Make an Impression! Utilize this banner space to reach thousands of potential clients. Contact us for more information: market@ammsa.com  This page updated January 8, 2004 If your company, organization or educational institution has a bursary program(s) that the readers of this site would be interested in, please contact us via e-mail at market@ammsa.com. GENERAL LISTINGS LISTINGS BY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH TIPS Presidential Diversity Scholarship - St Lawrence University Value: $15,000/year scholarship Dedicated to Aboriginal, hispanic, black and Asian Americans and Canadians, including a US$15,000/year scholarship, as well as additional favourable aid based on family need. For more information contact: Skip Staats Office of Admissions St Lawrence University Canton NY 13617 1 800 285 1856 A website specific to the program is currently under construction. BACK TOP Government Finance Officers Association Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship Value: One scholarship of US$3,500. The Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship is funded by J.D.Edwards, Fidelity Investments Government Services Division,Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., Georgia GFOA, ICMA Retirement Corporation, MBIA, Girard and Lynn Miller Foundation, Minnesota GFOA, and Nations Bank. It recognizes and encourages outstanding minority students enrolled in a course of studies preparing for a career in public finance. Eligibility: This scholarship competition is for Canadian or U.S.minority students of public administration,(governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management)at the upper-division undergraduate or graduate level. Candidates must belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S.Census Bureau): Black, Indian, Eskimo or Aleut, Asian or Pacific Islander,or Hispanic.Candidates should have a superior record of academic achievement and/or job performance and show promise of completion of their studies at a high level of performance. In addition,candidates should have plans to pursue a career in s ate or local government finance. Deadline: February 13 Government Finance Officers Association Scholarship Committee 180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800 Chicago, Illinois 60601-7476 Phone: (312) 977-9700 Fax: (312) 977-4806 BACK TOP American Planning Association APA Planning Fellowship Value: Several scholarships from $2,000 to $5,000. The goals of the APA Planning Fellowship are both to encourage students of certain minority backgrounds to enter the planning profession, and to help such students who would otherwise be unable to continue their studies in planning. The program is open to first-and second-year students. First-year students who receive fellowships are eligible to compete for an award the following year. Eligibility: In order to be eligible, applicants must: be a member of one of the following minority groups: Black,Mexican-American, Native American/North American Indian or Puerto Rican; be a citizen of the United States or Canada; be enrolled or accepted for enrollment, in a graduate planning program that has been accredited by the Planning Board. Preference is shown to full- time students; and document the need for financial assistance. Deadline: May 15 Attention: Assistant for Division and Student Services APA Planning Fellowship Program American Planning Association 1776 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 U.S.A. BACK TOP American Indian Scholarship Fund, Inc. The Native American Scholarship Fund was founded in 1986, and has made awards to a total of 131 carefully selected students. Out of the 131, only six have dropped out, for a retention rate of 96 percent, the highest rate of retention of Indian students of any college or scholarship program in the nation. The dropout rate for Indian students at the University of New Mexico, for comparison, is 83 percent for freshmen alone. Our priorities are math, engineering, science, business, education, and computers. 8200 Mountain Rd, NE, Ste 203; Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 Phone: 505-262-2351 web site: www.collegefund.org BACK TOP Canada- US Fullbright Program Student must be American or Canadian with Native Heritage and attending a post-secondary education institution studying countries relations between other countries. Value of award is $15,000.00 for student and $25,000.00 for faculty members enrolled in graduate studies. For more information contact: Ste. 2015, 350 Albert Street Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1AP Phone: (613) 237-5366 Fax: (613) 237-2029 BACK TOP AISES - Schuyler M. Meyer, Jr Scholarship Fund Value: $1,000 Deadline: June 15 Download application from www.aises.org Eligibility: Must be Aboriginal and a member of AISES. Students must be pursuing studies in the following: sciences, engineering, health related fields, business, natural resources, math or science secondary education. AISES Scholarship Department 5661 Airport Boulevard Boulder, Colorado USA 80301 Phone: (303) 939-0023 BACK TOP AISES - A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Value: $1,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate Deadline: June 15 Download application from www.aises.org Eligibility: Must be Aboriginal and a member of AISES. Students must be pursuing studies in the following: sciences, engineering, health related fields, business, natural resources, math or science secondary education. AISES Scholarship Department 5661 Airport Boulevard Boulder, Colorado USA 80301 Phone: (303) 939-0023 BACK TOP AISES - EPA Tribal Lands Environmental Science Scholarship Value: $4,000 Deadline: June 15 Download application from www.aises.org Eligibility: Must be a member of AISES. Must pursue studies in the following: chemical engineering, biochemistry, chemistry, toxicology, biology, entomology & related environmental disciplines. AISES Scholarship Department 5661 Airport Boulevard Boulder, Colorado USA 80301 Phone: (303) 939-0023 BACK TOP