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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

	URL	https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/
	Description	Three years of support to approx. 900 graduate students in math and science fields including 90 awards for Women in Engineering and Computer Science. Stipend = $30,000 per 12-month tenure. Awards also avail. for One-time, 3-month research travel to foreign countries.
	Application Deadline	Ranges from Nov. 2 - 9 depending on field of study
	Organization Description	The NSF is an independent agency of the U.S. Government designed to promote the progress of science and advance national health and welfare.
	Seeking	Fellowships are intended for U.S. citizens in the early stages of their graduate study (have completed no more than 12 months of study)
	Contact Information	Use https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp to prepare an application. For support call 1-866-NSF-GRFP, email info@nsfgrfp.org (1-866-673-4737) Email: Info@nsfgradfellows.org

OAH Huggins-Quarles Award

	URL	http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/hugginsquarles/index.html
	Description	$1,000
	Application Deadline	Dec. 1, 2006
	Organization Description	Organization of American Historians
	Seeking	Minority Grad student at the dissertation writing stage of his/her Ph.D. study in History.
	Contact Information	OAH Award and Prize Coordinator, Organization of American Historians, 112 North Bryan Avenue, P.O. Box 5457, Bloomington, IN 47408-5457, http://www.oah.org/about/contact.php

Ford Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities

	URL	http://national-academies.org/fellowships
	Description	Predoctoral Fellowship: Three years of support for minority students engaged in grad study leading to a doctoral degree. 60 awards of $19,000 per year. $3,000 toward tuition and fees is also provided. Dissertation Fellowship: 35 awards of $21,000 for 1 year.
	Application Deadline	Nov. 16, 2006 for predoctoral fellowship; Nov. 30 for Dissertation fellowship
	Organization Description	The Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of American universities.
	Seeking	Minority students in research-based Ph.D. programs. Students from professional-practice-oriented programs will not be funded.
	Contact Information	Fellowships Office, GR 346A National Research Council of the National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001; email: infofell@nas.edu; phone: 202-334-2872; application available online.

Frederick Douglass Institute Fellowship Program

	URL	http://www.rochester.edu/College/AAS/fellowships.php
	Description	Predoctoral Fellowship, annual stipend of $18,000
	Application Deadline	Sept 2005 - January 31, 2006
	Organization Description	University of Rochester's The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies
	Seeking	Grad student who studies aspects of the African and African-American experience. The student must have completed comprehensive exams and at least one chapter of the dissertation.
	Contact Information	Director for Research Fellowships The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies University of Rochester RC Box 270440 302 Morey Hall Rochester, NY 14627-0440; email: FDI@troi.cc.rochester.edu; phone: 585-275-7235; application available online.

Environmental Protection Agency STAR Fellowships

	URL	http://es.epa.gov/ncer/fellow/
	Description	Up to $37,000 per year of support for up to 2 years for Master's students, and up to 3 years for doctoral students. Up to $12,000 will also be paid to the educational institution for tuition and fees.
	Application Deadline	October 18, 2005
	Organization Description	Sponsored by the EPA as a part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program.
	Seeking	U.S. Citizens pursuing a Master's or Doctoral degree in environmentally-related fields of study.
	Contact Information	Stephanie Willett; phone: 202-343-9737; email: willett.stephanie@epa.gov

David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships

	URL	http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/graduate/default.htm
	Description	The maximum award for overseas study is $10,000 per semester for up to two semesters ($20,000 total). The maximum support domestic study is $12,000 for language or area studies which enhance a degree program.
	Application Deadline	Jan. 30, 2007
	Organization Description	National Security Education Program
	Seeking	Boren Fellowships support students who are US citizens pursuing the study of languages, cultures, and world regions which are critical to U.S. national security, but which are less frequently studied by U.S. graduate students, i.e., areas of the world other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
	Contact Information	NSEP Boren Fellowships, Institute of International Education 1400 K Street NW, 6^th floor, Washington, DC 20005; email: nsep@iie.org; phone: 1-800-618-6737; applications available online.

