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ACIL Scholarship

Criteria:  students majoring in the physical sciences: physics,chemistry, engineering, geology, biology, or environmental science

Deadline: April 15

Amount of Scholarship: $1000-$2000

Additional Information: www.acil.org

Contact: Joan Walsh Cassedy
1629 K St., NW
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20026


ADHF/AGA (American Gastroenterological Association) Student Research Fellowships 

Criteria: Candidates may be high school, undergraduate, medical, or graduate students (not yet engaged in thesis research) in North American institutions.

Deadline: January 1

Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency

Additional Information: www.fdhn.org/

Contact: American Digestive Health Foundation (ADHF)
7910 Woodmont Ave., 7th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814


American Heart Association Student Research Program

Criteria: Awarded to upper division students interested in research related to the cardiovascular areas and a summer internship

Deadline: January 1

Amount of Scholarship: $2,500

Contact:  American Heart Association - California Affiliate 
Research Department
1710 Gilbreth Rd.|
Burlingame, CA 94010


American Society of naval Engineers Scholarship Program

Criteria: Any senior studying Engineering/Physical Science and is a US citizen interested in naval Engineering.

Deadline: February 1 

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000

Additional Information: www.navalengineers.org

Contact: American Society of naval Engineers
1452 Duke St.
Alexandria,VA 22314-3458


American Society of naval Engineers 

Criteria:  U.S. citizen; junior; full time; interested in a career in naval engineering; Grad students must be must be ASNE members (may join when applying).

Deadline: February 15 

Amount of Scholarship: $2500 undergraduate/ $3500 graduate

Additional Information: www.navalengineers.org

Contact: American Society of Naval Engineers
1452 Duke St.
Alexandria,VA 22314-3458


AMS/Industry/Government Graduate Fellowships

Criteria: Applicants must be entering their first year of graduate school in the fall of 2000. An applicant must provide evidence of acceptance as a full-time student at an accredited U.S. institution at the time of the award. Students must pursue a related full-time course of study in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences over a full academic year. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status and maintain a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The Society encourages applications from women, minorities, and disabled students, traditionally underrepresented in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.

Deadline: February 18

Amount of Scholarship: $15,000

Additional Information: www.ametsoc.org/AMS

Contact: American Meteorological Society
ATTN: Fellowship Program
Stephanie Armstrong Director of Development
45 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02108-3693


AMS/Industry/Undergraduate Scholarships

Criteria: Scholarships are available to full-time students entering their junior year in the fall of 2001. Applicants must have successfully completed two years of study by August 2001 at an accredited institution with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Candidates must be United States citizens or hold permanent resident status. There are two categories of students are eligible: 1) Students who are enrolled or who are planning to enroll in a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences. 2) Students who are enrolled in a program leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering who have demonstrated a clear intent to pursue a career in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences following completion of appropriate specialized education at the graduate level. Clear intent must be demonstrated by presentation of a proposed program of study for the junior and senior years designed to prepare the student for admission to a graduate program in the atmospheric or related discipline. Enforcement of the student's plans by submission of a written statement from one or more faculty members familiar with his or her objectives.

Deadline: February 25

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000 junior year; $2,000 senior year

Additional Information: www.ametsoc.org/AMS

Contact:  American Meteorological Society
Att: AMS/Industry Undergraduate Scholar Program
Stephanie Armstrong Director of Development
45 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02108-3693


ARMCO, Inc. Scholarship Program

Criteria: Graduating high school seniors majoring in one of the following branches of engineering: chemical, civil, electrical, general, industrial, material, metallurgical, mechanical, or welding.

Deadline: November 1

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000

Contact:  College Scholarship Service
P.O. Box 176
Princeton, NJ 08541


ASHRAE grant-in-aid for undergraduate students

Criteria: Full-time engineering student involved in the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration (HVAC&R) fields or in related fields (indoor air quality, energy conservation, human comfort or HVAX system design, operation or maintenance). Must be in the final 2 years of undergraduate study; minimum 3.25 GPA 

Deadline: Not Available

Amount of Scholarship: Up to $2,500

Additional Information: www.ashrae.org

Contact: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc. 
Manager of Research
1791 Tullie Circle, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-2305


CAHHS Health Career Scholarship

Criteria: High school senior active in hospital volunteering who has been accepted to study a health career curriculum at a college/university, has volunteered minimum of 100 hours within last 2 years and has at least a 3.0 GPA.

Deadline: May 1

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000

Contact:  California Association of Hospitals and Health Services (CAHHS)
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 1442
Sacramento, CA 95812-1442


Campus Safety Division Scholarship

Criteria:  Students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs leading to degrees in safety, health or environmental affairs are eligible to apply. Candidates must be registered and must also be attending courses the following year. *Students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs leading to degrees in safety, health or environmental affairs are eligible to apply. Candidates must be registered and must also be attending courses the following year.

