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List of graduate scholarships/fellowships that don't require proof of U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency.

Name Due Award Academic Level Region  Field of Study Eligibility Link

Affinity Plus Foundation: Annual Scholarship Program

January 

$1,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

Arden Hills, Minneapolis (Downtown), Mounds View, New Brighton, Roseville, Shoreview, St. Anthony, St. Paul (Downtown)

Any

 

  • Must be an Affinity Plus primary member.

  • Planning to or already be enrolled in an undergraduate/ graduate program at accredited non-profit, public, private, community, or technical college.

Details

CUNY BECAS Scholarship Program

January

$6,730

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Intend to enroll full-time in an associate, baccalaureate,

or master’s degree program at a CUNY Campus

• Must take a course in either Mexican Migration and or Spanish Language to receive award

• GPA requirement: 3.0

Details

Japanese American Bar Association

January 

$2,000 to $3,000

Graduate Student

Southern California

Law

• Be committed to community service

• Be involved with the Japanese-American or API community

Details

eQuality Scholarship Collaborative

January 

$6,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

Resident of Nothern or Central California

Any 

• Demonstrate service to the LGBT+ community

• Applicants of all sexual orientations and gender identities are eligible

• Plan to attend a post-secondary institution

Details

MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program

January

$5,000

Graduate

National

Law

• Open to all law students currently enrolled full-time at an accredited law school in the U.S.

• Applicants are evaluated for their academic and extracurricular achievements as well as their background and financial need

• Must demonstrate commitment to advancing Latino civil rights in their careers

Details

Oliver Goldsmith, M.D. Scholarship

January

$5,000

Graduate 

Southern California

Medicine

 Be a student in good standing entering third or fourth

year of medical school

 Intend to practice medicine in Southern California

 Able to participate in a 4-6 week clerkship at a Kaiser Permanente facility in Southern California

Details

Point Foundation

January

 

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Be enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or

graduate program

• Students at community colleges, online programs, trade schools, or post-doctoral research programs are not eligible

• Be a person who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community

Details

PRSA Foundation Scholarships

January

$300 to $4,250

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Major or interest in Public Relations

• Scholarship applications will be updated January 2019.

• Due dates vary depending on scholarship. Check website for details.

Details

Public Relations Student Society of America Scholarships

January

$500 to $5,000

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Major or interest in Public Relations

• Open to PRSSA members

• Scholarship applications will be updated January 2019

• Due dates vary depending on scholarship (check website for details)

Details

Sibling Rivalry Press - Undocupoets Fellowship

January

$500

 

National

Any

• Must be an undocumented or previously undocumented poet.

Details

The Anhelo Project Dream Scholarship

January 

 

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

Illinois

Any

• Be enrolled full-time at an accredited Illinois insitution

• Demonstrate leadership through community involvement on and/or off campus

• Commit 20 hours of volunteer time to The Anhelo Project events during the following academic year

• DACA recipient

• GPA requirement: 2.5

Details

United Methodist GBHEM Scholarships

January

$400 to $2,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Be an active, full member of the The United Methodist

Church for at least one year

• Enrolled full-time during the fall term following the application deadline

• DACA recipient

• GPA requirement: 2.5

Details

Humane Studies Fellowship

February 

$15,000

Graduate Student, Ph.D. Student

National 

Social Sciences and other Humanities

• Be enrolled full-time in a PhD program for the upcoming academic year

• Have a research interest that contributes to the advancement of classical liberal scholarship

• Qualifying fields of study include: economics, political science, philosophy, law, history, sociology, and similar disciplines in the social sciences/humanities

Details

BMI Student Composer Award

February

$500 to $5,000

 

Western Hemisphere

Music

•  Be engaged in the study of music with a recognized

and established teacher (other than a relative)