National Gallery of Art Predoctoral Fellowship Program

	URL	http://www.nga.gov/resources/casvapre.htm
	Description	Varies (9 Fellowships are available) $20,000 per year with the possibility of an additional $4,000 per year for housing.
	Application Deadline	November 15th, 2005
	Organization Description	National Gallery of Art and the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts
	Seeking	Advanced graduate research in the history, theory, and criticism of art, architecture, and urbanism
	Contact Information	Fellowship Program Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts National Gallery of Art 2000B South Club Drive Landover, MD 20785; phone: (202) 842-6482

National Black MBA Association Ph.D. Fellowships

	URL	http://www.nbmbaa.org/scholarship_phd.cfm
	Description	$7,000 - $12,500
	Application Deadline	Applications are due by May 16th. Winners are notified by September 6th. All scholarship requests received after the deadline will be placed on a mailing list to receive next year's scholarship application.
	Organization Description	National Black MBA Association
	Seeking	Minority students enrolled in a full-time doctoral program that is accredited by the AACSB: The International Association for Management Education. Their field of study must be a business discipline
	Contact Information	Lori Johnson National Black MBA Association, Inc. 180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60601; email: scholarship@nbmbaa.org; phone: (312) 236-2622, ext. 8086

WREI Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy

	URL	http://www.wrei.org/Fellows.htm
	Description	$1,300 per month from January - August; $500 for health insurance; Maximum of $1,500 ($750 per semester) reimbursement for the cost of 3 hours tuition at the fellows' home institutions.
	Application Deadline	May 18, 2007.
	Organization Description	Women's Research and Education Institute awards fellowships to a select number of graduate students with a proven commitment to equity for women.
	Seeking	Only students who are currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program at an accredited institution in the United States or who have completed such a program within the past 18 months are eligible. Students may be all fields of study.
	Contact Information	Congressional Fellowship Program, WREI 1750 New York Avenue, 3300 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 218, Arlington, VA 22201; email: wrei@wrei.org; phone: 703-812-7990; application available online.

AIR Dissertation Fellowship Program

	URL	http://www.airweb.org
	Description	Up to $15,000 of support for one year of activity.
	Application Deadline	Jan. 15, 2007
	Organization Description	Association for Institutional Research
	Seeking	Doctoral students researching new topics. Funding may not be used for primary data collection because the intent of the grant program is to support analyses using the national databases of NCES and NSF. The program prefers to fund studies that test models or hypotheses
	Contact Information	GRANT PROGRAM The Association for Institutional Research 222 Stone Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4462; email: air@mailer.fsu.edu; phone: (850) 644-4470; proposals must be submitted online.

W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship Program

	URL	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000753.pdf
	Description	Varies (the 2004 winner was awarded $78,767)
	Application Deadline	Feb. 1, 2007
	Organization Description	U.S. Department of Justice
	Seeking	DuBois Fellows will be asked to focus on policy-relevant questions in a manner that truly reflects their saliency as an integral part of the American past, present, and, increasingly, its future. The Fellowship places particular emphasis on crime, violence, and the administration of justice in diverse cultural contexts.
	Contact Information	National Institute of Justice 810 Seventh Street N.W. Washington, DC 20531; phone: 202-305-7807, application available online.

NEH Grant Program

	URL	http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html
	Description	Varies
	Application Deadline	Varies depending upon the fellowship for which the student applies
	Organization Description	National Endowment for the Humanities
	Seeking	Various fellowships available for the study in a variety of Humanities disciplines.
	Contact Information	All materials available online

Stegner Creative Writing Fellowship

	URL	http://www.stanford.edu/dept/english/cw/fellowship.html
	Description	10 two-year fellowships are awarded. $57,000 over a 2-year period
	Application Deadline	Applications only accepted between Sept. 1 and Dec. 1, 2006
	Organization Description	Stanford University Creative Writing Department
	Seeking	Creative writers (both fiction and poetry) working toward completion of a book.
	Contact Information	Mary Popek, Program Coordinator Creative Writing Program Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-2087; email: mpopek@stanford.edu; application available online.

National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowships

	URL	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm
	Description	10 awards of $20,000
	Application Deadline	Nov. 28, 2006
	Organization Description	U.S. Department of Justice
	Seeking	Students who have completed all doctoral degree requirements except the research, writing, and defense of a dissertation in a criminal justice field.
	Contact Information	U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 810 Seventh Street N.W. Washington, DC 20531; application available online.

NEA Literature Fellowships

	URL	http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/Lit06/index.html
	Description	$20,000 for 1 year
	Application Deadline	Guidelines available for next two years January 2007. Tentative 2008 prose fellowship deadline is March 1, 2008.
	Organization Description	National Endowment for the Arts
	Seeking	Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to published creative writers of exceptional talent. There are also fellowships for creative writers working on translation projects.
	Contact Information	Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506-0001, All materials available online; phone: 202-682-5034

AAUW Educational Foundation American Dissertation Fellowships

	URL	http://www.aauw.org/fga/index.cfm
	Description	51 Fellowships of $20,000 each are available.
	Application Deadline	Nov. 15, 2006
	Organization Description	The American Association of University Women believes that education is the key to equity for women.
	Seeking	Female students who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008. Open to all fields of study except Engineering.
	Contact Information	AAUW Educational Foundation Dept. 60 301 ACT Drive Iowa City, IA 52243-4030; email: aauw@act.org; phone: 319-337-1716 ext. 60; Applications available online.

NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program

	URL	http://fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp/nav/
	Description	400 Grants of up to $24,000 are awarded. The grants are for the duration of one year, but are renewable for up to 3 years.
	Application Deadline	All applications are due annually, by the deadline posted on the GSRP website; please check the website for the most current information. The deadline for the 2007 applications will likely be February 1, 2007.
	Organization Description	NASA
	Seeking	Grad students in research-based Master's or Doctoral programs in science, math, or engineering fields related to NASA research and development.
	Contact Information	Dr. Katie E. Blanding Office of Education NASA Headquarters 300 E St., SW Washington, DC 20546; email: kblandin@mail.hq.nasa.gov; phone: (202) 358-0402; applications available online.

ORISE Industrial Materials for the Future Fellowship Program

	URL	http://orise.orau.gov/index.htm
	Description	Tuition and fees up to $6,000 per year; $1,200 per month in stipends plus $300/month dislocation allowance during research appointment. The fellowship is a one-year appointment which is also renewable for a second year.
	Application Deadline	Last Day of Feb.
	Organization Description	Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
	Seeking	Graduating Seniors and Grad students who have not yet completed their first year of study in the following fields: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Ceramic Engineering.
	Contact Information	Kathy Ketner ketnerk@orau.gov (865) 576-3426 Application available online.

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

	URL	http://www.pdsoros.org/
	Description	$20,000 per year + 1/2 of tuition costs.
	Application Deadline	Nov. 1, 2006
	Organization Description	The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program was founded in recognition of the contributions of New Americans to American life.
	Seeking	Students who are either resident aliens, naturalized citizens, or the child of two naturalized citizens. Students must be 30 years of age or younger. Open to all disciplines.
	Contact Information	The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans,400 West 59th Street New York, New York 10019; email: pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org; phone: 212-547-6926; Application available online.

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies (SUSPENDED AS OF FALL 2006)

	URL	http://www.woodrow.org/mellon/
	Description	A one-year only stipend of $17,500 + tuition.
	Application Deadline	SUSPENDED FOR 2006
	Organization Description	Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The Mellon fellowships are designed to help prepare students for teaching careers in the Humanities
	Seeking	First-year doctoral students in Humanities fields
	Contact Information	P.O. Box 5281 Princeton, NJ 08543-5281; phone: 609-452-7007; Applications can be requested via the website.

Smithsonian Institution Fellowships

	URL	http://www.si.edu/research+study
	Description	Predoctoral: $22,000 per year, Graduate Students: $4,500 per year
	Application Deadline	Jan. 15, 2007 for awards beginning on or after June 1, 2007
	Organization Description	Smithsonian Institution
	Seeking	Graduate Student fellowships are for students who have not yet completed their candidacy. Predoctoral Fellowships are for students who have just finished candidacy exams. Fields of study include: Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Art History, Anthropology, Materials Research, and Astrophysics.
	Contact Information	Office of Fellowships P.O. Box 37012 Victor Building, Suite 9300 MRC 902 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012; email: siofg@si.edu; phone: 202-275-0655; applications available online.

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

	URL	http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe/
	Description	30 non-renewable fellowships of $19,000 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing. Graduate Schools will be asked to waive tuition for Newcombe Fellows.
	Application Deadline	Nov. 6, 2006
	Organization Description	Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The Newcomb fellowships are designed to encourage the study of ethical and/or religious values in a variety of fields.
	Seeking	Ph.D. students writing dissertations on a topic related to ethical or religious values (regardless of field of study).
	Contact Information	P.O. Box 5281 Princeton, NJ 08543-5281; phone: 609-452-7007; Applications can be requested via the website.

AAUW Educational Foundation Selected Professions Fellowships

	URL	http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/selected.cfm
	Description	Engineering Dissertation Awards: $20,000 Fellowships: $5,000 to $12,000
	Application Deadline	Dec. 15, 2006 for Engineering Diss. Awards, and Jan. 10, 2007 for fellowships
	Organization Description	The American Association of University Women believes that education is the key to equity for women.
	Seeking	Female students in the final stages of writing their dissertations in the following fields: Architecture, Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics. Women of color studying in the following fields are also eligible: Business, Medicine, and Law
	Contact Information	AAUW Educational Foundation Dept. Selected Professions Fellowships P.O. Box 4030 Iowa City, IA 52243-4030; email: aauw@act.org; phone: 319-337-1716 ext. 60; Applications available online.

