Scholarships for Juniors and Sophomores
Beinecke Scholarship
Provides $34,000 for graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Must have demonstrated financial need and be near the top of your class. Institutional endorsement by the Honors Program is required. Application must be received in the Honors office by early January. Applications to the Beinecke program are due late February.
http://www.beineckescholarship.org
Goldwater Scholarship
For sophomores and juniors who want to pursue a research career in science, math, and engineering. Those who plan to study medicine are eligible for a Goldwater Scholarship only if the student plans a research career rather than a clinical career. Institutional endorsement by the Honors Program is required.
https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/
Truman Scholarship
Juniors interested in public service. Need a 3.5 or above GPA and an excellent track record in public service. For graduate school ($30,000) and in some instances can be used in law school. Institutional endorsement by the Honors Program necessary. Interested students should contact the honors program by the end of September. Applications to Truman are due early February.
http://www.truman.gov
Udall Scholarship
For sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue studies in the environment and/or Native American health and tribal public policy. Candidates need at least a 3.6 GPA and strong service and leadership in environmental area. Institutional endorsement by the Honors Program required.
https://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/Scholarship/Scholarship.aspx
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad. This program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide. Award recipients are chosen by a competitive selection process and must use the award to defray eligible study or intern abroad costs, including program tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance and international airfare.
http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship recognizes outstanding students studying in NOAA mission fields. (Mission fields include, but are not limited to, oceanic, environmental, biological, and atmospheric sciences, mathematics, engineering, remote sensing technology, physical and social sciences including geography, physics, hydrology, geomatics, or teacher education that support NOAA's programs and mission.) Student scholars receive up to $9,500 per academic year to support their studies, as well as paid summer internship opportunities at NOAA facilities across the US. Students can apply during the second year of a four-year academic program. Applications are due in late January. For more information, visit https://www.noaa.gov/office-education/hollings-scholarship
Other Scholarships
Boren Scholarship
Boren Scholarships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Scholars represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Scholars commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.
http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship/basics.html
Critical Language Scholarship
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning. The CLS Program is a program of the US Department of State.
http://clscholarship.org/
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
The FLAS fellowship program provides academic year and summer fellowships to institutions of higher education to assist meritorious undergraduate and graduate students undergoing training in modern foreign languages and related area/international studies. The goal of the program is to get students to advanced proficiency levels in a less commonly taught language in order to provide a cadre of language and area studies experts to government agencies, the private sector, and academia. FLAS fellowships support students whose studies focus upon various world and thematic areas, including: Africa, Eastern Europe/Russia/Eurasia, Latin America, Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Europe, and Silk Road studies. Eligible students apply for fellowships directly to an institution that has received an allocation of fellowships from the U.S. Department of Education. For more information, visit https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf/index.html
Humanity In Action
Humanity in Action is an international educational organization. They foster a global network of students, young professionals and established leaders committed to promoting human rights, diversity and active citizenship—in their own communities and around the world.
http://www.humanityinaction.org/programs/14-humanity-in-action-fellowship
