
Women
Executive Women of New Jersey Scholarship (EWNJ)
- Support women who are pursuing a graduate degree at least half–time.
- Eligibility: permanent resident in the State of New Jersey.
- Awards typically between $2,000 and $5,000 per year.
- Administered by the Office of Graduate Studies.
- More Info: www.ewnj.org
Murray Scholarship
- Financial assistance to a female graduate student who has demonstrated academic achievement and has a special commitment to diversity.
- Eligibility: full-time female graduate students who has completed 12 or more credits with a GPA above 3.25.
- Award provides $1,000 per year.
- Applications: available in The Murray Center for Women in Technology
Miriam Mills Fellowship
- Financial assistance to a female student, thirty years of age or older, seeking a master’s degree in the NJIT School of Management.
- Nominations from faculty members in the School of Management (SOM)
- Award typically about $1,000.
Microsoft Research Graduate Women's Scholarship Program
- Support women who are enrolled in their first year in a graduate program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics for academic year 2010.
- Eligibility: attend a U.S. or Canadian university and be enrolled as a full-time graduate student in the Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics departments (if your department is within the scope of these areas, but is titled differently, you are eligible).
- Award includes US$15,000 for the 2010 academic year + conference and travel allowance of US$2,000
- Nominations from university, and the office of the chair of the department. Direct applications from students are not accepted.
- More Info: Mircosoft Research Scholarship
AAUW Fellowships and Grants Program
- Exclusively for graduate women pursuing professions where women are underrepresented
- American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations and scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave or for preparing completed research (Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents)
- Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and who are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. (Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents)
- International Fellowships are awarded for full-time graduate or postgraduate study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study (during the fellowship year) in designated degree programs where women's participation traditionally has been low. (Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents)
- More Info: AUWW Fellowships and Grants program
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowships
- For women pursuing graduate Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences an aerospace-related engineering
- Fellowships of US $10,000
- 1,262 Amelia Earhart Fellowships totaling over US $7 million awarded to 880 fellows worldwide.
- 35 grants anticipated to be made for the 2010 academic year.
- For more info on eligibility and the application process click here.
- Application deadline: 15 November 2009
- Contact E-Mail: Zontaintl@zonta.org WebSite: www.Zonta.org