Bell Labs Graduate Research Fellowship

	URL	http://www.lucent.com/news/foundation/blgrfp/
	Description	The Fellowship pays an annual stipend of $17,000 plus full tuition, a $250 book allotment per semester, and $1,000 per year for travel to conferences. Each participant is expected to spend the first summer working with a mentor at Bell Labs on a research
	Application Deadline	January 12, 2007 for the school year beginning Fall 2007
	Organization Description	Sponsored by Lucent Technologies
	Seeking	Fellowships are awarded to women and members of a minority group currently underrepresented in the sciences who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The program is primarily directed to graduating college seniors, but applications from first-year graduate students will be considered.
	Contact Information	Lucent Fellowship Program - Bell Labs Graduate Research Fellowship Program Scholarship Management Services - Scholarship America One Scholarship Way P.O. Box 297 St. Peter, MN 56082

Association for Women in Science Foundation

	URL	http://www.awis.org/careers/edfoundation.html
	Description	5-10 $1,000 fellowships
	Application Deadline	January 2007; please check the website for updated information.
	Organization Description	Association for Women in Science
	Seeking	Female doctoral students in the behavioral, life, physical, or social sciences. Female engineering students are also eligible.
	Contact Information	Association for Women in Science 1200 New York Ave., Suite 650 Washington, DC 20005 ; email: awis@awis.org; phone: 202-326-8940

Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program

	URL	http://www.krellinst.org/CSGF/
	Description	$31,200 yearly stipend; full tuition and fees; A $1,000 expense allowance annually; and upon request matching funds up to $2,500 for a computer workstation for the student's use while attending the university under the fellowship.
	Application Deadline	Application period is October 2006 to January 2007.
	Organization Description	U.S. Department of Energy
	Seeking	Students in their 1st or 2nd year of grad school working toward a Ph.D. in the life, physical, computer, and mathematical sciences as well as engineering students.
	Contact Information	DOE CSGF Program Coordinator 1609 Golden Aspen Drive, Suite 101 Ames, IA 50010; email: csgf@krellinst.org; phone: 515-956-3696; you may request an application online.

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program

	URL	http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
	Description	Fellowships consist of an institutional payment up to $11,822 in lieu of tuition and fees, and a stipend up to $30,000 annually for up to 48 months or completion of degree.
	Application Deadline	Early October 2006
	Organization Description	U.S. Department of Education
	Seeking	Undergraduate students about to enter graduate school and graduate students who have not yet completed their first year of graduate study and who intend to pursue a doctoral or master's degree as the terminal degree - in social sciences, arts, and humanities.
	Contact Information	U.S. Department of Education, OPE Teacher and Student Development Programs Service Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program 1990 K St., N.W., 6th Floor Washington, DC 20006-8524; email: OPE_Javits_Program@ed.gov

The Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Program

	URL	http://www.spencer.org/programs/index.htm
	Description	Annual awards of $20,000
	Application Deadline	Nov. 1, 2006
	Organization Description	Foundation founded by Lyle Spencer for the improvement of education around the world
	Seeking	Doctoral candidates in any field at a U.S. university who are at the final writing (not data collecting) stage of the dissertation
	Contact Information	Dissertation Fellowship Program The Spencer Foundation 625 N Michigan Ave., Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60611; email: fellows@spencer.org; phone: 312-274-6526; application available online

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships

	URL	http://www.asee.org/resources/fellowships/ndseg/
	Description	Approx. $30,500 to $31,500 per 12-month tenure for a total of 36 months. Tuition and fees are also covered by the fellowship.
	Application Deadline	September 2006 - January 2007
	Organization Description	U.S. Department of Defense
	Seeking	U.S. citizens and nationals in scientific and engineering disciplines of military importance (such as engineering, cognitive & neural sciences, bio- and geo- sciences) who will pursue a doctoral degree but who are currently in the early stages of their graduate studies.
	Contact Information	NDSEG Fellowship Program American Society for Engineering Education, 1818 N Street NW, Suite 600, Washington DC 20036; email: ndseg@asee.org. Application is online.

APSA Fellowships

	URL	http://www.apsanet.org/section_511.cfm
	Description	Varies
	Application Deadline	Varies depending upon the fellowship for which the student applies
	Organization Description	American Political Science Association
	Seeking	Various fellowships available for the study of political science.
	Contact Information	APSA 1527 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington, DC 20036-1206; email: apsa@apsanet.org; phone: (202) 483-2512; applications available online.

