UW-Madison: Science Internationalization Course Development Awards

Course development awards are available to support UW–Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences who wish to incorporate international content into one or more undergraduate courses.

Awards, which provide up to $10,000 in flexible funds, are for courses in the sciences.

Upcoming deadlines: March 31, 2011; May 31, 2011.

Download a pdf of the application. 

Contact Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck@cals.wisc.edu, for more information.
More information: http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ip/AboutIP/IntlPrograms.html

NSF and Other Summer Undergrad and Grad School and Post Doc Funding

FOR UNDERGRADUATES: Paid Summer 2010 Undergrad Research Placements!!!
Over 400 programs -Undergraduate REU and Other Summer Research Opportunities.
See www.PathwaysToScience.org/SummerResearch.asp

FOR THOSE CONSIDERING GRAD SCHOOL:
Opportunities at over 150 colleges and universities: www.PathwaysToScience.org/Grad.asp

Professional Development and Support: Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP): see www.agep.us

For Financial Support in Graduate School Opportunities: Bridges, GK-12, IGERT and NSF Grad Research Fellowship programs provide generous stipend ($30,000 per year) and tuition support for students through the National Science Foundation: www.PathwaysToScience.org/Grad.asp

FOR POST-DOC OPPORTUNITIES: www.PathwaysToScience.org/PostDocs.asp

This information compliments of the Institute for Broadening Participation.

Grant Links: June19, 2009

Fond du Lac, WI: Fond du Lac Area United Way schedules grant training sessions

Fox Valley, WI: Community Foundation creates new 'bridge grant' program

Fox Valley, WI: SCA Tissue offers grants to schools

US: Center for Craft, Creativity and Design Graduate Research Grants

US: Parapsychology Scholarship

US: Percussive Arts Society Grants for presentations directed to underserved youth (pdf )

US, Canada, Mexico: BioQuip Undergraduate Scholarship (Entomology)

Grant of the Week: American Morgan Horse Institute (AMHI)

Five $3,000 AMHI Educational Scholarships are awarded each year to high school seniors and graduates who have experience with -- and an interest in -- Morgan horses.

While open to any young man or woman who has or will be graduating high school or who holds a GED, the following criteria are "important" to the decision-making process:

1. Involvement in the AMHA Horsemanship Program;
2. Involvement in 4H or FAA;
3. Applicant has received a USA Equestrian or AMHA metal; or
4. Applicant has placed in the top two in the junior division or the top four of the adult division of an open competition program.

Deadline: March 1, 2009

For complete program details see http://www.morganhorse.com/benefits/kids_scholarships.php and http://www.morganhorse.com/pdf/Edscholorship.pdf.

Grant Links: Feburary 22, 2008

UW-Madison: UW-Madison Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association Scholarships (pdf)

UW-Superior: University of Wisconsin-Superior Tuition Award Program (TAP)

Portage County: Scholarships available for health students, professionals

Racine: Scholarships Available

Sheboygan: Non-profits, educators invited to grant workshop

Wisconsin: Family Dairies USA Offering Scholarships

Wisconsin: 2008 GSA for Safe Schools Scholarship

Wisconsin: HPGM Post-grad Degree Scholarship

Wisconsin: Mediacom Communications offers $50,000 in scholarships to high school seniors

National: Kohl’s Kids Who Care(R) Scholarship Program

National: Foundation for Amateur Radio Scholarships

Grant of the Week: Talbots Women's Scholarship

Talbots will be awarding 50 $1,000 scholarships and 5 $10,000 scholarships to women currently seeking undergraduate degrees who earned their high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago. Scholarship awards are based primarily on financial need and previous achievements.

The postmark deadline for applications is January 2, 2008, or until the first 1,000 eligible applications have been received, whichever is earlier.

To get more information - or to download an application - visit: http://www1.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp.

Grant of the Week: Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program is accepting nominations for their annual award. Given to approximately 50 students each year attending community colleges or two-year institutions in the US and planning to transfer to four-year institutions.

"The amount and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student is $30,000 per year. This is the largest scholarship offered in the US to community college transfer students."

"Students interested in this scholarship must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative at their institutions. Please see the list of designated faculty representatives. Students may not apply directly to the Foundation for this program. "

Deadline is February 1, 2008.

For more information visit http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/content.aspx?page=UnderG.