Scholarships
Amount: Up to $4,500. About: The Society for Classical Studies (SCS) offers the Frank M. Snowden Jr. Undergraduate Scholarships for students who are majoring or minoring in Classics and are from a historically underrepresented ethnic or racial minority group in North America. African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, Native American, and Pacific-Islander American students are all eligible. Eligible…
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…