William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship

The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students is offered by the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, introducing students of color to philanthropy, voluntarism, and nonprofit organizations through a summer internship in Washington DC. Based on educational level, financial need, and time commitment, recipients will be awarded between $2,500 and $5,000.

• Eligibility: Applicants must be US citizens who demonstrate financial need, have outstanding research, writing, and communication skills, and have backgrounds in the social sciences or humanities. Applicants must also be racial minorities who are able to to participate in a 10-12 week internship at the Washington, DC office of the Aspen institute and pay for their own travel and housing expenses.
• Deadline: December 15, 2007 for the Spring 2008 program, March 15, 2008 for the Summer 2008 program, or July 15, 2008 for the Fall 2008 program.
• Website: http://www.apsanet.org/content_11389. cfm
• Contact:
  The Aspen Institute
  One Dupont Circle, Suite 700
  Washington, DC, 20036
  hearstinfo@aspeninstitute.org

Global Change Education Program

Funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research, the Global Change Education Program(GCEP) promotes undergraduate and graduate education which relates to global change research. GCEP has two different awards: The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience and the Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships.

The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience aims to introduce students at the end of their sophomore or junior years to research in Biological and Environmental Research. This research continues during subsequent undergraduate summers. Recipients of this award are encouraged to apply for the Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships.

The Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships support research which is designed and conducted by graduate students, faculty advisers, and Department of Energy researches in collaboration. Research should be related to global change.

• Eligibility: The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program is open to college sophomores and juniors, while the Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships are only open to graduate students. All applicants must be US citizens.
• Deadline: February 2, 2009
• Website: http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/
• Contact: Jeffrey Gaffney at jsgaffney@ualr.edu, Nancy Marley atnamarley@ualr.edu, or Milton J. Constantin at milton.constantin@orau.org

DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program

The US Department of Homeland Security(DHS) offers scholarships and fellowships in order to cultivate a science and technology community which is capable of meeting DHS needs. These awards are supported by the Science and Technology Directorate, which operates as the primary research arm of the DHS.

Undergraduate scholarships last for two years, separated by a 10-week summer research internship at a DHS-affiliated facility. The program funds full tuition to recipients, as well as mandatory fees, a $1,000 monthly stipend during the 9 month academic year, and a $5,000 monthly stipend during the following summer internship.

Graduate fellowships last up to three years, also with a required 10-week summer internship between the first and second years. The program funds full tuition, fees, and a $2,300 monthly stipend for 12 months.

Within two years after the final stipend payment, scholarship or fellowship recipients are required to work for one year at a DHS-approved job relating to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

• Eligibility: Scholarship applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate program while fellowship applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program. All applicants must be US citizens. The website contains a full list of eligibility requirements. Alternately, a questionnaire at the beginning of either application will determine your eligibility.
• Deadline: Online applications are due by 11:59 pm EST on January 6, 2009. Supporting materials must be received by January 13, 2009.
• Website: http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/
• Contact: dhsed@orau.org

Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes

The US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors the Critical Language Scholarship(CLS) Program in order to offer intensive summer programs in critical languages. These languages include Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Russian, and Azerbaijani.

These summer programs last seven to ten weeks and are fully funded by the CLS program. Programs are available at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced level(beginning level language instruction is not offered for every language). There is no government service requirement, although students are expected to continue their language study after completing of the program.

• Eligibility: Applicants must be US citizens who are currently enrolled in a US degree-granting institution at the undergraduate or graduate level.
• Deadline: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=89736708497
• Website: https://clscholarship.org/home.php

Coro Community Problem-Solving Fellowship

The Coro Community Problem-Solving Fellowship is a ten-week summer program designed to encourage African American college sophomores, juniors and seniors to experience Pittsburgh, specifically the progressive, innovative Pittsburgh that values diversity. The purpose of the program is to expose bright talented minority college students to the professional, economic and social resources that exist in the region through multi-sector field assignments, seminars and networking events.

• Deadline: April 2009
• Website: http://www.coro. org/site/c.muI0LcMOJpE/ b.2108469/k.76B1/ Community_Problem_Solving_Fellowship. htm
• Contact: Selena Schmidt
  Director of Leadership Development
  33 Terminal Way Suite 429A
  Pittsburgh, PA 15219
  Tel: (412) 258-2674.
  sscmidt@coro.org