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Braden-Dodd Memorial Fellowship
  • Must be accepted in the resource management master's program
  • Must be nominated by the resource management program faculty
Corrine Farrell Graduate Fellowship in Biological Sciences
  • Must enroll or will be enrolled in a master's program in biological sciences
CWU Retirement Association
  • Deadline: May
  • CWU Alumni
Dyveke Maurer Memorial Fellowship
  • Must be enrolled or will be enrolled in a master's in education program
  • Must demonstrate financial need
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA on the last 90 credit hours prior to admission
Fairway Properties Scholarship
  • Deadline: March
  • Sophomore - Graduate
I. Nelson Graduate Fellowship
  • Must be admitted to a master's program in the sciences ( preference given to chemistry students)
Ned Behnke Graduate Fellowship
  • Faculty selection of candidates whose focus is on visual arts
Puget Sound Energy Graduate Fellowship in Geology
  • Must be admitted to the geological sciences master's program
Vivan P. Hogue Graduate Fellowship
  • Must be admitted to a master's program in family and consumer science or one of the other teacher preparation programs

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Outside Graduate Scholarships / Fellowships
Most of them are offered on a yearly basis.
Please check the websites for updates.
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Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
  • Student Internship Program
  • College Television Awards
Accenture Graduate Scholarships
  • Teaching, social services, high technology, business
AFCEA Copernicus Foundation: Scholarship for Computer Graphic Design
  • Deadline: October
  • Full-time graduate students enrolled in a computer graphic design and related fields
  • US citizen
AFCEA Scholarship For Working Professionals
  • Deadline: September
  • Part-time student majoring in engineering, computer science or mathematics
  • Minimum 3.4 GPA
  • US citizen
National Housing Endowment: Lee S. Evans Scholarship
  • Deadline: December
  • Full-time graduate students
  • Must demonstrate an interest in obtaining employment in the residential construction industry
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  • Deadline: February
  • Health care, Native American, Alaska Native, tribal education
  • Must be a permanent Alaska resident
  • Must be a full-time graduate student
Alfred G. & Elma M. Milotte Scholarship Fund
  • Deadline: March
  • Are profoundly fascinated by nature, have been a careful observer of it, and have successfully expressed your observations in a way that engages the everyday person
  • Must be a high school senior or hold a G.E.D.
  • A cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher
American Association of University Women: Selected Professions Fellowships
  • Deadline: December
  • Must be a woman currently attending a full-time course of study at an accredited institution
  • Be a graduate student currently working on master's program in one of the selected fields
American Concrete Institute
  • Deadline: November
  • Engineering, construction management, and other appropriate curricula
  • Must be nominated by an ACI-member faculty
  • Full-time graduate students only
American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Soceity
  • Deadline: April
  • Metallurgy, mechanical engineering, science or engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering or environmental engineering
  • Minimum GPA of 3.3
American Geological Institute: Minority Geoscience Student Scholarship
  • Deadline: May
  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Be able to verify ethnic minority status as Black, Hispanic, or Native American (American Indian, Eskimo, Hawaiian, or Samoan)
  • Financial support is for full time students only, who are currently enrolled in an accredited institution as a graduate student majoring (i.e., degree candidate) in geoscience, including the geoscience subdisciplines of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology, physical oceanography, planetary geology, or earth-science education.
  • This program does not support students in any other area of study. The program is currently open to all qualified applicants.
American Indian Graduate Center Fellowship
  • Deadline: June
  • Full time status
  • Enrolled member of a US federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native Group or 1/4 degree Indian blood
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Deadline: April
  • Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student
  • Be a U.S. citizen
  • Have a declared major in accounting, finance or information systems
  • Be an AICPA student affiliate member
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
American Institute of CPAs: Scholarship for Minorities
  • Deadline: June
  • Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student
  • Be of Black, Native American/Alaskan Native, Pacific Island races, or Hispanic ethnic origin
  • Be a U.S. citizen
  • Be an AICPA student affiliate member
  • Be a minority student who is enrolled in the final year of a five-year accounting program or an undergraduate accounting major who is presently accepted or enrolled in a master-level accounting; business administration, finance or taxation program, or who had any undergraduate major and is presently accepted in a master-level accounting program.
