Berry College - Honors Program

Award: $5,000 - $12,000 for first year of graduate study
Deadline: January 10, 2010
Eligibility:
- Women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study in one of the designated degree programs where women’s participation traditionally has been low.
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Award: Maximum of $7,500 annually for undergraduate study
Deadline: January 31, 2010
Eligibility:
- Junior or senior with outstanding potential and intent to pursue a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
- Must have a GPA of at least a “B” and be in the upper fourth of his or her class.
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Eric McDowell, 706-236-1745 or emcdowell@berry.edu

Award: $20,000 for Ph.D. or Sc.D. program of study
Deadline: November 2, 2009
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizen with evidence of superior academic achievement committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.
- Membership in a group listed as underrepresented in the American professoriate is a positive factor.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Martha Tapia, 706-290-2662 or mtapia@berry.edu

Award: University fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, and other associated costs
Deadline: October 1, 2009
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who hold a first degree from an accredited four-year college in the U.S. with a minimum GPA of 3.7.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Christy Snider, 706-368-5652 or csnider @berry.edu

Award: Up to $30,000
Deadline: February 2, 2010
Eligibility: Open to juniors in the upper quarter of their class with track records in public service and leadership, who intend to enter graduate programs leading to a career in public service.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Christy Snider, 706-368-5652 or csnider@berry.edu

Award: $28,000 plus cost of education annually toward the Ph.D.
Deadline: October 30, 2009
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizens and permanent residents who will have a bachelor’s degree in physics, chemistry, applied math, engineering or computer science at the start of the fellowship
- willing to make skills available to the U.S. in time of national emergency. Apply as a senior.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Nadeem Hamid, 706-368-5632 or nhamid@berry.edu

Award: Living costs, book and research allowances, and round-trip transportation to host country.
Deadline: October 19, 2009
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizen with B.A. degree or equivalent
- in good health
- has sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language of the host country.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Jennifer Corry, 706-233-4067 or jcorry@berry.edu

Award: Maximum of $50,000 per year of graduate study
Deadline: March 2010
Eligibility: Senior with GPA of 3.5 or higher and plans to attend full-time graduate or professional degree program at an accredited university.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Tamie Jovanelly, tjovanelly@berry.edu

Award: Average new award of $42,106 for tuition and stipend
Deadline: October 2009
Eligibility:
- Undergraduate students of superior academic ability who have not yet completed their first year of graduate study and who intend to pursue a doctoral or master’s degree in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences.
- Selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Matthew Stanard, 706-290-2157 or mstanard@berry.edu

Award: Up to $24,000
Deadline: March 1st of each year
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizens who demonstrate a commitment to civic responsibilities and to professional and collegial activities
- Qualify for admission with graduate standing at an accredited U.S. university that offers a qualifying master’s degree program.
- Applicants must be committed to teaching American history, American government, and/or social studies full time in grades 7-12.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Peter Lawler, 706-233-4085 or plawler@berry.edu

Award: The NSF provides three years of support for graduate study, up to $121, 500, leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering. See website for further details.
Deadline: Early November (varies with discipline)
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Berry Contact: Dr. Bruce Conn, 706-236-1756 or bconn@berry.edu

Award: $5,000 annually for graduate study
Deadline: February 2010
Eligibility: Senior who is a Phi Kappa Phi member or has accepted an invitation to join.
Berry Contact: Dr. Christy Snider, 706-368-5652 or csnider@berry.edu

Award: Covers educational and living expenses for two or three years of post-bachelor study at Oxford University in Great Britain
Deadline: October 5, 2009
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizen between the ages of 18-23 (on October 1, 2007) and earns bachelor’s degree before October 2008.
- Applicants should demonstrate outstanding intellectual and academic achievement (minimum 3.6 GPA), integrity of character, interest in others, leadership ability, and the energy to fully use their talents.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Michael Papazian, 706-238-5901 or mpapazian@berry.edu

Award: Up to $23,000 for one year of academic study in another country
Deadline: July 2010
Eligibility:
- Completed at least two years of college-level coursework
- Proficient in the language of the proposed host country.
- Restrictions apply to relatives of Rotarians.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Martin Goldberg, 706-290-2177 or mgoldberg@berry.edu

Award: Up to $5,000
Deadline: March 2, 2010
Eligibility:
- Sophomore or junior committed to a career related to the environment or in Native American health care or tribal public policy.
- Must have a GPA of “B” and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Chris Mowry, 706-236-1712 or cmowry@berry.edu

Award: Tuition, room, board and mandatory fees during the junior and senior years of college and first year of graduate study.
Deadline: February 2010
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizen and a sophomore with a GPA of 3.2 or higher with outstanding leadership skills, academic achievement, and demonstrate financial need.
- Must commit to pursuing a master’s degree in international studies at one of the graduate schools participating in the program.
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Berry Contact: Dr. Kirsten Rafferty, 706-368-5681 or kltaylor@berry.edu