Scholarship Opportunities

Opportunity Description Website
Haverford College Mellon Post-Doctoral Program

Haverford College is pleased to have the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in establishing an endowed fellowship program designed to nurture the... more

Hawaii Community Foundation

Scholarship opportunities for graduate students.  Must be Native Hawaiian

 
Horowitz Foundation

The Foundation makes targeted grants for work in major areas of the social sciences, including anthropology, area studies, economics, political science, psychology... more

Intertribal Timber Council, Truman D. Picard Scholarship

The Intertribal Timber Council is dedicated to supporting American Indian and Alaska Native students pursuing higher education in the natural resources by... more

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program will award approximately 30 scholarships to seniors and recent graduates planning to attend graduate... more

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program

For graduate students studying the Arts, Social Sciences, or Humanities.  U.S. department of education.

 
Jacques Manonian Memorial Scholarship

The scholarship ($2,000 - $6,000) is designed to assist undergraduates, with preference to Native American and Montanan students, to participate in the Wilderness... more

Joe Ben Wheat Research Scholarship

The scholarship was established to honor the memory of Joe Ben Wheat, a leading scholar of the American Southwest. Dr. Wheat was a curator at the University of... more

John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships

Sponsorship of research at the John Carter Brown Library is reserved exclusively for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North... more

Josephine De Kármán Fellowship Trust

The Josephine De Kármán Fellowship Trust was established in 1954 by the late Dr. Theodore von Kármán, world renowned aeronautics expert and teacher and first... more

Library of Congress: Kluge Fellowships

The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research in the John W. Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a... more

Lynn Reyer Awards for Tribal Community Development

Society for the Preservation of American Indian Culture, ... more

Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

The Graduate College is pleased to announce the Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship designed to help Arizona graduate students complete their doctoral... more

Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Native American Literature at USC

Postdoctoral Fellowships are announced in the fall of each year, and the deadline is in the following January.

 
Minority Scholar-In-Residence Program, Consortium for a Strong Minority Presence at Liberal Arts Colleges

To help individuals gain experience working in a liberal arts college setting.  Funding available for those working on their dissertation or who are postdoc... more

Morris K. Udall Foundation

Programs of the Udall Foundation include the following:

  • Annual scholarships and fellowships to outstanding students who intend to pursue careers... more
Mystic Seaport

The fellowships are offered to encourage research of Native and African Americans in the maritime activities of New England, primarily its SE shores.  Paul Cuffe... more

NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Numerous scholarships for undergrad & graduate students.

 
National Academies Fellowship Office

Predoctoral, and Dissertation, and Post doctoral funding.  Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships.

 
National Academy of Education

The NAEd/Spencer Fellowship Program is open to all eligible applicants regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation... more

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles... more

National Gallery of Art: Center for Advanced Study in Visual Arts

Up to 6 fellowships to doctoral students in art history who are studying aspects of art and architecture of the United States, including native and pre-... more

National Hispanic Scholarship Fund

For those pursuing their first graduate degree. Several different scholarships available.  Hispanic U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

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National Scholarship Fund, League of United Latin American Citizens

Various scholarships available for graduate students.  Hispanic U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

 
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

The National Science Foundation award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally... more

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and... more

National Water Research Institute Fellowship Program

Supports master's or doctoral graduate research related to water resources. Research areas include, but are not limited to, engineering sciences, physical and... more

Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants

Enhancement Grants support projects to enhance existing library services or implement new library services, particularly as they relate to the priorities of the... more

Native American Scholarship Fund

Graduate & Undergraduate scholarships - 3 Scholarships pertaining to math, science, business, education and technology.

 
Native American Student Affairs (NASA)

Numerous listings for scholarships.

 
Native Scholarship to Study Coastal Climate Change

The scholarship will fund two years of study in a Master of Science program at Texas A&M University, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management. Program... more

New Mexico Commission of Public Records, State Records Center and Archives

This fellowship is intended to defray living costs while conducting historical research at the State Records Center and Archives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The... more

New Mexico Office of the State Historian

Applicants may either hold a graduate degree or may be enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited college or university. Research Fellowships and Scholars... more

New York University - NYU Postdoctoral and Transition Program for Academic Diversity

The Program New York University (NYU) is dedicated to ensuring that its scholarly community is enriched by individuals, who, through their different races and... more

Newberry Library, Chicago, Il

Various short & long term fellowships in the humanities including the Frances C. Allen Fellowship for Women of American Indian Heritage and the Susan Kelly... more

Office of University Partnerships: Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant

Annual program to encourage doctoral candidates to engage in policy-relevant community, housing, and urban development research; to assist doctoral candidates in... more

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship

The Soros Fellowships for New Americans support thirty individuals a year for up to two years of graduate study in any subject anywhere in the United States.

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Poetry Center: University of Arizona

Several awards for creative writing - University of Arizona.

 
Predoctoral Fellowships for Historians of American Art to Travel Abroad

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts offers up to six fellowships to doctoral students in art history who are studying aspects of art and architecture... more