AmericanScholarship - Update on Scholarships in America

Founded in 1968, the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan, is a private, international, non-profit academic institution dedicated to promoting research and publication in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, ancient through modern history, art history, conservation and preservation studies, Arabic and other Near Eastern languages, Islamic studies, and many other fields related to Near Eastern studies. The center has 11 full-time employees, a six-story residential facility, and a fellowship program that grants over 20 awards annually for periods of two to six months.
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The 2007-08 Leslie Wilson Assistantship competition has ended. The application for the 2008-09 competition will be available in November 2007.These assistantships are available for newly enrolling Black American graduate students. Nomination is through the de-partment or college but competition for these awards is on a university-wide basis. The stipend is a minimum of $5,000 per year plus tuition waivers. Application forms are available in the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies or from the director of graduate studies of the student’s program, email: dwieckow@mailer.fsu.edu. DEADLINE: February 1.

NASA offers a one-year renewable fellowship for U.S. citizens (only) in the field of science, math, or engineering. The total award is $30,000. Awards are renewable for a total of three years based on satisfactory performance. The award includes a student stipend, a student allowance, and a university allowance. The student stipend of $21,000 may cover tuition, room and board, books, software, meal plans, school and laboratory supplies, and other related expenses. No equipment may be purchased with these funds. The $4,000 Student Allowance may be used for additional program related travel, and other expenses agreed upon by the student and the Faculty Research Adviser (up to $1,000 for health insurance, for example). The remaining $4,000 is given directly to the college or university.
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Approximately six $3,000 awards will be available for graduate study in the field of concrete. Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited program and be accepted at an accredited university for full-time graduate study in an engineering, architectural, or materials science program in the U.S. or Canada. Students who are in their first year of full-time graduate study in an appropriate field are also eligible for this award. The deadline is November 15, 2007. For more information, please visit www.concrete.org/STUDENTS/st_graduate.htm.