Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants to Enhance Diversity

The below listings are a compilation of annual funding opportunities supporting diversity in graduate (including dissertation grants and post-docs) and undergraduate education compiled by Office of Proposal Development at Texas A&M University (http://opd.tamu.edu/). Updated March 05, 2007.

The below URLs were all active at the time this version (above date) was prepared. Program dates, when given, are for the most current past funding cycle, and therefore may change slightly for upcoming opportunities. URLs can change. If a URL link is not active copy and paste the program title or other key words into Google or Yahoo to search for a more current URL.

American Anthropological Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship

http://www.aaanet.org/committees/minority/minordis.htm

The American Anthropological Association invites minority doctoral candidates in anthropology to apply for a full-year dissertation fellowship of $10,000. This program is designed to demonstrate the AAA's support for promising minority graduate students in anthropology and to demonstrate its commitment to the long-range goal of increasing diversity in the discipline.

American Chemical Society Grants

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=prf%5Cprfgrant.html

Type AC Grants; Type AEF Grants; Type B Grants; Type G Grants; Type H Grants; Summer Research Fellowships; Supplements for Underrepresented Minority Research; Scientific Education Grants; Undergraduate Faculty Sabbatical. The Advisory Board meets to review proposals three times a year, in February, May, and October. Applications should be received at least five months before an Advisory Board meeting in order to be considered.

American Educational Research Association

http://www.aera.net/fellowships/?id=88

In order to improve the quality and diversity of university faculty and to encourage outstanding minority doctoral degree holders to pursue academic careers and careers in educational research, the Council of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) established the AERA Minority Fellowship Program. Established in 1991, the program offers doctoral fellowships to enhance the competitiveness of outstanding minority scholars for academic appointments at major research universities by supporting them conducting research and by providing mentoring and guidance towards completion of their doctoral studies

American Geological Institute Minority Geoscience Scholarships

http://www.agiweb.org/mpp/

Supports U.S. undergraduates who are currently enrolled in an accredited institution as an undergraduate student majoring in geoscience, including the geoscience subdisciplines of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology, meteorology, physical oceanography, planetary geology, or earth-science education. This program does not support students in other natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering.

American Meteorological Society

http://www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/index.html

AMS presents AMS Industry/Minority Scholarships, AMS/Industry Undergraduate Scholarships, AMS Undergraduate Scholarships, and AMS/Industry/Government Graduate Fellowships to the nation's future meteorologists, oceanographers, hydrologists, and climatologists each year.

American Planning Association Minority Planning Fellowships

http://www.planning.org/institutions/scholarship.htm

Planning Fellowships to encourage minority students to enter the planning profession and to help such students who would otherwise be unable to continue their studies in planning. The applicant must be a member of one of the following minority groups: African-American, Hispanic American, or Native American or women. Stipends range from $1,000 to $5,000 annually.

American Political Science Association

http://www.apsanet.org/section_427.cfm

The APSA Minority Fellows Program, was established in 1969 as an effort to increase the number of minority scholars in the discipline, has designated more than 300 fellows and contributed to the successful completion of doctoral political science programs for over 70 individuals. This year, the Association has refocused and increased its efforts to assist minority students in completing their doctorates by concentrating not only on the recruitment of minorities, but also on the retention of these groups within the profession.

American Psychological Association And NIMH Minority Fellowship Program: Substance Abuse Research Fellowship

http://www.apa.org/mfp/

An annual program to support doctoral training in Substance Abuse Research and prevention: 1) To increase the number of psychologists with expertise in SAR and prevention related to ethnic minority populations. 2) To increase the number of under-represented minorities in the area of SAR research and prevention related to ethnic minority populations. 3) To increase the general knowledge and research of issues related to ethnic minority mental health and treatment.

American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Postdoctoral Fellowships In The Neurosciences

http://www.apa.org/mfp/pdprogram.html

The fellowship goals are to increase ethnic/racial diversity among neuroscience researchers with a special emphasis in increasing the numbers of under-represented ethnic minorities and to increase numbers of neuroscientists whose work is related to the federal initiative to eliminate health disparities.