SSRC Fellowships

	URL	http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/
	Description	Varies
	Application Deadline	Varies depending upon the fellowship for which the student applies
	Organization Description	Social Science Research Council
	Seeking	Various fellowships available for the study of the following areas: Eurasia, Central Asia, Bangladesh, Eastern Europe, Japan, and International Migration to the U.S.
	Contact Information	Social Science Research Council 810 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019; email: info@ssrc.org; phone: 212.377.2700; applications available online.

ASA Minority Fellowship Program

	URL	http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?section=Funding&Name=Minority+Fellowship+Program
	Description	Annual stipend of $20,772 for the NIH fellowship; annual stipend of $15,000 for the ASA General Fellowship; Tuition and fees. Possible renewal up to 3 years.
	Application Deadline	Jan. 31, 2007
	Organization Description	American Sociological Association and the National Institute on Mental Health
	Seeking	Minority students entering or in the early stages of a doctoral program in Sociology studying mental health and mental illness; students in master only or students in the early stages of a doctoral program.
	Contact Information	ASA Minority Affairs Program American Sociological Association 1307 New York Avenue NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005-4701; email: minority.affairs@asanet.org; phone 202-383-9005; application available online.

ASA Congressional Fellowship

	URL	http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?section=Funding&name=ASA+Congressional+Fellowship
	Description	$15,000 with an additional requirement of a 4-6 month intensive internship in Washington D.C.
	Application Deadline	Feb. 1, 2007
	Organization Description	American Sociological Association and Sydney S. Spivak Program in Applied Social Research and Social Policy
	Seeking	Ph.D. level Sociology student with client-driven work experience working in the study of public/social policy.
	Contact Information	ASA Congressional Fellowship 1307 New York Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005; phone: (202) 383-9005; application available online.

AERA Dissertation Grants

	URL	http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/index.html
	Description	Up to $15,000 for one-year projects.
	Application Deadline	Sep. 1, 2006 to be reviewed in October; January 5, 2007 to be reviewed in February; March 1, 2007 to be reviewed in April
	Organization Description	American Educational Research Association
	Seeking	Students at the dissertation-writing stage of their graduate study who are working with a topic related to Educational Policy and Practice.
	Contact Information	Ms. Jeanie Murdock AERA Grants Program 5662 Calle Real, #254 Goleta, CA 93117-2317; email: jmurdock@aera.net; phone: 805-964-5264

Dissertation Fellowships For The Social Sciences and Humanities

	URL	http://www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf
	Description	The Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies announce the 2006 competition of the International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship program, designed to support distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation field research in all areas and regions of the world. Fifty fellowships of approximately$20,000 will be awarded in 2006 with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
	Application Deadline	November 10, 2005
	Organization Description	The IDRF program is committed to scholarship that advances knowledge about cultures, societies, aesthetics, economies, and/or politics outside the United States. The program promotes work that is relevant to a particular discipline while resonating across other fields and area specializations
	Seeking	The program is open to full-time graduate students in the humanities and social sciences-regardless of citizenship- enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States. Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. requirements except fieldwork and dissertation by the time the fellowship begins or by December 2006, whichever comes first. Fellowships will provide support for nine to twelve months in the field, plus travel expenses. The fellowship must be held for a single continuous period within the eighteen months between July 2006 and December 2007. Applications must be submitted electronically using SSRC's online Application Portal. For detailed information on application procedures, visit the IDRF website listed below or contact program staff at idrf@ssrc.org.
	Contact Information	Program staff at idrf@ssrc.org

Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies

	URL	http://www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/
	Description	Fellows will receive $3,000 to be used for expenses connected with the dissertation. These may include, but are not limited to, travel, books, microfilming, taping, and computer services. Fellowships will be announced in late January 2007.
	Application Deadline	early October 2006
	Organization Description	Founded in 1945, the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement of excellence in education through the identification of critical needs and the development of effective national programs to address them. This combination of analysis and translation into action is the Foundation’s unique contribution. The Foundation’s three broad areas of concern are: A Liberal Arts Renaissance, Access and Opportunity, and Partnerships for Learning. Its programs include fellowships for graduate study, professional development for teachers, educational opportunities for women and minorities, relating the academy to society, and national service. Through its programs, the Foundation seeks to encourage a new generation of leaders. Most programs address at least two of the three general Foundation goals. The Foundation is tax exempt under sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is supported by grants from foundations
	Seeking	Students in doctoral programs in any field of study at graduate schools in the United States are eligible to apply. Candidates must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements, including approval of the dissertation proposal, and expect to complete their dissertations by the summer of 2007. Candidates who are within a few months of completing their work should not apply.
	Contact Information	Sheila Walker Program Associate Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation 5 Vaughn Drive, Suite 300 Princeton, NJ 08543

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