•  Have been born on or after February 2, 1990

•  Be age 27 or younger as of the competition deadline

•  Have citizenship of a country in the Western Hemisphere

Details

California Strawberry Scholarships

February

$5,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

California

Any

•  Must have a parent that is currently employed as a

California strawberry fieldworker and has been for the prior two seasons

•  Be enrolled full-time in trade school, community college, four-year university, or graduate/professional program during the period for which scholarship is requested

•  GPA requirement: 2.0

Details

California Teachers Association (CTA) Scholarships

February

$5,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

California

Public Education

•  Be a dependent child of an active member of CTA, CTA/NEA-Retired or deceased CTA member who is attending or attended a continuation high school or an alternative education program

Details

Hispanic Community Affairs Council Scholarship Fund

February

$500 to $2,000

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

Alameda County

Any

•  Be of Hispanic heritage as defined by the U.S.

Department of Education

•  Plan to attend an accredited community college, university or approved technical or vocational school

•  Community college and university scholarship recipients must be taking in at least six units/credits

Details

Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program

February

$25,000

Gradaute Student

National

Law

•   Must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and seek to practice law in one of Latham’s US offices

•   Have successfully completed the first year of a full-time JD program by the application deadline

•  Demonstrated commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity in the legal profession

Details

LMSA National Scholarship for U.S. Medical Students

February

$500

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Medicine

• Be a current LMSA member with proof of paid membership (proof will be verified if selected)

• Be a medical student pursuing a DO or MD, or an undergraduate student with demonstrated pre-medical coursework

• Have the desire to advance the state of healthcare and education in Latino and underserved communities

Details

MANA de San Diego Scholarship Program

February

$500 to $2,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

San Diego County

Any

•  Be a Latina living or attending a college/university in San Diego County

•  Demonstrate community involvement preferably in their related field

•  Demonstrate financial need

•  GPA requirement: 3.0

Details

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Program

February

$6,000

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

California

Teach, Public Education

• Be a member of one of the following ethnic minority groups: African American/Black, American Indian/ Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic

• Be a member or child of a member of the California Teachers Association (CTA) or Student CTA

Details

Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program

February

$1,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Asian Languages and Cultures, Classical Studies, English, History, Linguistics, Romance Languages and Literatures, Sociology (qualitative), Women’s Studies

•  Not currently enrolled at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

•  DACA recipient

Details

San Diego Foundation Community Scholarship Program

February

Varies

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student, Other (see website)

San Diego

Any

•  Varies by individual scholarship

Details

Silicon Valley Community Foundations (SVCF) Managed Scholarships

February

$1,000 to $30,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

San Mateo County, Santa Clara County

Varies (see website for qualifying fields of study for each scholarship)

•  SVCF administers a variety of scholarship programs, with varying deadlines and application requirements

•  Eligibility requirements vary based on scholarship selected from the list of SVCF managed scholarships provided on their main website

•  Varies (most open to AB 540 and DACA students)

•  GPA requirement: Varies by scholarship

Details

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at UC Irvine

February

$4,000

College Junior or Senior, Recent Graduate, Master’s Program

National

Any

•  Enrolled full-time at a college or university

•  Be interested in attending UC Irvine for graduate studies

•  AB 540 eligibility

•  GPA requirement: 3.0

Details

The American Nuclear Society Scholarship Program

February

$1,000 to $5,000

 High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Nuclear Science, Nuclear Engineering, or related fields

•  Be a student member of ANS who has demonstrated a high commitment to the standards set by the Society

•  Be enrolled at or planning to attend an accredited institution in the U.S. with an ANS Student Section or Alpha Nu Sigma chapter

•  Taking or planning to take courses in STEM with an interest in working in nuclear science and technology

Details

UCLA Dream Summer Program

February

$5,000

High School Student, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

(College or university enrollment is NOT required. Dream Summer does not have a high school or a GED requirement.)

