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Susan Lipschutz, Margaret Ayers Host and Anna Olcott Smith Awards for Women Graduate Students

Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
10/07/2010
Contact Phone: 
(734) 764-8119
Application Deadline: 
February 3, 2011
Funding source home page: 
UM, Rackham Graduate School
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Women graduate students actively pursuing a doctoral degree in any Rackham program, and who have achieved candidacy by the application deadline are eligible to be nominated. Nominees must have a cumulative GPA of 7.6 or higher.

weblinks: 
Award information
Nomination form
Keywords: 
General support
Women
Amount: 
$5,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Susan Lipschutz Fund for Women Graduate Students was established to honor the memory of Dr. Susan Lipschutz, former Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Academic Affairs. Susan Lipschutz was esteemed as a valued colleague, mentor and friend by many people in the University community, and was a committed advocate for the support of women students as they pursued their doctoral degrees. The Susan Lipschutz Fund will perpetuate those efforts and provide recognition to promising women scholars.
Margaret Ayers Host received a Rackham degree in 1942. She studied at Oxford, was President of the Alumni Association, Chair of the Alumnae Council, member of the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics, and a member of the Rackham Board of Governors. The Margaret Ayers Host Award was established to honor her remarkable contributions as a woman scholar and to the University of Michigan community.
Ella Smith Avery made a gift to the University of Michigan in 1938 in order to honor the memory of her mother and to support women graduate students in perpetuity. According to the terms of the gift, the Anna Olcott Smith Fellowship Endowment is intended to aid women graduate students who show "promise of the development of useful original ideals."

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

Based on availability of funds, additional awards may be made during the competition process.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

One applicant may be nominated by each Rackham department. Nomination materials are handed into Diana Woodworth in OAP. Contact her at dianaw@umich.ed for more information about being considered for nomination.

Fund Usage: 
General
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Lindbergh Grant Program

Typical application deadline: 
June
Page last updated: 
03/15/2011
Contact Phone: 
(763) 576-1596
Application Deadline: 
June 9, 2011
Funding source home page: 
Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Students of any nationality/citizenship are encouraged to apply.

Lindbergh Grants are awarded to individuals for research or public education projects, not to affiliated organizations for institutional programs.

weblinks: 
Grant information
Application form
Keywords: 
Activism
Air Quality
Biodiversity
Climate change
Computers
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
Green development
Health
International
International students
Land management
Natural Resource Management
People
Psychology
Research/field research
Science/technology
Social sciences
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
up to $10,580
Funding Abstract: 

Each year, The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation provides grants of up to $10,580 (a symbolic amount representing the cost of the Spirit of St. Louis) to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs' vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human environment.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Lindbergh grants are made in the following categories:

  • Agriculture
  • Aviation/ Aerospace
  • Conservation of Natural Resources - Including Animals, Plants, Water, and General Conservation (Land, Air, Energy, Etc.)
  • Education - Including Humanities/ Education, The Arts, and Intercultural Communication
  • Exploration
  • Health - Including Biomedical Research, Health and Population Sciences, and Adaptive Technology
  • Waste Minimization and Management

 

  • A Jonathan Lindbergh Brown Grant may be given to a project to support adaptive technology or biomedical research which seeks to redress imbalance between an individual and his or her human environment.
Application Process and Required Materials: 

* Application form, available at http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs/images/stories/documents/2012-grant-app.pdf 

Application Includes:

1. Category  

2. Project Title

3. Principle Investigator 

4. Organization of Affiliation

5.  Amount of Funding Requested

6. Dates of Project

7. Endorsers

8. Signatures

9. Lindbergh Grants Program

10. Balance Statement

11. Project Summary

12. Methodology

13. Results/Application  

14. Budget

15. Review of Literature

16. Personnel

17. Supporting Materials

18. Endorser's Support Form

Fund Usage: 
Research, public education programs
Funding Restrictions: 

The Foundation does not provide support for overhead costs of organizations, tuition, or scholarships.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Dissertation Research in International Business

Typical application deadline: 
December
Contact Name: 
Brad Farnsworth, CIBE Director
Page last updated: 
11/04/2010
Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(734) 936-3917
weblinks: 
Funding Information
Application Guidelines
Funding source home page: 
Center for International Business Education
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

This award funds dissertation research. In order to be eligible for a CIBE award of up to $5,000, your dissertation proposal already must have been approved by a University of Michigan college, school or department.

