Harvard
Graduate School of Education
Sources of Financial Aid for International Students
AFRICA
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN INSTITUTE
Fellowships,
Scholarships and Grants for African undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate
students or, in some cases, for nationals from developing countries.
African
Training for Leadership and Advanced Skills Atlas Project (ATLAS)
This program succeeds
the African Graduate Fellowship Program (AFGRAD) and offers undergraduate,
graduate and postgraduate fellowships for highly qualified Africans between
twenty and forty years of age to undertake academic programs in the U.S.
Contact: All
applications must be processed through the official channels established in
their respective home countries.
Specific information can be obtained from the local USAID Mission or AAI
(The African-American Institute) program representative.
The African-American Institute
Chanin Building
380 Lexington Avenue at
42nd Street
New York, NY 10168-4298,
USA
Tel: 212-949-5666 Fax: 212-818-9505
E-mail: atlas@aaionline.org Web-site:
www.atlas.org
Partners
for International Education and Training
(PIET)
Administered
by the African-American Institute and three other organizations, it funds long-
and short-term academic and technical training programs in the US for nationals
of developing countries.
Eligibility: Participants are selected because of their
involvement in country or regional projects and abilities in fields crucial to
the development of their nations.
Contact: For general information, call Ricardo
Lizardi, (202) 429-0810
For
funding, contact the USAID office in the capital city of your home country (see appendices)
Southern African Program
Eligibility:
For
South African and Namibian citizens to study in the USA.
Deadline: No information
Contact: The
African-American Institute
Chanin Building
380 Lexington Avenue at
42nd Street
New York, NY 10168-4298,
USA
Tel: 212-949-5666 Fax: 212-818-9505
AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
The Foundation provides
grants to support development research by African scholars, professionals,
students and community groups. The average grant is $25,000.
Eligibility: African citizenship
Contact: The African
Development Foundation
Office of Learning and Dissemination
1400 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tel:
202-673-3916
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE
Nonprofit Sector
Research Fund for doctoral students interested in undertaking research which
will contribute to the knowledge of nonprofit and philanthropic activities from
a wide variety of disciplines. Funding is up to $ 20,000 for doctoral research.
Areas of interest include: democracy, role of the nonprofit sector, advocacy,
philanthropy, nonprofit sector work force, and international dimensions of
nonprofit activities.
Deadline: June 1
and January 1
Contact: Nonprofit Sector
Research Fund
The Aspen Institute
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Suite 1070
Washington, DC 20036, USA
Phone: 202-736-5800 Fax: 202-467-0790
Web site: http://www.aspeninst.org/dir/polpro/NSRF/NSRF1.html
CENTER
FOR FIELD RESEARCH
Center
for Field Research Private Grants
The Center aims to support
field research and to improve the public’s understanding of science. Areas of
interest include anthropology, archaeology, art history, conservation,
ethnology, folklore, geography, historical preservation, musicology, public
health and sociology. The amount of the award varies from $5,000 to $100,000
depending on the number of volunteers involved. The average total grant is
$18,000.
Eligibility: The Center invites proposals from postdoctoral
scholars of all nationalities. Applications from women and minority
investigators are particularly encouraged. To qualify for support, the
submitted research proposals must be able to utilize teams of volunteers in the
field work. Dissertation and undergraduate researchers are not currently
eligible; however, the inclusion of graduate students as staff is encouraged.
Deadlines: Preliminary proposals are accepted at any time.
The deadline for formal proposals is March or September of each year.
Contact: Center for Field
Research
680 Mt. Auburn Street
Box 403
Watertown, MA 02272
Phone: 617-926-8200 Fax: 617-926-8532
THE CENTRE FOR SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Offers various
scholarships to citizens of South Africa pursuing research/graduate and
doctoral degrees.
Contact: Human Sciences
Research Council
Centre for Science Development
Private Box X270,
Pretoria 0001, South Africa
Phone:
(21) (12) 202-2742 Fax: (21) (12) 202-2892
E-mail:
RM@GALLUP.HSRC.ac.za
ECHOING
GREEN
Public Service Fellowship
Applicants
must be students registered in or graduates (within the past 10 years) of
selected schools, of which Harvard University is one. The Echoing Green Public
Service Fellowship was founded as a means of recruiting and encouraging
talented graduates and medical students to start and develop projects of their
own design in any field of public service. The fellowship acts as a unique and
challenging vehicle for those people whose dream is to make a difference in
their communities and who demonstrate the ability to turn these dreams into
reality.
