Outside Scholarship Search

There are many sources of scholarship listings and databases available to students on the Internet. We recommend that you not pay for any search service. To learn more about avoiding scholarship scams, click here. Pacifica is not responsible for the quality of information or services offered on the sites below and we do not endorse or support their products, policies or services.

Links To Free Scholarship/Fellowship Searches

International Students:

www.iefa.org

http://www.apa.org/mfp/

http://www.edupass.org/

http://www.internationalscholarships.com/

http://www.internationalstudentloan.com/

http://eracism.pbwiki.com/Scholarships

Other searches:

Updated 7/11/2011
Name	Website	Details
American Assoc. of University Women-Educational Foundation	www.aauw.org	Scholarships and Financial Aid Resources. Grants and fellowship search
American Council for the Blind	www.acb.org/resources/finaid-scholarships.html	Resources and information about braille, education, technology and blindness.
American Counseling Association	www.counseling.org/students	ACA Foundation Graduate Student Essay Contest
American Educational Research Association	http://www.aera.net	Fellowship Program, Minority Fellowship Program (dissertation support) and Grant Programs (diss. support & small grants).
American Indian Graduate Center	www.aigc.com	Scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students.
American Psychological Association	http://www.apa.org	Minority Fellowship Program. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellowship (MHSAS). Funding Resources for Students.
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students	www.apa.org/apags	Scholarship and Awards. Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant-dissertation research LGBT psychology and family therapy.
American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award Program	http://www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.html	The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association sponsors an annual competition for dissertation research funding. The purpose of the Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology with research costs.
Armenian Relief Society	www.arseastusa.org	ARS Lazarian Graduate Scholarship. Award based on merit, need and Armenian community involvement.
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education	www.aghe.org	Search for scholarship, fellowship opportunities in Aging. Newsletters and directories that publish additional information on Aging.
Association on American Indian Affairs	http://www.indian-affairs.org/scholarships/aaia_scholarships.htm	Eight scholarship programs for both undergraduate and graduate students who are from federally recognized tribes and who are at least 1/4 Indian blood unless otherwise stated.
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists	www.camft.org	Education scholarships and Foundation Grants.
Christine Downing Dissertation Fellowship	www.opusarchives.org	$5,000 dissertation fellowship in the name of Professor Downing in acknowledgment of her contribution to the fields of depth psychology and mythology, her many years of teaching at Pacifica Graduate Institute, and her gift to OPUS of her own archival materials. Awarded to students of any accredited graduate level institution in the fields of depth psychology and mythology whose proposal and/or first two chapters of the dissertation has been accepted by their dissertation committee. The winning student must use the collections at OPUS for a significant amount of their dissertation research. DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2012
College Board	www.collegeboard.com	Scholarship, loan search engine.
College Planning	www.collegeplan.org	College planning resource. Guide for adults returning to college.
College Scholarships	http://www.collegescholarships.org	Scholarship search database. Includes scholarships specific to degree level and other criteria.
Congressional Caucus Hispanic Institute Scholarship	http://www.chci.org/scholarships/	Offers a one-time $5,000 scholarship to Latino students in the US at the graduate level who have a history of performing public service-oriented activities in their communities and who demonstrate a desire to continue their civic engagement in the future. No GPA or academic major requirement. Students with excellent leadership potential are encouraged to apply.
Council on Social Work Education	www.cswe.org/CSWE/scholarships	Fellowships for mental health and substance abuse research to improve minority communities.
Davis-Putter Scholarship Funds	www.davisputter.com	Grants for active participants in struggles for civil rights, social/economic justice or other progressive issues.
Doc Dempsey Scholarship	http://www.jimdempseyfoundation.com/doc-dempsey-scholarship	Offered to students pursuing degrees in the helping professions, including but not limited to Mental Health. Must be enrolled full-time with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Award amount $350.
Edvisors	www.edvisors.com	Scholarship, loan search engine.
Elderhostel K Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant	www.elderhostel.org/grants/	Research grant for dissertation students topic relevant to aging and later-life learning.
FastWeb	www.fastweb.com	Scholarship search database.
FinAid!	www.finaid.org/otheraid	Scholarship search directory. Resources (Military, loans, scholarships, grants, fellowships).
Financial Aid in the Yahoo! Directory	http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/ Financial_Aid	Financial aid resource and search tool.
Foundation Center	www.foundationcenter.org	Grants and foundation directory.
The Newberry Library - Fellowship in Humanities	www.newberry.org	This fellowship is for women of Native American heritage.
FreSch! Search for Scholarships	www.freschinfo.com	Scholarship search database.
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship	www.gkscholarship.com	$1,000 merit-based scholarships.
Go College	www.gocollege.com	Scholarship, loan, resource search directory.
Guide to Graduate School	www.gradschools.com	Graduate student resource information.
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation	www.hfg.org	Research grants and dissertation fellowships to students during dissertation writing phase.
