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NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM
DAVID L. BOREN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
www.iie.org/nsep
Description:
NSEP focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. It draws on a broad definition of national security applied by the President in his annual National Security Strategy, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including: sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.
Scholarship Amount:
Maximum of $ 10,000 per semester or $ 20,000 per academic year.
Deadline Date:
February 10, 2005
Contact Information:
Telephone: 1-800-618-NSEP, Fax: 202-326-7672, E-mail: nsep@iie.org
Applications available on-line
J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIP
BOARD
www.iie.org/fulbright
Description:
The U.S. Student Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, master’s and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. Most grantees plan their own programs. Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination. Recent projects have involved cancer research in the UK, free market development in Mauritius, women's rights in Chile and contemporary artistic expression in India.
Scholarship Amount:
Vary
Deadline Date:
October 21, 2005
Contact Information:
Telephone: 212-984-5327, E-mail: wjackson@iie.org
Applications available on-line
ROTARY FOUNDATION AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
www.rotary.org
Description:
The primary purpose of the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships Program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. Ambassadorial Scholarships for 2000-2001 are awarded for study or training beginning after 1 July 2000 in another country where Rotary clubs are located. During the study period, scholars are expected to be outstanding ambassadors of good will to the people of the host country through both informal and formal appearances before Rotary clubs and districts, school and civic organizations, and other forums. After study has been completed, scholars share their experiences with the people of their home countries and with the local Rotarians who sponsored their scholarship.
Scholarship Amount:
Between $ 11,000- $ 23,000
Deadline Date:
N/A
Contact Information:
Telephone: 847- 866 3000
Applications available on-line
OXFORD AND RHODES SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
www.rhodesscholar.org
Description:
A Rhodes Scholarship is tenable at the University of Oxford. It may be held for a minimum of two years, which is the duration of certain courses, or for a maximum of three years. The Rhodes Trustees will grant a third year when it can be shown that it is clearly in the interests of a Scholar’s immediate studies and future career, and that the work, conduct, and general record have been satisfactory. After a third year of the Scholarship, some additional funding may be sought from the Trustees for the completion of doctoral studies. Rhodes Scholars may pursue a one-year degree, diploma, or certificate in the first instance, as long as it is part of a plan for two or three years of Oxford study involving a subsequent degree course.
Scholarship Amount:
Varies
Deadline Date:
N/A
Contact Information:
E-mail: amsec@rhodesscholar.org, Telephone: 703-821-5960, Fax: 703-821-2770
Applications available on-line
AUSTRALEARN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
www.australearn.org
Description:
AustraLearn is a leading provider of study abroad programs to Australia and New Zealand. As a facilitator of international education, AustraLearn strives to offer programs that are both academically and culturally enriching for students. The process of direct enrollment at foreign institutions can often be cumbersome and complicated—AustraLearn provides the full range of services to assist students with the process of preparing for a successful abroad experience.
Scholarship Amount:
$ 200,000 available awards per year
Deadline Date:
Varies
Contact Information:
Telephone: 1-800-980-0033, E-mail:
studyabroad@australearn.org, Fax: 303-446-2214
Applications available on-line
MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS
www.marshallscholarship.org
Description:
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. At least forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. Each scholarship is held for two years. As future leaders, with a lasting understanding of British society, Marshall Scholars strengthen the enduring relationship between the British and American peoples, their governments and their institutions. Marshall Scholars are talented, independent and wide-ranging, and their time as Scholars enhances their intellectual and personal growth. Their direct engagement with Britain through its best academic programmers contributes to their ultimate personal success.
Scholarship Amount:N/A
Deadline Date: October 14, 2004
Contact Information:
E-mail: webmaster@marshallscholarship.org
Applications available on-line
GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
www.iie.org/gilman
Description:
The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for US undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this congressionally funded program is administered by the Institute of International Education through its Southern Regional Center in Houston, TX.
Scholarship Amount:
Up to $5,000 depending on the length of the program.
Deadline Date:
April 4, 2005
Contact Information:
Email: gilman@iie.org, Tel: 713.621.6300,
ext 25, Fax: 713.621.0876
Applications available on-line
THE HONOR SOCIETY OF PHI KAPPA PHI
www.phikappaphi.org
Description:
There are today chapters of Phi Kappa Phi on the campuses of nearly 300 colleges and universities in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Phi Kappa Phi has been and remains a unifying force for academic excellence on these campuses, inducting high-ranking undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni. From the original thirteen members in 1897, the Society now annually confers membership on more than 30,000 persons. Today's initiates, like those who preceded them, are the "best and brightest" and will greatly influence economic, political, social, and educational life in the coming decades.
Scholarship Amount:
Varies
Deadline Date:
Study/Internship Abroad -
January 15, 2005
Promotion of Excellence -
January 28, 2005
Literacy Grant Program -
February 1, 2005
Graduate Fellowship -
February 1, 2005 (Chapter Deadline)
March 1, 2005 (National Deadline)
Contact Information:
Telephone: 800-804-9880 or 225-388-4917, Fax: 225-388-4900, E-mail: info@phikappaphi.org
Applications available on-line
FREEMAN ASIA
www.iie.org/pgms/freeman-asia
Description:
The Freeman-ASIA Award Program is designed to support American undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are planning on studying overseas in East or Southeast Asia. In the past, there have been few funding opportunities for study abroad in Asia. However, with the generous support of the Freeman Foundation, the Institute of International Education now administers the Freeman-ASIA Award Program in order to give more American undergraduate students the means to study in Asia. Freeman-ASIA Award Program grantees are expected to share their experiences with their home campuses to encourage study abroad in Asia by others, and to spread greater understanding of Asian peoples and cultures within their home communities. Since the launch of the program in 2000, the Freeman-ASIA Award Program has supported over 2,000 U.S. undergraduates with their study abroad plans in East and Southeast Asia.
Scholarship Amount:
$3000--$7000
Deadline Date:
April 1, 2005
Contact Information:
Tel: 212.984.5542, Fax: 212.984.5325, E-mail: Freeman-ASIA@iie.org
Applications available on-line
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