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Scholarships and Fellowships Information
The following American Planning Association awards are made to students currently enrolled in degree programs in Planning or a closely related field, as described below. Awards will be made to students enrolled in a approved Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) college or university.
Deadline: April 30, every year Click here to read about making a donation to this scholarship fund. Women and minority (African American, Hispanic American, or Native American) students enrolled in an approved Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) planning program who are citizens of the United States, intend to pursue careers as practicing planners in the public sector, and are able to demonstrate a genuine financial need are eligible to apply for this scholarship which will range between $2,000 to $4,000. Click here for current award recipients
Deadline: April 30, every year The purpose of the American Planning Association Planning Fellowship Program is to foster increased minority interest in the study of urban planning at the graduate level. This will provide increased minority participation in the planning profession, and ultimately, greater service to communities across the nation. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000 depending on the number of fellowships awarded and student need. Eligibility Requirements Applicants must be:
Click here for current and previous award recipients
Deadline: April 30, every year For citizens of the United States who are enrolled or have been accepted for enrollment at the graduate planning programs of Columbia, Harvard, MIT, New School University, or the University of Pennsylvania, an award of $2,000 is made. The Charles Abrams Scholarship is an annual partial scholarship to a student who is enrolled in a graduate planning program leading to a master's degree in one of the five schools at which Charles Abrams taught and who has been nominated by the program's department chair. The student chosen for this award must demonstrate a genuine financial need. The program is designed to aid students who will pursue careers as practicing planners. Students from the following schools are eligible:
Applications for this scholarship must be submitted through a student's planning program. Click here for current and previous award recipients For questions concerning APA Scholarships and Fellowships please contact:
APA Congressional Fellowships Deadline: December 15, 2006 The APA Congressional Fellowship program was started in 2000 to support efforts in Congress to promote smart growth solutions in the nation's communities. The program brings the perspective of planners to the federal legislative process. The six-month fellowship is offered to graduate students and immediate post-graduate students in planning or related fields. Two six-month fellowships are offered each year. Fellows receive a one-time $4,000 stipend. Click here for full details
There are no APA Chapter Scholarships available at this time.
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Graduate Fellowships for Transportation Planning and Engineering Students Deadline: Based on department of choice The Graduate Program in Computational Transportation Science (CTS) at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications from prospective transportation planning Ph.D. students. As a National Science Foundation-funded Integrative graduate Research Education and Traineeship (IGERT), CTS engages students and faculty from multiple disciplines in collaborative research to improve the efficiency of day-to-day transportation. Fellowships provide an annual stipend of $30,000 for two years plus full tuition and fees, along with funding for international research experiences and domestic travel. Students must apply BOTH to a participating doctoral program at UIC (i.e., Urban Planning and Policy) AND directly to the IGERT program. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required. The deadline for Ph.D. applications to the College of Urban Planning and Policy is January 1. The CTS IGERT program accepts applications on a rolling basis. To obtain application materials or for additional information, please visit http://cts.cs.uic.edu or e-mail cts@cs.uic.edu.
Clark University's Department of International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE) offers four IDCE graduate programs and fellowships up to $48,900 in: Community Development and Planning, International Development and Social Change, Environmental Science and Policy, and Geographic Information Sciences for Development and Environment. The Community Development and Planning program provides current and future community development practitioners, activists, and scholars with a strong foundation — based on theory, skill development, and practice — to take on the challenges of urban revitalization in the United States. To learn more about the Community Development and Planning program at Clark University, visit www.clarku.edu/idce. For information and application materials, visit www.clarku.edu/departments/idce/admapplynow.cfm or e-mail idce@clarku.edu.
"The fellowship provides a unique opportunity for nurturing the leadership potential of the most promising men and women in design and other professions related to the built and natural environment." Click here for information and an application.
The Population-Environment Fellows Program, sponsored by USAID and administered through the University of Michigan, provides assistance to overseas agencies linking the population and environmental dimensions of development. Fellows are placed in two-year assignments with host institutions, providing assistance and technical support. The PEFP supports the capacity of host country institutions to respond to development problems in an integrated way and develops a cadre of future leaders with expertise in population and environment issues. Qualified applicants must hold a graduate degree in a relevant area, have coursework or experience demonstrating both population and environmental expertise, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applications are due annually April 1 and November 1, though they are accepted on a rolling basis. Inquiries as well as formal applications for Sites and Fellows may be obtained by letter, telephone or fax by contacting:
Note: Given the demands on FEMA resources as a result of recent disasters, a community planning fellow will not be selected for the 2006-2007 academic year. The MMC expects to be able to offer a fellowship on FEMA's behalf for the 2007-2008 academic year. Open to graduate planning students, the fellowship program offers the students
an opportunity to familiarize themselves with hazard mitigation as an aspect
of planning. To date 10 fellowships have been awarded.
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