In addition to the teaching fellowships offered by Kent State University, there are also several fellowship and scholarship opportunities available from external sources, including corporate, non-profit, and governmental entities. Many of these can be accepted while the student is also on a teaching fellowship.
American Fellowships
A.R. Zipf Fellowship
The Citigroup Foundation Finance Doctoral Scholarship Program
Deloitte Doctoral Fellowship
IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Program
ISM Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program
KPMG Foundation Accounting Doctoral Scholarship Program
Laurels Fund Scholarship
National Black MBA Ph.D. Fellowship Program
StateFarm Doctoral Dissertation Award
AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students
Description
The fellowship will be awarded annually to a student currently enrolled in graduate school, in the early stages of study, who shows exceptional promise for leadership and technical achievement in information management.
American Fellowships
American Fellowships
PO Box 4030
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 52245
Requirements
Awards reserved for female doctoral students. Candidates may apply for only one of the awards described below
Description
Supports women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions.
A.R. Zipf Fellowship
Council on Library and Information Resources
1755 Massachusetts Ave. NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Description
The fellowship will be awarded annually to a student currently enrolled in graduate school, in the early stages of study, who shows exceptional promise for leadership and technical achievement in information management.
The Citigroup Foundation Finance Doctoral Scholarship Program
ATTN: Anita C. English, Scholarship Administrator
KPMG Foundation
Three Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
Requirements
Applicant must be African-American, Hispanic American, or Native American, and enrolled full-time in a AACSB accredited institution
Deloitte Doctoral Fellowship
Requirements
Any graduate student enrolled in an accredited U.S. university is eligible to apply for a Deloitte Fellowship. At some time during their doctoral studies Fellows are expected to teach or to prepare themselves for their teaching careers by participating in elective programs designed to enhance their teaching skills.
Description
Each Fellow receives a grant of $25,000, disbursed in four payments over two years, to help cover the Fellow's expenses during his or her final year of coursework and during the year immediately following, in which the Fellow is expected to complete the dissertation.
IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Program
University Relations Departments
IBM Corporation
Armonk, NY 10504
Requirements
Must be nominated by a faculty member, be enrolled full-time, and should have completed at least one year of study in a doctoral program at the time of nomination.
Description
Fellows will be matched with an IBM mentor and are expected to intern at an IBM research lab. Fellowships may be renewed for up to three years.
ISM Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program
c/o Joseph Cavinato, Ph.D., C.P.M
Senior Vice President
Institute for Supply Chain Management
P.O. Box 22160
Tempe, AZ 85285-2160 USA
c/o Joseph Cavinato, Ph.D., C.P.M
Senior Vice President
Institute for Supply Chain Management
2055 East Centennial Circle
Tempe, AZ 85284 USA
Form 106 1600/9-94
Requirements
Applicants must be enrolled in accredited United States universities. Required: letter of application, official transcripts, proposal abstract, letter from advisor, 3 letters of recommendation, and a curriculum vitae.
Description
The objective is to produce useful research that can be applied to purchasing supply management and to help develop high-potential academicians who will teach and conduct research in purchasing and supply management.
KPMG Foundation Accounting Doctoral Scholarship Program
ATTN: Anita C. English, Scholarship Administrator
KPMG Foundation
Three Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
Requirements
Applicant must be African-American, Hispanic American, or Native American, and enrolled full-time in a AACSB accredited institution
Laurels Fund Scholarship
Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting, Laurels Scholarships
P.O. Box 1925
Southeastern, PA 19399-1925
Requirements
Awards reserved for female doctoral students.
Description
The Laurels Fund was established to provide scholarships to female students who are pursuing advanced degrees in accounting. An objective of the Educational Foundation is the advancement of women in the accounting profession.
National Black MBA Ph.D. Fellowship Program
Requirements
Be minority students enrolled in a full-time program. The doctoral program must be accredited by the AACSB: The International Association for Management Education. Applicants must submit a competitive research paper.
StateFarm Doctoral Dissertation Award
Requirements
Candidates must have completed a major portion of their coursework, have an approved proposal, have started writing, but have not completed a dissertation, and are enrolled in a graduate-degree program.
Description
The Doctoral Dissertation Award is designed to stimulate research and development of new knowledge in the fields of insurance and business, and to increase the number of qualified teachers of insurance and business at U.S. colleges and universities.