American Psychological Association Nimh Minority Fellowship Program: HIV/Aids Research Fellowship

http://www.apa.org/mfp/

Annual award to increase the number of psychologists with expertise in HIV/AIDS prevention and research related to ethnic minorities, increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the area of mental health research and HIV/AIDS research and prevention, and to increase the general knowledge of issues related to ethnic minority mental health and treatment.

American Psychological Association Postdoctoral Fellowships In The Neurosciences

http://www.apa.org/mfp/pdprogram.html

Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the APA Diversity Program in Neuroscience has been in existence since 1987 and has, over the years, partnered with the Association of Neurosciences Departments and Programs, and others, to help increase the ethnic/racial diversity among neuroscience researchers. Our mission is also consistent with the mission of NIH, which includes, but is not limited to the elimination of health disparities in the U.S.

American Psychological Association Predoctoral Fellowships In The Neurosciences

http://www.apa.org/mfp/prprogram.html

American Society for Microbiology, Robert D. Watkins Minority Graduate Fellowship

http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=6278

The goal of the Robert D. Watkins Minority Graduate Fellowship is to increase the number of underrepresented groups completing doctoral degrees in the microbiological sciences. The Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship is aimed at highly competitive graduate students who are enrolled in a Ph.D. program and who have completed their graduate course work in the microbiological sciences. The Watkins fellowship encourages students to continue and complete their research project in the microbiological sciences.

AT&T Labs Fellowship Program

http://www.research.att.com/academic/alfp.html

An AT&T Labs Fellowship is the opportunity of a lifetime. Fellowships are available to outstanding minority and women students who are U. S. Citizens or Permanent Residents and who are pursuing PhD studies in computer and communications-related fields. If you really want to make a difference as a professional scientist, we can help you get started. There is a single type of award in the program: a 3-year fellowship. It is awarded contingent on an annual review demonstrating that the recipients are making satisfactory progress toward their PhD.

Centers of Academic Excellence Program, National Geospatial-Intelligence

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9754&mode=VIEW

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announces a Fiscal Year 2006 competition for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence (IC CAE) Program. The IC CAE Program in the National Security Studies Program is established to assist in meeting the nation’s demand for a cadre of intelligence professionals with critical skills to carry out America’s national security imperatives over the long-term and recognizing that accomplishing this goal requires a competitive, knowledgeable, ethnically and racially diverse minority workforce with varied cultural backgrounds, regional and geographical expertise, skills, language proficiency, and related competencies.

Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Notebook

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

Listing of National Graduate Fellowships for Minorities

David Stevenson Minority Junior Faculty Fellowship

http://www.naccouncil.org/stevenson.asp

The David Stevenson Fellowship will be awarded to junior faculty members of color in tenure track positions. (Doctoral candidates of color may also be considered for these awards.)

Department Of Defense National Science &Engineering Graduate Fellowships

http://www.asee.org/resources/fellowships/ndseg/

The NDSEG Fellowships are intended for students who are at or near the beginning or their graduate study for a Ph.D. in science or engineering. Ninety-seven percent of fellowships are awarded to students who are graduating seniors or in their first year of graduate study. Fellowships are awarded for a maximum period of three years of graduate study. Ten percent of these awards are set aside for applicants from underrepresented minority groups. The first year stipend is currently $23,500 based on a 12 month academic year. In addition tuition and academic fees will be paid. The award can be renewed for two more years of support if the student has made satisfactory academic progress. The NDSEG covers graduate study in the following fields: aeronautical and astronautical engineering, biosciences, chemistry and chemical engineering, cognitive, neural and behavioral sciences, computer sciences, electrical engineering, geosciences, manufacturing and industrial engineering, materials science and engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, naval architecture and ocean engineering, oceanography and physics.

Diversity Scholars Program

http://www.aibs.org/diversity/diversity_scholars_program.html

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is accepting nominations/applications for its Diversity Scholars Program. This program recognizes outstanding minority undergraduate and graduate students. The goals of the program are to encourage and support the biology careers of underrepresented minorities and people with disabilities, and to increase the participation of students from these groups in AIBS programs and activities.

