Scholarships

Award Name: Roy W. Dean Los Angeles Video Grant
Description: The criterion for the grant is to produce a documentary, or short film that inspires and benefits society. 
Field of Study: Filmmaking, Arts/Art History, Unrestricted/Other
Award Amount: Multiple awards 
Submission Deadline: July 30
Link: http://www.internationalscholarships.com/cobrand/details.php?name=Roy_W._Dean_Los_Angeles_Video_Grant&id=985

Award Name: Atlas Shrugged
Description: The Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest is open to undergraduate students. To participate, you must read the novel and write an essay on a selected topic that can be found on the Web site. Essays are judged on both style and content. The winning essay must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of the book "Atlas Shrugged." Complete contest guidelines are available on the Web site.
Field of Study: Any
Award Amount:
FIRST PRIZE: $10,000
3 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000
5 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000
20 FINALISTS: $100
20 SEMIFINALISTS: $50
Submission Deadline: September 17, 2008
Link: http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_atlas

Award Name: Writers of the Future / Illustrators of the Future
Description:  Opportunity for new and amateur writers of new short stories or novelettes of Science Fiction or Fantasy.  Open to new and amateur Science Fiction and Fantasy artists worldwide
Field of Study: Any
Award Amount: Varies
Submission Deadline: Quarterly
Link: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm

Award Name: THINKSWISS Travel Grants for Swiss Life Sciences Summer School
Description: In 2008, four top Swiss universities will host two life sciences summer schools, which will take place at the EPFL in cooperation with the University of Lausanne and at the University of Zurich in a joint program with the ETH Zurich.
ThinkSwiss is offering travel grants to highly qualified and motivated U.S. participants in the 2008 Swiss Life Sciences Summer School Programs. The students will benefit from hands-on research, training and exposure to cutting-edge issues within a professional research community. Awardees of the travel grants will share their experiences by contributing to the ThinkSwiss Research Blog
The selection of the U.S. students will be done by each summer school. Please apply directly to the individual program at the respective school
Field of Study: Life sciences
Award Amount: Varies
Submission Deadline: March 1st and April 1st
Link: http://www.thinkswiss.org/summer_school_2008.html

Award Name: THINKSWISS Research Scholarship 2008
Description: For the second time, ThinkSwiss is offering 15 research scholarships for talented U.S. undergraduate and graduate students. These scholarships provide the awardees with a monthly stipend of $700 for a maximum of three months to conduct research at a Swiss university or research lab. The scholarship is open to students of all fields who have an outstanding academic record and a keen interest in conducting research in Switzerland.
Field of Study: Any
Award Amount: $700-$2100
Submission Deadline: March 31st
Link: http://www.thinkswiss.org/Scholarship2008.html

Award Name: Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Description: Grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad in non-European countries.
Field of Study: Unrestricted
Award Amount: Multiple awards 
Submission Deadline: mid-April for Fall semester / early October for Spring semester.
Link: http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/index.html

Award Name: Freeman-ASIA (Freeman Awards for Study in Asia)
Description: Grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam..
Field of Study: Unrestricted
Award Amount: Multiple awards 
Submission Deadline: early April for Fall semester / mid-October for Spring semester.
Link: http://www.iie.org/programs/Freeman-ASIA/

Award Name: The Global Studies Grant for Student Travel and Study Abroad
Description: Designed to support foreign language training and other academic studies abroad, this grant provides supplemental funds for American students who already are studying abroad under the auspices of an official study abroad program conducted by an accredited academic institution. As with our faculty grants, GSF seeks to support a formative experience abroad for the recipient, who also must share this experience with others upon his or her return – ideally, with multiple audiences and varied media. We are particularly interested in funding the study of strategically significant countries and languages.
Field of Study: Any
Award Amount: Varies
Submission Deadline: January 8
Link: http://www.globalstudiesfoundation.org/ShowContents.cfm?CategoryID=64

Award Name: THE JOHN T. PETTERS FOUNDATION
Description: The John T. Petters Foundation is a private foundation working to help advance the educational experience of deserving students by providing college scholarships. The Foundation focuses its scholarships to support international business study abroad programs.
Field of Study: International Business
Award Amount: Varies
Submission Deadline: Check the website
Link: http://www.johntpettersfoundation.org/about/foundation.asp

Award Name: Boren Scholarship
Description: The National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for U.S. undergraduates to study abroad. NSEP awards scholarships to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.
Field of Study: Any
Award Amount: $8,000-$20,000
Submission Deadline: Feb 12
Link: http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/undergraduate/award.htm