American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Selected Professions Fellowships
Deadline: December 15 and January 1
Program Link: http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/selected.cfm
Scope: The sponsor provides support to women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study at accredited institutions during the fellowship year in a designated degree program where women’s participation traditionally has been low. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Awards range from $5,000 to $20,000 and are made for one year.
Eligibility: Candidates in all programs except the master’s in engineering and medicine are eligible to apply for support for the final year of study only and are expected to receive their degrees at the end of the fellowship year. Women pursuing master’s in engineering programs are eligible to apply for either the first or final year of study. Women in medical programs may apply for either their first or final year of study. Doctoral candidates in engineering must be entering the final stages of writing their dissertations. Special consideration is given to applicants who show professional promise in innovative or neglected areas of research and/or practice in areas of public interest. All women are eligible to apply for fellowships in the following programs: Architecture (M.Arch., M.S.\ Arch); Computer/Information Sciences (M.S.); Engineering (M.E., M.S., Ph.D.); Mathematics/Statistics (M.S.). Fellowships in the following degree programs are restricted to women of color, who have been under-represented in these fields: Business Administration (M.B.A., E.M.B.A.); Law (J.D.); and Medicine (M.D., D.O.).

Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Marusia and Michael Dorosh Master's Fellowship
Deadline: March 1
Program Link: http://www.ualberta.ca/CIUS/cius-grants.htm
Scope: The Dorosh Master's Fellowship, non-renewable, is awarded annually to a student writing a thesis on a Ukrainian or Ukrainian-Canadian topic in one of the above areas. Because funding is for thesis work only, all other degree requirements must be completed by the time the award is taken up. Students in non-thesis, course-based programs are not eligible.
Eligibility: An eligible applicant is a student writing a thesis on a Ukrainian or Ukrainian-Canadian topic in one of the sponsor's areas of interest. Because funding is for thesis work only, all other degree requirements must be completed by the time the award is taken up. Students in non-thesis, course-based programs are not eligible. Applications will be judged on a points system in which the thesis proposal, academic grades, letters of reference, and writing sample are equally weighted. Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada, who may hold the fellowship at any institution of higher learning, and foreign students enrolled at the University of Alberta will receive extra points.

Community Forestry
Community Forestry Research Fellowship
Deadline: February
Program Link: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/community_forestry/
Scope: Masters Fellowships
Stipends of up to $7,000 are awarded for Masters research. Requirements for Masters Fellows are identical to those of Dissertation Fellows, except for the field research period which is 3 to 6 months of residence in the research partner community. All masters fellows are required to submit mid-term and final reports and participate in the Community Forestry Workshop during their fellowship year.
Predissertation Fellowships
Predissertation Fellowships of $2,000 are awarded to cover summer travel and related expenses to visit potential field sites and communities for subsequent research. These Fellows must submit a final project report to the CFRF Steering Committee and participate in the Community Forestry Workshop during their fellowship year.
Dissertation Fellowships
Dissertation Fellows will be awarded up to $15,000 each. Eligible expenditures include living expenses while the researcher is in the field and transportation, communication, and other research-related expenses. Dissertation Fellows are expected to live in the study community for 9-12 months. All dissertation fellows are required to submit mid-term and final reports and participate in the Community Forestry Workshop twice during their fellowship year, once at the beginning and once at the end.
Minority and under-represented students are encouraged to apply.
Eligibility: Students at any institution of higher learning may apply for a fellowship. To be eligible you must be: enrolled in a degree-granting program in the social sciences, economics, environmental science, forestry, agriculture, or natural resource management, policy and planning at your home institution. (Ph.D. level students should have, in most cases, advanced to candidacy). engaged in graduate social science, economic, or natural resource research that deals directly with or is explicitly relevant to U.S. forest communities (urban or rural). planning to conduct participatory research that actively engages community members in the research process. Fellowship research is expected to be highly relevant to community forestry practice and policy, and to be participatory. Research questions dealing with the sustainable production and distribution of benefits from the forest across diverse cultural and socio-economic groups are especially encouraged.

