National Scholarships and Fellowships for Undergraduate Study

Putting Yourself in the Best Company

In recent years the range of colleges and universities whose students are winning prestigious national scholarships has broadened well beyond the traditional Ivies and similar schools. Indeed, NJIT students have won two such scholarships in recent years: the Truman and the Goldwater, the latter by three students.

Not only do these national scholarships provide significant monetary awards as well as prestige and media exposure that can help you throughout your career, you will also find that preparing an application for one of them is an extremely rewarding process in itself. The application process gives you a head start on applying for graduate schools or employment by giving you an opportunity to assess your strengths and goals in a way that you never have before. Winning such a scholarship puts you in the league of some of the world's most noted scholars, scientists, engineers, political and business leaders.

In most cases, application must be made through a representative at NJIT. The names of these representative are given below.Applying for these scholarships generally requires at least a student essay and several recommendations, so it is recommended that you leave a long lead time. You can find the deadlines for each scholarship at the web sites below. Remember that these are the final dates on which the application must be submitted.  NJIT will have an earlier deadline, which you can find out by contacting the faculty liaison. These internal deadlines are often  months before the final deadline.

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Name and purpose of scholarship Award amount Minimum eligibility criteria web site NJIT liaison
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program

To encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering and to foster excellence in those fields

 $7500 per year, up to 2 years for sophomores, 1 year for juniors

  • sophomore or junior when applying

  • GPA at least 3.0, and upper 1/4 of class

  • US citizen or permanent resident

http://www.act.org/goldwater/yybull.html Prof. Mill Jonakait
David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships for Study Abroad

Opportunities for U.S. students to study in world regions critical to U.S. interests but generally underrepresented in study abroad.

 Maximum $8,000 for a summer, $10,000 for a semester, and $20,000 for an academic year

  • freshman, sophomore, junior or senior 

  • U.S. citizen

  • apply to a study abroad program related to academic and career goals

 http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/undergraduate/default.htm

 		 Dr. Scott Kline
Harry S Truman Scholarship

Recognizes college juniors with exceptional leadership potential and commitment to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service

 Maximum of $3,000 for the senior year and up to $27,000 for graduate study

  • Junior level or senior standing in third year

  • US Citizen at time of award

  • want to work in government, education, the nonprofit sector, or the public interest/advocacy sector

  • would like to get a master's degree, doctorate, or professional degree

  • participated extensively in community service, student government, government internships, commissions or boards, advocacy or interest groups, nonpartisan political activities, or military/ROTC

 http://www.truman.gov Dr. David Reibstein
Marshall Scholarships

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability for undergraduate or graduate study in a British college or university for 2 years in any field of study

 University fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the United States and, where applicable, a contribution towards the support of a dependent spouse, on average about £20,000 a year.

  • United States citizens who (at the time they take up their Scholarship) hold a first degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States

  • GPA of 3.7.

  • To qualify for awards tenable from October 2008, candidates must have graduated from their undergraduate college or university after April 2005.

 http://www.marshallscholarship.org Dr. David Reibstein
Morris K. Udall Scholarships

Awarded to students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment or public policy

 Up to $5000

  • Sophomore or Junior

  • GPA of at least B

  • Pursuing full-time study

  • US Citizen or permanent resident

 http://www.udall.gov/udall.asp?link=200

 

 Dr. Maurie J. Cohen
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships provide a flat grant of US$23,000 or its equivalent for one academic year of study in another country.

Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships are for two years of degree-oriented study in another country. A flat grant of US$11,500 or its equivalent is provided per year

Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are for either three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country and provide a flat grant of US$10,000 or its equivalent for 3 months and US$15,000 or its equivalent for 6 months

  • Must be citizen of a country in which there are Rotary clubs.
     

  • Applicants must have completed at least two years of college-level coursework or equivalent professional experience before commencing their scholarship studies.

 http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html#types Dr. David Reibstein