Conference and School Visits

Update! We have added few new sections: McNair Fee Waivers; Fellowships; Scholarships

We are excited to encourage our scholars to participate in various conferences and campus visitations. Below you will find a diverse selection of calls for papers and campus visitation opportunities.

 

 

Summer Research Opportunities
University of California, Riverside-Mentoring Summer Research Internship Program (MSRIP)
Deadline: February 15, 2013

Univeristy of Michigan
Deadline: February 10, 2013

University of Texas at San Antonio COS Summer Research Experience for 2013
Application Target Date: March 1, 2013

 

Financial Assistance

Fee Waivers**
Cornell University Graduate School
McNair Fee Waiver
Fellowships Database
(Look for: McNair Graduate Fellowship and the SUNY/Sage Graduate Diversity Fellowships)

Fellowships**:
Please stop by the McNair office for information.

Scholarships**:

American Association of University Women Transitional Scholarships
Open to women who have been residents of one of the following counties for at least 2 years (Atascosa, Badnera, Bexar, Comal, Guadaleupe, Kendall, Medina or Wilson).
Eligible applicants must: Be enrolled or unconditionally accepted into a bachelor's degree program; be a good student with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; be registered for a minimum of 6 credit hours; demonstrate financial need; and demonstrate community service.
For more information on this program visit: http://www.aauwsanantonio.org/Transitional-Scholarships.html
Deadline: February 9, 2013

American Association of University Women Graduate Scholarships
Open to women who have been residents of one of the following counties for at least 2 years (Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina or Wilson).
Eligible applicants must: be enrolled or unconditionally accepted into agraduate degree program, be a good student with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; be registered for a minimum of 6 credit hours; demonstrate financial need; demonstrate community service; and have received no more than one previous AAUW graduate scholarship for the current degree program.
For more information on this program, visit http://www.aauwsanantonio.org/GraduateGuidelines.html
Deadline: February 9, 2013

Wischer Educational Foundation Scholarship Program
Established in 2008 to provide funding to deserving individuals seeking higher education. This is a renewable scholarship award, the value of which will be based on the applicant's demonstrated financial need (not to exceed $10,560 per academic year).
To be eligible to apply for a Wischer Educational Foundation Scholarship, the student must: be a U.S. Citizen; be a legal resident of the State of Texas for 12 consecutive months prior to the filing of the scholarship application; be a person of good character; demonstrate academic potential and ability; and demonstrate a need for financial assistance.
This program is not open to employees of Frost Bank, their spouses, decendants or their decendants' spouses.
For more information: http://www.frostbank.com/wischerscholarship
For questions, contact: Milton-David November at mnovember@ets.org or 609-243-6549
Deadline: March 1, 2013

Big Fish Games
Big Fish Games is offering a $1000 scholarship to college students enrolled in or enrolling in college in 2013-2014. Additional information on this opportunity is available online at http://www.bigfishgames.com/blog/big-fish-online-games-scholarship/.
Deadline: May 31, 2013

 

**For more graduate school information,please visit our office.

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