CDC Dissertation Grants/Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research in Minority Communities

http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/CE06-002.htm

The purpose of this program is to encourage doctoral candidates from a wide spectrum of disciplines including: epidemiology, medicine, biostatistics, health economics, public health, law and criminal justice, and the behavioral and social sciences to perform research in order to prevent and control injuries more effectively.

Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/DOC/NOAA/GMC/NOS-MB-2006-000367/Attachments.html#upload4684

Provides support for independent graduate-level studies in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology, particularly by women and members of minority groups. A maximum of $64,000 may be provided to masters students (up to 2 years of support) and up to $128,000 may be provided to doctoral students (up to 4 years of support).

Ford Foundation: Dissertation Fellowships For Minorities

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/

Annual award to increase the presence of under-represented minorities on the nation's college and university faculties, to enhance diversity on campus, and to address the persistent effects of past discrimination. With this award, the Ford Foundation supports doctoral scholars in completing their dissertations. Field of Study: Behavioral sciences; literature & languages; history, philosophy, & religion; social sciences; education; life sciences; chemistry; earth sciences; physics & astronomy; engineering, mathematics, and computer sciences.

Ford Foundation: Postdoctoral Fellowships For Minorities

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/

Annual award to increase the presence of under-represented minorities on the nation's college and university faculties, to enhance diversity on campus, and to address the persistent affects of past discrimination. Fellows are supported for one year of research and scholarship free from their normal professional duties. Field of Study: Life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, engineering sciences, behavioral and social sciences, education, and the humanities.

Ford Foundation: Predoctoral Fellowships For Minorities

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/

Annual fellowship awards to increase the presence of under-represented minorities on the nation's college and university faculties, to enhance diversity on campus, and to address the persistent effects of past discrimination. The Ford Foundation supports minority doctoral scholars in professions with long-standing under-representation. Field of Study: Behavioral sciences; literature & languages; history, philosophy, & religion; social sciences; life sciences; chemistry; earth sciences; physics & astronomy; engineering, mathematics, and computer sciences.

GEM Fellowships

http://was.nd.edu/gem/gemwebapp/gem_00_000.htm

The GEM Fellowship programs are designed to offer opportunities for underrepresented minority students to obtain MS degrees in engineering and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the natural and physical sciences through a program of paid summer internships and graduate financial assistance.

IBM Research Internship for Black, Hispanic, & Native American Students

http://www.almaden.ibm.com/almaden/diversity/

IBM sponsors a research internship program for under-represented minorities. The goal is to encourage under-represented sophomore and junior minority students to pursue graduate studies in science and engineering. The internships are salaried positions typically 10 weeks long at one of three IBM research locations (San Jose, CA, Austin, TX, or Yorktown Heights, NY), and include in addition a $2,500 grant, plus the opportunity to work with an IBM mentor. The Watson lab has a full range of research, as does the Almaden lab and the Austin lab focuses on software and systems. Research areas of the internship are chosen to optimize the match between skills and interests of the student, and the ongoing research programs of the laboratory.

Michigan State University Listing National Grants Minorities

http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3specpop.htm

NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship for Underrepresented

STEM Graduate

http://216.15.33.202/jenkins/about/?page=main

The Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program provides full-time underrepresented graduate students in science, technology and education with financial support for their education in NASA-related disciplines. Students are selected for fellowships that include financial support and a 6-week, hands-on research experience at a NASA Center or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Fellowship tenure is three years for candidates seeking either a master's or Ph.D. degree in the NASA-related fields. The mission of the JPFP is to increase the number of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities participating in mathematics, science, engineering, technology disciplines. Up to 20 Fellows will be selected annually to receive support for graduate education in NASA-related disciplines. The program serves underrepresented students who are matriculating at any accredited U.S. university or college, and engaging in the science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) fields. With stipends, travel allowances and tuition offsets included, JPFP award packages currently start at $24,500 per year.

National Academies/National Research Council Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships Predoctoral, dissertation, postdoctoral fellowships to increase diversity in higher education

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/

Apply online: http://nrc58.nas.edu/nrconline/ford/login/login.asp

Awards are made in the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: anthropology, archaeology, art history, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer science, earth sciences, economics, education (dissertation/postdoctoral only), engineering, ethnomusicology, geography, history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, and urban planning.