National

Social Justice Advocacy

• Be at least 18 years old by June 19, 2019

• Have full-time availability from Wednesday, June 19th to Sunday, August 18, 2019

• Have an interest and commitment to social justice

Details

Alice Newell Joslyn Medical Scholarship

March

$500 to $2,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

San Diego County

Medical/Health Care

• See website for details

Details

Because College is Expensive Scholarship

March 

$500

High School Junior or Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Any

• See website for details

Details

CANFIT Scholarship

March

$2,500

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

Calfiornia

Nutrition, Public Health, Physical Education, Culinary Arts

• Ethnic student affiliation of African-American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander or Latino/Hispanic
• Be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, graduate, or culinary arts program in California
• See website for eligibility requirements for each field of study

Details

Chinese American Medical Society Scholarship

March

$2,500 to $5,000

Graduate Student

National

Medical, Dental

• Be a first, second or third year medical or dental student

• Be in good academic standing at an accredited U.S. medical or dental school

Details

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

March 

$10,000

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National 

Any

• Awarded to students doing academic work at university level and are active in the progressive movement

Details

Mapes Law Offices Scholarship

March 

$1,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate

National 

Any

• Evidence that you are currently or will be attending

college

• Have financial need

Details

Markowski-Leach Scholarship

March

$2,000

Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

School Specific: Attend or intent to attend San Francisco State University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, or UC Hastings College of the Law

Any

•  Self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer

•  Exemplify excellence in your life and demonstrate promise for becoming a positive role model for other LGBTQ people

•  Will be enrolled full-time, as defined by the university

•  GPA requirement: 2.5

Details

National Precast Concrete Association Foundation (NPCA) Foundation Scholarships

March

$2,500 to $3,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Academic field related to the building, construction or precast concrete industry

•   Enrolled in a four-year college, a community college or a vocational school with a recognized related course of study

•  Enrolled during the academic year following the application deadline.

Details

SEG Scholarship

March

$500 to $10,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Geophysics

• Be a high school senior planning to attend college next year or an undergraduate or graduate college student

• Have above average grades

• Be intending to pursue a college curriculum directed toward a career in applied geophysics

Details

The New Leadership Scholarship

March 

$8,000

College Junior or Senior, Graduate Student

Select Bay Area Public Universities

Social Sciences, Human Services, Public Interest/Law, health related fields, or Public Service

• Be enrolled in on of the following universities: CSU East Bay; SF State; San Jose State; Sonoma State; or UC Berkely

• Be an upper division undergrad student who has attended the school for one academic year or more

• *Graduate students wishing to apply must be previous scholarship recipients

• Preference and priority given to recent immigrants and students of color

• GPA requirement: 3.5 (consideration given to students with GPA between 3.2 to 3.49)

Details

The Pisacano Scholars Leadership Program

March 

$28,000

Graduate Student 

National 

Family Medicine

• Pursuing a career in family medicine

•  Be entering fourth year (full-time) during fall semester in a U.S. medical school

Details

Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) Scholarship

April

$2,000

College Junior or Senior, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Natural Science, Physical Science, Biological Science

• Be seeking career in Forensic Sciences

• Be entering third year or higher of a Bachelor’s degree or enrolled in an advanced degree program

• Be enrolled as a half-time student during the academic year

• GPA requirement: 3.0

Details

Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Program

April

$5,000

Undergraduate Student, Gradaute Student

National

Health

•  Be enrolled full-time in an accredited four-year

university, or graduate/professional program in the United States

•  Have financial need

•  Undergraduate students in their last year of college are not eligible to apply

•  DACA recipient

•  GPA requirement: 3.0

Details

DiversityJobs Scholarship

April

$3,000

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National 

Any

• Identify as: African American, Asian American,

Hispanics, Native American, military veteran, woman, person with disability, or LGBT community member

• Be enrolled full-time in and currently attending a school that has registered for DiversityJobs’ scholarship program

Details

Fletcher Jones Fellowship

April

$10,000

Ph.D. Student

UCSF 

Any

•  PhD students who are advanced to candidacy, entering their second to fifth year of study

•  Can be in any graduate academic program

•  Selection is based on research accomplishments and potential for future contributions to the health science field

