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Professional Development Programs
Guides for funded professional development, leadership, and executive programs that don't lead to a degree but build skills and networks. Each guide covers eligibility, benefits, and the full application process.
Ruhmann Law Scholarship 2027 - $500
Ruhmann Law Firm offers a $500 annual scholarship for U.S. citizens or permanent residents entering a U.S. pre-law undergraduate program or first-year law school in fall 2027. You need a 3.0 GPA, acceptance at a U.S. college or law school, resume, essay up to 1,000 words on the legal field you want to practice, transcripts, proof of acceptance, and proof of legal U.S. residency. Apply online only by February 15, 2027. Winners hear during the last week of February.
PhRMA Informatics Research Starter Grant 2027
The PhRMA Foundation Informatics Research Starter Grant historically supported early faculty who applied computational and database methods to drug discovery and genomics when they lacked substantial external funding. PhRMA now organizes faculty seed support through $100,000 one-year Faculty Starter Grants in drug discovery, drug delivery, translational medicine, and value assessment, with informatics and genomics work typically fitting the Drug Discovery track. Eligibility when programmes are open requires promotion-eligible research faculty at accredited US universities, at least three first-author publications, faculty appointments after January 1, 2025, and no major NIH R or K awards as principal investigator. Expect a letter of intent followed by a full ProposalCentral application; verify open cycles on phrmafoundation.org.
Peridian Rae L. Price FASLA Scholarship 2027
The Peridian International, Inc./Rae L. Price, FASLA Scholarship from the Landscape Architecture Foundation awards $5,000 to U.S. citizens in the final two undergraduate years of landscape architecture at Cal Poly Pomona or Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, or to students pursuing the UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Certificate. You need financial need, at least a B average, two professor recommendations, a 500-word essay, and the standard LAF SlideRoom package. Funds pay tuition, books, and program-required supplies for the award year. Applications for the 2026-27 academic year cycle close 1 February 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern through lafoundation.slideroom.com.
O'Brien & Eggleston PLLC Scholarship 2027 - $1,000
O''Brien & Eggleston PLLC awards a $1,000 scholarship to a US citizen or work-authorized student who will attend college in fall 2027 as a pre-law undergraduate or first-year law student. Applicants need a 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA, an acceptance letter from a US school, and proof of legal residency. Submit a resume, 1–3 page law-themed essay, transcripts, and residency documents through the firm online form by 15 February 2027. The winner is notified around 28 February 2027.
Norwich Women's Club Scholarship 2027
The Norwich Women''s Club Scholarship, administered by VSAC, helps Norwich, Vermont residents pay for education beyond high school at Title IV schools. Awards range from $500 to $6,000, with about ten scholarships in a typical cycle. Students of all ages may apply, including past winners. File FAFSA, complete essay #1 covering financial need and optional Woodworth Scholarship service eligibility, and enter NWCLUB on the Unified Scholarship Application by February 11, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
NYCT Graduate Philanthropy Fellowship 2027 - Arts
The New York Community Trust Graduate Student Philanthropy Fellowships place full-time graduate students in paid one-year roles at The Trust's midtown Manhattan office. Program Fellows work with grantmaking teams on health, equity, environment, and arts portfolios, including site visits, grant reports, and funding recommendations. Pay is $25 per hour at up to 35 hours weekly in summer and 15 to 20 hours during the academic year from June 2027 through May 2028. Apply once through Paylocity when January 2027 postings go live; the 2026 cycle closed February 25 at 11:59 p.m.
Oscar Kenshur Book Prize 2027 - $1,000
The Oscar Kenshur Book Prize, administered by Indiana University''s Center for Eighteenth-Century Studies with books routed through the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), honors the year''s best English-language monograph in interdisciplinary eighteenth-century studies. Winners receive $1,000 plus a symposium dedicated to the book, with travel costs covered for the author. Publishers or authors typically send three print copies marked for the Kenshur Prize to the ASECS office on a January deadline tied to the prior calendar year''s copyright date. Edited essay collections, translations, and monographs by Indiana University Bloomington faculty are ineligible. The Center posted that 2027-28 Kenshur Prize nominations will open soon with updated instructions on voltaire.indiana.edu.
Nancy B Woolridge McGee Fellowship 2027 - ZNEF
The Nancy B. Woolridge McGee Graduate Fellowship from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority National Educational Foundation awards about $500 to $1,000 to Zeta Phi Beta members pursuing a full-time graduate or professional degree at an accredited US college or university. College directories describe the fellowship as renewable for fall-through-spring study when you remain eligible. You apply through the ZNEF AwardSpring portal with transcripts, three recommendation letters, a 150-word essay, and proof of enrollment. The fund typically closes around February 1 each year, with payment sent to your institution.
Northwest Vermont Accounting Scholarship 2027
The Northwest Vermont Accounting Scholarship, sponsored by the Vermont Community Foundation fund and administered by VSAC, awards two $1,000 scholarships to residents of Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, or Washington County who pursue accounting degrees at Title IV schools. You need FAFSA-documented need, academic achievement on your transcript, essay #1, and one non-relative recommendation. Enter NWVTACCT on the Unified Scholarship Application by February 11, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
NAACP Law Fellows Program 2027 - Summer Stipend
The NAACP Law Fellows Program places law students in the Office of the General Counsel in Baltimore for a full-time summer fellowship focused on civil rights litigation, advocacy projects, and the NAACP Legal Advocacy Institute at the national convention. CareerOneStop and recent NAACP postings describe a $10,000 stipend paid biweekly through payroll, with applications due around late February or mid-March depending on the cycle. You must have completed at least one year of law school, show commitment to public interest and civil rights law, and submit a resume, cover letter, transcript, writing sample, and two recommendation letters to [email protected].
M. Dick Osumi Civil Rights Scholarship 2027
The M. Dick Osumi Civil Rights and Public Interest Scholarship from the Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation honors a longtime JABA leader and labor attorney by funding law students who want careers in civil rights, public interest law, or public policy. You must be a current law student or recent graduate with a connection to the Japanese American and/or Asian Pacific Islander community and a track record of community service. JEF weighs financial need, adversity, academic achievement, leadership, and API community involvement. Awards are typically $2,000 as part of the foundation''s annual scholarship slate. Apply through the JABA Educational Foundation by January 18, 2027 unless the foundation posts new dates on jabaonline.org/jef.
Mildred Cater Bradham Social Work Fellowship 2027
The Mildred Cater Bradham Social Work Fellowship from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority National Educational Foundation (ZNEF) awards about $500 to $1,000 to Zeta Phi Beta members pursuing a full-time graduate or professional social work degree at an accredited US college or university. GuideStar and CareerOneStop describe the fellowship as renewable for fall-through-spring study when you remain eligible. You apply through the ZNEF scholarship portal with transcripts, three recommendation letters, a 150-word essay, and documentation of academic study. The fund typically closes February 1 each year. Payment goes to your college or university.