Scholarships
All Countries
Friends of Transart Institute Scholarships for accepted applicants
2008: Foundation M and other sources - up to ten $2000 scholarships for the academic year.
2008: Danube University -Two 50% scholarships for the academic year.
Details are here
Application deadline is March 1st, 2008
The National Administration of Your Country
Countless opportunities for scholarschips, stipends, refunds of travel and living costs exist in every national administration. Please research in your country of origin or residence. Letters of admittance are sent to accepted candidates and can be individualized where needed.
An overview can be found on this pdf as well.
Institutional Aid
Austrian Academic Exchange Service
Homepage. A database with all available scholarships for studies in Austria is available here.
Americas
Organization of American States, OAS
Homepage. Scholarships and loans for: Graduates
Amount: The fellowship includes round-trip fare, tuition, materials, health
insurance, and honorarium. Loan supplements the expenses that grants or scholarships do not cover.
Number of awards: 2, one fellowship and one loan
Scholarship deadline: March, date subject to change yearly.
Majors: All
Applicant must be: Citizen or permanent resident of an OAS member country;
hold a university degree, or demonstrate ability to pursue advanced studies
in the chosen field.
Additional information is here.
For further information or assistance, candidates should contact the National Liaison Office (ONE) of their country of origin, the appropriate Office of the General Secretariat of the OAS or contact the Educational Portal of the Americas. For information on Leo Rowe Fund loans, the contact address is rowefund@oas.org.
Austria
Qualifications for employees with AMS and ESF
The Employment Market Service (Arbeitsmarktservice) and the European Social Fund sponsor the cost of qualification measures for staff by providing this sponsorship. The sponsorship covers two thirds of the course fee. The maximum acceptable course fee is 10,000.- Euro per student and application.
For further information please contact your local office of AMS (Arbeitsmarktservice).
Germany
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.
Deadlines January 15 and July 1
Homepage. Applicants must be under the age of 32.
Rathausallee 12
53757 Sankt Augustin
Tel: (02241) 246-0
Fax: (02241) 246-573
zentrale@kas.de
Gottlieb Daimler- und Karl Benz-Stiftung
Homepage. For German citizens going abroad.
Frau Petra Jung
Dr.-Carl-Benz-Platz 2
68526 Ladenburg
Tel.: (0 62 03) 10 92-0
Fax: (0 62 03) 10 92-5
info@daimler-benz-stiftung.de
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Homepage. German student scholarships.
Jean-Paul-Str. 12
D-53173 Bonn
Tel.: (+49) 0228-833-0
Fax: (+49) 0228-833-199
centserv@avh.de
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
Deadline November
Homepage. Science, politics, sociology, gender studies. For German students.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Gesellschaftsanalyse und politische Bildung e. V.
Franz-Mehring Platz 1
10243 Berlin
Telefon: +49-(0)30-44310221
Fax: +49-(0)30-44310222
studienwerk@rosalux.de
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Homepage. Applicant or one parent must be a German tax payer.
Ahrstrasse 41
53175 Bonn
Tel: +49 (0) 228 82096 -0
Fax: +49 (0) 228 82096 -103
info@studienstiftung.de
EU
Qualifications for employees within the ESF
The European Social Fund (homepage) sponsors the cost of qualification measures for staff by providing sponsorship. The sponsorship covers two thirds of the course fee. The maximum acceptable course fee is 10,000.- euro per student and application.
For further information please contact the office of the Employment Market Service in your country.
USA
CAA
Scholarship Awards for: M.F.A., terminal M.A., and Ph.D. students to bridge the gap between graduate study and professional careers.
Amount: $5,000
Number: Not available.
Majors: Art and Art History
Application and more info
The Fulbright Program
Homepage. Scholarship Awards and grants for college ndergraduates and graduates
Amount: Varies
Number: 5,000 (changes from country to country)
Scholarships deadline: Varies with program
Majors: All
Applicant must be: Citizen, permanent resident in the country in which the
application is made. English proficiency, GPA 3.0 or higher and good health
also required.
Contact: 202-619-4360.
Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
Homepage. Applicants must be resident nationals or residents of an eligible IFP country.
The Ford Foundation Secretary
320 East 43 Street
New York, N.Y. 10017
Humane Studies Fellowship
Deadline: December 31
Homepage, Fellowship and Traveling Grants available.
Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University
3301 N. Fairfax Dr.
Ste. 440 Arlington VA 22201
Tel: 001 (703) 993-4880, (800) - 697 - 8799
Fax: 001 (703) 993 - 4890
National Science Foundation
Homepage. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent resident of the United States at the time of application. Applicants should have an excellent academic record and have demonstrated their ability to do original research or other creative work related to their field of study.
4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington
Amount: 40.500
Number: 5,000
Virginia 22230
Tel: 001 (703)292-5111
A Room Of Her Own
provides innovative art patronage for women writers and artists through Gift of Freedom Awards. A Room of Her Own's unique approach recognizes and supports diverse artistic expressions - the written arts as well as the visual arts (painting, sculpting, photography). Homepage.
Contact:
A Room Of Her Own Foundation
P. O. Box 778
Placitas, NM 87043
e-mail: Info@ARoomOfHerOwn.org
Scholarship Databases
Cornell University
maintains one of the best publicly accessible databases of scholarships, fellowships and grants to individuals.
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
provides NYFA Source, an extensive national directory of scholarships, awards, grants and other opportunities. Go to advanced search and type something like "graduate scholarship".
Additionally there are several web sites that provide search capability at no charge. Beware of scholarship search programs that charge a fee even if they "guarantee" you scholarships. Sites to consider:
www.finaid.org
www.fastweb.com
www.gocollege.com
www.wiredscholar.com
www.scholarship-page.com
www.srnexpress.com
To check the legitimacy of a company in the US, visit: www.bbb.com