•  GPA requirement: 3.0

Details

Grasshopper Entrepreneur Scholarship

April

$5,000

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Be enrolled at an accredited U.S. college, university, or

trade school

Details

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

April

$500 to $5,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Be of Hispanic Heritage

• Plan to enroll full-time in an accredited not-for-profit, four-year university or graduate school during the fall of the scholarship year

• Complete FAFSA or state Dream Act financial aid application (if applicable)

• DACA recipient

• GPA requirement: 3.0 for High School, 2.5 for College applicants

Details

Lloyd Kozloff Fellowship

April

$10,000

Graduate Student

UCSF

Any

•  PhD students entering up to their fifth year of study in

any graduate program

•  This competitive fellowship rewards excellence in research

•  Prior academic achievements and potential for future contributions to the health sciences also are considered

Details

Lombard Area Branch of AAUW “Return to Learning”

April

$2,500

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

Students must reside in Lombard, Villa Park, Oakbrook Terrace, Wheaton, Addison, Glendale Heights or Glen Ellyn, Illinois

STEM

•  Special consideration is given to women who demonstrate strong academics, financial need, and an interest in STEM

•  Preference is given to women who are continuing college after a significant interruption

Details

Matlida Edlund Scholarship

April

$10,000

Graduate Student

UCSF

Any

• Be a first-year Ph.D. student in any graduate program

• Recipients must work closely with a faculty member who will mentor them in their academic coursework and scientific research

Details

PFLAG National Scholarship Program

April

$250 to $10,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

Check webiste for qualifying regions

Any

• Self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or anywhere within the LGBTQ “family,” (LGBTQ), or as an ally

• Demonstrate an interest in service to the LGBTQ community

• Cannot be receiving full-tuition remission sources to fund the education (e.g., other full-tuition scholarships, established college trust fund, etc.)

Details

Ralph Kellogg Endowed Chancellor’s Fellowship

April

$25,000

Graduate Student

UCSF

Biomedicine

•  Be a first-year PhD student

•  Students must be enrolled in qualifying program

•  Show outstanding promise for research in the biological and biomedical sciences

Details

Rosenberg-Hill Graduate Research Fellowship

April

$38,000

Graduate Student

UCSF

Any

• Outstanding PhD students in the social and

populational sciences who are entering years 3-5 of their program

• Be enrolled in one of the following programs: Global Health Sciences, History of Health Sciences, Medical Anthropology, Nursing, Sociology

Details

Byron Hanke Fellowship

May

$3,000 to $5,000

Graduate Student

National

Any

• Enrolled, at time of application and through the research period, in a graduate level program at an accredited institution

• Have a research project that relates to community associations and/or common interest communities

• See website for areas and topics of study

Details

 

Coors Light - Climb On (offered through the Hispanic Association for Scholarship Program)

May

$2,500

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas, Wisconsin

Any

• Be a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student

• Be 21 years or older

• DACA recipient or authorized to work in the U.S.

• GPA requirement: 2.5

Details

Fresno County Medical Society Scholarship Foundation

May

 

Graduate Student

Fresno or Madera County

Medicine

• Have been a resident of Fresno or Madera County for

three or more years prior to college or medical school

• Show that application for matriculation in a medical school has been approved

Details

Julius and Patricia Krevans Fellowship

May

$10,000

Graduate Student

UCSF

Any

• PhD students entering up to their fifth year of study in

any graduate academic program

• Prior academic achievements and potential for future contributions to the health science field are also considered

Details

Miller Lite - Brewed to be Bright (offered through the Hispanic Association for Scholarship Program)

May

$2,500

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas, Wisconsin

Any

• Be a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student

• Be 21 years or older

• DACA recipient or authorized to work in the U.S.

