Author: Amy McGlashan

A unique post-graduate opportunity for students to know about once they are clear about their graduate school plans:

The Center for Global Food Security at Purdue University (http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/food) is kicking off the Borlaug Fellowship program, which aims to provide financial support to US graduate students studying in US universities to carry out research in a developing country on a topic that will resolve an important constraint associated with food security.   This five-year program is funded by the US Agency for International Development.  These fellowships are meant to complement other sources of financial assistance that students have obtained to support their graduate work.  The deadline for the first round of applications has been extended until May 31st.  Subsequent rounds will be announced beginning in early fall 2012.

If students are interested in applying for a grant, application instructions and forms are located at http://www.purdue.edu/borlaugfellows.  Questions regarding this grant can be addressed to borlaugfellows@purdue.edu.

Glamour’s Top Ten College Women Scholarship Competition is back in action for 2012! The contest, now in its 56th year, annually recognizes ten of the most accomplished college juniors from across the U.S. and Canada. All ten winners receive $3,000 and a trip to New York, and are featured  in the May issue of Glamour, while one grand prize winner will take home $20,000 for her tuition and projects. You can get more information here: http://www.glamour.com/about/top-10-college-women

This competition is open to any and all female students who will be a junior in the fall of 2012l. All physical materials must be received in one package and sent in by the early deadline of July 15th. All questions may be directed to TTCW@glamour.com.

 

An April 30 deadline for Frugal Dad’s $5,000 Undergraduate Scholarship is fast approaching.  Frugaldad.com offers a $5,000 merit-based scholarship twice a year.  This opportunity is available to all types of students in all majors, and is an excellent way for students to win and secure financial aid.   Selection will be based on academic history, extracurricular involvement, and ingenuity of essay entries.  Students can access this and all future scholarship opportunities here: http://frugaldad.com/scholarships/.

Deadline: Monday, April 30 2012 at 11:59 PM EST

Contact kelly@frugaldad.com with any questions.

The James “Rhio” O’Connor Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest is still taking applications and has added a second essay choice.  Over $10,000 is still available to winners of the essay contest.

Undergraduate and graduate students at colleges and universities in the United States are invited to honor James “Rhio” O’Connor’s spirit of self-determination and intellectual curiosity by writing an essay related to living with cancer and cancer treatment.

For more information and to receive a copy of the Application and Rules please visit: http://www.cancermonthly.com/scholarship.asp or write our Scholarship Coordinator at: aelliott@cancermonthly.com

A new post-graduate fellowship has just become available that might be of interest to students: the Math Pioneers Fellowship. It was founded by a former Posse Scholar from another institution and is run by the MATCH School in Boston.  Math Pioneers  provides funding to tutor high school algebra and geometry –  but applicants do not need to be math majors. Since the high schools are predominantly Spanish-speaking, most of the successful fellowship applicants will have strong Spanish skills. Fellows receive a $15,000 living stipend and full health benefits.

The application is available online at http://www.matchschool.org/matchcorps/pioneers.htm and if you have any questions, please contact:

Antonio J. Gutierrez, Jr./ Director of Business Development and Public Relations Coordinator | Math Pioneers/ MATCH School Business Office | 215 Forest Hills Street | Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130/ Office: (857) 203-9662 | Fax: (617) 232-2838