Keywords: 
Business/Industry
Economics
General support
International
Research/field research
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Travel
Amount: 
up to $5,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Center for International Business Education (CIBE) awards for the support of dissertation research of doctoral students in international business.  Proposals from students in all University of Michigan colleges, schools and departments are eligible.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

1. Research proposal, max. 1,500 words, describing the theoretical motivation for your research, the methodology to be used, and the anticipated significance of the research findings.
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Doctoral program transcript (unofficial is acceptable but subject to verification)
4. Detailed budget and justification. Must show all other committed and potential funding.
5. Letter of support from your dissertation committee chair.

Fund Usage: 
Travel, research
Funding Restrictions: 

Eligible activities include data-collection expenditures, such as the purchase of publications, duplication costs and online-search charges. Purchases of equipment are not allowable expenses.
 

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Varies based on geographical area of interest
Page last updated: 
10/12/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(734) 763-9200
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application information
Detailed informational packet
Funding source home page: 
International Institute
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be US citizen or permanent resident, enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral level at U of M. Native speakers of the language are not eligible. Must be enrolled in language/area studies during the year.

Keywords: 
Africa
Asia
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Geography
International
Latin America
Western Europe
Amount: 
full tuition, mandatory fees and a $15,000 stipend.
Funding Abstract: 

A FLAS Fellowship provides tuition and a stipend to students undergoing training in designated foreign languages in combination with area studies or international aspects of professional studies. FLAS Fellowships
are administered by the University of Michigan Area Studies Centers and Programs and are awarded competitively through annual fellowship competitions. The U.S. Department of Education (US/ED) funds these awards under the provisions of Title VI of the Higher Education Act. The amount of funding and number of
awards granted is contingent upon annual US/ED program approval, federal regulations, as well as continued
congressional funding, all of which may change from year to year.
Offered in many languages -- check website for specifics

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Online application form, language self-evaluation, statement of purpose (12 pt font, double spaced, three pages max), CV, current official transcript, official transcript of any post-secondary education, two academic letters of reference, language instructor report.

Fund Usage: 
Tuition, mandatory fees, and variable stipend.
Funding Restrictions: 

Generally, not tenable for dissertation research.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Moody Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
March
Page last updated: 
01/13/2011
Contact Phone: 
734-764-5513
Application Deadline: 
March 3, 2011
Funding source home page: 
South African Initiatives Office
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

• Must be a graduate student in good standing at the University of Michigan.
• Must demonstrate a genuine interest in working to find solutions to problems facing South Africans. Among those issues are HIV/AIDS, access to health care, gender and wealth inequalities and sustainable development. You must have an interest or experience in grass roots activism, international issues, and/or health issues.
• Must demonstrate an eagerness to do community service in South Africa.
• Must have related educational background or community service experience in the United States or abroad.

weblinks: 
Fellowship information, including application forms
Keywords: 
Activism
Africa
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
Global change
Health
International
International students
Natural Resource Management
People
Population
Research/field research
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Travel
Amount: 
Airfare, stipend, immunizations
Funding Abstract: 

For three months during the summer, UM graduate students will work in South African agencies on projects that involve a combination of research and service. Students are able to select placements that are consistent with their educational and professional goals. Past Moody Fellows have worked in health clinics, hospitals, centers for public policy, and governmental agencies for health and welfare. These fellowships present a unique opportunity to apply graduate school education to issues that South Africans face on a daily basis. The Moody Fellowship fulfills a field requirement for some University of Michigan graduate programs.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Stipend may not cover all living expenses in South Africa. We strongly encourage selected Moody Fellows to seek additional funding from other sources.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application includes:

  • General Information Sheet.
  •  Moody Fellowship application Short Essay Questions.
  •  Curriculum Vitae.
  •  Three completed recommendation forms. One MUST be from someone representing a nonacademic association (such as a pastor of a church or supervisor in a community organization).
Fund Usage: 
Travel, stipend
Funding Restrictions: 

The Moody Fellowship provides round-trip airfare from Detroit to the city of placement in South Africa and a modest monthly stipend for up to three months.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Coastal Wetland Studies Award

Typical application deadline: 
January
Contact Name: 
Carl Hershner, Director
Page last updated: 
11/11/2010
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(804) 684-7387
weblinks: 
Scholarship information
Application information
Funding source home page: 
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Preference for: students who are early in their degree programs, field-based research that occurs in coastal wetlands of the U.S.

