History | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

The Nordstrom Scholarship Program 2011-2012, USA

Nordstrom Scholarships give bright, deserving kids the help they need to achieve their goals.This scholarship is for hardworking high-school students with dreams of a higher education.To apply for this scholarship candidate must be a high school junior ,live and attend high school in one of the participating states designated by Nordstrom.The applicant should have and maintain a cumulative unweighted GPA of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale throughout your high school career,and be eligible to attend a four- year college or university in the United States.
The amount of the scholarship will be $10000,paid out in equal installments of $2,500 over four years to the college of their choice. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic achievement, awards/honors, leadership, school activities, community/volunteer activities, financial and employment history. Awards are granted without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, or national origin.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 16 May 2011

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CCWH/Berkshire and CCWH/Ida B. Wells Award, USA

This award is given to a female A.B.D. graduate student working on a historical dissertation, not necessarily in a history department. Applications for work on a project involving issues of race are particularly welcome.
1) be a CCWH member
(2) be a woman graduate student in a U.S. institution
(3) have passed to A.B.D. status by the time of the application. She may hold this award and others simultaneously. The applicant may specialize in any field, but must be working on an historical.The CCWH/Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Graduate Student Fellowship is a $1000 award to a female graduate student completing a dissertation in a history department.
The CCWH Ida B. Wells Graduate Student Fellowship is a $1000 award to an A.B.D. female graduate student working on a historical dissertation, not necessarily in a history department.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 Sept,2011

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The Society for Renaissance Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships 2011-2012, UK

The Society for Renaissance Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships,which support research in Renaissance Studies. Two of the Fellowships to be awarded in 2011 are open to all suitable candidates working in the field.The third has been founded in memory of Ruth and Nicolai Rubinstein, with a view to supporting research in Italian history and culture.
Applicants for both Fellowships must be graduates of British or Irish universities, with PhDs awarded in the last five years, and currently engaged in full-time research, part-time teaching or independent scholarship.The Fellowships are worth £5,500 and should not be held in conjunction with another full-time postdoctoral or academic teaching post. Applicants should be aware that the Society is developing a number of international links, including one with the Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento, which would be willing to provide practical support for Fellows wishing to spend time in Florence.
The period of tenure will be twelve months from 1 October 2011, during which time the Fellows will be invited to attend meetings of the Society’s Council.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 May 2011

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