Contact: Kenje Ogata
HGSE Fellowship Office
108 Longfellow Hall
Harvard Graduate School
of Education
Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Phone: 617-496-2805 Fax:
617-496-0840
E-mail:
ogatake@hugse2.harvard.edu
Website:
http://www.echoinggreen.org/index2.html
HARRY
FRANK GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
Doctoral
Dissertation Fellowships to individuals who are in the stage of writing
dissertations on topics related to violence, aggression, and dominance, with
priority given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of
urgent problems in the modern world.
Deadline: February
Contact: The Harry Frank
Guggenheim Foundation
527 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022-4301,
USA
Phone: 212-644-4907 Fax:
212-644-5110
Website: http://hfg.org/
HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
Center for International Affairs (CFIA) Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships
CFIA
is a research institution within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard,
which houses scholars and practitioners of international affairs doing
independent research on current issues in international relations. Several
pre-doctoral fellowships are offered by the Center for students who have completed
all course work and general examinations.
Contact: Clare Putnam
Center for International
Affairs (CFIA)
Harvard University
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone:
617-495-9899 Fax:
617-495-8292
Web site: http://data.fas.harvard.edu/cfia/cfiaprog/index.htm
HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
The Harvard
Center for Population and Development Studies, through the Saltonstall
Population Innovation Fund, invites applications from Harvard graduate students
for academic year-long positions as Graduate Associates. Current research
focuses on such themes as demographic transition, gender and population
policies, and human development.
Eligibility:
Harvard graduate student.
Deadline: May
Contact:
Executive Director
Harvard center for Population and
Development Studies
9 Bow Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-3002 Fax: 617495-5418 E-mail: wmfitz@hsph.harvard.edu
Web site:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/hcpds
H.B.
EARHART FELLOWSHIP RESEARCH GRANTS
The grants are support
advancement of knowledge through teaching, lecturing and publication. Each
award is for a specific purpose and progress is monitored. The range of awards
is from $500 to $22,500.
Eligibility: Individual must be associated with an
educational or research institution.
Deadline: Applications must be submitted not less than
120 days before commencement of the projected work period.
Contact: Earhart Foundation
2200 Green Road, Suite H
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
The
Fulbright Program is a world leader in international educational exchange. The
goal of the program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of
the United States and the people of other countries through educational
exchange. Nearly 5,000 Fulbright grants
are awarded for foreign national students, teachers, professors and
professionals to study, teach, lecture and conduct research in the U.S., and
for the U.S. nationals to do likewise outside of the U.S. All applications must
be submitted through your home country’s Commission or USIS post.
Contact: Institute of
International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017-3580
The Fulbright African Junior Staff Development
Program (JSDP)
See
the country-specific list for more
information or visit www.iie.org/fulbright/ff
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
African Development Dissertation Workshops
Rockefeller
Foundation-funded workshops open to Africans enrolled in doctoral programs in
the US and Canada. The workshops provide training in research design and
proposal writing towards the preparation of a student’s dissertation.
Enrollment is by application in an open competition. Participant’s costs are
fully covered.
Contact: Institute of International Studies
University
of California
215
Moses Hall #2308
Berkeley,
CA 94720-2308
E-mail:
iis@globetrotter.berkeley.edu
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WORLD POLITICS
Offers
fellowships to Ph.D. candidates who are enrolled in U.S. universities for 3-9
months on topics related to political, economic, or social issues that effect
the security, well being and dignity of the people of the world.
Eligibility: Ph.D. candidates who have completed course
work in political science, economics, international relations and history, and
are conducting dissertation research. Applicants may be citizens of any
country.
Deadline: February 16
Contact: Manager, Dissertation Fellowship Competition
Institute
for the Study of World Politics
1755
Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington,
D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 588-9797
INTERNATIONAL
READING ASSOCIATION
Various
research grants/awards in the area of reading, literacy, learning disabilities,
language arts, Association.
Deadline: varies.
Contact: Gail Keating
Division
of Research and Information
International
Reading Association
800
Barksdale Road
P.
O. Box 8139
Newark,
DE 19714-8139, USA
Phone: 302-731-1600 ext. 226
Website:
http://www.reading.org/about/whatwedo/awards/index.html
THE JOHANN JACOBS FOUNDATION
Offers
funding for research on human development of educational and policy programs
aimed at improving the mental, social, and physical well being of youth.
Eligibility: Grants are available to both pre-doctoral
students for dissertation work and to recent postdoctoral investigators. These
programs are directed toward investigators from Eastern European and Third
World countries.
Contact: Johann Jacobs Foundation
Administrative
Assistant
Seefeldquai
17
P.O.
