Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: Administered by the American Indian College Fund, Full Circle Scholarships are annually awarded to Native American students pursuing post secondary degrees. Applicants must be enrolled members of a federal or state recognized American Indian Tribe, or have a parent or grandparent who is an enrolled tribal member. Full-time enrollment at an accredited…
Amount: Most of the costs. About: Offered by the U.S. government, the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a summer study abroad program that provides an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Under the program, students of diverse disciplines and majors study one of 15 languages…
Amount: $5,000. About: Administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the WW Dissertation Fellowships in Women’s Studies are designed to support students conducting research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Applicants must be pursuing a PhD, have completed all pre-dissertation requirements, be writing on issues related to women, gender, women’s studies…
Amount: Varies. About: Established as the result of the Cobell v. Salazar settlement, the Cobell Scholarship program offers annual, merit-based, and nonrenewable scholarships to students who are enrolled members of a U.S. Federally-recognized Tribe (or can prove ¼ descent from multiple tribes). To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in or plan to enroll in full-time…
Amount: $50,000. About: Offered by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CDFA), the Geoffrey Beene Design Masters Scholar Award is open to first-year graduate student who’s pursuing an MFA/MA in fashion design. Applicants must be enrolled full-time and be in good academic standing at an American college or university, and be in pursuing an…
Amount: $25,000. About: Offered by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CDFA) and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the CFDS X Crystal Bridges Heartland Scholar Awards will award five scholarships worth $25,000 each to “student design talent born in Heartland states and/or consider the Heartland their home base – having resided there…