Scholarship Spotlight: United Agribusiness League Scholarship Program

Sponsoring Agency: United Agribusiness League

Description: Scholarship for use in any year; not renewable.

Amount of scholarship: up to $25,000

Deadline: March 31, 2010

Requirements / eligibility:

• Applicants must be affiliated with UAL or UABT, either through a member or an employee of a member
• This scholarship is open to any major of study
• Must be presently enrolled anytime during the 2010/2011 scholastic year at an accredited college or university
• A minimum 2.5 GPA is required to be eligible for a scholarship
• Three letters of recommendation: one from a teacher, one from an employer and one from a volunteer organization (If you do not work or volunteer, substitute 2 teacher letters)
• A two-page essay is required; typewritten and double-spaced with a one-page bibliography. The topic for the 2010 essay can be found in the "Scholarship Checklist" section
• A one-page typed resume of any work, educational, community or extracurricular activities.

Contact Information:
UAL/UABT Scholarship Program
United Agribusiness League
54 Corporate Park
Irvine, CA 92606-5105
United States

Phone: 800.223.4590

Fax: (949) 975-1671

URL: http://ual.org/scholarship.html

Questions?
Please contact the Scholarship Coordinator at (800) 223-4590 or by e-mail: scholarship@ual.org.

Scholarship Spotlight: AU-SU Dual Degree Program Scholarship Grant

Sponsoring Agency: Canada Student Services Corporation

Description: CSSC is proud to provide full and part scholarships for students wishing to enroll in the joint international business administration program offered by Canada's Athabasca University and China's Soochow University.

Amount of scholarship: $2,100-$4,200

Deadline: Submit application prior to start of each semester

Requirements / eligibility:

• For study in Asia
• Grade level: undergraduate
• For study in Asia, China
• Field of study: Business Management/ Finance
  

Contact Information:
110-6545 Bonsor Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5H1H3
Canada

Contact Name/ Title:
Ken Hoang- Program Coordinator

Phone: 604-438-7538
Fax: 604-438-6717
URL: http://bit.ly/aQjZBa

Scholarship Spotlight: The Siam Cement Group Foundation

Scholarship: The Siam Cement Group Foundation

Program: Master of Arts Program in International Development Studies (MAIDS) at Chulalongkorn University for the upcoming 2010-2011 academic year.

Amount of scholarship: 2 Full scholarships

Deadline: Deadline: March 31, 2010

Requirements/eligibility:
Scholarships are open to government workers, non-profit sector employees, students and other individuals with a background in development from each of the following Southeast Asian countries:

• Thailand
• Indonesia

Additional information:

Contact:
M.A. in International Development Studies
Faculty of Political Science,
Chulalongkorn University
Henry-Dunant Road, Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330 , Thailand
Tel: (+66) 2-218-7313
Fax: (+66) 2-252-6277
E-mail: maids@chula.ac.th

Scholarship Spotlight: Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History

Scholarship: Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research Application

Amount of scholarship: from $ 250 to $ 2,500

Deadline: March 15, 2010

Requirements / eligibility:

• Support is limited to projects dealing with systematic, evolution, ecology, and field-oriented behavioral studies of marine animals. Awards are not made to support research in botany and biochemistry
• Two letters of recommendation using forms downloaded from the website
• Curriculum Vitae
• Budget
• Project Description and literature cited page
• Completion of online information
  

Application Guidelines:

• Complete online information and this form.
• Applicants are allowed a maximum of two awards in different years (not consecutive).

Applications lacking any information requested will not be reviewed.


Additional Information:

Note that you may have a tax liability on this award if you are not a US Citizen and if your
work will take place in the USA. If you are a US Citizen there is no tax. If you are a foreign
national and your work will NOT take place in the USA, there is no tax.

Applications are only accepted online: https://myrggs.amnh.org/Applicant/ApplyOnline_Login.aspx

Contact:
Questions, e-mail:
http://rggs.amnh.org/pages/academics_and_research/fellowship_and_grant_opportunities#grants

Scholarship Spotlight: The Alexander Bell Association

Scholarship: The Alexander Bell Association for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Amount of scholarship: from $1,000 to $10,000

Deadline: March 1, 2010

Requirements/eligibility:

• Spoken communication must be the student’s primary mode of communication.
  Hearing loss must have been diagnosed prior to age seven (during the language-learning years).
  
