For more information about the following Theatre Department Scholarships go to http://www.fau.edu/divdept/schmidt/theatre/oldsite/the_und.htm
Intel Science-Talent Search – Eligible students include high school seniors in the United States and territories, and American students attending school abroad. Each year, over 1500 students accept the challenge of completing an entry for the Intel Science Talent Search, with finalists competing for the top prize, a $100,000 scholarship. The deadline for receipt of all STS entries is 11:59 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, November 16, 2005. http://sciserv.org/sts
Gates Millennium – The Gates Millennium Scholarship is to promote academic excellence and provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students with significant financial need. The scholarship will cover room, board and tuition for at 1,000 high school students a year. Nominations are usually available in November. Deadline is March 15. http://www.gmsp.org
Guggenheim Scholarship – Preference will be given to FAU former athletic students who are pursuing a graduate degree. Priority will be given to former members of FAU’s football team, followed by former members of FAU’s women’s athletic teams. Additional preference will be given to graduate students seeking a degree in the College of Business (COB). Application: http://www.fau.edu/finaid/images/generalsch_app2.pdf
National Scholars Honor Society Scholarship – The society strives to reward and encourage personal growth and development, as well as engender a sense of civic responsibility and dedication to our nation’s great political process. Our members include thousands of America’s brightest minds and top achievers in the Arts, the Sciences, Medicine, Law, Business and Politics. The National Scholars Honor Society grants scholarships to highly qualified achievers from all academic pursuits. Scholarship eligibility is determined for each new applicant at the time of acceptance, and is reviewed biannually for as long as the member continues to update his file on an annual basis. $19,000 will be awarded in scholarships. Check out the website for more details and the membership online application at http://www.collegehonors.org
The Mark Twain Scholarship Fund, Inc. – This fund will award eight scholarships. This scholarship is designed to promote and assist the post-secondary education of qualified young students in their chosen discipline with the fields of Arts and Humanities, Applied Arts, Education, Science, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, or Law. Applicants must of a freethinking persuasion (freed from all ancient or modern mythic interpretations of life and living, against all efforts to impose superstitious religious teachings and interpretations on society), must be registered full time students at a University/College/Institute which awards B.S. and B.A degrees, must submit an essay or no less than 750 words on a topic chosen yearly by the scholarship committee. All applications must be postmarked by December 31, 2005. More information can be found at: http://www.atheistalliance.org/florida/Twainessay/twain%20app.htm
FBI – Common Knowledge Scholarship – This scholarship is based on what you know. Four (4) $1,000 first place cash scholarships will be awarded every week during the month of December. No essays, no minimum GPA, or financial background information is required. More information can be found at: http://www.cksf.org.
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship – The program provides financial assistance to students of superior ability, as demonstrated by their achievements and exceptional promise, to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) level in selected fields of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Panels of experts appointed by the Javits Fellowship Board (Board) select fellows according to criteria established by the Board. Students must also demonstrate financial need by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 20% of the fellowships shall be awarded in the social sciences, 20% in the arts, and 60% in the humanities. A minimum of 60% of the awards shall be made to students who have no graduate credits. Applicants must be eligible to be accepted to or currently attending a graduate program leading to a doctorate or a terminal master’s degree in an eligible field of study at an institution of higher education approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of the Department of Education. Applicants attending a foreign institution are ineligible. Apply directly to the program, not through the university. Deadline early October. Winners receive stipends up to $30,000 as well as tuition payment of over $11,000. http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
All scholarships are found at http://www.fau.edu/finaid/.