  • Be enrolled as a full-time graduate student (nine semester hours or equivalent), unless you are completing your final semester of study
American Society for Industrial Security: Puget Sound Chapter Scholarship
  • Deadline: July
  • Must be pursuing a career in a security-related profession
  • Full-time or part-time student
  • Completed at least one year of college/university
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA for graduate students
American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation Scholarships
  • Deadline: December
  • All ASSE Foundation scholarships require ASSE student membership that costs $15 per year.
  • Applicants must graduate in December of scholarship year or later to be eligible.
Anne D. Maloof Scholarship Fund
  • Deadline: March
  • Be attending or prepared to attend a two- or four-year public or private college or universtiy at the undergraduate or graduate level, in the U.S.
  • Have demonstrated financial need
  • Be a resident of one of the following counties in Washington State: Island, Kitsap, Jefferson, or Thurston counties
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Deadline: April
  • Accounting, criminal justice
Blade Your Ride Scholarship Program
  • Deadline: June
  • Enrolled full-time
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
Budweiser Conservation Scholarship
  • Deadline: January
  • Environmental science, natural resource management, biology, public policy, geography, political science or related disciplines
Campus Safety Health & Environmental Management
  • Deadline: March
  • Full-time student
  • Encouraged to study Safety and Environmental Management
Catching The Dream
  • Deadline: September
  • Be 1/4 or more degree American Indian and enrolled as a member in a U.S. tribe
Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
  • Deadline: March
  • Science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, and law students
College Art Association Fellowship
  • Deadline: January
  • Master of fine art students from socially and economically diverse backgrounds
Collegiate Inventors Competition
  • Deadline: June 15
  • Submit an invention that is the work of a student or team of students
  • Must be enrolled in a college or university with full-time status
  • In the case of a team (maximum of four students) at least one member of the team must meet the full time eligibility criteria and the other team members must have been enrolled, as a minimum, on a part-time basis
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship Awards
  • Deadline: April
  • U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency
  • Consistent active participation in public and/or community service activities
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Good writing skills
Cooper-Hewitt: National Design Museum Internships
  • Deadline: February
  • Are currently enrolled in a degree-granting institution
  • Have graduated from a degree-granting institution in the last 6 months
  • Have evidence that they have been accepted into a degree-granting graduate program within 6 months
ESA Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies
  • Deadline: February
  • Must be attending an accredited school in the U.S. during the following academic school year
  • Minimum of 3.5 GPA
  • Submit verification of enrollment in graduate studies program
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
  • Deadline: June
  • Must be a woman with physical disability
  • Be currently accepted to a graduate program in an accreditted college or university in the United States
  • Be active in a local, state, or national disability organization - either in person or electronically - which is providing services and/or advocacy for people with disabilities
  • Write an essay in 1,000 words or less explaining, "How I will change the face of disability on the planet"
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship
  • Deadline: November
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Graduate study leading to a Ph.D.
