Honors Student Christina Ebert is the recipient of the Campbell Steinbacher Fellowship and
has been working with Neighborhood Progress Inc. as a sustainability fellow since August
2011. She works with the ReImagining Cleveland project which includes greening and
stabilization programs, community outreach, canvassing, and research.
A native of Columbia Station, Ohio, Christina will graduate in May 2012 with her
undergraduate degree in Urban Studies with a concentration in management. As part of the
4+1 program, she will only have seven more classes to take in order to complete a Master’s
of Public Administration. After graduation, Christina plans on continuing to work to make a
difference in Cleveland. She is interested in civil service and non-profit work and would
enjoy continuing on at Neighborhood Progress Inc., given the opportunity.
Christina’s advice for students hoping to find opportunities like hers is to volunteer and get
involved with causes they believe in. As an avid lover of Cleveland, she is an example of
how successful this tactic can be.
AAUW Fellow Rabelani Makwarela is an international student from South Africa who started
work on her MPA in the fall of 2011. She is interested in a career in economic and youth
development, which her work in the immigration sector has helped her determine as the
focal point for her interests and energy.
Rabelani chose to attend CSU because the Department of Urban Affairs is 2 nd in the nation
and she has not been disappointed. She says that “the professors and staff in this college
are phenomenal” and the school itself is great. However, attending graduate school
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internationally is very costly, and to get to this point Rabelani spent over a year applying to
a multitude of scholarships, grants, and fellowships. She stumbled onto the American
Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowship on a search engine. AAUW seeks to
advance women in all spheres of life. It is an organization that was started by two women
who defied a doctor who told them that higher education would be detrimental to their
health.
AAUW only awards women and there are several different awards. The application was
lengthy and time consuming, but the AAUW fellowship has paid the bulk of her tuition and
helped with living costs. In addition to the award, Rabelani was contacted by the AAUW-HHL
(Heights-Hillcrest-Lyndhurst) chapter which has been a great source of support. They are an
excellent network of women with great knowledge, wisdom and a plethora of skills. Rabelani
advises to remember three key points to be successful when looking for financial aid: Start
early, give yourself enough time to complete the application well, and never stop looking.
Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate
Student Research Grants
Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) (www.acf.hhs.gov)
URL:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACFOPRE-YR-0281
Deadline:
Letter of Intent - April 16, 2012
Application - May 14, 2012
Award Amount:
$5,000 - $25,000
Number of Awards:
6
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children
and Families (ACF) plans to provide funds for Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants
to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in
partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors. Competitive applicants will
1) demonstrate a collaborative partnership with their program partners, and
2) pursue research questions that directly inform local, State, or Federal policy relevant to
multiple early care and education contexts.
Applicants should consider pursuing data collection across contexts, including child care,
pre-k, home-visiting programs, Head Starts, Early Head Starts, and/or others.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate an established partnership with their early care and
education program partners that should be apparent throughout the research plan, from
development and refinement of the research questions through the proposed data
collection, interpretation, and dissemination.
For more information, see website or contact:
Kelly Fisher
Program Office Contact
David Kadan
Office of Grants Management Contact
OPRE Head Start Graduate Student Research Grant Review
c/o ICF International 9300 Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22031-6050
Phone: (877) 350-4624
Fax: (703) 934-3740
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HSGraduateResearchReviews@icfi.com
Office for Victims of Crime Fellowships
US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (www.ojp.usdoj.gov)
Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program—
Financial Fraud and Abuse Fellowship
URL:
Deadline:
Award Amount:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/grants/pdftxt/FY2012_VictimAsstProfession
alDevelopment.pdf
May 1, 2012
$135,000
One fellowship of up to $135,000 will be awarded to an individual to work on site at OVC in
Washington, D.C., to undertake activities related to financial fraud and abuse, with a
specific focus on victims of elder financial exploitation and others whose abuse may be cooccurring with other types of victimization; and to assist OVC in meeting the larger field’s
need for evidenced-based training, technical assistance, and other resources to support the
expansion and effectiveness of services to underserved crime victims. Applicants must
demonstrate the financial and administrative capacity to manage the cooperative
agreement; as well as the desire, knowledge, and ability to successfully execute the
development of training, technical assistance, public awareness, and other informational
resources to meet the needs of victim service providers and allied practitioners. Applicants
are encouraged to begin the application process well in advance of the May 1, 2012
deadline.