DHS (Dept of Homeland Security) Fellowship Program
Graduate Fellowships
Deadlines: Various
Program Link: http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10040
Scope: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) realizes that the country’s strong science and technology community provides a critical advantage in the development and implementation of counter-terrorist measures and other DHS objectives.  The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission.  This education program is intended to ensure a diverse and highly talented science and technology community to achieve the DHS mission and objectives.  Areas of study that are eligible include:  physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, selected humanities, and engineering.
Eligibility: You must be a U.S. citizen as of the application deadline.
If you have earned a master’s or doctoral degree as of the application deadline, you are ineligible. If you are pursuing an MBA, MD, joint MD/PhD, JD, or joint JD/PhD degree, you are ineligible. You must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA from the institution granting your bachelor’s degree of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including fall 2005 grades if enrolled during that term. If you are currently enrolled in graduate school, you must have a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including fall 2005 grades. You must be pursuing a doctoral or master’s degree with a thesis requirement in the physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, selected humanities, or engineering.  See Fields of Study List. If you are at least a college senior as of the application deadline, and you will graduate prior to fall 2006, you are eligible.
If you have previously earned a bachelor’s degree but are not currently enrolled, and you have completed no more than two graduate courses since completion of a bachelor’s degree, you are eligible. If you are enrolled in the first year of a PhD program as of the application deadline, and prior to fall 2005 you had completed no more than two graduate courses since completion of a bachelor’s degree, you are eligible.
If you are enrolled in the first year of a master’s program as of the application deadline, you are not eligible to apply unless you will begin a PhD program in fall 2006.
If you are a veterinary medical student who is enrolled at an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine and who is currently in the fourth year of a professional curriculum leading to the DVM or VMD degree, and who will begin a postgraduate course of study in the 2006-2007 academic year leading to a PhD degree, you are eligible. If you have any commitments that would prevent you from attending school full-time, participating full-time in a 10-week internship during the summer of 2007, and attending the fall 2006 orientation meeting such as active military service, summer field work, or study abroad, you are ineligible.

DOE (Department of Energy)
Graduate Fellowships
Deadline: October
Program Link: http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/index.shtml
Scope: The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) is a program funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration.  Now entering its 15th year, the DOE CSGF trains scientists to meet the nation’s workforce needs and helps to create a nationwide interdisciplinary community.  The fellowship provides support and guidance to some of the nation’s best scientific graduate students, and these graduates now work in DOE laboratories, private industry and educational institutions.  The fellowship currently supports 63 students at 30 universities in 22 states.  Nearly 225 students at more than 50 U.S. universities have trained as Fellows, and the demand is only growing.
Eligibility: This program is open to masters and doctoral degree candidates enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college/university. All awards are contingent upon security access approval by the INL Office of Personnel Security. Participants will not be allowed at the INL until this approval is given. U.S. citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) of the United States (Green Card) status is required. LPR students are required to submit a copy of their green card to the INL at the time the application is made. Applicant must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0.

Electrochemical Society
Summer Fellowships
Deadline: January 1
Program Link: http://www.chem.lsu.edu/htdocs/people/rlmccarley/mccarley/2006%20Announcement.pdf
Scope: The sponsor provides support to assist students in continuing graduate work during the summer months in a field of interest to the sponsor. Eligibility: Eligible applicants are graduate students pursuing work between the degrees of B.S. and Ph.D. in a college or university, who will continue their studies after the summer period. A previous holder of an award is eligible for reappointment. Recipients may not hold other named fellowships or receive other substantial financial support during the time period.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are graduate students pursuing work between the degrees of B.S. and Ph.D. in a college or university, who will continue their studies after the summer period. A previous holder of an award is eligible for reappointment. Recipients may not hold other named fellowships or receive other substantial financial support during the time period.