  
• Hearing loss must be bilateral and in the moderate to profound range. Applicants must have an unaided Pure-Tone Average (PTA) of 60dB or greater in the better hearing ear in the speech frequencies of 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz. Applicants with cochlear implants meet this eligibility requirement. Unilateral (one-sided) hearing loss does not qualify.
  
  
  Formula for calculating the PTA: On the unaided audiogram, look at the results for the better hearing ear at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz and add those three numbers together, then divide that total by three. The result is the Pure Tone Average. To be eligible for this award, the applicant’s PTA must be 60 or greater.
  
  
• Applicant must be enrolled in or have applied to a mainstream and accredited college/university as a full-time student.
  
  
• Applicants in the United States must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 non-weighted scale. This is a cumulative GPA for grades 9-11 and the first semester of grade 12. For college freshman, this is cumulative GPA for grades 9-12 and first semester of college. For college sophomores or higher, it is the cumulative GPA on your college transcript for all semesters completed.

Additional Information:
Scholarship awards are based on a combination of academic achievement and personal accomplishments. Past scholarship recipients have demonstrated academic excellence*, exceptional personal qualities, and potential for ongoing contributions to society. Involvement in high school/college or community activities is a plus. Financial need has a limited impact on award selection.

For more information and application form:
https://nc.agbell.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=493

Contact:
Questions, e-mail: financialaid@agbell.org

Scholarship Spotlight: Masters Scholarships for Africa, India and Commonwealth Countries

Scholarship Spotlight: Masters Scholarships for Africa, India and Commonwealth Countries

University: The University of Nottingham; United Kingdom

Amount of scholarship: 30 Full Tuition Fee Scholarships; 75 Tuition Fee Scholarships of 50%

Deadline: April 30, 2010

Requirements / Criteria:

• You are from Africa, India or one of the Commonwealth countries listed below* AND
• you are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes AND
• you already hold an offer to start a full-time Masters degree program (including MRes) at Nottingham in 2010 – (Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences and Faculty of Science, plus some courses in the School of Geography, Institute for Science & Society, Institute of Work, Health & Organisations, and courses allied to Operations Management in the Business School)
  
  1 FULL Tuition Fee Scholarship is also available for a student fromAfrica for the MSc in Crop Improvement School of Biosciences
  
  6 FULL Scholarships (tuition fees, airfare, maintenance award and additional allowances) to new students registering on Masters programs in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences in September 2010.

Additional Information:
Application forms are available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/international/_online_forms/scholarships/application_page.php

For information on other sources of funding visit their scholarship funding database at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/prospectuses/postgrad/introduction/funding/postscholarship.php

Contact:
Any questions, email:
scholarship-assistant@nottingham.ac.uk

International Office: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/InternationalOffice/contact-us/contacts.aspx

International Support Services:
t: +44 (0) 115 951 5247
f: +44 (0) 115 951 5155
e: international-support@nottingham.ac.uk

*) Commonwealth Countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Maldives, Montserrat, Nauru, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa

Scholarship Spotlight: J. W. Saxe Memorial Fund

J.W. Saxe Memorial Fund

Amount of the Scholarship: $2,000

A prize of two thousand dollars will be awarded to one or more college or university students involved in public service. The award is meant to enable the student to gain practical experience in public service by taking a no-pay or low-pay job or internship during a summer or other term. Preference will be given applicants who have already found such a position, but who require additional funds.

Criteria:

• Undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited college or university.
• Seeking support for an internship in public service, not general support.
• Demonstrated public service activity -- past, present and/or future.
• Financial need will be taken into consideration.

Deadline: March 15

Additional Information:
http://www.jwsaxefund.org/index.php
http://www.jwsaxefund.org/apply.php

Contact:
J. W. Saxe Memorial Fund
1524 31st Street N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20007-3074
Email: Ruth Saxe, President
ruthsaxe@aol.com
Email: Elinor Sachse, VP and Secretary
sachsedc@verizon.net