Master's Scholarship Award at University of Alberta, Canada

The faculty of graduate studies and research of University of Alberta in Canada annually offers Master's Scholarship valued at over $22,000. This scholarship is not renewable.

Description
University of Alberta Master's Scholarship is aimed to recruit superior students at the master's level who have the potential to become excellent doctoral students. The award is valued at over $22,000 (a stipend of $17,000, plus full-time program and non-instructional fees, and any applicable International Graduate Differential Fee). This scholarship is not renewable.

Eligibility
The scholarship program is targeted for superior Canadian citizens, permanent residents or foreign students who are being newly admitted into a thesis-based master's program in the Fall or Winter Term of the competition year. Students who have completed any work in a master's program are not eligible.

Application Procedure
There is no application form; eligible students are nominated by the admitting department. The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research makes the final decision. Contact the department for additional information.

Submission Deadline
Please contact the host institution

Website Link
http://www.gradstudies.ualberta.ca/awardsfunding/scholarships/recruitment/tbmasters.htm

The GEAR UP Iowa Scholarship, USA

There is up to $2,600 granted yearly for students who are part of the GEAR UP Iowa state-wide cohort thorough GEAR UP Iowa Scholarship.

Description
The GEAR UP Iowa Scholarship provides awards of up to $2,600 per year to students who are part of the GEAR UP Iowa state-wide cohort.

Scholarships are sent directly to the college/university that the student is attending and can be used to pay for tuition/fees, room/board, books/supplies, and personal/living expenses while in college.

Eligibility

• Have a high school diploma, GED, or home school diploma
• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen as defined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Be under the age of 22 upon first receipt of Scholarship funds
• Enroll in at least 3 semester hours (or trimester or quarter equivalent) in an undergraduate program of study at a Title IV* college/university
• Have participated in GEAR UP Iowa programming as certified by GEAR UP Iowa staff
• Attend a Title IV* college/university
• Complete a FAFSA each year to receive Scholarship funds
• To receive the Scholarship in subsequent years, student must meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress policies of their college/university

Application Procedure
To apply this scholarship should visit: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Submission Deadline
Please find the detail at the weblink below.

Website Link
http://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/ScholarshipsGrants/gearupiowascholarship.html