  • Must be committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
The Foundation for Outdoor Advertising Research and Education (FOARE) Scholarship Program
  • Deadline: June
  • Outdoor advertising
Fulbright Program
  • Deadline: October
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Must hold a B.A. or B.S. degree
  • International research, teaching, creative and performing arts
George J. Mitchell Scholarships
  • Deadline: October
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Have high academic achivement, a record of leadership, and a commitment to service and community
  • Be between the ages of 18-30
  • Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university before beginning study under the Mitchell Scholarship
The H. Truman Scholarship Foundation
  • Students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields
  • Must be a college junior
  • Candidates must be nominated by their undergraduate institution (see the Faculty Representative Locator)
  • Participate in a number of programs: Truman Scholar Leadership Week, The Summer Institute, The Truman Fellows Program, and the Public Service Law Conference
  • 70 - 75 scholarships awarded annually
Health Professions Scholarship Program
  • Health care, Native American, Alaska Native, Indian health care, nursing, pharmacy, public health nutrition, dentistry, chemical dependency counseling, optometry, physical therapy, radiologic technology, paraoptometrics, podiatry: DPM, civil engineering, environmental engineering, health records, X-ray
  • Must be an enrolled Alaska Native or American Indian
  • Must be enrolled in a health profession program
  • 2.0 GPA or higher
Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship
  • Deadline: October
  • Applied physical sciences, aeronautics/astronautics, applied mathematics, applied physics, applied science, astronomy, biotechnology, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, computer science, earth sciences, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, operations research, physics, quantitative biology, statistics
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Ph.D. candidates only
Hispanic College Fund
  • Deadline: March
  • Computer science, computer engineering
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Must be Hispanic or of Hispanic decent
  • 3.0 GPA or higher
Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC) Scholars Program
  • Deadline: April
  • Must be majoring in the field of engineering, math, computer science, or material science
  • Be of hispanic origin and/or significantly participate in and promote organizations and activities in the hispanic communities
  • Minimum 3.0 overall GPA
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International
  • Deadline: June
  • Enrolled in a hospitality management or related curriculum (marketing majors eligible)
Independent Institute- Sir John M. Templeton Fellowship
  • Deadline: May
  • 35 years of age or younger
Institute of International Education
  • Deadline: January
  • NSEP Boren Fellowships are intended to provide or add to the international component of U.S. graduate students' educations.
  • Work in the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, State, or the Intelligence Community
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
  • Deadline: March
  • Diverse educational opportunities
  • Must be nominated by faculty representative
    • Wayne S. Quirk, Associate Vice President of Graduate Studies & Research, CWU Representative
  • 3.50 GPA or higher
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program
  • Deadline: October
  • Arts, humanities, social sciences
  • Undergraduate seniors and first year graduate students may apply
James Madison Graduate Fellowship
  • Deadline: March
  • Teaching, american history, political science, government, education
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national
  • Must hold a B.A. or B.S. degree
  • Plan to teach
Japanese Government Research Student Scholarship
  • Deadline: May
  • Be a U.S. citizen living Washington, Montana, or Northern Idaho states
  • If you possess and maintain a dual citizenship with Japan and the U.S. you are not eligible to apply for the Japanese Government Scholarship unless you renounce your Japanese citizenship
  • Be graduating from a university by March or September 2008
Janet H. and C. Harry Knowles Foundation
  • Deadline: January
  • Science, engineering, mathematics, teaching
  • Must hold a B.S. degree in physical science, mathematics or engineering
John Gyles Education Awards
  • Deadline: June
  • Full United States or Canadian citizenship
  • Be enrolled full-time at a college or university program in all areas of post-secondary study (undergraduate and graduate)
  • Minimum 2.7 GPA
Journyx Scholarship Program
  • Deadline: June
  • Graduate status
  • Write a 1,000 word max essay
Junior League of Yakima
  • Deadline: February
  • Women in the Yakima area
  • Plan to puruse a career in the Yakima Valley following graduation
Katrin Lamon Fund Fellowship
  • Deadline: June
  • Native American, literature, journalism, communication, related fields
Korean American Scholarship Foundation
  • Deadline: May
  • Attending college in the Western Region
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Full time status
La Unidad Latina Foundation
  • Deadline: February and October
  • Be of Hispanic background
  • Have a cumulative GPA of between 2.8 and 3.6 out of a 4.0 scale. GPAs above 3.60 or below 2.80 do not qualify for a scholarship
  • Be currently enrolled in an eligible bachelor's or master's degree program at an accredited four-year college or university. Eligible degrees: all Bachelor degrees and Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Public Administration/Policy, Master of Social Work, Master of Education, Master of Divinity.
  • Have completed at least one full-time semester of study for graduate applicants.