• GPA requirement: 2.5

Details

Snow, Carpio & Weekley, PLC Education Scholarship

May

$2,500

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate

National

Any

• Must be a DREAMer planing to attend college

• Demonstrate both merit and their need for the scholarship

Details

Support Creativity Scholarships

May

$1,000

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

New York Tri-State Area

Art

• Attend a college or graduate school in the New York Tri-state area

• Be a passionate creative student

• Major in any creative field

Details

The World Plumbing Scholarship Program

May

 

 

National 

Plumbing

• Currently be a Trainer, Teacher or Instructor (or trainee) of plumbing, fire protection or HVAC

Details

AORN Foundation Academic Scholarships

June

 

Nursing Student 

National

Nursing

•  For registered nurses who are continuing their education in perioperative nursing by pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree.

Details

Because College is Expensive Scholarship

June

$500

High School Junior or Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Non-traditional

National

Any

• See website for details

Details

Berrien Fragos Thorn Arts Scholarship

June

$500 to $2,5000

High School Studetns, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Any

•  Be at least 16 years old

•  Recent history of movement for agricultural employment

Details

SALEF Fulfilling Our Dreams Scholarship Fund

June 

$1,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

Los Angeles

Humanities & Social Sciences

• Be of Central American or of other Latino ethnicity

• Demonstrate proven financial need and a history of community involvement

• Be pursuing one of the following: An Associate’s degree; A Bachelor’s degree; A Master’s, J.D. or Ph.D.

• GPA requirement: 2.5

Details

SHPE Foundation Scholarship Program

June

$5,000

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

STEM

• SHPE members who demonstrate significant motivation and aptitude for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are encouraged to apply

• GPA requirement: 2.8

Details

Tylenol Future Care Scholarship

June

$5,000 to $10,000

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Health Education, Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy and/or medical school program

•  Must have one or more years of school remaining

•  Scholarships will be awarded to students and practitioners who are seeking a degree to actively treat patients

•  Past winners are not eligible to apply

Details

ABC Humane Wildlife Control & Prevention, Inc. Academic Scholarship

July

$1,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

STEM

• Be a student currently enrolled at a college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

• Preference is given to women in STEM

Details

Hispanic Dental Association Scholarship

July

$4,000

Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Dental

• Be a current student member of the Hispanic Dental Association

• Accepted or enrolled into an accredited dental, dental residency, dental hygiene, dental assisting or dental laboratory technician program

Details

The Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society Medical Student Scholarship Fund

July

 

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

El Dorado, Sacramento or Yolo County

Medicine 

• Enrolled in an accredited American medical school on a full-time basis (12 units or more)

Details

Doctoral Completion Fellowship Program (DCF)

August

 

Graduate Student

UC Berkeley

Any

•  For DCF eligibility questions, please check with your graduate department at UC Berkeley.

Details

Frank Blau, Jr. Management Scholarship

August

$6,000

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate

National

Any

• Be enrolled in a business-related degree program at a

4-year college or university

• Accepted degree programs are: business administration/management, entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, marketing, human resources or construction management

Details

Institute of International Studies (IIS) Dissertation Fellowships

August

 

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

UC Berkeley

Any

• The Institute supports and funds UC Berkeley faculty, graduate, and undergraduate research on international studies

Details

Presidential Fellowship for UCLA undocumented AB540 graduate students

August

$25,000

Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

UCLA

Any

• Be an incoming or current UCLA master’s or doctoral student (in-absentia status okay)

• Continuous undocumented AB540 status during period(s) of funding (preference will be given to non- DACA [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival] students)

Details

UCLA David Geffen Medical School Scholarship

August

Full tuition +

Graduate Student

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Medicine

• The scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit; financial need is not a criterion for eligibility

Details

Bruce and Betty Woodward Memorial Scholarship

September

$4,000

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

Attending School in Connecticut

Any

• Legally blind student attending school in Connecticut

• Apply by 9/15/2019

Details

C. Rodney Demarest Memorial Scholarship

September

$3,000

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

Attending school in Connecticut

Any

• Legally blind student attending school in Connecticut

• Apply by 9/15/2019

Details

The Diversity Scholarship Foundation

September

 

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana

Law

• Students seeking a career in law

• Have maintained a high GPA

• Be actively participating/supporting diversity related programs

• GPA requirement: 3.5

Details

United Health Foundation/NMF Diverse Medical Scholars Program

September

$7,000

Graduate Student

National

Medicine

• Identify with one of the following minority groups: African-American, Latino, Native American, or Asian Americans (Vietnamese or Cambodian only)

• Demonstrate leadership early in career

• Commitment to serving medically underserved communities

• Proof of DACA approval letter.