Box 101
CH-8034
Zurich,
Switzerland
JOSEPHINE DE KARMAN FELLOWSHIPS
One-year fellowship:
graduate students in any discipline entering terminal year of Ph.D. program in
fall semester.
Eligibility:
Exceptional ability and serious purpose vital; special consideration to
applicants in the Humanities who have completed their qualifying examinations
for doctoral degree. Foreign students
enrolled in a U.S. university are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: January
Contact: Fellowship Committee
Josephine de Karman
Fellowship Trust
P.O. Box 3389
San Dimas, CA 91773
attn: Mrs. Lucy Hays,
Secretary
Website:
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/record.phtml?code=A0266
Note: not a direct site, listed through Cornell University's
site.
KELLOGG FOUNDATION
International
Study Grant Program
Long- and short-term study
grants are available for a non-degree training program (up to 12 months,) a
master's degree (12 months) or a doctoral degree (36 months).
Long-term study grants are awarded for
training in the United States for up to 12 months for a non-degree training
program, or for up to 24 months to obtain a master's degree and up to 36 months
to obtain a doctoral degree for natives of southern Africa, Namibia and Niger. A study grant is awarded to an individual as a part of a comprehensive Kellogg
Foundation-aided educational or service project or program with an
organization, institution, or agency.
The grant enables individuals to obtain advanced degrees or acquire
specialized knowledge which can be used to improve the quality of life in their
home country, as well as contribute to the success of Foundation-aided programs
there.
Application Process: Grant
applicants should submit a 3-5 page proposal (in lieu of a formal application)
detailing project objectives, operational procedures, time schedules and
personal and financial resources available and needed.
Eligibility: For natives of southern
Africa; must be nominated by an organization, institution, agency with which
the Kellogg Foundation has a project in operation or pending.
Deadline:
(possibly none - no information)
Contact: W. K. Kellogg
Foundation
International Study
Grant Office
One Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, MI
49017-4058, USA
Phone: 616-968-1611 (TDD available) Fax: 616-969-2127
Web-site: www.wkkf.org/grants
Kellogg
International Leadership Program (KILP)
The purpose of KILP is
to help prepare leaders who seek to increase their capacity to improve life for
people in communities within the three geographic regions where the Kellogg
Foundation 
currently makes grants -- Latin America and the
Caribbean, southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa,
Swaziland and Zimbabwe), and the United States (20 from each geographic region)
who have exhibited leadership potential in their community, organization,
and/or profession.
Application
Process:
Submit one- or two- page letter to the foundation briefly explaining the
project objectives, operational procedures, time schedules, and personal and
financial resources available and needed.
Eligibility:
Participation in the Leadership Academy is a prerequisite.
Contacts: Executive Assistant
Africa
Programs
W.K.
Kellogg Foundation
10th
Floor, Kopje Plaza
1
Jason Moyo Avenue
Harare,
Zimbabwe
For General Information Contact:
W.
K. Kellogg Foundation
P.O. Box
550
Battle
Creek, MI 49016-0550, USA
Phone: 616-968-1611 Fax: 616-969-2127
Telex: 4953028
or
W.K.
Kellogg Foundation
P.O. Box
CY 1023
Causeway
Harare,
Zimbabwe
Phone: 263-4-775-005 Fax:
263-4-775-045
Cyril O. Houle Scholars
in Adult and Continuing Education Program
A
program funded by W. K. Kellogg in honor of Cyril O. Houle for emerging
scholars from Southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, the Republic of
South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe), Central or South America and the
Caribbean, and the United States of America, who will make a significant
contribution to the field of adult education.
The award may be used to fund research and/or demonstration projects and
supporting professional development activities.
Qualifications: Candidates must have bachelor's degree
minimum in adult education or a closely related field, on or after January 1,
1994, and be currently employed in a research-related position in adult
education or a closely related field within the region in which their country
of citizenship is located.
Deadline: July 31, 2000
Contact: Cyril O. Houle
Scholars in Adult and Continuing Education Program
Department of Continuing Education
University of Georgia
423 River's Crossing
850 College Station Road
Athens, GA
30602-4811 USA
tel: 706-542-2214 or 800-816-3382 fax:
706-542-4024
e-mail:
HSP@arches.uga.edu website: http://www.coe.uga.edu/hsp
L.S.B.
LEAKEY FOUNDATION
Franklin Mosher Baldwin
Memorial Fellowships
This fellowship is
intended for scholars and students from Africa who seek to complete a two-year
master’s or Ph.D. program or equivalent advanced training in anthropology. This
program must include a significant museum, laboratory, and/or field research
project. Candidates may pursue such
studies at any qualified
institution in the world where appropriate training and supervision is
available. The award covers non-tuition expenses (maximum $8,500 per year).