  • Reside in the United States
The Lagrant Foundation
  • Deadline: February
  • Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American, Asian Pacific American, Hispanic or Native American
  • Must have a minimum GPA of 3.2
  • Applicant must have a MINIMUM OF TWO ACADEMIC SEMESTERS left to complete his/her Master's degree
The Marshall Scholarships
  • Deadline: October
  • Be a citizen of the United States of America (at the time that you apply for a scholarship)
  • Hold your first undergraduate scholarship from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States by the time you take up the scholarship
  • Have a GPA of at least 3.7 (A-)
  • Have graduated from your undergraduate college or university after April
  • Have not studied for or held a degree-equivalent qualification from a British University
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
  • Deadline: October
  • Be in your first, second, or third year of law school. You must be enrolled in law school full-time in the upcoming school year to qualify
  • Have demonstrated involvement in and commitment to serve the Latino community through the legal profession
  • Show academic and professional achievement
  • Demonstrate financial need
National Housing Endowment: Herman J. Smith Scholarship
  • Deadline: May
  • Be a full-time graduate student and have at least one full academic year of course work remaining after the scholarship is awarded
  • Be majoring in construction management, mortgage finance, or a construction related field
National Physical Science Consortium
  • Deadline: November
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Astronomy, chemistry, computer science, geology, materials science, mathematical sciences, physics, engineering fields: chemical, computer, electrical, environmental, mechanical
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  • November, varies depending on discipline
National Society of Hispanic MBAs
  • Hispanic background
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • NSHMBA membership required click here to join
  • Enrolled in an MBA program
  • 3.0 GPA or higher
Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowships
  • Deadline: February
  • Must be an active member of Phi Kappa Phi with current dues paid by March 31, 2007, or have accepted membership by June 30, 2007
  • Have applied to enroll as a full-time student in a post-baccalaureate program for the 2007-2008 academic year
Portland Cement Association
  • Deadline: January
  • Engineering, science, material science, or architectural program
Sealaska Heritage Institute
  • Deadline: March
  • Must submit a certificate of Indian blood
  • Must be a full-time graduate student
Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Intellectual Property Law Scholarship
  • Deadline: March
  • Be a member in an underrepresented minority group
  • Be currently enrolled in or accepted to an ABA accredited law school
  • Demonstrate intent to engage in the full-time practice of intellectual property law
Sony Pictures Scholarship
  • Deadline: May
  • Image studies, production, library, information services, archival administration, museum studies, or a related discipline
  • Must be a full-time graduate student
  • 3.0 GPA or higher
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Fine & Applied Arts/The Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship
  • Deadline: December
  • Open to graduates of similar institutions of equal educational standing
Washington Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Deadline: June
  • Family and consumer science related major
Washington Association of Sewer & Water Districts Scholarship
  • Sewer, water industry, public works
  • Must be a Washington state resident
Washington State Business Education Association Scholarships: Dr. F. Ross Byrd Scholarship
  • Deadline: May
  • Must be a dues paying member of the WSBEA
Washington State Employees Credit Union Scholarship
  • Be planning to attend full-time at a four-year college or graduate school next fall
  • Degree sought must be first of its type
  • Be a member or a member's dependent in good standing with WSECU
The Wellstone Fellowship
  • Minority
  • Demonstrate interest in health care policy, racial and ethnic health disparities, and a commitment to contributing to social justice work
Women Grocers of America
  • Deadline: May
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Entering sophomores, continuing students, or in a graduate program
  • Pursuing a career in the grocery industry
Women in Defense: Horizon Foundation
  • Deadline: July
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA
  • Junior status or above
  • Pursuing a career related to national security or defense
Women's International Network of Utility Professionals
  • Electrical energy, women, economics
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
  • Humanistic studies, dissertation, women's health, public policy, foreign affairs
ZAMI- Audre Lorde Scholarship Fund
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender person of color
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA

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Additional Graduate Resource Databases
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Applicable Information
American Indian Science & Engineering Society
  • Native American, science, engineering, technology, information & computer science, tribal resource management, land conservation, natural energy resources, water and air quality
Into the Best Scholarships
  • Essay contests, university grants, corporation scholarships, organizational and federal loans, national association financial assistance programs
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
  • Native American, science, engineering, technology, information & computer science, medical
The National Academies
  • Science, engineering and medicine

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