Opportunities for students in the Humanities and Social
Sciences
AMS Mass Media Fellowship
www.ams.org/programs/ams-fellowships/media-fellow
10-week paid summer internship for seniors in math, science, health, or social
science. Placement in media organizations, learning to communicate science and
technical subjects to the public. January 15.
Griswold Scholarship, DAR
www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm
$1,000 Undergrad junior or sr; major in history, political science, or
economics. Deadline February.
Communities Foundation of Texas
www.cftexas.org
Student majoring in foreign language
Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows
www.CarnegieEndowment.org
Graduating senior, or graduated in past academic year, with serious career
interest in international affairs. One-year paid assistantship at the Carnegie
Endowment think tank in international affairs. Background in international
affairs, political science, economics, history, Russian, Chinese, or Middle East
Studies. Highly competitive: 8 awarded annually. SMU may nominate 2.
SMU deadline December.
Center for the Study of the Presidency
www.thepresidency.org
SMU is invited to send one undergraduate annually to the Center's Presidential
Fellows Program. Fellows attend one fall, one spring conference in
Washington, D.C. and write an original policy paper on an aspect of the
Presidency. All majors; first-year, sophomores, juniors. SMU
deadline Feb. 1
Cloisters,
Metropolitan Museum
www.metmuseum.org/education/er_internship.asp#cloisters_apply
Summer, 6-month, and year-long paid internships for undergrad and grad students
in art history, media, editing, and related areas. Fall app deadlines.
Golden Key Literary Awards
www.goldenkey.org
$1,000 GK members. Fiction, poetry, news writing. March 1
International Public Policy IIPP
www.uncfsp.org
Multi-yr support & program for minority students interested in international
affairs, public policy and language training. Apply as sophomore.
Deadline March 15.
Jacob Javits Scholarship
www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
To $21,000 for graduate study. Major in the humanities, arts, or social
sciences. Graduating senior or student still in first year of graduate
study. Deadline early October.
Anna Sobol Levy Fellowship
www.annasobollevyfoundation.org
1 to 2 yrs study at Rothberg International School, Hebrew University of
Jerusalem. US citzn age <30, major in history, international studies, or
political science; career goal diplomacy, international relations, govt or
public service. March 1
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund
contact Office of National Fellowships
Full tuition + $18,000/yr stipend, for graduate study in humanities, social
sciences, natural sciences, law, medicine, engineering or other formal
professional training. US citzn, financial need. Seniors or grad students
may apply. Campus deadline Nov.
Luna Legislative Scholars
www.tshrc.org
Texas Senate Hispanic Research Council. Spring semester as full-time staff
legislative assistant in office of senator or Lt. Governor. $2,000 monthly
stipend. Junior, senior, or recent grad, age 21+. Deadline Oct.
James Madison
Fellowship
www.jamesmadison.org
To $12,000 per year x 2 yrs. Graduating senior planning to teach history;
to support Masters degree in American History or Political Science.
Deadline March 1.
National Association of Black Journalists
www.nabj.org
To $5,000. Deadline March 1.
PPIA Fellowship
www.ppiaprogram.org
Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA). Apply in JUNIOR year.
All majors; contributing diversity; planning Master's degree in public policy,
public administration, or international affairs, and career in public service
with government, public policy institution, nonprofit, humanitarian or
international organizations. Domestic or international issues. Provides junior summer institute and $5,000 to graduate tuition. Nov. 1
Ralph Bunche Summer Internship
www.apsanet.org
African-American, Latino/a, Native American; citizen; Poli Sci or related major.
5-week intensive summer program preparing for grad study in political
science. Apply in JUNIOR year for summer following. Early Feb.
Rangel Summer Scholars
www.howard.edu/rjb/rangelprogram.htm
Apply as SOPH. Toward career in international affairs. Tuition,
travel, stipend, r&b to 6-wk summer program. February
Rangel Fellows
www.howard.edu/rjb/rangelprogram.htm
Apply as SENIOR. Toward career in Foreign Service. To $28,000 per yr
toward Master's in international affairs or other relevant to Foreign Service.
Two summer internships: one in Congress, one overseas. Commitment to 3 yrs
as Foreign Service officer. January.
Spain, English TA
www.mec.es/sgci/usa/en/programs/us_assistants/default.shtml
One-year paid assistantship as English (or French) TA in Spain. Rising junior,
senior, or recent grad. Minimum intermediate Spanish required. Apps
open Nov, close March
Thomas Pickering Scholarship
www.woodrow.org/public-policy/undergraduate.php
Sophomore majoring in International Studies, Public Policy, etc. planning
diplomatic career in the Foreign Service. Early February.
Scherer Foundation Scholarship
see website for Karla Scherer Foundation
Undergrad female, major economics or finance, planning career in
corporate business. March 1
APSA Minority Fellows
www.apsanet.org
Political Science. For minority students planning first entry to Plsc
Ph.D. program. Citizen; financial need; African-American, Asian Pacific,
Latino/a, Native American. Deadline October.
Scoville Peace Fellowship
www.scoville.org
Graduating senior. 6-9 month internship in Washington D.C. Deadline
Oct for spring; Feb for fall
Flagship Language
www.iie.org/nsep
National Security Education Program. Graduating senior; for intensive
graduate language study in critical languages. Deadline January.
Bliss Prize, Dumbarton Oaks
www.doaks.org/Blissprize.html
$45,000 Graduating senior; to support doctoral studies in
Byzantine studies. Deadline November.
Chateaubriand Fellowships to France
www.frenchculture.org
9-month fellowship in France for graduate student pursuing Ph.D. Deadline
December.
USDA Scholarships
www.usdascholarships.com
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Undergraduate and Master's students, all
majors. Full tuition and paid internships. Must commit to work at
USDA. Deadline April.
U.S. Dept. of State Internships
http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#CEP
Summer, fall, or spring; in Washington D.C. or at embassies overseas; paid or
unpaid. U.S. citizen; apply as a junior, senior, or grad student.
Deadline July 1.
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
www.conservancy.org
Graduating sr, BS or BA preferably environmental policy or natural sciences.
3-9 mo.internships
White House Internships
www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html
Semester or summer internships. Undergraduate; citizen. Deadlines
October for spring; March for summer; June for fall.
Elie Wiesel Ethics Prize
www.eliewieselfoundation.org
$5,000 essay prize. Undergraduate junior or senior. Deadline
early December.
British Council Scholarships
www.educationuk.org/
Scholarships for study in the U.K.
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
http://national-academies.org/fellowships
$20,000 pre-doctoral, graduate studies; to increase diversity on teaching
faculties. US citizen, planning to teach college. Deadline November.
Kenneth Ashworth Fellowship
www.collegeforalltexans.com
Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Board. $2,000 to support Master's or doctoral
studies in political science, public affairs, social work, urban studies,
leading to career in public service. Texas resident; financial need;
planning to work in Texas. Deadline February.
John L. Carey Scholarship
http://ceae.aicpa.org/Resources/Scholarships+and+Awards/
$5,000 For students with liberal arts undergraduate degrees who will
pursue graduate degree in accounting, planning toward CPA exam and
certification. Deadline April 1.
See also: www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/index_page6.htm