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Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships The Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship program meets the cost of traineeships for individuals in advanced nursing education programs. Traineeships are awarded to individuals by participating educati...

Alcohol National Research Service Awards The Alcohol National Research Service Awards support training in clinical research, treatment assessment research, problems of health promotion and alcoholism prevention, and basic biological and behavi...

American Music Abroad Program The American Music Abroad program is designed to communicate America's rich musical contributions to a global music scene. The program sends music groups abroad to foster cross-cultural communication with global audiences. During 2012 and 2013, The U...

American Youth Leadership Training Program The American Youth Leadership Program is a leadership training exchange program for U.S. high school students and adult mentors. Participants travel abroad to gain firsthand knowledge of foreign cultures and to examine globally significant issues, su...

Arts Envoy Program The Arts Envoy program is designed to share the best of the U.S. arts community with the world. The program sends American arts professionals-- including performing artists, visual artists, poets, playwrights, theatrical and film directors, curators,...

Assistance for Indian Children with Severe Disabilities The purpose of the program is to provide special education and related services to Native American children with severe disabilities, in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is a highly competitive, merit-based award offered to college juniors and seniors preparing for a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. To be considered, a student must be nominated by his or ...

Career and Technical Education - Grants to Native Americans and Alaska Natives The Native American Vocational and Technical Education Program (NAVTEP) provides grants to projects that improve vocational and technical education that benefits American Indians and Alaska Natives. NAVTEP gives special consideration to exemplar...

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for Centers The United States Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care centers. The CAFP for Centers helps to subsidize the cost of food for day care centers allowing these day ...

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for Homes The United States Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care homes. The CACFP helps to subsidize the cost of food for day care homes allowing these day care homes to s...

Christopher Columbus Awards This competition is designed exclusively for middle school age students who must work in teams of three or four with an adult coach. It challenges students to identify a problem in their community and solve it using science and technology. The progra...

D.C. Higher Education Financial Services The Higher Education Financial Services' programs and services include, but are not limited to: The D.C. Adoption Scholarship (DCAS)- DCAS offers grant awards up to $10,000 per year for up to six years, with a lifetime maximum of $50,000, to Distr...

Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants help Doctoral candidates who have been accepted to an accredited institution complete research and dissertations on housing or urban development issues. Recipients ...

Drug Abuse National Research Service Awards The Drug Abuse National Research Service Awards provide high quality research training in the drug abuse field including: 1) Basic and applied studies in all of the life sciences...

Educational Seminars for Teachers and Educational Administrators The Educational Seminars provide K-12 school teachers and administrators with opportunities to improve their understanding of international educational practices and approaches. Current seminars for U.S. educators are offered in Brazil, China, and...

Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Programs The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) offers a variety of internships and fellowships to U.S. citizens, from students to professionals. The programs provide an opportunity to connect with the global community,...

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Training Assistance The Training Assistance program defrays travel and per diem expenses of state, local and tribal emergency management personnel who attend training courses conducted by the Emergency Management Institute, at the Emmitsburg, Maryland facility; Bluemont...

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Independent Study Program The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Independent Study Program consists of self-paced courses designed for both the general public and people who have emergency management responsibilities. They are offered free-of-charge to all who qualify for e...

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Residential Education Program The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Residential Education Program improves emergency management practices among state, local and tribal government managers, and Federal officials, in response to emergencies and disasters. Programs embody the Com...

English Language Specialist Program The Department of State's English Language Specialist Program recruits U.S. academics and professionals in the fields of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL/TESL) and Applied Linguistics to conduct programs overseas ranging from two weeks to...

English Language Teaching Fellow Program Through the English Language Fellow (EL Fellow) Program, highly qualified U.S. educators in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) participate in 10-month-long fellowships...

Environmental Public Policy & Conflict Resolution Ph.D. Fellowship The Udall Foundation awards two one-year fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the disser...

Even Start: Migrant Education The Even Start Migrant Education Program improves the educational opportunities of migrant families through family literacy programs that integrate early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education....