National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowships For Minorities & Women

http://www.npsc.org

Applicants should have research experience in one of the following fields: Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Materials Science, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, or in related engineering fields such as Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical. NPSC welcomes applications from all qualified students, with continued emphasis on the recruiting of underrepresented minorities and women. Applicants must be graduating seniors with at least a 3.0/4.0 GPA, in their first year of a graduate program pursuing a Ph.D., be in a terminal master's program, or be returning from the workforce with no more than a master's degree. Persons who already possess a doctoral degree in any field are ineligible.

The NPSC awards up to $16,000 stipends for students aspiring to earn a doctoral degree the physical sciences, biochemistry, computer science, and related fields of science and engineering.

NIH Aging Research Dissertation Awards To Increase Diversity

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-061.html

Predoctoral students at the dissertation stage of training who will contribute to diversity as defined in this announcement and whose dissertation topic focuses on research on aging.

NIH Efficacy of Interventions to Promote Research Careers

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-07-005.html

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) supports research that test assumptions regarding the Efficacy of Interventions to Promote Research Careers (R01) in biomedical research, with a particular interest in those interventions specifically designed to increase the number of underrepresented minority students entering careers in biomedical and behavioral research.

NIH Initiative For Minority Students: Bridges To The Baccalaureate

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-084.html

Bridges to the Baccalaureate supports programs that facilitate the transition of students

from associate- to baccalaureate-degree granting institutions. Bridges to the Future promotes effective inter-institutional partnerships to improve the quality and quantity of underrepresented minority students being trained as the next generation of scientists.

NIH Initiative For Minority Students: Bridges To The Doctorate

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-083.html

Bridges to the Doctorate supports programs that facilitate the transition of students from master's- to doctoral-degree granting institutions. Bridges to the Future promotes effective inter-institutional partnerships to improve the quality and quantity of underrepresented minority students being trained as the next generation of scientists.

NIH MBRS Initiative For Minority Student Development

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-00-022.html

IMSD encourages the development and/or expansion of innovative programs to improve the academic and research competitiveness of underrepresented minority students and to facilitate their progress toward careers in biomedical research. The application may be directed toward the development of underrepresented minority scientists who are in any phase of their career development, from the undergraduate level through the Ph.D.

NIH Mentored Career Development Award For Faculty Diversity In Biomedical Research

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-05-015.html

The Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research is a three-to-five-year award made to faculty members who are currently underrepresented on faculty at academic institutions in health-related research on a national or institutional basis, such as individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups and individuals with disabilities.

NIH Minority Dissertation Research In Mental Health

http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-110.html

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) announce the availability of Dissertation Research Grants (NIH small grant R03) to support minority doctoral dissertation research in any area relevant to mental health and/or mental disorders.

NIH NIGMS Minority Recruitment & Retention Strategies

http://www.nigms.nih.gov/training/diversity.html

This Web site resulted from the NIGMS Workshop on Achieving Scientific Excellence through Diversity, held in May 2001. It is intended to serve as a resource for NIGMS-funded training grant program directors in their efforts to improve representation of minorities in their training programs. This site includes a report of the workshop, which includes many ideas for improving minority recruitment and retention, a list of resources to aid in this effort, and examples of NIGMS-funded training programs that have had increasing success in their minority recruitment and retention efforts.

NIH NIGMS Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-140.html

The program goal is to heighten the interest of the post-baccalaureate participants from underrepresented groups in such areas of scientific research as cell biology, biophysics, biochemistry, genetics, eurobiology, physiology, computational biology and behavioral sciences. Institutions with programs that have demonstrated significant experience in training Ph.D. candidates in the biomedical sciences and/or behavioral sciences may request from six to 12 post-baccalaureate positions, with a maximum of no more than 12 per year for each year of the grant (i.e., 60 participants for a five-year grant period), for individuals to engage in mentored research studies and student development activities under the direction of faculty preceptors.

NIH Predoctoral Fellowship Awards For Minority Students

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-069.html

The National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship for Minority Students will provide up to five years of support for research training leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent research degree; the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree; or other combined professional degree and research doctoral degree in the biomedical, behavioral sciences, or health services research. These

fellowships are designed to enhance the racial and ethnic diversity of the biomedical, behavioral, and health services research labor force in the United States.