EPA
EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study
Program Link: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/fellow/
Deadline: November 28
Scope: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master’s and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is November 28, 2006. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 65 new fellowships by July 20, 2007. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years, usable over a period of four years. The fellowship program provides up to $37,000 per year of support per fellowship.
Eligibility: Applicants must attend a fully accredited U.S. college or university (located in the U.S. or its territories).  Individuals must be citizens of the United States or its territories or possessions, or be lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Resident aliens must include their green card number in their pre‑application. You must have your green card at the time of application to be eligible for this Fellowship opportunity. EPA may verify this number with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service of the Department of Homeland Security.
Students do not need to be enrolled in or formally accepted in a full‑time graduate program at the time they apply for a fellowship, but proof of enrollment or acceptance must be produced prior to the award of the fellowship. Students must be pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in an environmental field of specialization.
Students who are in a graduate program at the time of application and meet either of the following two criteria as of  November 28, 2006 ARE NOT eligible: 1) have completed more than one year in your current master's program; or 2) have completed more than four years in your current doctoral program.  However, students enrolled in a master's program who intend to pursue a doctoral degree beginning in the fall of 2007 may apply for a doctoral fellowship.
Acceptance of this fellowship does not necessarily preclude acceptance of another scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, or grant aid.  However, this fellowship does preclude receiving other federal fellowships.
Employees of the U.S. government may apply, but must be able to prove separation from Federal service before accepting this fellowship.

EPA
GRO Fellowships
Deadline: November
Program Link: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2004/2005_gro_grad_fellow.html
Scope: GRO Graduate Fellowships
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for masters and doctoral level students in environmentally related fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is November 23, 2004.
Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 20 new fellowships by July 21, 2005. Masters level students may receive support for a maximum of two years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years with funding available, under certain circumstances, over a period of four years. The fellowship program provides up to $37,000 per year of support. See: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2004/2005_gro_grad_fellow.html for more information.
GRO Undergraduate Fellowships
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering Greater Research Opportunities Undergraduate Fellowships for bachelor level students in environmentally related fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is November 23, 2004. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 15 new fellowships by July 21, 2005.
Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer between their junior and senior years. The fellowship provides up to $17,000 per year of academic support and up to $7,500 of internship support for the three-month summer period. See: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2004/2005_gro_undergrad_fellow.html for more information.
Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens of the United States or its territories or possessions, or be lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Resident aliens must include their green card number in their pre-application. EPA may choose to verify this number with the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Students must attend fully accredited four-year U.S. institutions of higher education that are not highly funded for development of environmental research capacity. For purposes of this solicitation, EPA will use the data found in the National Science Foundation’s report “Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions: Fiscal Year 2001,” Table B-15 (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf03326/start.htm ). Students at institutions receiving $50 million or less in annual federal research and development funding, as designated in column 2 of Table B-15, are eligible. (The full NSF report can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf03326/start.htm .)
Students at schools that have substantial minority enrollment are particularly encouraged to apply. Examples of such schools are those that the U.S. Department of Education lists as “Accredited Postsecondary Minority Institutions” consistent with Executive Orders 13125 (Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders), 13230 (Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans), 13256 (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), and 13270 (Tribal Colleges and Universities), which encourage building the capacity of minority serving institutions to provide high quality education, and other measures to improve minority education. Note however, that not all of these schools receive less then $50 million. Consult the NSF Report specified above.
Regarding applicants who are attending community colleges, note that only those that are either four-year baccalaureate-granting institutions with degree programs in one or more eligible academic fields, or two year institutions that grant associate degrees and participate in Articulation Agreements with four-year institutions, are eligible to participate in this fellowship program. An Articulation Agreement is a signed contract between a community or technical college and a four-year college or university that guarantees that a student who earns an associate degree at a participating two-year institution can transfer all of the general education core credits to the four-year institution toward the completion of baccalaureate degree requirements.)

Festa Graduate Leadership Fellowship
Deadline: February 15 annually
Contact Inforomation: For more information on the Festa Graduate Leadership Fellowship, contact Dr. David King, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at 315-312-3692 or gradoff@oswego.edu.
Scope: The purpose of the Festa Fellowship is to provide a unique, professional leadership experience in a field of interest chosen by the graduate students selected for the awards.The Festa Fellowships will provide stipends of up to $10,000 to support outstanding graduate students who wish to pursue advanced leadership experiences in their fields, by, for example, shadowing a corporate CEO or other organizational leader, by working on a public policy issue with a legislator or public official, or by developing a significant project for a non-profit organization.These fellowships are not designed to be traditional internship experiences; they are intended to give the recipient exceptional and unique leadership experiences.
The Festa Fellowships will offer qualified Oswego graduate students a special opportunity to model effective leadership styles and practices in a variety of organizations and settings.According to Bill George, a prominent leadership expert at Harvard Business School, truly authentic leaders demonstrate the following traits:pursuing their purpose with passion, practicing solid values, leading with their hearts as well as their heads, establishing connected relationships, and demonstrating self-discipline.The major goal of this fellowship program is to provide a mentored experience that will help the recipients advance to leadership positions in their chosen field.
Eligibility: The Festa Graduate Leadership Fellowship Program will seek accomplished, motivated individuals who are eager to prepare themselves for greater leadership responsibilities within their communities and professions.  Applicants will propose self-designed learning experiences to help them attain leadership goals they have set for themselves.  The program will expand fellows’ experiences to new learning environments that would be inaccessible without a fellowship.
Advanced graduate students matriculated in any graduate degree program offered at SUNY Oswego will be eligible to apply for the Festa Graduate Leadership Fellowship.  The fellowships will be competitive and superior graduate students will be encouraged to apply.

