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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Lee foundation grants for International Students at Duke–NUS Medical School, Singapore

The winners of the support will receive S$20,000 towards the Doctor of Medicine – Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Medicine programme. ... more details

  •  Grant
  •  Singapore
  • $$  S$20,000

Edugrant Sweet Sensation Scholarships in Nigeria

Edugrant will provide the full funding for students in Nigeria for the academic year 2021-2022. ... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Full scholarship

Sato Yo International foundation grants at University of Fukui, Japan

Winners of the support will receive a stipend of ?150,000 to ?180,000 per month for u to 2 years towards pursuing an undergraduate or graduate programme at the University of Fukui. ... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  Japan
  • $$  ?180,000

TWAS PhD Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators in Italy

The fellowship program will provide an award amount to a maximum of USD 67,700 to the successful candidates. ... more details

  •  PhD
  •  Italy
  • $$  Varies

Ohlone College foundation grants for International Students in USA

Applicants that win the foundation financial aid positions will receive benefits towards the tuition fee of the applied undergraduate or graduate programme undertaken at Ohlone.... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  United States
  • $$  Tuition fee

Corona Special Grant for International Students at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

The successfully selected candidates will receive £300 per month up to 6 months after their studies at RUB in Germany. The benefits of the support will also include individual consultation and group meetings. ... more details

  •  Master, Bachelor
  •  Germany
  • $$  £300

IUCHI foundation grants for International Students at Saitama University, Japan

Saitama University will provide 30,000 JPY to 40,000 JPY to the selected students to pursue the applied undergraduate or doctoral programme. ... more details

  •  Master, Bachelor
  •  Japan
  • $$  40,000 JPY

HKU foundation grants for Indian Students at University of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong will select students to give tuition fee benefits and allowances for the applied undergraduate programme. ... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  Hong Kong
  • $$  Tuition fee

International DC Student Grants at University of Western States, USA

All international applicants will receive USD 1,000 per term for the Doctor of Chiropractic programme at UWS. ... more details

  •  PhD
  •  United States
  • $$  $1,000 USD

KDDI foundation grants for International Students at University of Tsukuba, Japan

The applicants that will win the KDDI Foundation support will be given benefits towards the tuition fee of the applied programme at the University of Tsukuba. ... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  Japan
  • $$  Tuition Fee

Medibank OSHC and Digitary VIA International Grants at RMIT University, Australia

All participants will receive the amount of AU$621 at RMIT. Single OSHC for one year only with a value AU of $621, credited into student’s RMIT account after the census date.                 ... more details

  •  Master, Bachelor
  •  Australia
  • $$  AU$621

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New Zealand International Student Grants at Victoria University of Wellington

The applicants that are selected for this application will be given NZ$10,000 in two instalments of NZ$5,000 in first and second year each towards the tuition fee of the applied undergraduate or postgraduate programme. ... more details

  •  Master, Bachelor
  •  New Zealand
  • $$  NZ$10,000

FORMAS International Network Grants in Sweden

Winners will receive up to SEK 200,000 for network expenses in 2022. The funds can be used for up to six months after the project ends. The application’s budget must indicate how the funds will be used in the project.     ... more details

  •  Grant
  •  Sweden
  • $$  200,000 SEK

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