Details

Alma Exley Scholarship

October

$5,000

College Junior or Senior, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student, Teacher Preparation Program

Student enrolled in teacher-preparation program at a college or university in Connecticut

Education

• Identify as person of color: African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Native American

• Apply by 10/31/2019

Details

Associated Students Incorporated of San Francisco State University Scholarships

October

 

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

San Francisco State University

Any

• Preference will be given to students with the highest financial need

• Must be undocumented and attending SFSU

• Serious commitment to helping others and/or acting as a role model by promoting higher education

• Apply by 10/1/2019

Details

La Unidad Latina Foundation Scholarship

October

$1,000

High School Senior, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Currently enrolled in an eligible bachelor’s or master’s degree program at an accredited four-year college or university

• Completed at least one full-time year of study for undergraduate applicants, and for graduate applicants

• Must reside in the United States

• GPA requirement: 2.8

• Apply by 10/15/2019

Details

National Hispanic Health Foundation Scholarship

October

 

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Health

• Be enrolled full-time in the following accredited

graduate programs: Dental, Medical (allopathic or osteopathic), Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health or Health Policy

• Show exceptional academic performance, documented leadership activities, and commitment to a career providing healthcare services to the U.S. Hispanic community

• *For undergraduate students: must be in the BSN program

• DACA recipient

• GPA requirement: 3.0

Details

ADEA/Crest Oral-B Scholarships for Predoctoral Dental Students Pursuing Academic Careers

November

$4,500

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Dental

• Enrolled in a predoctoral program at an ADEA Member Institution

• Show commitment to pursuing an academic career in dental education

• Be an ADEA Individual Member

Details

ADEA/GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Preventive Dentistry Scholarships

November

$2,500

Graduate Student

National

Dental

• Enrolled at a U.S. or Canadian dental school as a full-time student at the time of submission

• Be nominated by the dean of his or her dental school or the dean’s designate

Be an ADEA Individual Member

Details

ADEA/Sigma Phi Alpha Linda DeVore Scholarship

November

$1,500

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Dental

• Enrolled as a part- or full-time student in a course of

study in dental hygiene, education or public health

• Demonstrate a commitment to leadership in education or health care

• Be an ADEA Individual Member

Details

Berrien Fragos Thorn Arts Scholarships for Migrant Farmworkers

November

$500 to $2,500

High School Student, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Art, Performing Art, and Literary Art

• Minimum 16 years of age

• History of movement to obtain work in agriculture

 

Details

Graduate Division Awards for Entering Students (Berkeley Fellowships, Chancellor’s and Cota Robles Fellowships, and Regent’s Fellowships)

November

$18,500 to $30,000

Graduate Student

UC Berkeley

Any

• All awards are based on merit and offered to doctoral students of outstanding achievement

• Submit application for admission and fellowships by the departmental deadline

Details

Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program (GOFP)

November

$20,000

Graduate Student

UCLA

Any

• For entering students pursuing terminal or professional master’s degrees or the JD

• Applicants must be nominated by their home department

• AB 540 eligibility

Details

Latin American Educational Foundation Scholarship

November

 

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

Colorado

Any

• Be of Hispanic origin or actively involved in the Hispanic community

• Colorado resident regardless of U.S. permanent legal residency status or U.S citizenship

• GPA requirement: 3.0

Details

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Scholarship Programs

November

$40,000

High School Student, Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Have financial need

Details

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

November

$25,000

Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Applicant’s birth parents must have both been born

outside of the US as non-US citizens

• Have a bachelor’s degree as of fall 2019

• Currently enrolled in or applying to an eligible graduate degree program in U.S.