NIH Research Supplements To Promote Diversity In Health-Related Research

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-015.html

The NIH hereby notifies Principal Investigators holding specific types of NIH research grants (listed in the full announcement) that funds are available for administrative supplements to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, postdoctorates, and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. Although the administrative supplements supported under this program provide funding for less than one percent of all individuals involved in NIH supported research, the NIH has found these awards to be an effective means of encouraging institutions to recruit from currently underrepresented groups. Administrative supplements must support work within the scope of the original project.

NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Research Awards for Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-481.html

The primary objective of this funding opportunity announcement is to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists will be available in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical research agenda. This initiative seeks to improve the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented.

NIH Short-Term Training Program To Increase Diversity In Health-Related Research

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-05-018.html

Designed to promote diversity in undergraduate and health professional student populations by providing short-term research support to stimulate career development in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research.

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program For Persons From Disadvantaged Backgrounds

http://ugsp.info.nih.gov/

The NIH UGSP will pay up to $20,000 per academic year in tuition, educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses to scholarship recipients. Scholarships are awarded for 1 year, and can be renewed up to 4 years.

NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship

http://fosterscholars.noaa.gov/

NOAA's Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recognizes outstanding scholarship and encourages independent graduate level research -- particularly by female and minority students -- in oceanography, marine biology and maritime archaeology.

NSF Graduate Research Supplements to Current ECS and BES Awards to Broaden Participation of Underrepresented Students

http://nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06532/nsf06532.jsp

This letter is to call your attention to a new opportunity to broaden participation of underrepresented students in Ph.D. programs in electrical engineering and biomedical/biochemical/environmental engineering through supplements to current research grants funded by the Electrical and Communications Systems Division (ECS) or the Bioengineering and Environmental Systems Division (BES) in the Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation.

NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships And Supporting Activities

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf00139/nsf00139.html

The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) and the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) offer Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and related supporting activities in an effort to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in selected areas of science in the U.S. These fellowships support training and research at the postdoctoral level in a host institution in the areas of biology and social, behavioral, and economic sciences supported by NSF. Supporting activities are travel grants to graduate students to visit prospective sponsors, starter research grants for Fellows, and an annual meeting of Fellows and their mentors.

NSF Opportunities For Enhancing Diversity In The Geosciences

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04590/nsf04590.htm

The Directorate for Geosciences of the National Science Foundation supports research and education in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. The Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) program is designed to address the fact that certain groups are underrepresented in the geosciences relative to the proportions of those groups in the general population. The primary goal of the OEDG program is to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities. A secondary goal of the program is to increase the perceived relevance of the geosciences among broad and diverse segments of the population.

NSF Research Initiation & Career Awards To Broaden Participation In Biological Sciences

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05581/nsf05581.htm

NSF offers two funding opportunities 1) Research Initiation Grants (RIG) and 2) Career Advancement Awards (CAA), with the goal of broadening the participation of scientists from groups underrepresented in the biological sciences in the U.S. These activities seek to promote the development and retention of scientists from underrepresented groups and to increase the numbers of such individuals that serve as role models for the scientific workforce of the future.

NSF Research Initiation Grants & Career Advancement Awards

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05581/nsf05581.htm

Increase number of research proposals to NSF by individuals from groups 1) underrepresented in the biological sciences as well 2) as from scientists at minority serving institutions so they can become actively and competitively engaged in research as independent investigators and, by so doing, create new research opportunities for students from underrepresented groups.

Ronald E. Mcnair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program

http://www.ed.gov/programs/triomcnair/index.html

The Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement program awards grants to institutions of higher education for projects designed to prepare participants for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. McNair participants are from disadvantaged backgrounds and have demonstrated strong academic potential. Institutions work closely with these participants through their undergraduate requirements, encourage their entrance into graduate programs, and track their progress to successful completion of advanced degrees. The goal of McNair is to increase the attainment of the Ph.D. by students from underrepresented segments of society.

