Here is a list of other resources that may help you financially. The list (see below), however, is only suggestive. ISSP in no way endorses these organizations and programs, nor can we vouch for their services or business practices, although many are very well known and reputable. Click on the items below to find more information:

Sources of Funding Scholarship Databases Funding for Specific Majors/Courses of Study International Student Loans Other Resources

Please note - The ISSP office does not provide any assistance or guidance with admissions to the university. You must contact directly the Admissions office of the school you want to attend. For a contact list go to the Students section on this website and click on Prospective students. The ISSP will not respond to any inquiries regarding admission. Thank you.

FinAid

See the appropriate sections of the FinAid bibliography: http://www.finaid.org/questions/reference.phtml

Scholarly Societies

If you don't find your field of study listed below, you may want to look for it on the Scholarly Societies and Professional Organizations page: www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html

Other Aid

This site links to all scholarly societies and professional organizations with home pages, some of which provide information on sources of financial aid for students majoring in particular fields: http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/

These sites cover the following fields:

Art

Art DEADLINES List: http://www.xensei.com/users/adl/ The Art DEADLINES List describes numerous contests, grants, scholarships, fellowships, jobs and internships in the arts -- visual arts, poetry, writing and journalism, multimedia, film, photography, music, dance, etc. It includes international and national contests and competitions for K-12 and college students.

Biology

Howard Hughes Medical Institute: http://www.hhmi.org/ This page provides information about the HHMI grant and fellowship programs in biology. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Road Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Phone: 1-301-215-8500

Computer Science

ACM Graduate Assistantship Directory (GAD): http://info.acm.org/gad/ The GAD, published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), provides information about graduate programs in computing at many US universities. Part of the site is devoted to information about institutional financial aid.

Fellowship Listing at Yale University: www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/fellowships.html This page lists several fellowship programs and other resources of interest to graduate students in computer science, with a focus on women and minorities.

Society for Software Quality, Grant-In-Aid Essay Contest: http://www.ssq.org/grant/gia.html This page provides information about one or more annual essay contests on a general computer software subject. The contests are sponsored by the Society for Software Quality.

Undergraduate Computational Science Award Program (UGCSA): http://www.krellinst.org/UCES/awards/ The UGCSA awards cash prizes to undergraduates who have made significant contributions to computational science. Winners receive a $1,000 cash award and travel funds of up to $1,000 to attend the award meeting. For more information, contact Thomas Marchioro.

Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) : http://www.asee.org/ The ASEE sponsors a postdoctoral fellowship program in engineering with the Office of Naval Research. Email projects@asee.org or write to: American Society for Engineering Education 1818 N Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036-2479. Phone: 1-202-331-3509

American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME): http://www.asme.org Provides information about scholarship and fellowship programs sponsored by the ASME.

Journalism

AJR's Journalism Grants, Awards, Scholarships: http://ajr.org The AJR Newslink site provides a list of journalism scholarships, fellowships, grants and awards published in the American Journalism Review (AJR).

The Cornell Fellowship Notebook

This is an excellent source for scholarships listed by field: http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN -- Select: International Students from the list: http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=FOREIGN

Here is a list of the scholarships available on the Cornell site:

Asian Cultural Council (ACC): ACC Fellowship for Visual Arts and Performing Arts www.asianculturalcouncil.org

Asian Cultural Council (ACC): Japan-United States Arts for Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts www.asianculturalcouncil.org

Asian Cultural Council (ACC): Ock Rang Cultural Foundation Fellowship for Humanities and Social Sciences and Technical Theatre Arts www.asianculturalcouncil.org

Ford Foundation

International Fellowships Program for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use their education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. Applicants must be from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education. Any Master's or Doctoral program in a field that is consistent with the interests and goals of the the Ford Foundation. Examples include: children, youth and families; sexuality and reproductive health; work force development; finance and economic security; environment and development; education reform; religion, society and culture; media; arts and culture; human rights; international cooperation; civil society. www.fordfound.org

HUD

The Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program to encourage doctoral candidates to engage in policy-relevant community, housing, and urban development research; to assist doctoral candidates in the timely completion of their dissertation research; to focus research on policy-relevant housing and community development issues; and to provide a forum for new scholars to share their research findings. http://www.oup.org

The Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) Program to encourage doctoral candidates to engage in policy-relevant community, housing, and urban development research and to enhance their research skills through the preparation of a research manuscript on a HUD-related topic. http://www.oup.org

Institute for Humane Studies

Humane Studies Fellowships to support the work of outstanding graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in studying the classical liberal/libertarian tradition of individual rights and dignity; protection of rights by institutions of private property, contract, and the rule of law; and voluntarism in all human relations, including the unhampered market mechanism in economic affairs, with the goals of free trade, free migration, and peace. Humane studies and research that deals with the moral and economic choices involved in human affairs. Graduate students and junior and senior undergraduates who are registered for full-time study. Fellowships are awarded generally to applicants studying in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., but applications from students in other countries are considered. www.TheIHS.org