• DACA recipient

Details

CES Dissertation Fellowship

December

$25,000

Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Social Psychology, Sociology

• Students who have already completed all departmental and institutional requirements for the Ph.D. degree, including approval of the dissertation proposal

• Apply by 12/15/2019

Details

Dr. Ursula Mandel Scholarship

December

$15,000

Graduate Student 

UCLA

Any

•  Applicants must have a doctorate as their degree

objective. DDS, JD and MD students are not eligible

Details

Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship

December

$25,000

Graduate Student

UCLA

Any

• For entering doctoral students who are interested in a career in college or university teaching and research

• Individuals from cultural, racial, linguistic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds that are currently underrepresented in graduate education are encouraged to apply

• Applicants must be nominated by their home department

• AB 540 eligibility

Details

Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Program

December

$24,000

Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

See website for eligible fields of study

•  Committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level

•  Enrolled in or planning to enroll in an eligible research- based (dissertation-required) program at not-for-profit school

•  As of fall 2019, requires at least three years to complete their graduate degree

•  Individuals granted deferred action status under the DACA Program, political asylees, and refugees

•  Apply by 12/13/2019

Details

Google Lime Scholarship

December

$10,000

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Computer Science or Computer Science Engineering

• A student with a visible or invisible disability

• Exemplify leadership and demonstrate a commitment to and passion for computer science and technology

• Be a full-time student with strong academic performance

Details

Gordon Hein Memorial Scholarship

December

$5,000

Graduate Student

UCLA

Any

• Blind/Visually Impaired

• Proof of financial need

Details

Hayek Fund Career Development Grants

December

 

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Humanities and Social Sciences

• For scholars presently engaged in either research or teaching within the social sciences or humanities at an accredited university

• Applicants from the social sciences/humanities will be given preference and applicants working within the hard sciences are generally not accepted

Details

Irvine Onnuri Church Scholarship

December

$2,000

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

UC Irvine

Any

• Be an undergraduate student majoring in Korean

Literature and Culture within the School of Humanities

• OR an undergraduate or graduate student who identify as first generation college student

• OR an undergraduate or graduate student who is a single parent or registered with the UCI Disability Service Center

• Have filed CA Dream Act Application by March 2

Details

Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship

December

$9,000 to $20,000

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and other prestigious institutions

Arts

• Show high attainment in major field of study as evidenced by academic marks and work submitted or performed

• Show high attainment in related cultural fields as evidenced by academic marks

Details

Malcolm R. Stacey Memorial Scholarship

December

$5,000

Graduate Student

UCLA

Engineering or Engineering Technology

• Preference given to Jewish graduate students

• Include copy of Dream Act Application or FAFSA

Details

Overseas Press Club (OPC) Foundation Scholarships

December

$3,000

Undergraduate Student, Recent Graduate, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Study at American college/university and aspire to become a foreign correspondent

Details

Paulson Scholarship Fund

December

$6,000

Graduate Student

UCLA

Any

• One or more awards of up to $6,000 for graduate

students who are from Sweden

Details

The Le Petit Scholarship

December

$1,000

Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

National

Any

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at a college/university in the U.S.

Details

Werner R. Scott Fund

December

$8,000

Graduate Student

UCLA

Any

• Graduate students who are residents of Hawaii with

demonstrated financial need

• Include proof of financial need via DREAM Act application or FAFSA

• Preference given to Caucasian graduate student who is a resident of Hawaii

Details

Will Rogers Memorial Fellowship

December

$10,000

Graduate Student

UCLA

Any

• For graduate students with physical disabilities in any

field of study

• Applicants must submit verification of their physical disability (e.g., letter from a physician or from the Center for Accessible Education)

Details