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Scholarships for Urban Planning Students 2024
Urban planning is a vital field that shapes the cities of tomorrow, focusing on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas. As the demand for skilled urban planners grows, so does the need for financial support to educate these future professionals. Here’s a comprehensive list of scholarships available in 2024 for students pursuing degrees in urban planning or related fields.
Objectives of Urban Planning Scholarships
The primary goal of introducing the Urban Planning Scholarships is to create a centralized or unified platform through which students aspiring to pursue or continue their education in urban planning can easily register online for one of the 19 available scholarships. This initiative enables students to seamlessly access and apply for scholarships online, thereby facilitating their educational journey in the field of urban planning.
Another key aim of the Urban Planning Scholarships is to cater to the needs of international students interested in urban planning courses. These scholarships are designed to offer varying levels of support tailored to the specific needs and circumstances of each student, depending on the scholarship scheme they select. This approach not only democratizes access to education in urban planning but also promotes a diverse and inclusive academic environment.
1. American Planning Association (APA) Scholarships
The APA Foundation awards scholarships to make the planning profession more diverse and accessible to those with financial need. Diversity is an inclusive concept which encompasses, but not is not limited to race, ethnicity, class, gender, age, sexuality, ability, educational attainment, spiritual beliefs, creed, culture, tribal affiliation, nationality, immigration status, political beliefs, and veteran status. Scholarship awards are made to students currently enrolled in degree programs in planning.
For the 2024 cycle, The Foundation will be awarding 18 scholarships at $5,000 each.
Application Window: February 26, 2024 – May 31, 2024
2. Charles Abrams Scholarship
Charles Abrams was an internationally recognized authority on housing and urban affairs who died in 1970. Throughout his career, he exhibited an active desire to help students in planning programs. In his honor, the American Planning Association administers a scholarship fund established by his widow and several of his colleagues.
For the 2024 cycle, we will be offering one scholarship of $5,000.
A student will be selected from among nominees of the following five schools:
- Columbia University, Division of Urban Planning
- Harvard University, Urban Planning Program (Master in Urban Planning) Harvard Graduate School of Design (Formerly Harvard University, City & Regional Planning Program of the Graduate School of Architecture and Design)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies & Planning
- New School University, Urban Policy Analysis & Management Program, Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management & Urban Policy (Formerly New School for Social Research, New York, Department for Urban Affairs & Policy Analysis)
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of City & Regional Planning
Application Window: February 26, 2024 – May 31, 2024
3. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the United States. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program operates in more than 160 countries worldwide. Approximately 4,000 foreign students receive Fulbright scholarships each year.
These fellowships are awarded for up to two years to pursue a master’s degree at U.S. colleges and universities in the areas of Economics; Environmental Science/Studies; Higher Education Administration; International Affairs; International Legal Studies; Journalism and Mass Communication; Public Administration; Public Health; Urban and Regional Planning; and Women’s Studies/Gender Studies.
Application Window: May 15, 2024
4. Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP): Since 1987, JJ/WBGSP has enabled more than 6,000 mid-career professionals from 160 developing countries and Japan to complete graduate degrees in development-related fields. On an annual basis, the Government of Japan solely funds the JJ/WBGSP.
Application Window: March 25 to May 24, 2024
5.Global Korea Scholarship i.e GKS Scholarship 2024
Global Korea Scholarship is a scholarship program funded by the Korean government, open to international students. Undergraduate, postgraduate, and graduate-level programmes in the field of All Subjects offered in South Korean universities are eligible for the award.
There are 200 scholarships available for GKS undergraduate programs for 2024-2025.
The embassy track and the university track are two different ways to apply. Through the embassy, they select 119, while 81 students are available to universities.
For the GKS graduates, research, and doctoral research, there are 1278 scholarships for 2024-2025. This includes 663 through the embassy and 615 for the university track.
Application Window: September-October 2024
6. Agile Mile scholarship
This Agile Mile scholarship is open to Black undergraduate and graduate students studying urban planning in the United States. Applicants must be at least 17 years of age and a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Complete rules and conditions are available at agilemile.com.
This scholarship is for $2,000 and also includes a one-year student membership for the Association for Commuter Transportation (actweb.org).
Application Window: Closes on March 31, 2024
7. Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarship
This prestigious new scholarship programme, in collaboration with Study in Wales, is open to students from Vietnam, India, USA, Canada and countries of the European Union.
The Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarship Programme offers scholarships worth up to £10,000 – to study a full-time masters programme in Wales.
This prestigious scheme is the first scholarship of its kind in Wales and is offered by the Global Wales Programme – a partnership between the Welsh Government, Universities Wales, The British Council and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), and is funded by Taith.
Global Wales scholars will be joining a network of like-minded elite international students, supported by events running throughout the year to complement their studies in Wales.
Application Window: May 31, 2024
8. Chevening Scholarship
Chevening is the UK government’s international scholarships programme. Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partner organisations, we offer awards to study in the UK for one year on a fully funded master’s degree course.
Application Window: Closed for 2024
9. Abertay International Scholarship
Abertay University offers masters and PhD scholarships for international students for academic year 2024-2025. This scholarship provides the recipient with £3,000 award. The award is paid in equal installments in January and April.
Abertay is right at the heart of Dundee, combining all the advantages of a close-knit campus with the buzz of city centre life. All of our buildings are within a quarter of a mile of each other, as are shops, bars, clubs, cinemas and theatres, and we’re just a few minutes’ walks from the bus and train stations. Abertay isn’t just a great place to be a student – the University is also home to world-leading research teams, whose discoveries are hailed internationally.
Application Window: Closed for 2024
10. DAAD Scholarships 2024-2025
The Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) 2024-2025 is a scholarship in Germany that targets students who come from developing countries. Many students from these developing countries apply and they are approved for the DAAD scholarship and they get the opportunity to be enrolled in various universities in Germany.
The students are awarded these DAAD scholarships to study courses that are taught in both German and English languages. The DAAD scholarship is however not available for undergraduates and is only for postgraduate students. To be approved for the DAAD scholarship, a student has to show proof of two years of working experience. The courses that are approved under DAAD scholarship are those that have a duration of more than a year and less than three years.
Application Window: Open for 2024
11. Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship
New Zealand Aid Programme Scholarships are available for international students from Commonwealth countries in a variety of regions. The scholarship covers Undergraduate, PhD, Bachelor’s, master’, and Postgraduate level programmes in a variety of fields.
The scholarships provide full tuition fees, a living allowance (NZ$491 per week) (INR 23K) , an establishment allowance (NZ$3000) (INR 1.40 lacs), medical insurance when you are in New Zealand, travel to and from your own country and New Zealand at the start and end of your scholarship, travel insurance, travel home during your scholarship (one or two trips home are allowed, depending on the length of your scholarship), and help with research and thesis costs for many postgraduate students.
Application Window: Opens for 2024
12.American Heritage's "Cecilia B. Grady" Scholarship
American Heritage Credit Union is awarding 30 high school senior members with a $1,000 scholarship to help ease the financial burden of higher education expenses. American Heritage’s Scholarship Committee will select the 2024 recipients based on their scholarly merits, community and school involvement, a letter of recommendation, credit union eligibility, and a submitted essay describing an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of oneself or others.
Application Window: The application period ends on March 31, 2024
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