Search more than 8,000 scholarships, fellowships, grants, and other financial aid award opportunities. You can:
- Look through the whole list of scholarships below, arranged in order of closest deadline
- Narrow your list with "Search by keyword." Enter a keyword about the type of award you're looking for
- Use the filters to see only awards for certain award types, locations, level of study, and more
SSSP Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship
|
Organization:
|
Society for the Study of Social Problems
University of Tennessee
901 McClung Twr.
Knoxville, TN 37996-0490 |
|
Phone Number:
|
(865)689-1531 |
|
Email:
|
sssp@utk.edu
|
|
Fax Number:
|
(865)689-1534 |
|
Level of Study:
|
Graduate Degree |
|
Award Type:
|
Fellowship
Prize
Scholarship
|
|
Purpose:
|
To identify and support developing minority scholars who exemplify and give fresh voice to the SSSP history and commitment to scholar activism. |
|
Focus:
|
Social sciences. |
|
Qualifications:
|
Applicant must be identified as either Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Asian-American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native accepted into an accredited doctoral program in any one of the social and/or behavioral sciences so as to expand their perspectives in the pursuit and investigations into social problems; a grade point average or equivalent of at least 3.25 in one's current graduate program of study; must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. |
|
Criteria:
|
Applicants are evaluated based on financial need. |
|
Funds:
|
$500
$15,000
|
|
Duration:
|
Annual. |
|
Number of Awards:
|
2. |
|
To Apply:
|
Applicant must include an official transcript from Doctoral Program; resume or curriculum vitae; three letters of recommendation addressing the student's work and progress in program, including one from the student's dissertation advisor; personal statement of commitment to a career of scholar activism; fifteen or more double spaced pages of applicant's dissertation proposal. |
|
Deadline:
|
February 1. |
|
Contact:
|
Dr. Ana Muniz, Chair; Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship Committee; Email: anamuniz@uci.edu. |
|
For more information:
|
http://www.sssp1.org
|