P.E.O. Sisterhood

International Peace Scholarship Fund to provide grants-in-aid for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. http://peointernational.org

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) & American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships to support distinguished graduate students in the social sciences and humanities who are conducting dissertation field research in any area or region of the world. Up to 50 fellowships are funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation each year. Students registered in doctoral programs whose dissertation research requires substantial research outside of the U.S. The applicant's educational institution must be in the U.S., but the applicant may be of any nationality. www.ssrc.org

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

Pre-Dissertation Fellowship in Applied Economics to provide funding for Ph.D. students to undertake innovative empirical and/or theoretical research addressing vital and complex economic and social issues. Interdisciplinary work, field research, internships in government organizations or institutes is encouraged. Funding not exclusively for dissertation research and write up. Full-time Ph.D. students in the social sciences or economics who have completed course work and exams but not dissertation, no citizenship restrictions, enrolled in doctoral programs in the US, those who have attended a SSRC Summer Workshop have preferential consideration. www.ssrc.org/

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

Vietnam (Southwest Asia) Dissertation Field Research Fellowships and Advanced Research Grants for Full-time Ph.D. students in the social sciences and humanities, no citizenship restrictions, enrolled in doctoral programs in the US or Canada --OR scholars in the US or Canada who have received their PhD in the last 5 years. Some language proficiency required for Postdocs. Must establish and maintain an affiliation with Vietnamese institution. www.ssrc.org/

Sexuality Research Fellowship to cultivate new generations of scholars who address the complexity and contextual nature of human sexuality and explore links across disciplines, methods, and issues. The program supports both dissertation and postdoctoral work undertaken in the U.S. with a research focus on the U.S. The program is funded by the Ford Foundation. Individuals of all nationalities, citizenships, and residencies are eligible to apply. For the dissertation fellowship, applicants must be registered as full-time students in a Ph.D. degree program and must have completed all degree requirements except for the dissertation. For the postdoctoral fellowship, applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree in a social or behavioral science from an accredited U.S. school or an equivalent degree from a foreign school. Postdoctoral scholars who have held the Ph.D. for more than 8 years are ineligible. www.ssrc.org/programs/sexuality

Dissertation Fellowships on Global Security and Cooperation to provide support to promising young scholars from around the world in order to generate new knowledge and theoretical insights to better understand the causes of, and safeguard against threats to, human security. Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. A broad range of research topics, including: human security implications of human rights; inequality; religious, national, and ethnic revivalism; military affairs; weapons proliferation and arms control; peace-keeping; the spread of disease; ecosystem degradation; international migration; international crime; trafficking in humans; food supplies; and global finance and trade. Full-time doctoral students who will have completed all degree requirements except for the dissertation by April 1 following the application deadline. There are no citizenship or residence requirements. Applicants must be proficient in speaking, writing, and reading English. Fellows spend one year working for a non-governmental, international, or multilateral organization directly involved in peace, international cooperation, or security issues. A second year is spent in research and completion of the dissertation. www.ssrc.org/programs/gsc

Bangladesh Fellowships to support graduate students with research in the social sciences or humanities in Bangladesh or Bengal-related studies. Funds support field activities, extended research trips, material, developing language skills and establishing local contacts. Social sciences and humanities- interdisciplinary and regional proposals welcome, including comparative research with India. For Predissertation Fellowship - No citizenship requirements, must be enrolled in North American university Ph.D. program with one completed year of grad work. For Dissertation Fellowships - must be Bangladeshi citizens, enrolled in university outside Bangladesh and all but Dissertation stage. www.ssrc.org/

Religion and Immigration Fellowships to foster innovative research to advance the theoretical understandings of the relationship between religion and the incorporation of immigrants into American society. For Predoctoral Fellowship and Postdoctoral Fellowships -- no citizenship requirements, must be affiliated with US institution. www.ssrc.org/

Andrew Mellon Foundation: International Migration Fellowships to foster innovative research that will advance theoretical understandings of voluntary and forced international migration to the U.S., the process of settlement, and outcomes for immigrants, refugees, and native-born Americans. US Citizens and permanent residents, or international students at US institutions. For postdoc award, must have PhD within last 7 years. Minorities and women encouraged. www.ssrc.org/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NIH)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Kerr White Visiting Scholars Program to provide scholars a unique opportunity to work on projects with key AHRQ staff to address new and emerging issues related to health care access, use, quality, cost-effectiveness and outcomes. http://www.ahrq.gov

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Grants in Women's Studies to encourage original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. www.woodrow.org/womens-studies

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships to encourage original and significant study of ethical and religious values in all areas of human endeavor. In addition to topics in philosophy and religion, theses might consider ethical implications of foreign policy, values determining political decisions, moral modes of other cultures, or religious and ethical values as reflected in literature and history. Fields of humanities and social sciences. Students registered in Ph.D. and Th.D. programs in the U.S.A., who expect to complete degree requirements except for the dissertation by November 22. There is no citizenship requirement. www.woodrow.org/newcombe