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NEWS FLASH! Spring 2008 department financial aid awards open now for application with a deadline of April 18.

SPRING 2008 AWARD DESCRIPTIONS AND APPLICATION GUIDELINES

There are many sources of funds to assist students in conducting research, travel expenses, and tuition assistance. The following list represent some of the scholarships and awards available through our department, the School of Architecture and Allied Arts, Graduate School and other sources.

Funding through the PPPM Department

• Internships: The department has an excellent internship program. Students can often find paid part time intern positions during the academic year. Click here for current internship listings. You may also contact Megan Smith, the PPPM Internship Director at (541) 346-3881 for more information.
• College Work Study: There are many opportunities for those with work-study eligibility to work on and off campus in policy and planning-relevant positions. It is highly recommended that you request work-study as part of your FAFSA financial aid package. You should speak with departmental faculty that you are interested in working with to see if a position can be developed for you. Alternatively, work-study can be used in off campus nonprofit and public agencies. Talk with Megan Smith, the PPPM Internship Director about off campus work-study opportunities. Our workstudy positions are advertised at the Career Center website.
• Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF): The department offers approximately 27 GTF positions per year. They are advertised in the spring, and as needed. Graduate students attending their first quarter and beyond are eligible to apply for these positions. University-wide GTFs can be found at the Graduate School.  For other employment opportunities through the Graduate School click here.

• Al Frazier Award for MPA Graduate Students. Awarded to students who need financial assistance to conduct thesis/exit project research or related academic projects. Priority is given to those focusing on community participation. Click here for more information (PDF).
• Joseph M. Edney Memorial Award for MCRP graduate students’ research and travel towards the exit project/thesis.
  
• The John and Karen Baldwin Family Scholarship: to support promising graduate students in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management to pursue their studies in environmental planning.
• PPPM Advisory Council Fellowship Awards: Awarded to a highly qualified incoming graduate student who otherwise would have difficulty enrolling in PPPM. Students in both community and regional planning and public policy and management are eligible for this award.
• PPPM Catalyst Award: Sponsored by PPPM Dept. through contributions by PPPM Alumni, to advance the education of undergraduate and graduate PPPM students who have a particular interest in making positive changes in the world. Click here for more info.

Funding through the School of Architecture and Allied Arts

• Fred and Elva Cuthbert Emergency Loan: Available to MCRP students who have encountered an unexpected financial hardship due to illness, family circumstances and/or other factors that may impair them from completing their college studies. This grant requires a faculty recommendation concerning the emergency and extent of their financial hardship. (PDF flyer)
• AAA Student Travel Fund (up to $500, varies): Awarded on the basis of faculty and personal references and need to travel as relates to purpose of this award, the pursuit of knowledge to benefit both the individual student and Architecture and Allied Arts through the sharing of experiences. Recipients are required to give a presentation in the form of a slide show, display, or lecture following completion of travel. Multiple awards. Contact Tracy Bars.
• Ellen M. Pennell Scholarship ($1000x3): available to undergraduate and graduate students already enrolled as majors in any discipline within the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. The recipients are selected based on being academically "deserving and in need of assistance to enable them to pursue their college work." Announced in Fall term and awarded in Winter term. Contact Karen Johnson.
• Dean’s Graduate Fellowships ($5000 x 7): Announced in Winter term and awarded in Spring term to master’s students who are in the completion stage of their master’s degree and working on a thesis, master’s or terminal project. Strong preference will be given to students pursuing research activities or creative work. Contact Karen Johnson.

Funding through the University of Oregon

• CoDaC Graduate Summer Research Award
  
• Diversity Research Programs
  
• UO Graduate School Funding Resources

Other funding resources

• Oregon American Planning Association (OAPA) Scholarship. See OAPA website.
  
• IBHS and ACSP Land Use Planning Awards: (PDF) Each year the Institute for Business & Home Safety
  (IBHS) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) make a $500 award to a student in
  recognition of scholarship in land use planning and natural hazards. The winner is chosen from among the
  authors of papers presented at the ACSP annual conference. See ACSP website.
• Overseas Study Programs and Study Abroad Scholarships.
• Study Public Policy & Government in Tampere, Finland
  
• Study in Denmark at Aalborg University
• Global Internships: The Oregon International Internship Program
• National Public Employer Labor Relations Association (NPELRA) Foundation Scholarship, for graduate
  students with an interest in public sector labor relations and human resources management.
• Office of Student Financial Aid scholarship search
• Oregon University System Academic Affairs, International Fellowship
• Oregon Student Assistance Commission/Get College Funds
• Get College Funds
  
• Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA.org) Scholarships