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The Hispanic Scholarship Fund
offers college scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000.
To be eligible, students must be of Hispanic heritage, be
U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, be
undergraduates or graduate students enrolled full time in a
degree-seeking program at an accredited U.S. college or
university in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands or Guam. Students must also have earned at
least 12 undergraduate units in a U.S. accredited college or
university, have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of
3.0, have applied for federal financial aid, and be pursuing
their first undergraduate or graduate degree. For more
information, visit
http://www.hsf.net/scholarship/programs/college.php.
The deadline to apply is Oct. 16.
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships
for New Americans offers a $20,000 maintenance grant and
a grant of one-half the tuition cost to individuals who hold
a green card, or citizens who are already naturalized or the
offspring of two naturalized parents. Only those who are
completing or holding their bachelor’s degrees or enrolled
in a graduate program are eligible. Applicants must be no
older than 30 as of Nov. 1, the deadline date.
Additional information can be found at
www.pdsoros.org
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund
and the Marathon Oil Corp. offer a $10,000
scholarship to students of Hispanic-American,
African-American, Asian Pacific Islander-American, or
American Indian/Alaskan Native heritage. Applicants must be
U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States
with a valid Social Security number. Applicants must also
have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be a sophomore
majoring in any of the following fields: civil engineering,
electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, petroleum
engineering, geology, geophysics, accounting, marketing,
global procurement, supply chain management, environmental
health and safety, energy management or petroleum land
management, transportation and logistics and geotechnical
engineering. Seniors planning to earn a master’s degree in
geology or geophysics are also welcome to apply. For more
information, visit:
http://www.hsf.net/scholarship/programs/marathon-oil.php.
The deadline to apply is Nov. 1.
The National Physical Science
Consortium offers the Traditional NPSC Program, a
two-phase, six-year fellowship, and a Dissertation Support
Program. For more information, visit
www.npsc.org. The deadline to apply online is Nov. 5
The National Academies offers
predoctoral, dissertation and postdoctoral Ford
Foundation Fellowships to U.S. citizens or nationals.
Applicants must have evidence of superior academic
achievement, be committed to a career in teaching and
research at the college or university level, be enrolled or
planning to enroll in an eligible research-based program
leading to a doctor of philosophy or doctor of science
degree at a U.S. educational institution. For more
information visit:
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/.
The deadline to apply is Nov. 16 for predoctoral
candidates and Nov. 30 for dissertation and
postdoctoral candidates
A $600 Upper-Division Employee
Tuition Assistance Scholarship is offered to full-time
UTB/TSC employees and faculty. Applicants must be Texas
residents, must comply with Financial Aid Satisfactory
Progress standards, must enroll for at least three
upper-level credit hours, and must not owe a refund nor be
in default status on any federal or state loan programs.
Request forms are available at
http://blue.utb.edu/fa/scholarships%20latest.htm.
The Miller Brewing Co. offers a
$2,000 Federación de Futbol Scholarship to Latino
students. Applicants must pursue a degree in business or
related field, have and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be
eligible for financial aid from a federal or state-funded
program and maintain full-time enrollment status throughout
the duration of the scholarship term. For more information,
visit
http://www.adelantefund.org/adelante/MBC_FFLA_Scholarship_EN.asp?SnID=1227427655.
The deadline to apply is Nov. 30.
The UTB/TSC Alumni Association
offers a $500 scholarship. Applicants must be members of the
UTB/TSC Alumni Association, a junior, senior or graduate
student, U.S. citizens or resident aliens and have a 3.0 GPA
or higher. Applications are available at the Financial
Assistance Office, Tandy Hall 206. The deadline to apply
is Nov. 30.
The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund offers the
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority
Students. The $2,500-to-$5,000 fellowship is open to
both undergraduates and continuing students. To
apply, students must have the following: An excellent
academic record, a background in the social sciences or
humanities, excellent writing and communication skills,
demonstrated financial need and an American citizenship. The
student must also be able to intern for 10 to 15 weeks in
the Washington, D.C., office of the Aspen Institute. To
apply, students must send a letter of interest, including
information about dates of availability for the fellowship;
a resume; a transcript; a letter from the appropriate
university financial aid officer certifying demonstrated
financial need; and two letters of reference to: John
Russell, Program Coordinator, The Aspen Institute, One
Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, D.C., 20036. For more
information, send an e-mail to
hearstinfo@aspeninstitute.org. The deadline to
apply is Dec. 15.
All-ink.com offers scholarships
to students enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited
college or university in any field of study. Applicants must
be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, must have a GPA of
2.5 or higher, must submit an essay on who has had the
greatest impact on their lives and an essay on what they
hope to achieve personally and professionally after college.
For applications, visit
http://www.all-ink.com/scholarship.aspx. The deadline
to apply is Dec. 31.
--Compiled by Hugo Rodriguez
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