Opportunities for Continuing Undergraduates

Be sure to review the pages of opportunities sorted by interest (women, sciences, study abroad, etc.) which are accessible by links from the "Scholarships and Fellowships" page.  In addition to those, here are more opportunities for continuing undergraduates:

AMNH Anthropology Internships                    https://research.amnh.org/grants
American Museum of Natural History.  Internships 2 months to 1 yr.  Deadlines April 1 for summer or fall, December 1 for spring.
AMNH also offers summer REU, Research Experience for Undergraduates; see REU below.

AWIS Internships                                            www.awis.org/careers
Association for Women in Science.  Undergrad, soph+.  Summer, fall, spring internships at AWIS national office in Washington, D.C.  Spring and fall application deadlines.

Bridges College Scholarship                            www.cftexas.org
To $15,000 per year for graduates of accredited Texas high schools or foreign nationals who have legally resided in Texas for 12 months prior to application; financial need.  Deadline April 1.

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

Communities Foundation of Texas                    www.cftexas.org
CFT offers multiple scholarships, some restricted to students from particular high schools in Texas or in other states, and some restricted to particular majors (geology, foreign languages, etc).  See their full listings at their website.  Deadlines vary.

ExxonMobil Community Service Jobs Program    www.volunteernorthtexas.org
Paid summer internships at 60 not-for-profit organizations in Dallas area.  Listings usually posted early Febr

Fund for Theological Education                        www.thefund.org/programs/
$2,000 per year to support junior and senior years.  Student planning career in the ministry.  Apply as sophomore or junior.  Deadline Feb. 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 graduate study in political science.  Apply in junior year for summer following.  Deadline early February.

GEICO Life Scholarship                                    www.goldenkey.org
$1,000 for student balancing additional family/career commitments.  Deadline April 1

Golden Key Community Service Award          www.goldenkey.org
to $2,000 to GK member for outstanding community service.  March 1

Hesselbein Student Leadership Summit        www.hesselbein.pitt.edu
July summit, 50 selected student civic-engagement leaders from across the U.S.  Deadline April 15.

Humanity in Action                                www.humanityinaction.org
4-week international summer intensive internships in American-European human rights, diversity, and minority-population issues.  Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, U.S.  Deadline December 1 and ff.

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.

Japanese American Citizen League Scholarships        www.jacl.org
Must be JACL member (students may join).  Deadline March 1.

Josephine de Karman Scholarship                www.dekarman.org
$8,000 for senior yr tuition. Highly competitive. All majors; special consideration to Humanities.  January

Luna Legislative Scholars                                www.tshrc.org
Texas Senate Hispanic Research Council.  Spring semester internship 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.

National Association of Black Journalists            www.nabj.org
To $5,000    Deadline March 1.

ACS Scholars                                                    http://chemistry.org/scholars
American Chemical Society.  To $5,000   African-American, Hispanic, Native American, citizen or perm res, majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, or environmental science.  Deadline March 1. 

AIMS Summer Advanced Arabic                http://aimsnorthafrica.org
Partial grants available to attend intensive summer language program in Tangier.  Two years Modern Standard Arabic required prior to application.  Deadline February.

Point Scholarships                                        www.pointfoundation.org
For LGBT students at undergraduate or graduate level.  Average award $13,600. Apply Dec - Feb. 9

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 a junior summer institute and $5,000 to graduate tuition.  Deadline Nov. 1

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.  Deadline Feb.

REU (NSF Undergraduate Research)            www.nsf.gov/funding/
National Science Foundation.  Programs vary by site.

Richter Fellowships                                    www.smu.edu/richter/
Students in the University Honors Program may apply.  For independent summer research abroad.

Scholarships for Methodists                                www.gbhem.org/LSBooklet.pdf
Multiple scholarships.  Deadlines vary.

Disciples of Christ Scholarships                        www.homeland.org/scholarships
Members of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) preparing for ordained ministry; financial need. March

SMU Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA)        see SMU Office of Financial Aid
Paid research assistantships with SMU faculty.

Summer Internship                                                www.dallasarboretum.org
Full-time paid summer internship in Dallas Arboretum's Education Dept.  Call (214) 515-6540.

Thomas Pickering Scholarship                www.woodrow.org/public-policy/undergraduate.php
Student preparing for diplomatic career in Foreign Service.  Women and minorities especially encouraged to apply.  Apply as sophomore; major Public Policy, International Studies, etc....Deadline early February.

Target Scholarship                                   
$1,000.  All undergraduate or graduate areas.  Deadline November 1.

TED Fellows                                        www.ted.com/pages/fellows
For world-changing innovators in all fields; ideas worth sharing.  Participation in the TED conferences.  For 2012, apps open June 13 2011, close July 25.

Trow Scholarship, Alpha Lambda Delta        www.nationalald.org
$1,000 to $3,000.  ALD member, continuing undergraduate; each chapter may submit one nominee.  April 1 national ddl; SMU campus deadline will be earlier.

Truman Scholarship                                    click on name at left to see info
Planning career in public service. Funding toward senior yr and grad studies. Apply as junior. Apps available August 1.

United Methodist General Scholarships        www.gbhem.org
Active Methodist Church members.  Undergraduate or graduate.  Deadline January.

USDA Scholarships                                www.usdascholarships.com
Dept. of Agriculture. Tuition + paid internship. All majors. Commitment 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.

White House Internships                        www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html
Semester or summer internships.  Citizen;18+ yrs old. Deadlines March for summer, June for fall, October for spring.

Xerox Summer Internships                    www.xerox.com   search "internship"

Elie Wiesel Ethics Prize                            www.eliewieselfoundation.org
$5,000 essay prize.  Junior or senior.  Deadline December 1.