For more information, see website or contact:
Grants.gov
Support Hotline
1–800–518–4726
support@grants.gov
Meg Morrow
Attorney Advisor
202–353–0591
Meg.Morrow@usdoj.gov
Victims of Human Trafficking Fellowship Program
URL:
Deadline:
Award Amount:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/grants/pdftxt/FY2012_Human_Trafficking_
Fellowship.pdf
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$135,000
One fellowship of up to $135,000 will be awarded to an individual to work onsite in
Washington, D.C., to develop or enhance training, technical assistance, public awareness,
and capacity-building resources for trafficking victim service professionals, law enforcement,
and allied professionals to support the expansion and effectiveness of services for victims of
sex trafficking and labor trafficking within the United States (male and female; adult and
minor; U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and foreign nationals). The fellowship
recipient must have prior experience working on initiatives related to human trafficking; and
must agree to abstain from any outside employment, either compensated or
uncompensated, for the duration of the fellowship, unless approved in writing by the
Director of OVC.
For more information, see website or contact:
Grants.gov
Support Hotline
Mary Atlas Terry
OVC Victim Justice Program Specialist
Bradley Mitchell
OVC Team Lead
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1–800–518–4726
support@grants.gov
202–353–8473
mary.atlasterry@usdoj.gov
202–514–9069
bradley.mitchell@usdoj.gov
Portable Fellowships from the Federal Government & Other Sources
Please note that this list is NOT exhaustive. There are other opportunities available, and as
they come up, GGWC will notify students of deadlines and programs through this newsletter
and other contact channels. FYI: A portable fellowship is an fellowship awarded to the
graduate student, not the institution. The portable fellowship/scholarship goes where the
student goes. Please note that including the description of a federal fellowship or
scholarship in this list does not mean that the program will be available next year – all
programs depend on Congressional Appropriations and Agency authorizations.
If you apply for a portable fellowship, you should be aware that such an award will require
that you assume a significant level of responsibility in addition to that which is expected of
your program.
Note that some fellowships require students to repay the stipend over time, often through
the completion of a mandatory term of service in the industry, so students are strongly
encouraged to make themselves aware of all requirements, deadlines and stipulation
NASA Fellowships and Internships
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (www.nasa.gov)
Lewis’ Graduate Students Researchers Program
Ohio Aerospace Institute (www.oai.org )
URL:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/education/LERCIP_GRC.html
Deadline:
February annually
Award Amount:
$6,000
Lewis’ Educational and Collaborative Internship Project (LERCIP) is a center unique college
internship project conducted at the NASA Glenn Research Center. LERCIP is a collaborative
undertaking with the NASA Glenn Research Center and the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI).
It provides a 10-week paid summer internship opportunities for students pursuing degrees
in Science, Technology, Engineering, Science and Mathematics (STEM); and non-STEM
majors that lend support to the NASA mission. Students spend the summer learning and
working at the NASA Glenn Research Center facilities under the guidance of a mentor and
engage in authentic NASA-related, mission-based R&D and career-related activities. The
LERCIP educational component allows students to attend and participate in a variety of
planned activities from professional development workshops to presenting at the
culminating Student Research Symposium. LERCIP provides hands-on experiences that
challenge, inspire, and promote practical application; complementing and expanding upon
students’ theoretical education. The internships are offered under the auspices of LERCIP, a
collaborative undertaking by the Educational Programs Office at Glenn Research Center and
the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI).
For more information, see website or contact:
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Careletta McCoy
Ohio Aerospace Institute
440-962-3163
CarelettaMcCoy@oai.org
NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships
NASA Office of the Chief Technologist
URL:
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=in
it&solId=%7b1C36FF5F-549C-2349-F37FB72365FD9D1B%7d&path=open
Deadline:
January
Award Amount: $66,000
NASA’s Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) seeks to sponsor U.S. citizen and permanent
resident graduate student researchers who show significant potential to contribute to
NASA’s strategic goals and missions.
This call for graduate student fellowship applications, entitled NASA Space Technology
Research Fellowships (NSTRF) – Fall 2012 Fellowship Start, solicits applications from
accredited U.S. universities on behalf of individuals pursuing or planning to pursue
Master’s (e.g., M.S.) or Doctoral (e.g., Ph.D.) degrees in relevant space technology
disciplines at their respective institutions. This call is open to students pursuing advanced
degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The goal of NSTRF
is to provide the Nation with a pipeline of highly skilled engineers and technologists to
improve America's technological competitiveness. NASA Space Technology Fellows will
perform innovative space technology research while building the skills necessary to become
future technological leaders.
Selected candidates will perform graduate student research at their respective campuses
and at NASA Centers and/or at nonprofit U.S. Research and Development (R&D)
laboratories. In addition to his or her faculty advisor, each student will be matched with a
technically relevant and community engaged researcher who will serve as the student’s
professional mentor. Through this experience, students will advance their STEM education,
gain relevant research experience, and enhance their understanding of the research
process.
