AU Merit Awards

AU's Merit Awards Office offers a listing of recognition awards for students. Some of them may provide funding for further scholarship in addition to recognizing current outstanding school work. This office also provides guidance in applying for awards and maximizing your chances of a successful application.

Federal Government Funding Sources

DOD: Call for Deterrence Papers

2012 Department of Defense Welch Competition

DOE: Post-PhD Award

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/postdoctoral/

Javits Fellowship

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html

IC ARC Intelligence Community Post-Doctoral Fellowship

https://arc.westfields.net/.Create a new account and, find the program listing under GSSA/BAA, then click on ICPRFP12

Smithsonian Fellowships

http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm

NIH: Kirchstein Individual Fellowship Program

http://grants.nih.gov/training/f_files_nrsa.htm

NSF: Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503563&org=NSF

NSF: Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5234&org=NSF

SSA: Disability Determination Grants

http://www.policyresearchinc.org/projects/ddp_grant.shtml

Foundation Sources

Cosmos Club Foundation

http://www.cosmosclubfoundation.org/scholars/

New Fellowship: Latin American Security, Drugs and Democracy

The new Latin American Security, Drugs and Democracy Fellowship Program (LASDD) provides support for doctoral dissertation and post-doctoral research across a variety of disciplines and fields. The fellowship is a partnership between the Social Science Research Council, the Open Society Foundations and Universidad de los Andes.

Ford Foundation Fellowships

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm

Getty Foundation

http://www.getty.edu/foundation/funding/residential/getty_pre_postdoctoral_fellowships.html

MacArthur Foundation

http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1494505/k.6946/Grantmaking_Guidelines.html

Virginia Foundation

http://www.virginiafoundation.org/research/fellowships/

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship(Woodrow Wilson Found.)

http://www.woodrow.org/higher-education-fellowships/religion_ethics/index.php

United Negro College Fund & Merck Dissertation Fellowships

http://umsi.uncf.org/ScholarshipsInternshipsFellowships/tabid/151/Default.aspx

Professional Associations

Scientific Research Society Grants-In-Aid

http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml

and

http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/brochure.pdf

American Association of University Women

http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/american.cfm

Psi Chi (Psychology)

http://www.psichi.org/awards/completelist_awards.aspx

APA: American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/cogdop.aspx

Basic Psychological Science Research Grant

http://www.apa.org/about/awards/apags-science.aspx

The Scott Mesh Honorary Scholarship for Research in Psychology

http://www.apa.org/about/awards/apags-mesh.aspx

National Research Council of the National Academies

www.national-academies.org/rap

International

Boren Awards for International Study

http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship

University of London: Institute of Historic Research

https://www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/junior

Short-Stay Study Scholarships in Switzerland

http://www.thinkswiss.org/us-swiss-exchange/research-scholarship

Academic Discipline

Anthropology

For Ph.D. candidates: http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/fellowships/

History

AU History Department Resources

International Affairs and International Studies

http://www.ifes.org/Content/Projects/Applied-Research-Center/Nav/Fellowships.aspx

Public Communication

http://www.apsanet.org/content_3542.cfm

Studio Art and Art History

http://www.collegeart.org/fellowships/

http://www.nga.gov/casva/casvapre.shtm

http://members.efn.org/~acd/resources.html

Psychology

http://www.apa.org/about/awards/div-35-tangri.aspx

Political Science

http://www.apsanet.org/content_3540.cfm

Universities

Harvard University International Affairs

http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/funding/student#graduate

NYU Post-Doctoral Awards

http://www.nyu.edu/diversity/academics.research/fellowship.html

 

Other Funding Sources

Washington Consortium - Economic Club Fellowships

http://www.consortium.org/consortium/index.cfm/students/finding-resources/economic-club-fellowships/

Research Gate

http://www.researchgate.net/?cp=us_dept

Diversity Fellowships - Fleishman Hillard

Organization:
Fleishman-Hillard

Position:
Alfred Fleishman Diversity Fellowships

Deadline to Apply: March 15, 2012. Apply through AU CareerWeb

Who We Are:
Fleishman-Hillard, a global leader in communications and marketing, is one of the industry’s most recognized integrated communications agencies, bringing together deep strategic thinking and a seamless network to deliver real-world results. We want big thinking, passionate creativity and unbridled energy. In exchange, we offer outstanding opportunities for professional growth and personal success.

The Alfred Fleishman Diversity Fellowships:
As part of our commitment to cultivating a diverse workforce, we are offering six- to 12-month fellowships, with benefits, to emerging communications professionals from ethnically diverse backgrounds. The fellowships include a paid position in one of our U.S. offices, professional development training and a mentor program. As a fellow, you will rotate among our account teams, gaining practical experience in the field of integrated communications from some of the industry’s best counselors. By working on client projects, you will learn valuable communications tactics, general business strategy and industry issues. Initial offices participating in the program are Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, New York, St. Louis, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

What You Will Do:
During the fellowship, individuals will be expected, among other responsibilities, to:
• Write, edit and proofread materials in AP style, including press releases, pitch letters, fact sheets, blog posts, website content and client correspondence.
• Help pitch story ideas to relevant media and participate in brainstorm sessions.
• Contribute to the new business process, including research and proposal preparation.
• Monitor, research, compile and analyze client media coverage in both online and offline channels.

Ideal Candidates:
We are looking for college seniors, graduate students and recent graduates from ethnically diverse backgrounds. The ideal candidate will have a career interest in public relations and communications, proven writing skills, initiative, creative problem-solving skills, proficiency in social media communications and a track record of academic achievement. Previous internship experience in the public relations or communications field is preferred.

Criteria to Apply:
Candidates must be pursuing or already hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in public relations, communications, journalism or a related field.  At the time of application, candidates may be no more than one year removed from receipt of their undergraduate or graduate degree. Candidates must be able to work a minimum of 30 hours per week.

The Completed Application Form Must Be Accompanied By:
• A resume and cover letter
• Two letters of recommendation from current or previous employers or educators
• Up to three writing samples — news releases, school papers or other relevant writing samples; please limit to five pages each


Interviewing and Judging Criteria:
After applications have been reviewed, selected applicants will be invited to interview. Applicants will be judged using the following criteria:
• Interest in and general knowledge of public relations and communications
• Academic achievements
• Demonstrated leadership
• Practical experience (e.g., internships, other work/service)
• Writing skills, as demonstrated throughout the application process including a writing test
• Letters of recommendation


Selection Timeline:
Initial offices participating in the program are in Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, New York, St. Louis, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., with additional offices adding fellowships in the future. The application submission deadline is March 15, 2012 with a target of awarding the first fellowships by summer.