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Scholarships for Public Service

American Association of University Women - grants for activities that promote education and equity for women 

American Bar Association - listing of scholarships for minority students planning on attending or currently attending law school

APSANET Minority Undergraduate Fellowships - political science for Ph.D.; minority students

Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program - graduating seniors; international relations

Coro Fellows Program - 9 month post graduate public service training program

Critical Languages Scholarship - offers funding for language study overseas

David Boren - NSEP - study abroad for all students in a county outside of Western Europe with a vested interest in national security

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund  - award for campus activists with financial need

Echoing Green Fellowship Program – funds two year start-up public service program

Environmental Protection Agency - undergraduate & graduate funding for students pursuing careers related to protecting environment; variety of awards available

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities - PhD in variety of disciplines

Fulbright - study abroad for graduate study in over 140 countries

Gates Cambridge - 1-4 years of graduate study at Cambridge

Government Finance Officers Association - undergraduate and graduate students in public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business administration

Hazing Awareness Scholarship- Promote Awareness of Hazing Policy  

Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students - public service, undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority groups

Humanity in Action Fellowship (HIA) American Core Program - all majors; interested in human rights

Huntington Public Service Award – one year public service activity anywhere internationally 

Institute for Humane Studies- up to $12,000 for undergraduate or graduate study for students 

Institute for International Public Policy Undergraduate Fellowship (IIPP) - scholarship for minority college students, who are underrepresented in careers in international affairs

Marshall - 2 years of graduate study at an institution in U.K.

Merage - award to pursue personal American Dream; immigrant students

Mitchell - 1 year of graduate study in Ireland

Phi Kappa Phi - award toward graduate funding

Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship - career in Foreign Service

PPIA - public service; ethnic based award

Rangel International Affairs Fellowship - graduate study in public policy; international affairs; economics; political science

Rhodes - 2-3 years of graduate study at Oxford

Rotary - study abroad for junior and senior undergraduate students

Soros - graduate funding for new Americans

Talbots - scholarship for women returning to college later in life 

Truman - graduate funding for students pursuing a career in public service

USA Today - award for all levels of undergraduate students honoring ingenuity in field

US Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship - scholarship for students interested in protecting the rights of American citizens

Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose - funding for pursuit of a goal that will strengthen civil society

White House Fellowship Program - provides first-hand experience at the highest levels of the Federal Government 

 

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If you have any questions, or would like more information on these awards please contact Karen Weber at the Office of Undergraduate Research or at 713-743-3367.

 

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