Successful applicants are eligible to apply for summer research, travel, and/or
fieldwork funds for up to an additional $3,000.
Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens of an African
nation. Priority is given to students whose interests involve research into
human origins.
Deadline: January 2
Contact: Program and Grants Officer
L.S.B. Leakey Foundation
77 Jack London Square, Ste M
Oakland, CA 94607-3750
Phone: 510-834-3636 Fax: 510-834-3640
JOHN
D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
The John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation offers research and writing rants to
individuals for the following purposes:
To broaden and strengthen the community of scholars and writers engaged
in innovative, policy oriented work on peace, security and international
cooperation; to encourage reformulation of national and international security
issues and focus attention on related policy areas which have not been
adequately addressed; to foster integrated consideration of emerging
relationships among economic, social, technological and environmental aspects
of global change.
The
Program on Peace and International Cooperation
Encourages the exploration of peace and cooperation issues in the context of economic, technological, ecological and political change. It fosters promising approaches which move beyond disciplinary boundaries and professional constraints and which are currently under-funded. A typical grant is up to eighteen months duration. Grants range from $10,000 to $60,000 for an individual application and up to $120,000 for a two-person project.
Eligibility:
Research and Writing grants are awarded to
individuals from a variety of disciplines in an effort to broaden the scope of
discussion in the field. Grants are not limited to scholarly studies; the
writing projects can be directed to policy makers and the general public as
well as to scholars. The program is
open to individuals of any nationality who have proven ability to do creative
work. Grantees have included scholars, journalists, policy analysts and others.
Younger women and men and non-U.S. researchers are especially encouraged to
apply.
Deadline: February 1
Contact: Program on Peace and International
Cooperation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
140 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-726-8000
NESTLE USA INC
The Nestlé Minority Scholarship Data Base Program
Links students seeking
financial assistance with appropriate funders via custom computer program. The
program matches one's personal data with a listing of scholarships for which
one may qualify. Only information on awards is provided -- each individual
needs to contact the awarding organizations.
Contact: Nestlé USA Minority Scholarship Database
Community Affairs Department
800 North Brand Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91203
Phone: 818-549-6000 Fax: 818-549-6534
PHI DELTA KAPPA INTERNATIONAL
Graduate fellowships for
members of Phi Delta Kappa (professional fraternity in education). Fellowships
offered to students matriculating for Master's/Specialist ($750), doctorate
($1,500), and thesis/dissertation preparation ($500). Applicants must be
members in good standing of Phi Delta Kappa.
Deadline: May
Contact: Phi Delta Kappa International Headquarters
(Educational Foundation)
Howard M. Soule Graduate
Fellowships
408 N. Union, P.O. Box
789
Bloomington, IN
47402-0789, USA
Phone: 812-339-1156 Fax: 812-339-0018
Website:
http://www.pdkintl.org/edfnd/chapprog.htm
PILOT
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
Ruby Newhall Memorial Scholarship
The Scholarship is for
$1,500 and is intended for the following fields of study: science, education,
journalism, religion, social services, health and agriculture.
Eligibility: Undergraduate or Graduate students (non-U.S.
citizens) who have been studying in the U.S. for at least one year and who plan
to return to their home countries within 6 months of graduation.
Contact: The Pilot International Foundation
P.O. Box 5600
Macon, GA 31208
Phone: 912-743-7403
POPULATION COUNCIL
Awards to doctoral
students conducting dissertation research and postdoctoral research on
population studies combined with a social science discipline.
Deadline: January
Contact: Manager, Fellowship Program
The Population Council
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA
Phone: 212-339-0665 Fax: 212-755-6052
E-mail:
Ssfellowship@popcouncil.org
Website:
http://www.popcouncil.org/council/fellowsh/socsci/html
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
Africa Dissertation Internship Awards [ADIA]
For African doctoral
students, enrolled in U.S. and Canadian Universities who will conduct
dissertation field research in sub-Saharan Africa. Priority will be given to topics in the areas of agriculture,
environment, education, the humanities, health, life sciences, and population.
Deadlines: Fall competition: October 1 Spring
competition: March 1
Contact: Africa Dissertation Internship
The Rockefeller
Foundation
420 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-2702,
USA
Tel: (212) 869-8500
Fax: (212) 764-3468
African Sustainable Development Career Awards [ACA]
For
African Scholars, who obtained an overseas doctoral degree within five years of
application, to aid them in establishing professional careers in Africa.
Deadline: None
Contact: African Initiatives
The Rockefeller
Foundation
420 Fifth Avenue