Keywords: 
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
General support
Great Lakes
Lake
Landscape Architecture
Natural Resource Management
Research/field research
Travel
Water/Aquatic
Wetlands
Amount: 
$5,000
Funding Abstract: 

The award is a one year scholarship for graduate studies in coastal wetlands and carries a stipend of $5,000 to support field based research. The goals of the Garden Club are to promote wetlands conservation through the support of young scientists in their field work and research.All applications are reviewed by a selection committee of practicing wetland scientists. Selection criteria include the technical merit of the proposed work and the degree to which the work is relevant to the Garden Club objective of promoting wetlands conservation. For the purposes of this scholarship, coastal wetlands are defined as those tidal or nontidal wetlands found within coastal states, including the Great Lakes.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

All materials should be submitted electronically to gcawetlands@wetlan.vims.edu with the name of the applicant and GCA in the subject line. Please also include the applicant name on the proposal.
Applicants must provide: (1) a resume; (2) a written plan for the work to be undertaken during the scholarship period; and (3) a letter of endorsement from the applicant's graduate faculty advisor. There are no special forms or required formats, but content should include those things specified below. All materials should be submitted electronically to gcawetlands@wetlan.vims.edu.


1. Vita
At a minimum this should contain:
*mail and email addresses;
*educational background;
*relevant educational, work, or volunteer experiences;
*any publications; and
*names and contact information for three references.


2. Statement of work
*This should be a short (no more than 3 page) description of the work that would be undertaken while receiving GCA scholarship support. The statement of work should:
*identify the research question and how it relates to current knowledge in the subject area;
*describe the study methodology;
*explain the project's significance to wetlands conservation; and
*identify the applicant's career goal(s).


3. Letter of endorsement from applicant's major advisor
*The advisor should email this letter directly to the address above. The letter should:
*identify the student;
*indicate the status of the student in the graduate degree program; and
*evaluate the student's ability as an independent researcher.

Fund Usage: 
Research, travel
Fields of Study: 
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship in Tropical Ornamental Horticulture

Typical application deadline: 
January
Contact Name: 
Ms. Judy Smith
Page last updated: 
10/26/2009
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2010
Contact Phone: 
)212) 753-8287
weblinks: 
Scholarship information
Application form
Funding source home page: 
Garden Club of America
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Keywords: 
International
Landscape Architecture
Latin America
Plants
Research/field research
Travel
Tropical
Amount: 
$4,000
Funding Abstract: 

Fosters the study of tropical ornamental plants and their use in horticulture and landscape architecture. It affords a graduate student, or advanced undergraduate, an opportunity to study at a leading foreign institution that specializes in the field of tropical plants. The Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship is administered by the GCA Scholarship Committee.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

Funds one student in even numbered years at $4000.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application form (mailed to scholarship committee - no emails or faxes); short essay describing program you have selected, future plans, and what you hope to achieve;  two letters of recommendation - one from advisor, one from professor in major department (one should address academic progress, personal qualities, and eligibility for program, the other should address the program for which you have been accepted); official transcript; one page budget.

Fund Usage: 
Tuition, travel
Funding Restrictions: 

For study at a foreign institute specializing in tropical botany.

Fields of Study: 
Landscape Architecture

Rene Matos Memorial Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
May
Page last updated: 
02/14/2011
Application Deadline: 
May 1, 2011
weblinks: 
Scholarship information
Application
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

* Must be a US Citizen or a permanent resident residing in the United States or Puerto Rico.

* Applicants must be accepted or attending an accredited college, university, or vocational/trade school at the time the scholarship is awarded.

