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Any graduate student with 9 completed graduate credits at Southern may apply for available scholarships. You will be automatically matched to any scholarship whose criteria you meet.

Internal Scholarships

Graduate Studies Scholarships (GSS)

Graduate Studies Scholarship awards are non-need-based and administered through the School of Graduate and Professional Studies. GSS awards are exclusively for prospective and newly admitted graduate students who plan to enroll in a master’s degree, sixth-year, or doctoral degree program at Southern in Summer/Fall. The award is contingent upon a minimum 3.2 grade point average for all undergraduate work. Both full-time and part-time graduate students are eligible for awards. Invitations to apply for this scholarship will be sent to all eligible applicants/students during the spring semester in March.

External Scholarships

The Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program for Graduate Students helps outstanding students from under-resourced, underrepresented, and under-served communities attend graduate school. Grad students who are facing financial challenges may apply to receive a $10,000 scholarship to help them pay for their graduate or professional degree program.

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The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education is a need-based grant program providing one-time financial assistance to women whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to complete a degree or certification that improves their marketable skills for employment to support themselves and/or their families.

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The purpose of the Scholarship Fund is to assist Connecticut residents, or an immediate family member (spouse or child) of an EPOC Member in good standing, who are enrolled in accepted programs of study, preparing the student to become a Technical Environmental Professional or a professional in a related service discipline who may render technical assistance to the Technical Environmental Professional.

Accepted Programs of Study:

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Geology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Hydrogeology
  • Hydrology
  • Earth Science Natural Resource Management
  • Ecology
  • Soil Sciences
  • Water Resources
  • Toxicology
  • Wetland Science
  • Engineering: Civil, Environmental, Chemical
  • Other related degreed Environmental Programs

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The College JumpStart Scholarship is an annual, merit-based competition. The main requirement is that you are committed to going to school and can express your goals for getting a higher education. The first place prize is a $1,000 scholarship to help cover educational expenses.

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The SWE Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to those who identify as a female/woman and are studying community college, baccalaureate, or graduate programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science.

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AFCEA offers a variety of scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate students. Each scholarship offers different awards and eligibility.

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Annually, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Foundation offers a $2,000 scholarship to professional members of Hispanic descent who are currently enrolled full-time in a technical career field in the United States or Puerto Rico. Qualified candidates must be pursuing their first master’s or doctoral degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics graduate program at least half-time with a minimum GPA of 3.25 or higher.

Contact:

SHPE Foundation Professional Scholarship
1765 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 647-2122
shpefoundation@shpe.org

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