Women enrolled in medical school and who are members of the American Medical Women's Association may apply for the several awards offered by the organization. They offer merit and need-based grants, as well as local chapter awards, awards for traveling to conferences and scholarships to aid tuition payments.
American Medical Women's Association
100 North 20th Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-320-3716
amwa-doc.org
Female graduate students studying geoscience are qualified to apply for this scholarship which offers up to $2,000 to awardees. It specifically aims to aid those who have had an obstacle which has interrupted their studies. Awards may pay for tuition and other school-related costs.
Association for Women Geoscientists
1400 West 122nd Avenue, Suite 250
Westminster, CO 80234
303-412-6219
awg.org
The Association for Women in Science gives 25 women studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics awards that range from $15,000 to $20,000 each year. They offer four scholarships specifically for graduate students, including the Pre-doctoral Award, Louise Meyer Schutzmeister Award, Satter Award and the Barbara Filner Award.
Association for Women in Science
1442 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-372-4380
awis.affiniscape.com
This scholarship is offered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in order to honor the work of Dr. Foster. Applicants must be registered full-time while pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in oceanography, maritime archeology or marine biology. This scholarship awards up to $30,000 annually.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room 5128
Washington, DC 20230
301-713-4000
fosterscholars.noaa.gov
The ELA Scholarship is available specifically for disabled female graduate students. To qualify, applicants must be members of the American Association of People with Disabilities. The application requires an essay about disability and two letters of recommendation.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc.
1482 East Valley Road, Suite 504
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
ela.org
Female graduate student members of the International Federation of University Women are eligible to apply for grants and fellowships available to those in all disciplines of study. Awards range from 8,000 to 10,000 Swiss francs. These awards are available to use in any country, including the United States, as the Federation is an international organization.
FUW Headquarters
10 rue du Lac
CH-1207 Geneva
Switzerland
ifuw.org
L'Oreal offers generous scholarships of $40,000 to women internationally who are studying and researching life sciences at the doctoral level. They select three women from five areas including Africa, Arab States, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean and North America/Europe.
L'Oréal International
41, Rue Martre
92217 Clichy Cedex, France
33 14756 7000
lorealusa.com
This scholarship was designed to encourage women in graduate school to continue on to pursue a PhD. It offers $15,000 and a $2,000 travel stipend so the awardee may visit a conference of their choice. This scholarship is available to women studying computer science, electrical engineering and mathematics.
Microsoft Research
One Microsoft Way, 99/4123
Redmond, WA 98052
650-693-4000
research.microsoft.com
The National Pathfinder scholarship is available to women in graduate programs in honor of First Lady Nancy Reagan. This scholarship is offered in order to involve more women in politics and offers up to $2,500 in assistance. The organization reports that although it is not in the official requirements that the applicants hold any particular political viewpoints, it is a partisan, Republican women organization, and political leanings may be taken into account. Furthermore, applicants may be enrolled in a program of any sort and are not limited to only political-related fields.
National Federation of Republican Women
Attn: Scholarships and Internships
124 N. Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA, 22314
703-548-9688
nfrw.org
The Society of Women Engineers offers several scholarship opportunities to women pursuing graduate degrees in the engineering field. Awards range from $1,000 to $10,000. Most awards require a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Society of Women Engineers
120 S La Salle Street, Suite 1515
Chicago, IL 60603
877-793-4636
societyofwomenengineers.swe.org