Funding source home page: 
National Hispanic Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees
Keywords: 
General support
International students
Minority
Women
Amount: 
not specified
Funding Abstract: 

The NHCFAE's Rene Matos Scholarship program assists dependants of NHCFAE members, students of Hispanic descent; minority and women complete their higher education efforts by recognizing and rewarding academically superior performance, achievements, leadership, and community involvement. NHCFAE scholarships are available on a competitive basis to any undergraduate, graduate, or technical/vocational student.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application consists of: application form, a copy of your FAFSA, official transcript, one letter of recommendation, photograph. 

Fund Usage: 
General support
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Truman D. Picard Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
March
Page last updated: 
10/26/2011
Contact Phone: 
503-282-4296
Application Deadline: 
March 18, 2011
Funding source home page: 
Intertribal Timber Council
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Applicant must be Native American/Alaskan Native.

weblinks: 
Scholarship and Application Information
Keywords: 
Community Forestry
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Forest/Forestry/Trees
General support
Minority
Natural Resource Management
People
Restoration
Amount: 
$2000
Funding Abstract: 

To honor Truman D. Picard the Intertribal Timber Council (ITC) established a scholarship program in his name. Truman served on the ITC Board of Directors from 1982 to 1985. While working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Colville Agency (Nespelem, Washington), in presales he attended the Forest Engineering Institute at Oregon State University becoming one of the first people form the agency to complete this program. In 1977, Truman transferred to the Colville Tribal Forestry organization taking a position as Supervisory Forest Technician in charge of woods operations. Later he was promoted to Assistant Supervisor of Forestry Operations.  The Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program is dedicated to the support of Native American students pursuing a higher education in Natural Resources.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application requires:

  • Letter of application including contact information, statement of interest in natural resources, demonstration of commitment to education, community, and your culture, and statement of financial need.
  • Resume
  • Three signed letters of reference, on letterhead and dated within the last six months
  • Evidence of validated enrollment in a federally recognized tribe or Alaska Native Corporation
  • Transcripts including proof of declared major
Fund Usage: 
Tuition, general support
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Typical application deadline: 
November
Contact Name: 
GRF Operations Center
Page last updated: 
09/21/2010
Application Deadline: 
November 16, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(866) 673-4737
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application
Funding source home page: 
National Science Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Keywords: 
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Business/Industry
Computers
Ecological studies
Environmental Education
Geography
Green development
Land management
Natural Resource Management
People
Policy
Psychology
Science/technology
Social sciences
Urban Planning
Women
Amount: 
$40,500 including a stipend and cost-of-education allowance
Funding Abstract: 

The fellowship provides up to three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, social science, and mathematics. The fellowship is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study and can be used over a three year period. About 1,000 fellowships will be awarded this year.

Deadline varies depending on research focus:

Interdisciplinary Fields of Study: November 15, 2010

Engineering:  November 16, 2010

Mathematical Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy:  November 18, 2010

Social Sciences; Psychology; Geosciences; STEM Education and Learning: November 19, 2010

Life Sciences:  November 22, 2010

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

* Online FastLane application at https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/
Includes:
* Personal Profile
* Education and Work Experience
* Planned Graduate Program
* Reference letter
* Personal statements
* Proposed plan of research
* Previous Research Experience
* Supporting materials to be submitted by mail:
* Official academic transcript(s) from all undergrad. and grad. academic institutions
* Undergraduate GPA form
*(optional) GRE Test Scores sent directly to NSF (code 5140) by ETS

A note on interdisciplinary applications:
The NSF welcomes applications for interdisciplinary programs of study and research. However, applicants are instructed to indicate the primary field of study for the proposed graduate program in the Fastlane Application Module so that the application can be assigned to the most appropriate review panel. The guidelines below should be used to assess eligibility according to the field of study criterion. lf the field is interdisciplinary, but with a clear field of study, the application should be submitted under the primary field. Only truly interdisciplinary applications without a primary field should be submitted in the interdisciplinary field due date.

Fund Usage: 
Tuition, salary/stipend
Funding Restrictions: 

Tuition, salary/stipend
* $30,000 stipend per tenure year
* $10,500 cost-of-education allowance per tenure year

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

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