General Funding Sites (Across Disciplines)

Collegiate Funding Group for Massachusetts: Exhaustive list of Massachusetts Four Year Universities and Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges. Click on school links for school websites and search for financial resource information.
http://www.collegiatefunding.com/massachusetts.html

Collegiate Funding Group Scholarship Information: Provides a few websites for specific scholarships and scholarship search engines.
http://www.collegiatefunding.com/scholarship.html

de Karman, Josephine Fellowship: Students in any discipline entering senior undergraduate year or graduate students entering the terminal year of a Ph.D. program in the fall of 2003. Applicants should have manifested exceptional ability and serious purpose. Special consideration will be given to applicants in the Humanities and to those who have completed their qualifying examinations for the doctoral degree.
http://www.dekarman.org/

Fastweb: A broad database of available scholarships across disciplines.
http://www.fastweb.com/

Fellowship/Grant/Award Information from Cornell University: The most comprehensive guide to grants, scholarships and fellowships for graduate students.
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/

Fellowship/Grant/Award Information from Yale website: Includes fellowship and grant opportunities for predoctoral, postdoctoral, and faculty.
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/fellowships.html

Higher Education Information Center (HEIC) in the Greater Boston Area and Beyond:: Multitude of scholarship resources for undergraduate and graduates, including specialized national scholarships for minorities.
http://www.heic.org/scholar.htm

Javits, Jacob K. Fellowship Program: Fellowship for first year graduate students, graduate study leading to doctoral degree, or Master of Fine Arts (MFA). Twenty percent of fellowships awarded in social sciences, 20% in arts, 60% in humanities.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html

Liebmann, Dolores Zohrab Fellowships: are available for graduate students in any program of study in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences (including law, medicine, engineering, architecture, or other formal professional training) who are U.S. citizens and demonstrate a need for financial assistance. Candidates should be of outstanding character and ability who hold promise for achievement and distinction in their fields and who do not advocate or uphold the principles of communism. Each fellowship covers tuition, room and board, ordinary living expenses, and income taxes. Students must apply through the dean of their Graduate College; each university is limited to three applicants. For more information, Tufts students should contact: Charlene Carle, Ballou Hall, (617) 627-3106.

Mellon, Andrew W. Foundation: The purpose of the Foundation is to "aid and promote such religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes as may be in the furtherance of the public welfare or tend to promote the well-doing or well-being of mankind." Under this broad charter, the Foundation currently makes grants on a selective basis to institutions in higher education; in cultural affairs and the performing arts; in population; in conservation and the environment; and in public affairs.
http://www.mellon.org/

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/ United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation: Harriet G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program: Annual fellowship program to increase the number of women, minorities, and people with disabilities participating in math, science, engineering, and technology disciplines of interest to NASA. Fields of study include: Aeronautics/aerospace, astronomy, bioengineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials sciences, mathematics, meteorology, physical sciences, physics, and science education.
http://www.uncfsp.org/

National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants: In an effort to improve the quality of dissertation research, many programs in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences and the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences accept doctoral dissertation improvement grant proposals. The following Programs are most active in support of dissertation research: Archaeology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cultural Anthropology, Decision, Risk & Management Science, Geography and Regional Science, Law and Social Science, Linguistics, Physical Anthropology, Political Science, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, and Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology. In addition, the following Programs also support doctoral dissertation research when especially appropriate: Economics and Human Cognition & Perception.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05601/nsf05601.htm

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships: Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based Ph.D. degrees in science education.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201

OP Loftbed $500 Scholarship Award:: Awarded to a student whom the judges feel provided the most interesting answers to a set of questions. Unlike many other scholarships, we don't want to discriminate based on your GPA, writing skill, involvement in community or service organizations, or other criteria to which many students just don't measure up. We want to make you think, evaluate yourself, and show us just what kind of person you really are.
http://www.oploftbed.com/scholarship/index.php

Schepp, Leopold Foundation/Scholarships for Graduate Education: Annual awards are available to full-time enrolled college GRADUATE students to study at accredited colleges/universities. Primary considerations for awards are as follows: CHARACTER - references are required and school/college evaluations are taken into account, ACADEMIC ABILITY, and FINANCIAL NEED. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident. Age limits for 1st time applicants are as follows: graduates - under 40 yrs old, post-doctorate work has no age limit. Graduates with only their dissertation left won't be considered. Applicant must attend an interview in NY City. Number of awards includes all undergraduate and graduate awards. Contact the enclosed address between June 1 & no later than Nov 30 for information/application guidelines, enclose a SASE. Leopold Schepp Foundation 551 Fifth Ave-Suite 2525 New York, NY 10176 (212) 986-3078

Scholarship Resource Network Express: The name speaks for itself!
http://www.srnexpress.com/index.cfm

U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Argonne National laboratory: Nonproliferation Graduate Program: Annual internship program to support students interested in exploring a career in the field of nuclear nonproliferation with DOE or other U.S. government agencies. Current placements are in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Washington, D.C. Fields of study include: Peace studies, science and technology studies, engineering, political science, public policy, physical sciences, social sciences, international affairs, economics, international business, and other relevant fields.
http://www.dep.anl.gov/p_shared/gusnef/gusnef.htm

United States Office of Personnel Management: Students who complete a graduate degree (master's or doctoral-level degree) from an accredited college or university during the 2002-2003 academic year (September 1, 2002 - August 31, 2003) are eligible to be nominated by their schools if they meet the following criteria: Demonstrate exceptional academic achievement; Demonstrate a capacity for leadership; Demonstrate the potential for future professional growth; and Demonstrate a commitment to a career in the analysis and management of public policies and programs.
http://www.pmi.opm.gov/