Deadline: March 31

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000

Additional Information:  www.nsc.org

Contact:  Scholarship Committee
Campus Safety Division of the National Safety Council
1121 Spring Lake Dr.
Itasca, IL 60142-3201


Charles Goethe Memorial Scholarship

Criteria: All majors are accepted, but preference is given to students majoring in Eugenics or related studies (i.e. Biology, Genetics, or Life Sciences). Applicant must be of the Order of DeMolay or children of members of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of California.

Deadline: June 1

Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency

Contact: Charles Goethe Memorial Scholarship
ATTN: Michael L. Sellick
6151 H. St.
P.O. Box 19497
Sacramento,CA 95819


Clair A. Hill Award

Criteria: Full-time upper division (junior or senior) or graduate level students that are pursuing a degree in science, engineering, agriculture, planning, public administration, environmental studies or another related field with an emphasis directly related to water resources.

Deadline: January 1

Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency

Contact Kathy Jones, Office of the General Manager
P.O. Box 24055
Oakland,CA 94623


Dept. of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program

Criteria: Applicant must be a citizen of the United States and also must be at the beginning of their graduate study in science or engineering.

Deadline: January 20

Amount of Scholarship: Tuition, fees, and $20,000

Additional Information: asee.org/ndseg

Contact NDSEG Fellowship Program
ATTN: Dr. George Outterson
200 park Dr., Suite 211
P.O. Box 13444
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3444


Digital Equipment Corporation Scholarship Program

Criteria: Junior majoring in Computer Science or in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering; minimum 3.0 GPA

Deadline: Contact agency

Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency

Contact:  Digital Equipment Corporation
2500 West Union Mills Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85027


Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Division Gilbert Chin Scholarship

Criteria: Must be an undergraduate student majoring in electronic, magnetic, or photonic materials. The recipient is chosen by a committee appointed by the division

Deadline: June 30 

Amount of Scholarship: $2000

Additional Information: www.tms.org

Contact: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
ATTN: Nellie Luther
184 Thorn Hill Rd.
Warrendale, PA 15086


Entomological Society of American Undergraduates Scholarships

Criteria:  Undergraduate students, other that freshman majoring in entomology, biology, or a related science

Deadline: May 1

Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency

Additional Information: www.entsoc.org

Contact:  Entomological Society of America Education and Training Committee
Undergraduate Scholarship Coordinator
9301 Annapolis Rd.
Lanham, MD 20706-3115


Extraction & Processing Division Scholarship

Criteria: Must be an undergraduate student (preferably a senior) majoring in the extraction and processing of materials. The recipient is chosen by a committee appointed by the division

Deadline: June 30

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000 

Additional Information: www.tms.org

Contact:  The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
ATTN: Nellie Luther
184 Thorn Hill Rd.
Warrendale, PA 15086


Fluor Daniel Engineering Scholarship Program

Criteria: Undergraduates majoring in Engineering and is a US citizens

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000

Additional Information: www.fluor.com

Contact:  Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America, Inc
P.O. Box 297
St. Peter, MN 56082


International Symposium on Superalloys Conference Scholarship

Criteria: Four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to two undergraduate and two graduate students majoring in metallurgy and materials science and engineering or materials processing/extraction programs. Recipients are chosen by a panel appointed by the International Symposium on Superalloys Conference Organizing Committee and the TMS Student Affairs Committee

Deadline: June 30

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000

Additional Information: www.tms.org

Contact:  The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
ATTN: Nellie Luther
184 Thorn Hill Rd.
Warrendale, PA 15086


Janet Colliflower Keys Nursing Scholarship

Criteria: Undergraduate entering junior or senior year; full-time in a public or private four-year Florida university or college;seeking a degree in Nursing

Deadline: May 3

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000 

Contact:  Dade Community Foundation
ATTN: Joe Pena
200 South Biscayne Blvd.
Suite 2780
Miami, FL 33131


J.J. Barr Scholarship 

Criteria: US citizen; graduating senior or current graduate student; pursuing or planning to pursue, a degree in engineering, biology, chemistry, business information, or other field leading to career in the investor owned public water supply business

Deadline: April 1

Amount of Scholarship: $5,000

Additional Information: www.nawc.org

Contact : Audra G Zellner 
1725 K St., NW
Suite 1212
Washington, D.C. 20006


John Frederick Steinman Fellowship Fund

Criteria: Graduate Fellowships to support advanced training in social work, psychiatry, and psychology for 1-2 years in order to become a fully qualified practitioner. Geared for students of social work who are majoring in clinical or inter-personal practice.

Deadline: February 1

Amount of Scholarship: $3,500

Contact:  John Frederick Steinman Fellowship Fund
8 W. King St.
Lancaster, PA 17603


John & Muriel Landis American Nuclear Society Scholarship Award

Criteria:  Undergraduate/graduate, US citizen who is pursuing a career in nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a related field.