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Deadline: February 6 for receipt of nomination materials.
Program Link: http://www.truman.gov/candidates/candidates_show.htm?cat_id=481&doc_id=248879
Scope: Career and graduate study interests - you hope to be a "change agent," in time, improving the ways that government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or educational institutions serve the public.  There are conditions in our society or the environment which trouble you. You want to work in government, education, the nonprofit sector, or the public interest/advocacy sector to improve these conditions.  You are comfortable committing to work in public service for three of the first seven years after you complete a Foundation-funded graduate degree. You would like to get a master's degree, a doctorate, or a professional degree such as a law degree or a Master of Public Administration, Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work, Master of Education, Master of Public Policy, or Master of International Affairs.
Eligibility: At the time you apply, you will be a full-time student pursuing a bachelor's degree with junior-level academic standing; you have senior-level standing in your third year of college enrollment; or you are a senior and a resident of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or a Pacific Island.  Note:  Students who have completed their bachelor's degree or are already attending graduate school are not eligible for the Truman Scholarship. You am a U.S. citizen (or a U.S. national from a Pacific Island) or you expect to receive your citizenship by the date the Scholarship will be awarded.

Hudson River Foundation
Hudson River Graduate Fellowship
Deadline: April
Program Link: http://www.hudsonriver.org/graduate_fellow.htm
Scope: In 2006, the Foundation will award up to four full-time research fellowships to advanced graduate students conducting research on the Hudson River system. Fellowships awarded to doctoral students will include a stipend of up to $15,000 for one year, and an incidentals research budget of up to $1,000. Fellowships awarded to master's level students will include a stipend of up to $11,000 for one year, and an incidentals research budget of up to $1,000. The student's home university will be expected to be the primary source of support for materials and expenses required to do the thesis research, and will also be expected to cover any indirect costs associated with the project. In special cases, applicants can apply for a 15-month fellowship in order to extend the proposed project through an additional summer. The Foundation will not accept applications for extensions of existing fellowships. The award is conditional upon a full tuition waiver or reimbursement by the University.
Eligibility: Doctoral and Master’s level students.

Institute of Food Technologists
Society of Flavor Chemists Memorial Fellowship
Deadline: February 1
Program Link: http://www.ift.org/cms/?pid=1001243 
Scope: A fellowship supports a graduate student conducting research either in flavor chemistry or in a food technology aspect of flavor chemistry. Applicants must be enrolled in graduate studies at any educational institution which is conducting investigations in food science/technology.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are students enrolled in graduate studies leading to an M.S. and/or Ph.D. at the time the fellowship becomes effective. There are no citizenship restrictions. Students must be enrolled in any educational institution which is conducting investigations for the advancement of food science and technology.

James Madison Foundation
James Madison Graduate Fellowhsips
Deadline: November
Program Link: http://www.jamesmadison.com/
Scope: 53 fellows selected each year. Study must be in one of the following programs:
1. Master of Arts (MA) in American History or Political Science;
2. Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) concentrating on either American Constitutional History (in a History Department) or American Government, Political Institutions, and Political Theory (in a Political Science Department);
3. Master of Education (MEd) or Master of Arts or Master of Science in Education with a concentration in American History or American Government, Political Institutions, and Political Theory.
Eligibility: You must qualify for admission with graduate standing at any U.S. accredited university. Requires becoming a teacher of American History, American Government, or Social Studies at the secondary school level (grades 7-12). Recipient must also teach one of the aforementioned subjects in a secondary school setting for one full academic year for every year of fellowship aid, preferably in the state from which the recipient won the fellowship. Up to $24,000 for a two-year masters program. 

Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF)
Teaching Fellowships
Deadline: January
Program Link: http://www.kstf.org/
Scope: The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF) was established to enhance the quality of high school science and mathematics teaching. KSTF offers teaching fellowships to young men and women who have degrees in science or mathematics and want to teach high school physics, chemistry or mathematics. The fellowship provides both financial and professional support for up to five years, including tuition assistance and a stipend while fellows participate in a recognized teacher credential program. Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates have earned a degree in a physical science or mathematics before the fellowship is awarded in June. Fellows have received their most recent degree within the past five years (between spring 2002 and summer 2007). Candidates must enroll in a secondary teacher credential program before the fellowship is awarded. Individuals who have completed the fourth year of a five-year combined bachelor's and credential program by the start of the fellowship are also eligible to apply.
Eligibility: Degree Required: BA. Fields of Study Eligible for this Award: Education, Mathematics / Statistics, Physical / Sciences.

National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Graduate Student Fellowships in Earth System Science
Deadline: February 1
Program Link: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/28932/2006_2007_fellowship.pdf Scope: The purpose of the sponsor's Earth System Science (ESS) Fellowship Program is to ensure continued training of interdisciplinary scientists to support the study of the earth as a system; particular emphasis is placed on the applicant's ability and interest in pursuing academic training and research using observations and measurements from the sponsor's Earth orbiting satellites, and in developing inter- or cross-disciplinary research about the Earth system that is not currently emphasized in the research and development portfolio of the sponsor's science mission directorate (SMD).
Fellowship applications will be considered for research in climate variability and change; atmosphere composition; carbon cycle and ecosystems; water and energy cycle; weather; and earth surface and interior.
Eligibility: Students admitted to or already enrolled in a full-time M.Sc. and/or Ph.D. program at accredited U.S. universities are eligible to apply. Students may enter the program at any time during their graduate work. Students may also apply in their senior year prior to receiving their baccalaureate degree, but must be admitted and enrolled in a M.Sc. and/or Ph.D. program at a U.S. university at the time of the award. Although citizenship is not a requirement, preference will be given to U.S. citizens and permanent residents when two or more proposals are of equal merit.

NSF/NIH
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)
Deadline: December 12
Program Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06602/nsf06602.htm
Scope: The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering:  1) first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) orientation to the society, culture and language. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research laboratory, and to initiate personal relationships that will better enable them to collaborate with foreign counterparts in the future. The institutes last approximately eight weeks from June to August. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) co-sponsor the Summer Institute in Japan.
Eligibility: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: Applications are submitted directly by the individual graduate student, unlike standard NSF proposals that are submitted through the principal investigator's U.S. authorized organizational representative. In the EAPSI FastLane application process (Section V.D.), the applicant acts as the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR).

NSF
Graduate Fellowship Program
Deadlines: November 1, 2006 (Wednesday): Interdisciplinary Fields of Study
November 3, 2006 (Friday): Computer and Information Science and Engineering
November 3, 2006 (Friday): Mathematical Sciences
November 6, 2006 (Monday): Geosciences
November 6, 2006 (Monday): Psychology
November 6, 2006 (Monday): Social Sciences
November 8, 2006 (Wednesday): Life Sciences
November 9, 2006 (Thursday): Engineering
November 13, 2006 (Monday): Chemistry
November 13, 2006 (Monday): Physics and Astronomy
Program Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06592/nsf06592.txt
Scope: The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
Eligibility: Fellowship applications must be submitted by the prospective Fellow. Applicants must register with Fastlane (https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/) prior to submitting an application and must affiliate with an accredited United States university, college, or non-profit academic institution or appropriate international institution of higher education offering advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics prior to activating the Fellowship award.
Contact: Linda Cook (lcook@oswego.edu or x2561) to have an account set up in Fastlane.

