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Sources of Outside Funding

As a separate procedure, with deadlines prior to admission application deadlines, candidates are also encouraged to apply for outside sources of funding even if they are already recipients of University Fellowships.

The American Indian Graduate Center Inc. (AIGC) announces the availability of graduate fellowships for American Indian and Alaskan Native students from federally recognized U.S. tribes. They must be pursuing a master's or doctoral degree as a full time student at an accredited graduate school in the U.S. and be able to demonstrate financial need.

Applicants must include an essay based on the question "How will your graduate education impact the Indian Community?" Or a similar question to establish the connection for our students between education and community.

Contact: American Indian Graduate Center, 4520 Montgomery Blvd. NE Suite 1B, Albuquerque, NM 87109.

Telephone: (505) 881-4584.
Email: aigc@aigc.com
Web site: www.aigc.com

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program supports students in the applied physical sciences. Candidates must be seniors or students who have already commenced graduate study. They must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or in the process of acquiring citizenship. Awards include a $25,000 stipend per academic year, and a cost-of-education allowance. The fellowship award is renewable annually for up to five years.

Contact: Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program, Box 5032, Livermore, CA 94550-3850.

Telephone: (925) 373-1642.
Email: askhertz@aol.com
Web site: www.hertzfndn.org

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences

Visit the HHMI Grants & Fellowships web site.

National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to promote scholarship in the United States and abroad on matters relevant to the improvement of education in all its forms. Fellows will receive $50,000 for one academic year of research, or $25,000 for each of two contiguous years, working half-time. To apply, visit the web site or write to the address mentioned below. For complete details, visit the web site.

Contact: National Academy of Education, New York University, School of Education, 726 Broadway, Room 509, New York, NY 10003-9580.

Telephone: (212) 998-9035.
Web site: www.nae.nyu.edu

The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) of the Department of Defense is intended to increase the number of U.S. citizens trained in disciplines of science and engineering of military importance. The NDSEG Fellowship Program is open only to applicants who are citizens or nationals of the U.S. Persons who hold permanent resident status are not eligible. The fellowships are intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study. Stipends to be awarded for new 2005-2006 fellows will start at $30,500 and increase by $500 annually for three years. The award also provides full coverage for tuition and fees. NDSEG Fellows do not incur any military or other service obligation.

Contact: NDSEG Fellowship Program, ASEE, 1818 N Street, NW #600, Washington, DC 20036.

Email: ndseg@asee.org
Web site: www.asee.org/ndseg/

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible. The fellowships are intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study. Anticipated stipends are $30,000 for a 12-month tenure. In addition, the NSF provides the fellowship institution, on behalf of each fellow, a cost-of-education allowance of $10,500 per tenure year.

Contact: NSF/Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, PO Box 3010, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-3010.

Telephone: (866) 353-0905.
Email: nsfgrfp@orau.gov

New York State Senate Graduate/Post-Graduate/Mid-Career Fellowships
All Senate fellowships are on-site in Albany, Capital City of New York. Fellowships are not financial aid for academic work, on-campus or classroom study. Class work and outside employment are prohibited during the full time fellowship: credit arrangements are permissible. Housing in Albany is the responsibility of the fellow.

A Grant-in-Study stipend is awarded -- $29,500 -- distributed in biweekly installments prorated from the first day to the last day of enrollment. Some benefits and options are available.

Applications from a wide interests and disciplines are welcome and encouraged. Training in the history/politics/government of New York is not requisite. Fellows are almost a year in Albany participating in the work of the Senate, observing techniques associated with policy making and legislative process. Placements are usually to the office of an elected Member of the Senate.

Fellows are not Senate employees. After the programs end, fellows are often hired to full employee status in the Senate, a matter that is largely determined by the personal initiative and able thoroughness of that fellow during the course of the program: the Legislature notices capability, respects thoroughness, and hires dependability -- as do peripheral agencies, quasi-governmental associations, lobby firms, and business/industry. A great number of former Fellows are today employees of the Senate, the Assembly, and the Executive Chamber and agencies.

Fellows are United States citizens.

Contact: James A. Utermark, Director, Student Programs Office, 90 South Swan Street, Room 416, Albany NY 12247.

Telephone: (518) 455-2611.
Email: students@senate.state.ny.us
Web site: http://www.senate.state.ny.us/senatehomepage.nsf/home?openform, Select the "Students Programs" link.