Category: Music Majors

Ford Foundation Fellowships

In Humanities Majors, Mathematics Majors, Music Majors, Science Majors, Senior, Seniors Applying to Graduate School, Social Sciences Majors

– Ford Fellowships are for 3 year PhD or ScD fellowships: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/index.htm

Emphasis: Academic, Other: Predoctoral and Dissertation awards for those seeking PhD or ScD

Brief Description: The Ford Foundation Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral Fellowships are to support scholars whose goal is to strengthen and increase diversity in academe. Predoctoral and Dissertation Awards are for research-based study in behavioral and social sciences, life and physical sciences, math and engineering, and the humanities leading to the PhD or ScD degrees only.

Eligibility: for graduating college seniors, for US citizens and permanent residents.

Selection: Applications due Dec. 14, selections made in April.

Davies Jackson Fellowship

In Art History Minor, Classics and Modern/Medieval Languages Majors, Economics Majors, Education Majors, English Majors, First Generation College Student, History Majors, Music Majors, Philosophy, Political Science Majors, Psychology Majors, Senior, Seniors Applying to Graduate School, Study / Teach Abroad

– The SJU internal deadline is Sept. 8th, 2017 (the fellowship deadline is mid October 2017): https://www.cic.edu/programs/davies-jackson-scholarship

Emphasis: Academic (graduate study), Research, International (U.K.)

Brief Description: This fellowship provides two years of graduate study at St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge in England. For graduating seniors with exceptional records (3.7 GPA or higher) who are among the first generation in their families to graduate from college, to enroll in a BA program as an affiliated St. John’s students. The scholarship values at $50,000 is offered annually for study in: the Classics, Economics, Education, English, Geography, History, History of Art, Human, Social and Political Sciences, Modern and Medieval Languages; Music, Philosophy and Psychology and Behavioral Studies.

Eligibility: must be a U.S. citizen, have completed a bachelor’s degree, first generation in their families to go to college and have a 3.7 or higher GPA.

Selection: The SJU internal deadline is Sept. 8th (the fellowship deadline is mid October 2017): https://www.cic.edu/programs/davies-jackson-scholarship