Health Professions Education Foundation	http://oshpd.ca.gov/HPEF/Index.html	Loan repayment programs-California health professions (MFT, Clinical Social Workers, Psychologists)
Hispanic College Fund	www.hispanicfund.org	Scholarship programs.
Jewish Community Center	www.jccworks.com	Graduate student scholarship program. Recipients required to work for 2 years post graduation otherwise scholarship must be repaid.
Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program	http://www.kauffman.org/kdfp	Fellowship program to doctoral students during dissertation.
Korean American Scholarship Foundation	www.kasf.org	Scholarship award based on financial need, merit, and community services.
Latin American Educational Foundation	www.laef.org	Colorado resident. Hispanic heritage and/or actively involved in the Hispanic Community. Community service involvement required.
Latino College Dollars	www.latinocollegedollars.org	Scholarship search directory.
Licensed Mental Health Services Provider Education Program	http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/hpef/Text_pdf_files/LMH_app.pdf	Encourages mental health service providers to work in Mental Health Professional Shortage areas or qualified facilities in California by authorizing a plan for repayment (up to $15,000) of their educational loans in exchange for their service in a designated shortage area for at least 2 years.
Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant	www.apa.org/apf/peterson-homerRFP.pdf	Focus is on psychosocial research on injuries to children and young adults through accidents, violence, abuse, or suicide.
Mental Health Dissertation Research Grant to Increase Diversity (R36)	http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-132.html	The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the diversity of the mental health research workforce. It will enable qualified doctoral candidates to pursue research careers in any area relevant to the research mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Mechanism of Support.
National Academy of Education	www.naeducation.org	Pre-doctoral Fellowship. Post-doctoral Fellowship.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)	www.naacp.org	The NAACP is a leading advocate of equal access to quality education.
National Endowment for the Humanities	www.neh.gov	Fellowship available after graduation. Reference materials. Summer seminars.
National Federation of the Blind	www.nfb.org/scholarships	Scholarship for legally blind student, must participate in NFB convention and program activities.
National Women's Studies Association	www.nwsa.org	Women's/gender studies awards and scholarships.
Open Society Institute-Soros Foundations Network	www.soros.org/grants	Grant, scholarship, and fellowship search.
Parapsychology Foundation Grants	www.parapsychology.org	Parapsychology focused grants, scholarships, and fellowships. Thesis and dissertation writing.
Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant	www.apa.org/apf/scrivner.html	The Roy Scrivner Research Grants provide graduate student grants (preference given to dissertation candidates) for empirical or applied research that encourages the study of lesbian, gay, and bisexual family (LGB) psychology and LGB family therapy. Researchers from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences are encouraged to apply.
Sallie Mae Scholarship Search Engine	www.salliemae.com/scholarships	Scholarship search engine.
Scholarship Zone	www.scholarshipzone.com	$10,000 scholarship drawing
Scholarship Experts	www.scholarshipexperts.com	Scholarship search directory.
Scholarships and Grants	http://www.scholarshipsandgrants.us	Scholarships and grants resources.
Scholarships.com	www.scholarships.com	Scholarship search directory.
Social Science Research Council	http://fellowships.ssrc.org	Dissertation development fellowship. Grants and fellowships promote diversification of knowledge, perspectives, backgrounds and nationalities.
Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis	www.abainternational.org	Association for Behavioral Analysis International. Grants and scholarship search.
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues	www.spssi.org	Grants and awards for research on social issues (sexism, racism, prejudice, etc.) Thesis and dissertation writing.
Student Aid on the Web	http://studentaid.ed.gov	Financial aid and scholarships search wizard. Other educational financial resources.
TELACU Education Foundation	www.TELACU.com	David C Lizarraga Graduate Fellowship. Low-income. CA, TX, IL, NY state applicants.
The Ayn Rand Institute	www.aynrand.org	Essay contests.
The Fund for Theological Education	www.thefund.org	Theological study. Racial/Ethnic PhD Scholarship, African American Doctoral/Dissertation Fellowship.
The Gates Millennium Scholars	www.gmsp.org	Scholarship programs.
The National Academies	www.nationalacademies.org/fellowships	Fellowship: pre-doctoral, dissertation, and post-doctoral programs in research based fields of study.
The Wenner-Gren Foundation	www.wennergren.org	Grant support in research social/cultural topics.
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation	www.woodrow.org	Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Womens Studies Fellowships.
Tylenol	www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/ news/subptyschol.inc	Scholarship to students pursuing careers in healthcare.
United Negro College Fund	www.uncf.org	To close the educational attainment gap between African Americans and the majority population, UNCF helps promising students attend college and graduate.
University Jobs	www.universityjobs.com	Employment opportunities (post-doc jobs).
Violet and Cyril Franks Scholarship	http://www.apa.org/apf/FranksRFP.pdf	The APF Violet and Cyril Franks Scholarship supports graduate-level scholarly projects that use a psychological perspective to help understand and reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
Wayne F. Placek Grants	www.apa.org/apf/placek.html	Encourages research to increase the general public’s understanding of homosexuality and to alleviate the stress that gay men and lesbians experience in this and future civilizations.
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students	www.aspeninstitute.org	The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of color.