Scholarships, Fellowships, & Postdoctoral Awards for African Americans

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar3c.html

Scholarships, Fellowships, & Postdoctoral Awards for Ethnic Groups & Studies

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar19.html

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Awards for Hispanic Americans

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar3b.html

Scholarships, Fellowships, & Postdoctoral Awards for Minorities in Medicine, Health

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar9.html

Scholarships, Fellowships, & Postdoctoral Awards for Native Americans

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar3a.html

Scholarships, Fellowships, & Postdoctoral Awards for Minorities

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar3.html

A compilation of resources by Francisco Alberto Tomei Torres, Ph.D.

Semiconductor Research Corporation Fellowship Program

http://www.src.org/member/students/fellowships.asp

Graduate fellowship program (http://www.src.org/member/about/aboutgfp.asp). The Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP) addresses the issues of improving educational opportunities at the doctoral level and supplying a relevantly educated work force for the semiconductor industry. The SRC Master's Scholarship Program was created in 1997 for the purpose of attracting qualified students who are also in under represented minority categories to graduate study in areas of interest to the semiconductor industry. In 1999, the program was opened to women as a category.

Sigma Xi Diversity Directory (Hotlink to Diversity Table)

http://www.sigmaxi.org/resources/links/diversity.shtml

Organizations and resources aimed at making science a career choice open to all.

Society For Neuroscience, Minority Neuroscience Fellowship Program

http://web.sfn.org/content/Programs/DiversityinNeuroscience/mnfp/index.html

The goal of the Minority Neuroscience Fellowship Program (MNFP) is to increase the diversity of groups pursuing careers in neuroscience research, and teaching programs. This fellowship program is designed to increase diversity in neuroscience with a special focus on increasing numbers of traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities engaged in neuroscience research in preeminent laboratories. Training stipends are available for pre-doctoral (up to 3 years) and postdoctoral (up to 2 years) fellowships.

Soros Fellowship For New Americans

http://www.pdsoros.org/

Provides support for new Americans - naturalized U.S. citizen, child of two parents who are both naturalized U.S. citizens, or a resident alien who holds a Green Card. Full support is given for two years of graduate study in the United States. Fellows receive a $20,000 maintenance grant and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of graduate program.

Greater Texas Foundation

http://greatertexasfoundation.org/funding.aspx

The foundation's specific purposes are (1) to engage in educational activities for the benefit of students attending school in the state of Texas and/or students who are residents of the state of Texas and (2) to provide educational funding through loans, scholarships, and other means. The foundation's current focus areas are: scholarship programs, teacher skill enhancement and new teacher preparation, outreach, school-community partnerships and improving science and math education.

University Corporation For Atmospheric Research, National Center For Atmospheric Research

http://www.ucar.edu/soars/

This 10-week summer program for minority graduate students provides educational and research opportunities, mentoring, career counseling and guidance, and financial support at NCAR, UCAR, or one of several DOE, NASA, or NOAA national laboratories. Stipend & transport.

USDA Food & Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate & Postgraduate Fellowship Grants

http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/national_needs_intl.html

To ensure the availability of highly trained personnel, including groups underrepresented in the Food and Agricultural Sciences, capable of satisfying the human capital needs in critical areas that include agricultural systems and multidisciplinary programs; molecular biology; human nutrition; food and family sciences; environmental sciences and natural resources.

XEROX Technical Minority Scholarship

INQUIRIES: 716/423-4925; EMAIL: xtmsp@theimc.com

Technical Minority Scholarship to provide funding to minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. Disciplines must be appropriate for placement within the Xerox technical community. The current required disciplines are chemistry, engineering, optics, software, information management systems, physics, or material science. Graduate students are eligible for up to $1,000 annually.

Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Notebook

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

Listing of National Graduate Fellowships for Minorities

Search Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Deadline Award

1. Varies American Educational Research Association (AERA): Dissertation Grants

2. 03/01/2006 American Educational Research Association (AERA): Minority Fellowship Program

3. Varies American Educational Research Association (AERA): Research Fellowships

4. Varies American Educational Research Association (AERA): Research Grants

5. 04/01/2002 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA): Minority Doctoral Fellowships

6. 04/01/2006 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA): Minority Graduate Scholarships

7. 10/24/2005 American Political Science Association (APSA): Minority Fellows Program