Paul and Daisy Soros Foundation
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Deadline: November
Program Link: http://www.pdsoros.org
Scope: The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program is extremely competitive, with an annual average of 1,000 applications for thirty awards. Eighty-four individuals are called for interviews. We urge you, before you begin working on an application, to read the selection criteria in #1g below very carefully, to read the biographical sketches of the recent winners on our website (www.pdsoros.org), and to consider seriously whether you are likely to be competitive for this award.
At the same time, do not forego applying for the wrong reasons. Current Fellows have not necessarily had outstanding academic records, have not necessarily attended prestigious undergraduate institutions, and are not necessarily pursuing careers in high status occupations. Rather, they have, given their ages and backgrounds, shown extraordinary creativity, accomplishment, and commitment to the principles of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Fellowship may under no circumstance be deferred. Unsuccessful applicants may reapply if they still meet the requirements of the Fellowship.
Eligibility: Before working on the application, it is a good idea to make sure you are eligible and can document your eligibility. You are eligible:
1. If you are a "Green Card" holder, please provide a copy of your card, or
2. If you are a naturalized citizen, please provide the eight-digit number on your Citizenship Certificate and the date of naturalization; a photocopy of the name page of your United States passport can substitute as evidence of citizenship, or
3. If you have two parents who are naturalized citizens as of the date of your application, please provide the eight-digit numbers on their Citizenship Certificates and the dates of their naturalization; a photocopy of the name page of their United States passport can substitute as evidence of citizenship.
Note: These will be independently verified with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
If you do not meet the eligibility requirements under 1), 2), or 3) above, you are not eligible for consideration in the current competition of the Fellowship Program. Perhaps you will be next year.
You may not be older than 30 as of November 1, 2006.
You must be a senior in college or a holder of a bachelor's degree or at present enrolled in a graduate program. Individuals who are in the third, or subsequent, year of study in the same graduate program are not, however, eligible for this competition. Students who have received a master's degree in a program and are continuing for a doctoral degree in the same program are considered to have been in the same program from the time they began their work on their master's degree. Applicants in dual degree programs will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

U.S. Department of Education / Office of Postsecondary Education
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
Deadline: October 6 and January 31
Program Link: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/E6-14169.htm
Scope: Purpose of Program: The purpose of the JKJ Fellowship Program is to award fellowships to eligible students of superior ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree or to a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study at accredited institutions of higher education. The selected fields in the arts are: Creative writing, music performance, music theory, music composition, music literature, studio arts (including photography), television, film, cinematography, theater arts, playwriting, screenwriting, acting, and dance. The selected fields in the humanities are: American history, art history (including architectural history), archeology, area studies, classics, comparative literature, English language and literature, folklore, folk life, foreign languages and literature, foreign languages that are less commonly taught as follows: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Indic family (including Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala, Bengali, Nepali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Assamese); Iranian family (including Dari, Farsi, Tajiki, Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi); and Turkic family (including Turkish, Azerbaijani/Azeri, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur), linguistics, non-American history, philosophy, religion (excluding study of religious vocation), speech, rhetoric, and debate. The selected fields in the social sciences are: Anthropology, communications and media, criminology, economics, ethnic and cultural studies, geography, political science, psychology (excluding clinical psychology), public policy and public administration, and sociology (excluding the master's and doctoral degrees in social work).
Priorities: For FY 2007 these priorities are invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive or absolute preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1
    Within the eligible fields under Humanities, the Secretary is particularly interested in receiving applications from students studying foreign languages that are less commonly taught as follows: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Indic family (including Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala, Bengali, Nepali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Assamese); Iranian family (including Dari, Farsi, Tajiki, Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi); and Turkic family (including Turkish, Azerbaijani/Azeri, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur).
Invitational Priority 2
    Within the eligible fields under Humanities, the Secretary is particularly interested in receiving applications from students studying non-American history, especially the modern history of the Middle East, Asia, India, and Latin America.
Invitational Priority 3
    Within the eligible fields under Social Sciences, the Secretary is particularly interested in receiving applications from students studying criminology especially as it relates to issues surrounding homeland security.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are individuals who at the time of application: (1) Have not completed their first full year of study for a doctoral degree or a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study, or will be entering a doctoral degree program or a master's degree program in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study in academic year 2007-2008; (2) are eligible to receive grant, loan, or work assistance pursuant to section 484 of the HEA; and (3) intend to pursue a doctoral or master's degree in fields selected by the JKJ Fellowship Board at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education. An individual must be a citizen or national of the United States, a permanent resident of the United States, in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and intending to become a permanent resident, or a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States.