For more information, see website, contact hq-nstrfcall@mail.nasa.gov or
Claudia Meyer
NASA Space Technology Research Grants Program Executive
claudia.m.meyer@nasa.gov
Graduate Student Researchers Program
NASA Office of Education Fellowships
URL:
https://fellowships.nasaprs.com/gsrp/nav/
Deadline:
March annually
Award Amount:
$27,000
Number of Awards:
Approximately 70
The NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) is an Agency-wide fellowship
program (also called GSRP Training Grants in what follows) for graduate study leading to
masters or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering related
to NASA research and development. This twelve month award requires students to
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participate in a ten week research experience at the NASA Center or HQ extending the GSRP
fellowship award.
The goal of NASA’S GSRP is to cultivate additional research ties to the academic community,
to help meet the continuing needs of the Nation’s aeronautics and space workforce
requirements by increasing the number of highly trained scientists and engineers in
aeronautics and space-related disciplines.
The program will support approximately 70 renewal GSRP fellows in 2012. NASA scientists
and engineers will evaluate renewal applications on the basis of academic transcripts,
progress made on initial research proposal, recommendations by both University Faculty
Research Advisor and Center Research Advisor, and the proposed utilization of a NASA
Center research facility.
Underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields
(STEM) are encouraged to apply.
For more information, see website or contact: gsrp@nasaprs.com.
PORTABLE FELLOWSHIPS FROM INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS
The inclusion of a fellowship, grant or scholarship on this list of graduate portable
fellowships is by no means exhaustive, nor does inclusion in this newsletter guarantee that
the program will be available in the next academic year. Ideally, students will actively seek
out fellowship opportunities as soon as they decide to pursue an advanced degree. Due to
the US government’s desire for a more diverse, educated and skilled workforce, particularly
in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, more and more
portable graduate fellowships are established as time passes.
If you apply for a portable fellowship, you should be aware that such an award will require
that you assume a significant level of responsibility in addition to that which is expected of
your program.
Note that some fellowships require students to repay the stipend over time, often through
the completion of a mandatory term of service in the industry, so students are strongly
encouraged to make themselves aware of all requirements, deadlines and stipulations.
Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program
National Academy of Education (www.naeducation.org)
URL:
http://naeducation.org/NAEd_Spencer_Dissertation_Fellowship.html
Deadline:
October annually
Award Amount:
$25,000
Number of Awards:
Approximately 20
The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from
a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the
improvement of education. These $25,000 fellowships support individuals whose
dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history,
theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world.
This highly competitive program aims to identify the most talented researchers conducting
dissertation research related to education. The Dissertation Fellowship program receives
many more applications than it can fund. This year, up to 600 applications are anticipated
and about 20 fellowships will be awarded.
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For more information, see website or contact:
National Academy of Education
Dissertation Fellowship Program
500 5th St, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-334-2093
pperrin@naeducation.org
Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (www.hhmi.org)
URL:
Deadline:
Award Amount:
Number of Awards:
http://www.hhmi.org/grants/individuals/gilliam.html
October annually
$46,500
Up to 10
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study promotes
excellence in scientific research by helping potential researchers with exceptional promise
obtain high-quality graduate education and training.
Support for training scientists and engineers has long been a cornerstone of public policy
concerned with the vitality of science. HHMI has invested and continues to invest
substantially in graduate and medical research education through the direct support of
fellowship and training programs.
HHMI awards up to ten Gilliam Fellowships each year. These fellowships have been named
in honor of the late James H. Gilliam Jr., a charter member of HHMI’s Trustees, who was
committed to fostering a diverse scientific community.
HHMI makes awards to the graduate institutions in support of individuals who have
participated in HHMI’s Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP), have
demonstrated superior scholarship, are committed to increasing the diversity of the
professoriate, and show the greatest potential as scientific leaders.
For more information, see website or contact:
Department of Science Education
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
4000 Jones Bridge Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-6789
Maryrose Franko, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer
(301) 215-8880
or (800) 448-4882 ext. 8880
gilliam@hhmi.org
Makeda Richardson
Program Assistant
(301) 215-8893
or (800) 448-4882, ext. 8893
gilliam@hhmi.org
IBM PhD Fellowship Award
IBM (www.ibm.com )
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/phdfellowship/index.html
URL:
Deadline:
October annually
Award Amount: varies
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The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program,
which honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are
important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of
study. These include: computer science and engineering, electrical and mechanical
engineering, physical sciences (including chemistry, material sciences, and physics),
mathematical sciences (including analytics, statistics, operations research, and
optimization), public sector and business sciences (including urban policy and analytics,
financial services, risk management, marketing, communications, and learning/knowledge
management), and service science, management, and engineering (SSME). Additionally,
IBM pays special attention to an array of focus areas. For details on the focus areas,
see frequently asked questions.
