Jacob Miller '16 reflects on the benefits of national scholarships
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
CUR provides support and professional development opportunities for students.
Through CUR, you can locate:
- Student Journals
- Student Resource Center
- Undergraduate Presentation Opportunities
- Research Opportunities
- Undergraduate Research Highlights
Other External Funding Sources
Numerous groups outside UMass Dartmouth provide funding for undergraduate research
- Federal agencies (eg. NSF)
- Professional societies
- Private foundations
National scholarships and UMassD contacts
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
contact Prof. Pamela Karimi
pamela.karimi@umassd.edu
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
contact Prof. David Manke, Chemistry
dmanke@umassd.edu
Fulbright
contact Prof. Shannon L. Jenkins, Political Science
sjenkins@umassd.edu
Marshall Scholarship
contact Prof. Pamela Karimi, OUR
pamela.karimi@umassd.edu
All art and museum grants
contact Prof. Pamela Karimi, Art History and Media Studies & OUR
pamela.karimi@umassd.edu
The Washington Center
contact Amelia Alburn (Director of Experiential Learning and Internship Development), Career Center
amelia.alburn@umassd.edu
Smart Scholarship Program
contact Prof. Lance Fiondella
Watch this YouTube video by Prof. Fiondella which provides an overview of the DoD SMART Scholarship:
DoD SMART Scholarship: An overview for student applicants
External Funding Opportunities in Life Sciences
(Comprehensive list of opportunities compiled and maintained by Professor Pia Moisander of the Biology Department)
In addition to these listed sources, you may have found other organizations that provide funding for undergraduate research. See your faculty advisor and OUR for help.
If you have questions about the funding opportunities listed below, contact the Office of Undergraduate Research, our@umassd.edu
- Barry Goldwater Scholarship
- Beinecke Scholarship
- Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellowship
- Churchill Foundation Scholarship
- Critical Language Scholarships
- DAAD Scholarships
- Department of Energy Fellowship Program (SCFG)
- Fulbright
- Gates Cambridge Scholarships
- The Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internships
- George J. Mitchell Scholarship
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship
- Hearst Journalism Fellowships
- Hertz Foundation Fellowships
- Luce Scholarships
- Marshall Scholarship
- National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowships
- National Gallery of Art in DC Opportunities
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowships (when applying for grad school)
- Pickering Fellowships
- RISE Germany
- Rhodes Scholarships
- Schwarzman Scholarship
- Scoville Peace Fellowship
- SMART Scholarship-for-Service at the Department of Defense
- Smithsonian Opportunities
- Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- St Andrew's Society Fellowship
- Udall Foundation
- Undocumented Students Opportunities
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowships
- White House Fellowships & Internships
- Yenching Academy Scholarship at Peking University