
Scholarships
Amount: $5,000. About: The Garden Club of America’s Coastal Wetland Studies Award is an annual prize awarded to graduate students studying coastal wetlands in the United States. Each year, one student is awarded $5,000 to go towards field-based wetlands research. Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at a U.S. university, be doing field-based
Amount: Full cost + discretionary funding. About: Established in October 2000 with a $210 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge, the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program offers full-cost scholarships to outstanding scholars from countries outside the UK so they can pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in subjects available
Amount: Up to $3,000. About: Administered by the American Indian College Fund, Full Circle Scholarships are annually awarded to Native American students pursuing post secondary degrees. Applicants must be enrolled members of a federal or state recognized American Indian Tribe, or have a parent or grandparent who is an enrolled tribal member. Full-time enrollment at
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The Fund for Education Abroad is a program designed to help disadvantaged students study abroad. Applications are accepted for fall semesters, summer semesters and an academic year. When choosing scholarship recipients, judges consider financial need, demographic factors, and academic preparedness. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, currently enrolled
Amount: Varies. About: Funded by the U.S. government, the Fulbright Scholar Program “offers passionate and accomplished students and scholars in more than 160 countries the opportunity to study, teach, conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to mutual understanding.” Each year, the program awards more than 1,700 fellowships, with 800 U.S. Scholars going abroad and 900
Amount: Full tuition, housing, books and supplies. About: The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry Scholarship) is meant for the children and surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, or a member of the Selected Reserve who died