Preference will be given to students who have had an IBM internship or have closely
collaborated with technical or services people from IBM.
The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards program also supports our long-standing commitment to
workforce diversity. IBM values diversity in the workplace and encourages nominations of
women, minorities and all who contribute to that diversity.
For more information, see website or contact: phdfellow@us.ibm.com.
Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship
Microsoft Research (www.research.microsoft.com)
URL:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/awards/applyus.aspx
Deadline:
October annually
Award Amount:
$28,000
The Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship is a two-year fellowship program for outstanding
PhD students nominated by their universities. This program supports men and women in
their third and fourth years of PhD graduate studies. To be eligible for this fellowship, you
must apply during your second or third year of PhD studies. Fellowships are granted by
Microsoft Research at the discretion of Microsoft.
Provisions of the Award:
 The fellowship recipient award will cover 100 percent of the tuition and fees
for two academic years (2012–13 and 2013–14).

A stipend is provided to cover living expenses while in school (US$28,000 for
2012–13 and 2013–14).

A conference and travel allowance is provided for recipients to attend
professional conferences or seminars (US$4,000 for 2012–13 and 2013–14).

All recipients will be offered the opportunity to complete one salaried
internship over the duration of the year following the award.

Fellowships are awarded to recipients for two consecutive academic years
only and are not available for extension.

The recipient must remain an active, full-time student in a PhD program over
the two consecutive academic years of the award or forfeit the award.
For more information, see website or contact:
Microsoft Research
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One Microsoft Way, 99/4118
Redmond, WA 98052
msfellow@microsoft.com
Jack Kent Cooke Dissertation Fellowship
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (http://www.jkcf.org/)
URL:
http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/jack-kentcooke-dissertation-fellowship-award/
Deadline:
February annually
Award Amount:
$25,000
Number of Awards:
4+
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, through its scholarship and grantmaking programs, helps
exceptionally promising, low-income students, from middle school to graduate school, reach
their full potential through education. Our work allows us to see first-hand how highachieving, low-income students overcome obstacles and excel academically. Our research,
however, has shown that many high-potential, low-income students are unable to
successfully navigate these obstacles. In The Achievement Trap (2007), we found that there
is a significant drop off in the number of low-income students who are identified as highachieving throughout the primary and secondary education system. These student
experiences raise important questions about the factors and contexts that help some lowincome students overcome personal adversity, limited educational opportunities, and
challenging socioeconomic circumstances to excel academically, and how a deeper
understanding of such matters can be used to design programs and interventions that will
help more low-income students identified as high achieving early in their primary and
secondary school years to sustain their academic achievement levels through college and
beyond.
In response to this gap in knowledge, the Foundation has created the Cooke Dissertation
Fellowship for advanced doctoral students who are completing dissertations that further the
understanding of the educational pathways and experiences of high-achieving, low-income
students. The fellowship is intended to focus more scholarly attention on the population of
students the Foundation serves in order to enable parents, policymakers, and practitioners
to better support such students in achieving their full potential.
Dissertation fellowships are intended to support the doctoral student for work done after the
student’s dissertation proposal has been successfully defended. Applications are encouraged
from a variety of disciplines such as, but not limited to, education, sociology, economics,
psychology, statistics, and psychometrics.
For more information, see website or contact:
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
703-723-8000
fellows@jkcf.org
For more information and additional resources, see the College of Graduate Studies’
Graduate Grant Writing Center website:
http://www.csuohio.edu/research/ggwc/index.html
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Prospective graduate students: remember that the application deadline for Fall 2012 is July
8, 2012 and classes start August 25, 2012. Some programs have earlier application
deadlines; make sure to check the website for your program of interest.
http://www.csuohio.edu/gradcollege/admissions/
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International Students: Scholarship Help
Do you receive the International Student Newsletter? It is a very good publication that
brings a good deal of information about funding and programs to students who are studying
in the US. One of the services offered by the newsletter/website is a free scholarship
database search service: http://www.internationalstudent.com/scholarships/.
This is the final issue of the newsletter for AY2011-2012. Look for the first Fall
edition in September 2012. Let us have your feedback – contact us at the email
address below and share you thoughts on the center and on the newsletter.
Have a good summer!
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