Federal Student Aid Loan and Grant Data The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) central database for student aid. NSLDS receives data from schools, guaranty agencies, the Direct Loan program, and other Department of ED programs. NSLDS Stud...

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an application used by virtually all two and four-year colleges, universities, and career schools for awarding Federal, state, and college-funded student aid....

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States by providing training opportunities for faculty, teache...

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad - Bilateral Projects This program increases mutual understanding and knowledge between the people of the United States and those in other countries by offering qualified U.S. educators opportunities to participate in short-term study seminars abroad on topics in the soci...

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program The Truman Scholarship is a highly competitive, merit-based award offered to U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals from Pacific Islands who wish to go to graduate school in preparation for a career in government, the non-profit sector or elsewhere in publ...

Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program for Indians The Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program provides financial support for American Indian/Native Alaska students to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor degree in specific pre-professiona...

Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians The Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program provides financial assistance for American Indian and Alaska Native students to enroll in courses that will prepare them for acceptance into health...

Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians The Health Professions Recruitment Programs for Indians provides grants to tribes, tribal organizations, and public or nonprofit private health or educational entities to assist in identifying American ...

Health Professions Scholarship Program The Health Professions Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to American Indian/Native Alaskan students enrolled in health professions and allied health professions. There is a service oblig...

Indian Arts and Crafts Development The purpose of the program is to encourage and promote the development of American Indian and Alaska Native arts and crafts...

Indian Education Assistance to Schools The purpose of the program is to fund other programs that meet the unique and specialized needs of eligible Native American students in a wide range of areas....

Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program The Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program provides repayment of student loans to health and allied health professions in order to assure an adequate supply of trained health professionals necessa...

Indian Higher Education Grant Program The purpose of the program is to provide financial aid to eligible Native American students to assist them in attending an accredited institution of higher education....

Intensive Summer Language Institutes in China The Intensive Summer Language Institutes in China is a six-week summer program that provides the opportunity to study abroad to U.S. K-12 teachers and community college instructors of Chinese (Mandarin). Students enrolled in education programs who in...

Internship Program for Post Secondary Students The Department of Commerce (DOC) established a post secondary internship program to aid and promote experiential training activities which foster future employment at DOC or the Federal government in general. Student opportunities will be primarily l...

Intramural Research Training Award The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Research Training Award Traineeships are established for the principal benefit of the participants and to provide opportunities for developmental training and practical research experience in a varie...

Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Abroad American high school students on the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad program will spend one academic semester or year in countries that may include Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali (semester...

Literature Fellowships Fellowships for creative writers are available on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose available one year and fellowships in poetry available the next. Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry that enable recipients to s...

Matching Grants to Tribes for Scholarship Program Matching Grants to Tribes for Scholarship program provides grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for the purpose of assisting such tribes and tribal organizations in educating American Indian...

Mental Health National Research Service Award The Mental Health National Research Service Awards ensure a continuing and adequate supply of well-trained personnel who are able to conduct research on mental health problems. The program provides trai...

Migrant Education - High School Equivalency Program The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) helps migratory and seasonal farmworkers (or children of such workers) who are 16 years of age or older and not currently enrolled in school to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma and, subsequently...

Minority Access to Research Careers Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) offers special research training support to 4-year colleges, universities, and health professional schools with substantial enrollments of minorities such as African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Ame...

Minority Biomedical Research Support The Minority Biomedical Research Support Program increases the number of researchers who are members of minority groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. MBRS awards grants to 2- or 4-year colleges, universities, and health profes...

National Fire Academy Training Assistance The National Fire Academy Assistance Program provides travel stipends to students attending Academy courses....

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program The National Health Service Corps offers this scholarship program to students committed to providing primary health care in communities identified as having a shortage of health professionals. The progr...

National Ocean Service Intern Program The National Ocean Service Intern Program provides unique opportunities for cooperative study, research, and development that would be of major benefit in advancing the number and diversity of skilled engineers, scientists, and managers in the enviro...

National Research Service Awards The National Institutes of Health (NIH) makes Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grants (T32) available to eligible institutions to develop or enhance rese...

