If you are unsure as to what school you wish to attend, check with the national scholarship database located in Student Aid online or studentaid.ed.gov/. Here are a few examples of graduate degree scholarships that have deadlines for application from October until next April:
Federal Graduate Degree Scholarships
- The Bureau of Health Professions Student Assistance Scholarships (reasonable educational expenses, tuition as well as affordable living expenses) available for financially in need students, full-time students as well as financially disadvantaged students studying nursing and health programs. You can make the application for such graduate degree scholarships at the financial aid department of your school's administrative office.
- Federal Cyber Service provides graduate degree scholarships for National Science Foundation Service as well as Department of Homeland Security for those students who are currently pursuing master's, bachelor's or doctorate degrees in fields associated with information assurance. The graduate degree scholarships extend to 12000 USD and will include students who fulfill criteria regarding security clearance, if needed, as well as federal employment.
- Harry S. Truman graduate degree scholarships that are offered for those students who are currently pursuing graduate degrees within public service segments.
- EPA STAR Graduate Education Fellowships that extend to 20000 USD and are aimed at doctoral and master's students studying environment-related courses.
- National Health Service Corps graduate degree scholarships that are applicable for those students who are either accepted for enrollment or already enrolled in health professions courses for training that is accredited. This training should be in a primary care eligible discipline such as dentistry, medicine as DO or MD, certified midwife nurse, nurse practitioner for the family or a physician assistant.
Private Graduate Degree Scholarships
- American Association of University Women or AAUW has Educational Foundation Fellowships that extend to 20000 USD and include women completing dissertation writing from April to June. These scholarships are extended to students from all study areas apart from engineering.
- Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships that extend to 20000 USD are aimed at students writing dissertations for their Ph.D., within various fields and who have no existing doctoral degree.
- Fullbright Fellowships (the Institute for International Education) provides graduate degree scholarships for college seniors graduating, artists, young professionals as well as students graduating and who intend completing graduate work outside of the U.S.
- GEM Fellowships that extend between 10000 and 14000 USD are aimed at ethnic minorities who are underrepresented to help them achieve M.S. engineering degrees as well as Ph.D. engineering degrees as well as in the sciences with combinations of summer internships of a paid nature and stipends.
- Osher Foundation Scholars as well as Fellow Scholarship Program are for Maine and California university or college students who show tremendous academic achievement and are in need of financing.
- Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans extend to 20000 USD and aimed at under-30 students who are resident alien, children of naturalized citizen parents or are natural U.S. citizens. The applicant needs to hold a bachelor's degree and be in the final undergraduate study year.
- Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Program Grants extend to 25000 USD and include graduate degree scholarships for graduate studies in the field of education.
Graduate degree scholarships include serious amounts of money and grant or scholarship sponsors donate large amounts. These scholarships will even cover attendance costs or more. Discuss the best graduate degree scholarships and programs with your favorite teacher.
