The American Association of Colleges of Nursing, together with the website AfterCollege.com, offer scholarship assistance to nursing students pursuing a master's degree. These scholarships are in the amount of $2,500. To be eligible, a student must already be enrolled in a nursing program at an AACN member school and carrying a grade point average of 3.25 or higher. There are four annual application deadlines: Jan. 31, April 30, July 31 and Oct. 31. Eight awards are given annually. Interested students should visit the AfterCollege website for more information.
AfterCollege, Inc.
98 Battery St., Suite 502
San Francisco, CA 94111
E-mail: [email protected]
www.aftercollege.com
The Global Research Collaboration and the Semiconductor Research Corporation make scholarship money available to graduate students who are pursuing a master's degree and undertaking research in an area of study that is relevant to microelectronics. The Master's Scholarship Program pays for up to two years of tuition and fees, and provides a cost-of-living stipend of $2,186 per month. In return, a student must allow GRC to publish the recipient's master's thesis to a secure website. Only women and students who belong to an ethnic or racial minority are eligible for this program. Eligible students must also be permanent residents or citizens of the United States, and must be attending a participating institution. Interested students should visit the GRC website for a complete list of participating schools. The annual deadline for application is in February.
Semiconductor Research Corporation
1101 Slater Road, Suite 120
Durham, NC 27703
grc.src.org
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides scholarship money to master's degree students undertaking primary research in marine biology, oceanography or maritime archaeology through the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program. This generous scholarship pays for up to $12,000 worth of schooling per year, carries a cost-of-living stipend of $30,000, and makes an additional $10,000 available to help students undertake a month-long research collaboration at a NOAA facility. Master's students are eligible for up to two years of support. Students must be attending school full-time to be eligible. The annual deadline for application is in March. Interested students should visit the NOAA website for more information.
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
ATTN: Dr. Priti Brahma
NOAA Office of Education
1315 East West Highway
SSMC3, Room 10725
Silver Spring, MD 20910
E-mail: [email protected]
www.noaa.gov