Native American Congressional Internships The Udall Foundation provides a ten-week summer internship in Washington, D.C., for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the Federal government and issues affecting Indian Country. The internship is fully funded: th...

Native Hawaiian Health Systems The mission of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Program is to improve the health status of Native Hawaiians by advocating, initiating, and maintaining culturally appropriate strategic actions aimed at im...

Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship The Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship program supports traineeships for licensed registered nurses enrolled as full-time students beyond the twelfth month of study in a master's nurse anesthesia program....

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: Educational Assistance Benefits The Public Safety Officers' Education Assistance (PSOEA) Program provides financial assistance, for the purpose of seeking higher education, to the spouses and eligible children of local police, fire, and emergency public safety officers who have bee...

Reserve Educational Assistance Program REAP is an educational assistance program enacted by Congress to provide benefits for persons who are called to active duty for 90 consecutive days or more. The length of the call-up determines the leve...

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who are enrolled in health professions and nursing programs. The programs makes funds available to ...

Special Minority Initiatives The Special Minority Initiatives develop and launch new research and research training programs and other initiatives for minority scientists, NIGMS sponsors several special minority initiatives. These include the Bridges to the Future Programs (Brid...

Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) The Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) is a paid student program, which offers you valuable work experience directly related to your academic field of study. It provides formal periods of work and study while you are attending school. It requir...

Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) Student employment provides an opportunity to earn money and continue your education, to train with people who manage the day-to-day business of the Federal government, and to combine your academic study with on-the-job experience. Job opportunities ...

TRIO Student Support Services The Student Support Services (SSS) program provides support services to low-income students, first generation college students, and disabled students enrolled in post-secondary education programs. Eligible students may receive (among other services) ...

TRIO Upward Bound The TRIO Upward Bound program helps to generate skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond high school among low-income and potential first-generation college students and veterans. The goal of the program is to increase the acad...

Tax Benefits for Education Certain tax benefits may be available to you if you are saving for or paying educations costs for yourself or another student who is a member of your immediate family. Most benefits apply only to higher education....

Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth The Transitional Living Program provides homeless youth with stable, safe living accommodations for up to 18 months. The TLP provides services to help young people develop skills necessary to move to independence and life as healthy, productive adult...

Udall Undergraduate Scholarship The Udall Scholarship is a competitive, merit-based award offered to sophomores and juniors enrolled in an accredited college or university. Each year, the Foundation awards 80 undergraduate scholarships of up to $5,000 to students studying fields re...

Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds The Program provides service-conditioned scholarships to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who agree to pursue undergraduate education at accredited institutions. Individuals must pursue a cour...

VA - Counseling - Educational and Vocational Counseling Educational and Vocational Counseling can help you - Assess your vocational interests, aptitudes and abilities Explore vocational career opportunities Select an appropriate vocational goal Address barriers that may impede success in tr...

VA - Education - Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty) The Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty) is an educational assistance program enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women into the Armed Forces. The program provides education and training opportunities to eligible persons who have serv...

VA - Education - Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve) The Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve) is an educational assistance program enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women into the reserve components of the Armed ...

VA - Education - Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA) The DEA program provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents and survivors of certain veterans....

Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) helps unemployed Veterans who are between 35 and 60 prepare for certain high demand occupations. VRAP will provide eligible Veterans up to 12 months of assistance to pay for training pursued at a comm...

Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences The Woodrow Wilson Center awards approximately 20 to 25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics and scho...

Youth Ambassadors International Exchange Program The Youth Ambassadors Program brings together high school students and adult mentors from countries across the Americas to increase leadership skills and prepare youth to make a difference in their communities. Participants will engage in workshop...

Youth Education and Training Activities The Youth Activities Program provides grants to State and local communities to operate a comprehensive array of youth services that help low-income youth (ages 14-21) seeking assistance in achieving aca...

Youth Leadership International Exchange Program The Youth Leadership Program fosters mutual understanding, respect, and civic engagement among young Americans and their international peers. During the three-four week exchanges, students and educators participate in workshops, community service ...