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: www.ans.org

Contact: American Nuclear Society (ANS) 
555 North Kensington Ave.
La Grange Park, IL 60525


Joseph Levendusky Memorial Scholarship

Criteria:  Undergraduate students studying Chemistry/Chemical Engineering with one year of prior experience in the field related to water technology.

Deadline: May 1

Amount of Scholarship: not available

Additional Information: www.eswp.com

Contact: Engineer's Society of Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Engineer's Building 
337 Fourth Ave. 
Pittsburgh, PA 15222


Light Metals Division Scholarship

Criteria:  Must be an undergraduate student (preferably a junior or a senior) majoring in nonferrous metallurgy. The TMS Student Affairs Committee and the Light Metals Division appoint the judges.

Deadline: June 30

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000

Additional Information: www.tms.org

Contact: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
ATTN: Nellie Luther 
184 Thorn Hill Rd.
Warrendale, PA 15086


Mark J. Schroeder Scholarship in Meterology

Criteria: Seniors majoring in meteorology or some aspect of atmospheric science.

Deadline: June 1

Amount of Scholarship: $3,000

Additional Information: www.ametsoc.org

Contact: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Department of Multicultural Student Affairs
(305) 284-2855


National Academy for Nuclear Training Scholarship Program

Criteria:  Undergraduate, other than freshman, with a minimum 3.0 GPA, studying Physics, Mechanical, Nuclear, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering.

Deadline: February 1

Amount of Scholarship: $2,250

Contact: National Scholarship Trust Fund of the Graphic Arts
700 Galleria Pkwy. 
Atlanta,Ga 30339-5957


Nat'l Defense Science and Engineering Grad Fellowships

Criteria: U.S. citizen; beginning or near the beginning of graduate study in science or engineering

Deadline: January 19

Amount of Scholarship: Varies

Additional Information: www.asee.org/ndseg

Contact: Department of Defense
ATTN: Jeff Jarosz 
1818 N St., NW 
Suite 600 
Washington, D.C. 20036 


National Health Service Corps Awards

Criteria: Must be an U.S. citizen enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in a U.S. fully accredited: allopathic or osteopathic medical school; family nurse practitioner; nurse-midwifery program; Bachelor's or Master's Physician Assistant program. Scholars completing medical school are expected to complete residency programs in one of the following specialties: family medicine; general pediatrics; general internal medicine; obstetrics/gynecology. Directly upon completion of your training, you will choose a practice site in a federally designated health professional shortage area identified as having the greatest need. Period of service is one year for each year of support you receive, with a two-year minimum commitment.

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency

Additional Information: nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/

Contact: (800) 221-9393 


National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Criteria: Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees in fields of science, mathematics, and engineering supported by the NSF. Applications must be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States at the time of application. Applicants must be at or near the beginning of their graduate study in science, mathematics, or engineering.

Deadline: March 10 

Amount of Scholarship: $15,000 stipend; $10,500 allowance

Additional Information: www.nsf.gov

Contact: ORAU
P.O. Box 3010
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-3010


National Society of Professional Engineers

Criteria:  National Society of Professional Engineers

Deadline: December 1

Amount of Scholarship: 1,500 a year

Additional Information: www.nspe.org/

Contact: Department of Educational Foundation
2029 King St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006


National Student Nurses' Association Foundation

Criteria: Students enrolled in nursing.

Deadline: February 1

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000-$2,500

Additional Information: www.nsna.org

Contact: National Student Nurses' Association Foundation
555 West 57th St. 
Suite 1327 
New York, NY 10019


NEHA/AAS Scholarship

Criteria: Students pursuing studies in environmental health sciences and or public health. Applicants should be enrolled in an accredited school and demonstrate financial need.

Deadline: February 1 

Amount of Scholarship: Varies

Additional Information:  www.neha.org/scholarship/scholarship.html

Contact: NEHA/AAS Scholarship
720 S Colorado Blvd.
South Tower # 970
Denver, CO 80222-1925


Presidential Scholarship

Criteria: Must be an undergraduate student majoring in metallurgical engineering, materials science and engineering, or minerals processing/extraction programs. The recipient is chosen by a committee that is appointed by the TMS Student Affairs Committee

Deadline: June 30

Amount of Scholarship: $4,000

Additional Information: www.tms.org

Contact: Nellie Luther 
184 Thorn Hill Rd.
Warrendale, PA15086


Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences

Criteria:  80 fellowships will be awarded by the Howard Huges Medical Institute for full-time study towards a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in the biological sciences. The fellowships are intended for students who have completed less than one year of graduate study toward M.S., Ph.D., or Sc.D. degrees in biological sciences. Students who hold or are pursuing medical or dental degrees (M.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S.) may also be eligible to apply for fellowship support for study toward a Ph.D. or Sc.D. The program is open to both U.S. citizens and foreign citizens. Students with U.S. citizenship may take the fellowship abRd.. Non-U.S. citizens must study in the United States. Eligible fields of study include: biochemistry, bioinformatics, biophysics, biostatistics, cell biology, developmental biology, epidemiology, genetics, immunology, mathematical and computational biology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology, structural biology, and virology.

