Graduate Students

Types of Graduate Aid:
Grants and Scholarships | Student Employment | Financing Options

General Scholarship Opportunities

Graduate students may be eligible for the following scholarships offered by institutions not affiliated with University of Denver. Please contact the organization directly for details regarding the application process. Application deadlines vary.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation

For full-time graduate students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement/financial need as well as leadership, volunteer, civic and academic services.

AH & LEF Graduate Scholarships

Available to full or part-time graduate hospitality students with a min. GPA of 3.0.  Students may be enrolled in any graduate program related to his/her career within the hospitality industry if the student has an undergraduate degree in hospitality or four years employment in the lodging industry.  If the student does not have a hospitality undergrad degree or the work experience, then the student must be enrolled in a graduate hospitality management program.  Applications accepted January 1 - May 1.

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

John Carey Scholarship Program- For Liberal Arts students pursuing graduate accounting study. Based on academic achievement, leadership and future career interests. Please check back in November for a 2010 application form

AICPA/ Accountants Student Scholarship- For master's level accounting, finance and information systems majors. Please check back in November for a 2010 application form

AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students

AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students

Army Health Professions Scholarship Program

The HPSP is available for students pursuing advanced degrees in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, psychiatric nursing, optometry or psychology.

B. Davis Scholarship

Available to graduate and undergraduate students, as well as high school juniors and seniors.  Write an essay addressing problems on college campuses or about challenges high schoolers face.  Apply by May 28, 2010.

Black College Dollars

Free scholarship search, geared for African-American students, contains more than 300 scholarships searchable by GPA requirement, academic and career interest, and application deadline.

Chinese American Library Association Scholarships

Open to full-time students of Chinese heritage who are currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited master's or doctoral program of library and information science.

Colorado Business and Professional Women's Education Foundation

Available to women at least 25 years of age, a Colorado resident for at least 12 months, U.S. citizen, and attend a Colorado institution of higher education, have financial need. Deadline October 31, 2009.

The Colorado Mountain Club Foundation
Fellowships for graduate research studies in the disciplines of biology, chemistry, environmental studies, forestry, geography, geology, history, and law. Apply by April 15th.

Education-portal.com

Scholarships available to students pursuing degrees in:

• Business Administration
• Engineering
• Nursing and Health Administration
• Public Administration and Public Policy
• Graduate Level Distance Learning

Students must have a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours still to be completed and consent to provide a digital photograph of self and quote for display on Education-Portal.com if notified as the award winner by the selection committee.

Apply by April 1st.

Feldman Fellowship for Graduate Studies in Journalism

One-year stipend of $5,000 to defray tuition costs for graduate students in journalism.

General College Scholarships and Graduate Fellows

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Institute for Human Studies

Last year IHS awarded 120 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate, graduate, law, and professional students who are exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work.

Institute of Management Accountants

Scholarships offered to undergraduate and graduate students who are IMA Student Members, have a min. GPA of 3.0, and are pursuing a career in management accounting, financial management, or information. 

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

For undergraduate seniors and recent graduates planning to attend graduate school for the first time starting in fall 2008. Each award covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen.  Contact the DU representative Carol Helstosky (chelstos@du.edu or 303-871-3987) for a nomination. 

Journyx

Write an essay of 1,000 words or fewer, on one of these two topics:

• Persuade someone who doesn't want to track his time on a per-product per-activity basis why it is in his best interests to do so.
• Describe a real situation that you've encountered where project oriented time tracking has made a positive difference in the world.
• apply between September 1, 2009 and June 1, 2010:

Nationally Coveted Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships and Postdoctoral Awards

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NSPE Educational Foundation

Several opportunities for engineering students. 

Progressive Group Alliance

Applicants must be working toward a degree in Hotel/Resturant Management or Culinary Arts, have a min GPA of 3.0, and be planning a career in the Foodservice Industry. 

Sachs Foundation

Open to African-American resident of Colorado, must prove financial need, up to $4,000 for graduate students.

Women in Transportation Scholarship

Open to women with GPA of 3.0 or higher, enrolled in a graduate degree program in a transportation-related field: transportation engineering, security planning, business management, finance or logistics. Deadline: November 9, 2009.

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