 4 | None Specified |
| General Scholarship, Jesus Guadalupe Foundation | None Specified | March 15 or June 15 |
All | Hispanic |
| Goldman Sachs Scholarship for Excellence | Finance | December 12, 2008 | 2 | African American, Latino, Native American |
| The Goldman Sachs Women's Network Sponsorship | Financial Services | December 2007 | 2 | Women |
| Google Anita Borg Scholarship | Computer Science, Technology | January 2008 | 4 | Women |
| Institute for the International Education of Students Minority Scholarships | None Specified | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program | Public Policy | March 2008 | 2 | None Specified |
| Investigative Reporters and Editors Minority Conference Fellowships | Journalism | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program | None Specified | March 2008 | 4 | None Specified |
| Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship | Science | February 1, 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Movement Activist ApprenticeshipProgram | Social Justice | April 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Polaris Project JCAT Fellowship Program | Human Rights | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Lanzate Travel Award Program | All | 6/15/2007 | All | Hispanic American |
Summer Internships |
Field |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFSCME Union Scholars Internship | Economics, Social Sciences | February 2008 | 2, 3 | African American |
| Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Internship Program | Public Policy | April 2008 | 3, 4 | Asian Americans |
| The Breakthrough Collaborative | Education | March 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internship | Public Policy | January 2008 | All | African American |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute | Public Policy | January 2009 |
All | Latino American |
| Emma L. Bowen Foundation | Media | January 2009 |
1 | None Specified |
| Environmental Medicine Internship Program | Medicine | February 15 | All | None Specified |
| Hispanic-Serving Health Professional Schools Student Internships | Medical, Public Health | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Kartemquin Films Internship | Social Issue Documentary Film | May 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Korr Memorial Scholarship | Language | June 1, 2007 | All | None Specified |
| Minority AccessInternship Program | Public Policy | Varies | All | None Specified |
| National Women's Law Center Child Care GroupResearch Internship |
Non-Profit Women Studies |
March 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Organization of Chinese Americans PoliticalInternship Program | PublicPolicy | Varies | All | Asian Pacific Americans |
| Ralph Bunche Summer Institute | Political Science | February 2008 | 3 | African American, Latino/Latina, and Native American |
| RR Donnelley Scholarship | Business | March 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Social Justice/Youth Empowerment Internships | SocialIssues | April 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity(SEO) Career Program | Business, Corporate Law, Philanthropy | November 2007 | 2, 3, 4 | None Specified |
| Summer Links | Non-profit | January 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Summer Venture in Management Program Harvard Business School | Business | May 2008 | 3 | African American, Latino/Latina, Native American, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender |
| United Negro College Fund Scholars | Business | Varies | All | African American |
Program |
Dept. |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnnualOlive Harvey Black Studies Conference | Black Studies | April 2008 | All | African American |
| Annual "Bridging the Gap" Minority Pre-Law Conference | Pre-Law | March 2008 | 3,4 | None Specified |
| Call for Papers: Women for Women | Gender Studies | May 2008 | All | None Specified |
| Chicago Multicultural Connection | Mentoring | Varies | All | None Specified |
| CSFB Explorer Program | Finance | February 2008 | All | African, Hispanic, Native American |
| Diversity on LaSalle Street | Finance, Business | February 2008 | 2,3 | None Specified |
| GCE Diversity Career Dinner Conference | Networking Event | Varies | 3, 4 | None Specified |
| JapaneseAmerican Citizens League Youth Conference | All | 6/29/2007-7/1/2007 | All | Asian American |
| Management Leadership for Tomorrow | MBA Preparation | February/April 2008 | 2 | African, Latino, Native American |
| Monster Diversity Leadership | Professional | Varies | None Specified | |
| NAAAP Chicago Asian Heritage Month Essay | All | April 2008 | All | Asian American |
| National Undergraduate Ethnicity and Race Conference | Diversity Conference | May-June 2007 | All | None Specified |
| One Week Public Leadership Program | Womens' Leadership | April 2008 | All | Women |
| Ruth Murray Essay Prize | Gender Studies | April 2008 | All | None Specified |
| SACNAS National Conference | Science, Mathematics, Engineering | 10/11/2007-10/14/2007 | All | Chicanos and Native American |
| Teach for America | Education |
Varies | 4 | None Specified |
| Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference | Leadership | May 2008 | 3, 4 | None Specified |
