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 1, 2009 |
3,4 | None Specified |
| Harry S. Truman Fellowship Program | Public Service | February 2, 2010 |
3 | None Specified |
| Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program | Public Policy | March 15, 2010 | All | Minority Students |
| Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers | Diversity in Education | N/A | 3, 4 | None Specified |
| Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program | Public or International Affairs | November 1, 2009 | 3 | None Specified |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship | Education | March 1, 2010 |
3 | None Specified |
| Ron Brown Scholarship | Any | January 9, 2010 | 1 | African American |
| Sidley Prelaw Scholars Initiative | Prelaw | February 13, 2009 |
3, 4 | None Specified |
| UNCF Merck Science Initiative | Biological/ Chemical Sciences | December 1, 2009 | All | African American |
Non-Binding Fellowship |
Dept. |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship | Law | April 15, 2010 |
4 | |
| American Chemical Society Scholars Program | Chemistry, Biochemistry | March 1, 2010 | 1, 2, 3 | African American, Latino, Native American |
| Audre Lorde Scholarship Award | None | N/A |
All | Lesbians and gay men of African descent |
| Benjamin A.Gilman International Scholarship Program | Study Abroad/Language Studies | April 2010 |
All | None Specified |
| Brown and Caldwell Minority Scholarship Program | Environmental Sciences | March 1, 2010 | All | None Specified |
| Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) Scholarship | Public Policy | May 1, 2010 |
All | Asian Pacific American |
| Douglas L. Paul Scholarship for Achievement | Finance | December 2010 | 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, 2009 | All | None Specified |
| Galbraith Social Policy Scholars Program | SocialPolicy | October 15, 2009 |
2, 3, 4 | None Specified |
| General Scholarship, Jesus Guadalupe Foundation | None Specified | Varies |
All | Hispanic |
| Goldman Sachs Scholarship for Excellence | Finance | January to February |
2 | African American, Latino, Native American |
| The Goldman Sachs Women's Network Sponsorship | Financial Services | January to February | 2 | Women |
| Google Anita Borg Scholarship | Computer Science, Technology | February 1, 2010 |
4 | Women |
| Institute for the International Education of Students Minority Scholarships | None Specified | October 26, 2009 |
All | None Specified |
| Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program | Public Policy | Varies | 2 | None Specified |
| Investigative Reporters and Editors Minority Conference Fellowships | Journalism | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program | None Specified | February 1, 2010 |
4 | None Specified |
| Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship | Science | February 1, 2009 | All | None Specified |
| Movement Activist ApprenticeshipProgram | Social Justice | N/A | All | None Specified |
| Polaris Project JCAT Fellowship Program | Human Rights | July 24 and Aug 28, 2009 |
All | None Specified |
| Lanzate Travel Award Program | All | June 5, 2009 |
All | Hispanic American |
Summer Internships |
Field |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFSCME Union Scholars Internship | Economics, Social Sciences | N/A | 2, 3 | African American |
| Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Internship Program | Public Policy | Rolling Basis | 3, 4 | Asian Americans |
| The Breakthrough Collaborative | Education | March 3, 2009 | All | None Specified |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internship | Public Policy | November 1, 2009 | All | African American |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute | Public Policy |
November 13, 2009 February 5, 2010 April 30, 2010 |
All | Latino American |
| Emma L. Bowen Foundation | Media | April 1, 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 | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Korr Memorial Scholarship | Language | June 1, 2010 | All | None Specified |
| Minority AccessInternship Program | Public Policy |
March 1, 2009 July 15, 2009 December 15, 2009 |
All | None Specified |
| National Women's Law Center Child Care GroupResearch Internship |
Non-Profit Women Studies |
Varies | All | None Specified |
| Organization of Chinese Americans PoliticalInternship Program | PublicPolicy | March 15, 2010 |
All | Asian Pacific Americans |
| Ralph Bunche Summer Institute | Political Science | February 26, 2009 | 3 | African American, Latino/Latina, and Native American |
| RR Donnelley Scholarship | Business | April 1, 2010 |
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 1, 2009 December 15, 2009 January 31, 2010 |
2, 3, 4 | None Specified |
| Summer Links | Non-profit | January 14, 2009 | All | None Specified |
| Summer Venture in Management Program Harvard Business School | Business | May 18, 2010 | 3 | African American, Latino/Latina, Native American, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender |
| United Negro College Fund Scholars | Business | May 14, 2010 |
All | African American |
Program |
Dept. |
Deadline |
Year |
Racial/Ethnic Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnnualOlive Harvey Black Studies Conference | Black Studies | October 16, 2009 |
All | African American |
| Annual "Bridging the Gap" Minority Pre-Law Conference | Pre-Law | March 2009 | 3,4 | None Specified |
| Call for Papers: Women for Women | Gender Studies | Varies | All | None Specified |
| Chicago Multicultural Connection | Mentoring | December 2009 |
All | None Specified |
| CSFB Explorer Program | Finance | January 8, 2010 | All | African, Hispanic, Native American |
| Diversity on LaSalle Street | Finance, Business | November 13, 2009 |
2,3 | None Specified |
| GCE Diversity Career Dinner Conference | Networking Event | Varies | 3, 4 | None Specified |
| JapaneseAmerican Citizens League Youth Conference | All | N/A |
All | Asian American |
| Management Leadership for Tomorrow | MBA Preparation |
September 15, 2009 October 31, 2009 |
2 | African, Latino, Native American |
| Monster Diversity Leadership | Professional | N/A | None Specified | |
| NAAAP Chicago Asian Heritage Month Essay | All | August 13-16, 2009 |
All | Asian American |
| National Undergraduate Ethnicity and Race Conference | Diversity Conference | March 31, 2010 |
All | None Specified |
| One Week Public Leadership Program | Womens' Leadership | N/A | All | Women |
| Ruth Murray Essay Prize | Gender Studies | April 23, 2009 |
All | None Specified |
| SACNAS National Conference | Science, Mathematics, Engineering | 09/17/2009 | All | Chicanos and Native American |
| Teach for America | Education |
October 28, 2009 |
4 | None Specified |
| Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference | Leadership | March 27, 2009 | 3, 4 | None Specified |
