AmericanScholarship - Update on Scholarships in America

Eligibility
For outstanding students currently attending an eligible Datatel client institution. The Datatel Scholars Foundation scholarship is open to fulltime and parttime students (taking at least six credit hours), as well as undergraduate and graduate students.

Personal Statement Essay
The Datatel Scholars Foundation scholarship personal statement essay should summarize educational goals and objectives, where the applicant has been as an individual, and where they hope their education will take them. They should also indicate the difference a Datatel scholarship would make in their life and to those around them.
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Graduate Study
For juniors who are US citizens or nationals planning to attend graduate school in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Each scholar receives $2000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. A maximum of 20 scholarships are awarded annually. Students must apply through the University of Florida.

How to apply for the Beinecke Scholarship nomination from the University of Florida
For questions, see Jeanna Mastrodicasa in the Honors Office (jmastro@ufl.edu).
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pproximately 15 one-year awards of $22,000 will be granted to students entering their first year of graduate study in the atmospheric, oceanic, or hydrologic sciences. Eligible degree fields include: atmospheric sciences, oceanography, hydrology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, environmental sciences, mathematics, and physics. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; women, members of minority groups, and disabled students are encouraged to apply. Selection is based on academic performance and on plans to pursue a career in meteorology or a related science. (more…)

The Graduate Fellowship Office has begun accepting applications for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) awards for Academic Year 2008-09 and Summer 2009.

FLAS awards enable students who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents to acquire a high level of competence in one or more foreign languages. Fellowships are awarded to students in modern foreign language and area studies, with priority given to students in the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields. (more…)