| Name |
Purpose |
# of Awards |
Criteria
|
Amount |
|
Application Procedure |
Prestigious
Awards |
| Jack
Kent Cooke |
All fields of study. |
45 |
- Any academic field
- Appreciation for or participation in the arts and humanities
- Leadership and public service
- Critical-thinking ability
- Must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation faculty
representative
- Academic ability and achievement, GPA 3.5 or higher
- Financial need
- LMC can nominate 2 students/yr
|
|
April 29
|
Get application information from
LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to the LMC
Coordinator for review by the LMC Nominating Committee
by February 15. |
| Council of Independent Colleges |
History, philosophy, literature and languages (including classics but excluding linguistics), and fine arts (excluding archaeology and the performing arts or studio arts) |
2 |
- graduating seniors or recent grads
- intend to enter doctoral program in eligible field
- US citizen
- see website for list of participating colleges
|
up to $50,000 |
October 17 |
Get application information from the CIC website. Submit application, and other required materials to the LMC Coordinator by October 3. |
| Andrew
W. Mellon |
Humanities |
85 |
- College senior or college graduate applying for graduate
school admission
- Discipline must be in the traditional humanities
- US citizen
- GRE required
|
varies, see
website |
Online application request: November
12
Application: December 1 |
Submit application, and other required
materials to
LMC Coordinator
by November 18. |
| Jacob
K. Javits
|
Undergraduate students about
to enter graduate school and graduate students who have not
yet completed their first year of graduate study and who intend
to pursue a doctoral or master's degree in any of the following
fields of study: social sciences, arts and humanities. |
48
Estimated |
- Superior academic ability and achievement
- Exceptional promise
- Financial need to undertake graduate study leading to
a doctoral degree or a master's degree in which the master's
degree is the terminal highest degree in the selected field
of study
- U.S. citizens or nationals, permanent residents of the
U.S., or citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States.
|
$42,106
Average |
October
3 |
Get application information from
LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to the LMC
Coordinator by September 19. |
Other
Awards |
| AAIA
(Association on American Indian Affairs) |
Various scholarships to assist Native
American or Alaskan Native students to obtain a graduate education.
|
varies,
see website |
- Based on financial need and merit
- at least 1/4 Alaskan/American native
- full-time students
|
varies,
see website |
July 20
|
Get application information from
LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to the LMC
Coordinator by July 6. |
| ARRL
Scholarship
(American Radio Relay League) |
Various scholarships to assist students
with an interest in organized Amateur Radio |
varies,
see website |
- Amateur radio operator
- see website
|
varies,
see website
|
|
Get application information from
LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to the LMC
Coordinator
by 2 weeks before deadline. |
| ATCA
(Air Traffic Control Association)
|
Awarded to help support the financial
needs of those deserving students who have chosen to seek higher
education in the science of air traffic control and other aviation
disciplines, as well as children of air traffic control specialists. |
varies |
- Students enrolled in programs leading to a bachelor’s
degree or higher in an aviation related field of study.
or
- Must be the child, natural or by adoption, of a person
serving, or having served as an air traffic control specialist
|
|
May 1 |
Get application information from
LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to the LMC
Coordinator
by April 16. |
| Jane
Austen Society of North America Essay Contest
|
Students interested in the life
and works of Jane Austen |
2 |
- High school, undergrads and graduate students
|
varies |
May 1 |
Get application information from
LMC Coordinator.,
Submit application, and other required materials to the LMC
Coordinator
by April 16. |
| East-West |
Support graduate degree study at
the University of Hawaii and participation in the Center's international
and intercultural programs |
|
- Citizen of US, Asian or Pacific countries or permanent
resident of US.
- GRE or GMAT required
- GPA 3.0 or higher
- Must apply for admission to University of Hawaii
|
see website |
November 1 |
Get application information from
LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to the LMC
Coordinator
by October 18. |
Freedom
Alliance
(HS senior, graduate or currently enrolled college student)
|
Honors the bravery and dedication
exhibited by Americans in our armed forces who have sacrificed
life and limb by providing educational scholarships to their
children. |
varies |
- Must be a dependent child of a sailor, soldier, airman
or marine who was permanently disabled in the line of duty
or currently classified as POW or MIA.
|
|
|
Get application information from
LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to the LMC
Coordinator
by June 16. |
| Ford
Minority Doctoral Fellowship |
Supports graduate study in any academic
or professional program leading to a Ph.D |
60 |
- GRE required
- Minority
- US citizen or national
- Interested in a career in teaching and research at the
college or university level
|
see website |
Online application: November
17
Supplemental materials: January 15 |
Submit application, and other required
materials to the LMC
Coordinator
by January 1. |
Humane
Studies Fellowship
|
For students demonstrating an interest
in the classical liberal/libertarian tradition of individual
rights and market economies |
|
- Full time student.
- Demonstrated interest in the classical liberal/libertarian
tradition of individual rights and market economies.
- Interested in applying the principles in their work.
|
Up to $12,000 |
December 31 |
Get application information from,
the LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to
LMC Coordinator
by December 17. |
| James
Madison |
History, political science, social
sciences |
|
- US citizen
- Be a teacher, or plan to become a teacher, of American
history, American government, or social studies at the secondary
school level (grades 7-12).
- Posses a bachelor's degree or plan to receive a bachelor's
degree no later then August 31 of the year in which you
are applying.
|
|
March 1 |
Get application information from,
the LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to
LMC Coordinator
by February 16. |
| National
Science Foundation |
Supports graduate study in any doctoral
program in the Natural Sciences or Social Sciences, in the U.S.
or abroad.
|
|
- US citizen
- GRE required
- Natural Sciences and Social Sciences
|
|
|
Get application information from,
the LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to
LMC Coordinator
2 weeks before deadline. |
| Pickering
Foreign Affairs Fellowship |
Any academic major leading to a
career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
|
|
- US citizen
- cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher
|
see web site |
|
Get application information from,
the LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to
LMC Coordinator
by February 6. |
| Scoville
Peace Fellowship |
To provide an opportunity for college
graduates to gain practical knowledge and experience by contributing
to the efforts of nonprofit, public-interest organizations working
on peace and security issues.
|
|
- Preference given to US citizens
- Experience with public-interest activism or advocacy is
highly desirable
- Completion of a baccalaureate degree by the time the Fellowship
commences
|
|
Fall:
February 1
Spring: October 15
|
No application form, see website
for information. Submit required materials to
LMC Coordinator
Fall: by Jan. 16
Spring: by Oct. 1 |
| William E. Simon |
For college seniors who are dedicated
to pursuing lives that will benefit themselves and their fellow
men and women- that is lives of "noble purpose." |
3 |
- Demonstrate passion, dedication and a high capacity for
self-direction.
- Pursuit of a goal that will strengthen civil liberty
- Academic record
- Extracurricular activities
|
1-$40,000
2-$5,000
|
|
Get application information from,
the LMC Coordinator.
Submit application, and other required materials to
LMC Coordinator by Nov. 1. |
A
World Connected
( Full time graduate students.) |
Designed to foster debate and dialogue
about important global issues |
7 |
- Must be 25 years old or younger
|
7 Awards
totaling $10,000 |
June 1 |
Apply online, via email or submit
application, and other required materials to
LMC Coordinator
by May 17. |