Deadline: November 9

Amount of Scholarship: $15,00-$16000

Contact: The Fellowship Office, National Research Council
2101 Constitution Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20418


SAE Engineering Scholarships

Criteria: Applicant must be enrolled in an engineering program accredited by ABET at the university of the applicant's choice. All applicants must: intend to earn a degree in engineering, be a U.S. citizen, be a high school junior or senior, must have at least a 3.5 GPA for the 10th and 11th grades, and must meet minimum requirements with regard to SAT and ACT as outlined in the individual requirements of the scholarship.

Deadline: January 1

Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency

Additional Information: www.sae.org

Contact: Lori Pail 
SAE Engineering Scholarship
400 Commonwealth Dr.
Warrendale, PA 15096-0001


SAMPE Undergraduate Award Program

Criteria: An engineering student with a minimum 3.3 GPA

Deadline: February 1

Amount of Scholarship: $750-$3,000

Additional Information: www.sampe.org

Contact: Society for the Advancement of Material & Process Engineering
ATTN.: Jim Bell
5300 Forge Rd.
Whitemarsh, MO 21162


Scholarship for Leadership

Criteria: Graduate Nursing Education

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: up to $10,000

Additional Information: www.n-e-f.org


Seaspace Scholarship Program

Criteria: Junior/seniors/graduate students pursuing studies in marine biology or other related disciplines with a minimum 3.5 GPA for undergraduates and 3.0 GPA for graduates

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency

Additional Information: www.seaspace.org

Contact: Seaspace, Inc.
P.O. Box 3753
Houston,TX 77253-3753


  Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation Caterpillars Scholars Award Fund

Criteria:  Full-time students who have completed 30 credit hours with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be enrolled in a degree program in manufacturing engineering or manufacturing engineering technology.

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000

Additional Information: www.sme.org

Contact: Scholarship Review Committee
One SME Dr.
P.O. Box 930
Dearborn, MI 48121-0930


Society of Manufacturing engineers (SME) Education Foundation St. Louis Chapter # 17 Scholarship Fun

Criteria: Full-time students who have completed 30 credit hours with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be enrolled in a degree program in manufacturing engineering or manufacturing engineering technology

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000

Additional Information: www.sme.org

Contact: Scholarship Review Committee
One SME Dr.
P.O. Box 930
Dearborn, MI 48121-0930


Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Myrtle and Earl Walker Scholarship Fund

Criteria: Full-time students who have completed 30 credit hours with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be enrolled in a degree program in manufacturing

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: $500

Additional Information: www.sme.org

Contact: Scholarship Review Committee
One SME Dr.
P.O. Box 930
Dearborn, MI 48121-0930


Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation: Wayne Kay Scholarship Fund

Criteria: Full-time students who have completed 30 credit hours with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be enrolled in a degree program in manufacturing engineering or manufacturing engineering technology.

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000

Additional Information: www.sme.org

Contact: Scholarship Review Committee
One SME Dr.
P.O. Box 930
Dearborn, MI 48121-0930


Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation William E. Weisel Scholarship Fund

Criteria: Full-time students who have completed 30 credit hours with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be enrolled in a degree program in manufacturing engineering or manufacturing engineering technology.

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: $2,000

Additional Information: www.sme.org

Contact: Scholarship Review Committee
One SME Dr.
P.O. Box 930
Dearborn, MI 48121-0930


Structural Materials Division Scholarship

Criteria:  Must be an undergraduate student (preferably a senior) majoring in materials science and engineering of physical metallurgy. The selection panel is appointed by the TMS Student Affairs Committee and the Structural Materials Division.

Deadline: June 30

Amount of Scholarship: $2,500

Additional Information: www.tms.org

Contact: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Nellie Luther
184 Thorn Hill Rd.
Warrendale, PA 15086


Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Criteria: Students who are majoring or planning to major in construction and/or civil engineering

Deadline: December 1

Amount of Scholarship: Students who are majoring or planning to major in construction and/or civil engineering

Additional Information: www.agc.org

Contact: Associated General Contractors for America Education & Research Foundation
1957 E St., NW
Washington, D.C.


United States Army Medical Department Scholarship

Criteria:  Undergraduates interested in Optometry school. US citizenship required

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency

Contact: Department of the Army
ATTN.: Capt. Chris L. Jackson
1551 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 470
Santa Ana,CA 92701-3030

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