Sophomore YearOpportunities

ScholarshipsEven if you may not

have gotten a scholarship your freshman year, there are still scholarships out there that might help you pay for some of your college education

Scholarships are good not just for the money, but also for the honor and recognition

Pickering Foreign Affairs ScholarshipUp to $40,000 for

senior year of undergrad and first year of grad

Two paid internship with state department

Recipients must agree to serve as foreign services officer for three years after graduate school

Apply in your junior year

Truman ScholarshipScholarship for

campus “change agents” who are planning to work in government, education, or the non-profit or public sector

Covers tuition for up to $30,000 for graduate school

Applied for in junior year

Critical Language ScholarshipsSummer language

institutes offered through the state department

Immersion program Students take away

one year of a language

Offered in “critical languages” (NOT Spanish or French)

Gilman ScholarshipStudy-abroad

scholarshipMust be for courses

taken abroadUp to $5,000 per

semesterPell recipients only

NASA MUST10-week Summer

internship offered through NASA

PaidMust be member of

underrepresented group (women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities)

Must be a STEM majorNASA also offers

scholarships

SMARTSMART = Science, Math,

& Research for Transformation

A scholarship run out of the Department of Defense

Awardees must participate in summer internship with DoD

Awardees must work with DoD after graduation

Must be participating in major in STEM

Udall ScholarshipTuition scholarship

awarded to sophomore and junior level students

Awarded to students who are pursuing careers in the environment OR Native American students pursuing careers related to tribal policy or Native American healthcare

NOAA Hollings/EPP ScholarshipAcademic scholarships

given to college sophomores

Must be majoring in an area that is related to oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, or education

(biological, social and physical sciences; mathematics; engineering; computer and information sciences; and teacher education)

Department of Homeland Security

Scholarship available to students in STEM based field

Applicants must demonstrate research interest in homeland security

Recipients must complete a ten week internship during scholarship period

Recipients must work for a branch of homeland security for one year after graduation

Students may not study abroad with scholarship

Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship ProgramProvides students with

internships, study abroad experience, two fully-supported summer institutes in DC, language training, and money for graduate school

Some need-based scholarship support is available

Rangel Summer Enrichment Program6 Week program at

HowardFocused on foreign

relationsOffers courses as well

as visits to government and non-governmental organization

A really good opportunity for people interested in international affairs

EPA GRO Open to many areas for

research pertaining to the Environmental Protection Agency

Science, engineering, math, social science, computer science, interdisciplinary areas

Up to $10,000 a semester for tuition, plus stipend, internship, and additional expenses

Alpha Lambda Delta ScholarshipsALD gives three

types of scholarshipsTrow gives students

up to $6,000 for their junior year

Stemler gives $1,000 for study abroad