Student Resources

Program Contact Information

For general information on admissions requirements and procedures, please visit the Admissions website, or contact:

Graduate Admissions Department

E-mail: sisgrad@american.edu

Phone: 202-885-1646

For questions about the programs, please contact:

Professor Judith Shapiro

E-mail: shapiro@american.edu

Grants and Fellowships

EPA STAR Fellowships

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master's and doctoral level students in environmentally related fields of study. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years. The fellowship program provides up to $37,000 per year of support.

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/fellow/

Boren

NSEP Boren Fellowships support students pursuing the study of languages, cultures, and world regions that are critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). Study of the countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand is excluded.

http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship

PMF

The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program was established by Executive Order in 1977 to attract to the Federal service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. By drawing graduate students from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, the PMF Program provides a continuing source of trained men and women to meet the future challenges of public service. Student apply to the PMF program the year before graduation.

http://www.pmf.opm.gov/

Scholarships are available to outstanding students from developing countries and economies in transition. The e8 scholarship is to support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject.

http://www.e8.org/index.jsp

National Council for Science and the Environment

The National Council for Science and the Environment is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decision making. We envision a society where environmental decisions by everyone are based on an accurate understanding of the underlying science, its meaning and limitations, and the potential consequences of their action or inaction. Funding Information

Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship

Through our Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship Program, we will award 3 lucky (and of course very deserving) students with $10,000 scholarships each, and 8 students with $2,500 in scholarship assistance. That’s a total of $50,000, to be used for tuition, books, and other educational expenses! Annie's Homegrown Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship Program is open to full time undergraduate and graduate students beginning or returning to an accredited 2 or 4 year technical or college program or graduate school in the U.S. Students must be focusing on classes in sustainable agriculture and have at least one more year before completing their degree.