557 Grants and Non-Merit Scholarships

Grants and Non-Merit Scholarships

As you may already know grants are different from scholarships. When scholarships are usually merit-based or competition-based, grants are usually given to those who has a financial need or grants are directed for a particular area of study or group of people. One type of grants, like an enormous variety of federal grants from highly prestigious organizations like the NIH, the DOE, the NSF, the EPA, and NASA, are given for the schientific researches to groups of scientists working on a particular problem. Other type of grants like the Federal Pell Grant or the Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), are awarded based on the student’s demonstrated financial need. These grants typically come from the federal government, state governments and colleges and universities, but may also come from corporations, institutions and foundations.

There are actually just four main types of grant funding. We give descriptions and examples of competitive, formula, continuation, and pass-through grants to give you a basic understanding of funding structures as you do your search for possible sources of financial aid.

Competitive Funding - also known as discretionary funding, competitive funding is a process of proposal selection based on the evaluation of a reviewer or team of reviewers. Funding is based on the merits of the application, and recipients are not pre-determined.

Formula Funding. In contrast to competitive funding, formula grants are given to pre-determined recipients. Non-competitive awards are usually allocated to eligible entities according to population and/or other census criteria, and all applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the application process are entitled to receive money. In many instances, formula funds are distributed from the federal level to states. States then determine the process to be used to award funds to local jurisdictions.

Continuation funding grant programs offer current award recipients the option of renewing grants for the following year. Some programs are restricted to existing grantees only, while others invite applications from current grantees and new applicants. Often, current grantees are awarded extra points during the review process for being a current grant recipient. Since priority is often given to continuing applicants, if you are a new applicant, you should consider entering into a partnership with a currently funded entity.

Pass-Through grants are funds given by the federal government to the states for further distribution to local governments. Under this funding structure, states may disburse federal funds to eligible local jurisdictions through formula allocations or open competitions.

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Brock University Department of Mathematics Graduate Grants in Canada

Brock University will provide the award amount of $145.00 for the first year of study in Canada.... more details

  •  Course
  •  Canada
  • $$  $145.00

HEINEKEN-Africa Foundation Grants Project for Sub-Saharan Africa and (N)GO’s.

Maximum requested amount of EUR 75,000 per year (with a 3-year maximum). ... more details

  •  Grant
  •  Africa
  • $$  Varies

International Law Scholars Grant at University of Manchester, UK

The University of Manchester will provide up to 25% of the tuition fee to the winning candidates during the course.... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  United Kingdom
  • $$  up to 25% of tuition fee

Jonathan Postel Service Grant Award 2022

The chosen candidate will be presented with a US$20,000 honorarium and the signature crystal engraved globe at a virtual global conference with Internet technical leaders later this year. ... more details

  •  Course
  •  Worldwide
  • $$  up to $20,000

Call for Applications: Toyota Ventures Grants

Qualified startups that apply for the call will receive priority screening, so it’s a way to get your solution in front of our team knowing that we are actively looking to invest between $500K-$2M USD. ... more details

  •  Grant
  •  Worldwide
  • $$  $500K-$2M USD

International Graduate Students Aid Grants at Biola University in USA

Biola University will provide the selected students with scholarship awards amount of $2,000 towards the cost of the study program.... more details

  •  Bachelor, Master, Grant
  •  United States
  • $$  $2,000

LSE Wellcome MSc Grant in Health and Development Scholarships

These scholarships are part of a grant secured from Wellcome to support the MSc programme. The scholarship value is a maximum of £31,088. This will cover the full fees for the programme and the remainder can be used for living costs. The... more details

  •  Master
  •  United Kingdom
  • $$  Fully-funded

University of East Anglia Nigeria Grants in UK

The University of East Anglia will provide an award of £4000 as tuition fees to successful international students.... more details

  •  Master, Grant
  •  United Kingdom
  • $$  £4000

Heinrich Böll Foundation International Grants and Scholarships

The scholarship aims to support students with excellent academic records who wish to study in Germany to enrol for their studies in an eligible institution of higher learning.... more details

  •  Master
  •  Germany
  • $$  Varies

International Student Grants at Tabor College, USA

The selected candidates will be offered up to $4,500 as an award for the said grant to undertake their undergraduate study at Tabor.... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  United States
  • $$  $4,500

Maxwell Drever Private Grants in USA

Maxwell Drever will provide the award amount of $1000 to high-potential applicants in the USA.... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  United States
  • $$  $1000

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Mitchell Center Undergraduate International Research Grants in USA

The University of Pennsylvania will provide an award of up to $2500 to successful students.... more details

  •  Fellowship
  •  United States
  • $$  $2500

UNESCO Silk Roads Youth Research Grant 2022-2023

USD10,000 per research project. ... more details

  •  Master
  •  Worldwide
  • $$  Varies

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