[Plsgs] FW: Opportunities for Incoming Graduate Students

Thu Sep 5 14:18:55 MST 2013

From: gradfunding-request at list.arizona.edu [mailto:gradfunding-request at list.arizona.edu] On Behalf Of Office of Fellowships and Community Engagement
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 2:06 PM
To: gradfunding at list.arizona.edu
Subject: Opportunities for Incoming Graduate Students

Are you just beginning your graduate career? This special edition of the GradFunding Newsletter contains opportunities specifically for incoming graduate students. See below for descriptions of and links to the following opportunities:

>  Critical Language Scholarship Program

>  Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

>  FLAS Fellowships

>  Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships

>  Fulbright Scholarships

>  German Academic Exchange Service

>  Hertz Fellowships

>  Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Fellowship

>  James Madison Memorial Fellowships

>  National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship Program

>  National Physical Science Consortium

>  National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

>  Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

>  UA Funding

>  Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
A program of United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program offers intensive summer language institutes overseas in thirteen critical need foreign languages for summer 2012. Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. students.

*         Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, and Urdu: Beginning, advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels;

*         Arabic and Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels;

*         Chinese, Japanese, and Russian: Intermediate and advanced levels.
Deadline: November 15, 2013
Website: http://www.clscholarship.org

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) program provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields of study that use high performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems. Those studying engineering and the physical, computer, mathematical or life sciences are encouraged to apply provided they meet the eligibility requirements. Fellowship support is available for four years and must be renewed annually.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizens or permanent resident aliens
Deadline: TBA in late October
Website: http://www.krellinst.org/csgf

FLAS Fellowship
The program funds centers around the country that provide fellowships to promote foreign language competencies. The UA is home to two programs; one in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (http://cmes.arizona.edu/FLAS) and the other in the Center for Latin American Studies (http://las.arizona.edu/flas). Also, you may apply to programs at some other institutions as well, such as UC San Diego's program in Oaxaca or U. Wisconsin's programs in Southeast Asia. Programs are either for the academic year or the summer. Institutions compete every four years for the program.
Deadline: vary
Website: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf/awards.html (a list of currently funded institutions)

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Awards are made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. To be eligible for a Ford Foundation Fellowship award you must be a citizen of the United States, demonstrate evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations), and be committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.  Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs; practice oriented degree programs are not eligible for support.
Citizenship: All citizens, nationals, and permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card) of the United States, and individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
Deadline: November 20, 20113
Website: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047958

Fulbright Scholarship for U.S. Students
Fulbright offers recent graduates opportunities for personal and professional development and international experience that fosters mutual understanding among nations through study and research abroad.  Created to increase mutual understanding among nations through education and cultural exchanges.  Students design their own projects, which may include: university coursework, library or field research, classes in a music or art school, independent projects in the social or life sciences, assistant teach English, a combination of these or other activities.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: Campus deadline is Sept 10, but contact Emily Kotay (emkotay at email.arizona.edu<mailto:emkotay at email.arizona.edu>) if you are interested in applying
Website: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/about

German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD
The goal of DAAD is to primary goal is to facilitate transatlantic mobility to Germany. DAAD offers a wide range of funding opportunities for individuals and institutions in higher education.  Funding is awarded on a competitive basis; consideration given to the academic merit of the individual, the feasibility and quality of the proposal, and the impact of the applicant and application as a whole.
Citizenship: see website
Deadline: vary according to fellowship
Website: https://www.daad.org/scholarship

Hertz Fellowships
The Foundation supports graduate students working towards the Ph.D. degree in the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences. These fields include applied mathematics, statistics, and quantitative aspects of modern biology. Applicants must be willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the United States in time of national emergency.
Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent residents of the United States of America
Deadline: November 11, 2013
Website: http://www.hertzfoundation.org

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Arts Fellowship
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Graduate Arts Award enables students or recent alumni with exceptional artistic or creative promise and significant financial need to pursue up to three years of study at an accredited graduate institution in the US or abroad.  Awards can be as much as $50,000 annually.  In 2013, the Foundation will select up to 15 recipients for this award.
Deadline: TBA
Website: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/graduate-arts-award/

James Madison Memorial Fellowships
The James Madison Memorial Fellowships are awarded to U.S. citizens who demonstrate a commitment to civic responsibilities and to professional and collegial activities and who qualify for admission with graduate standing at an accredited U.S. university that offers a qualifying master's degree program. Applicants must be committed to teaching American history, American government, and/or social studies full time in grades 7-12.
Citizenship: U.S. citizen or national
Deadline: March 1, 2014
Website: http://www.jamesmadison.com/

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG)
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) of the US Department of Defense is intended for students at or near the beginning of graduate study for doctoral degrees in mathematical, physical, biological, and engineering sciences. It is a three-year award, which includes a stipend, plus full tuition and fees, not including room and board.
Citizenship: US citizens or nationals
Deadline: December 20, 2013
Website: http://ndseg.asee.org/

National Physical Science Consortium Fellowship
The National Physical Science Consortium is a partnership between government agencies and laboratories, industry, and higher education. NPSC's goal is to increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool including women and minorities. The NPSC Graduate Fellowship is unique in being: open to all American citizens; lasting for up to six years; providing a $20,000 annual stipend; covering tuition; allowing a fellow also to hold a research or teaching assistantship; including one or two paid summer internships with a government agency; providing a mentor and the opportunity for a lasting relationship with the sponsor.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Website: http://www.npsc.org/

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (NSF GRFP)
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base in biological science, technology, engineering, mathematics, physical science, earth science, and social science in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study.
Applicant Support is available for U of A students who register here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UANSFGRFP2014
Citizenship: US citizen, US national, or permanent resident
Deadline: November 4 - 8, 2013 (varies according to discipline)
Website: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family. Applicants must be:

*         A New American (a green card holder or naturalized citizen if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in this country).

*         Not yet 31 years old, as of the application deadline.

*         A college senior or holder of a bachelor's degree.

*         Not beyond your second year - if already enrolled -- in the graduate degree program for which you request support.
Deadline: November 8, 2013
Website: http://www.pdsoros.org

UA Funding
Most of the opportunities listed here are external fellowships, but be sure to learn about the sources of funding within your department, college, and within the UA. One of many examples is the Graduate and Professional Student Council, which has two excellent sources of funding for graduate students, travel funds and research funds.
Website: http://www.gpsc.arizona.edu/sections/funding/fundingPrograms.php

Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program
The Rangel Fellowship is a program that aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the Foreign Service in which they can help formulate, represent and implement U.S. foreign policy. Each year, the Rangel Program offers 20 fellowships of up to $35,000 annually towards tuition, room, board, books, and mandatory fees for completion of two-year master's degrees in international affairs or another area of relevance to the work of the Foreign Service. Rangel Fellows also participate in two summer internships (one for the U.S. Congress, one for a U.S. Embassy) and enter the Foreign Service upon completion of the master's degree. Rangel Fellows must remain in the Foreign Service for at least three years.
Citizenship: U.S. citizens
Deadline: January 17, 2014
Website: http://www.rangelprogram.org

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Shelley Hawthorne Smith, PhD
University of Arizona Graduate College
Office of Fellowships and Community Engagement
Administration Building, Room 322
520-626-0870
ssmith at grad.arizona.edu<mailto:ssmith at grad.arizona.edu>

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