The National Geographic Society supports a variety of educational endeavors, but we do not generally offer scholarships to individual students. The sole exception is a modest award to one student each year in the field of cartography or a related discipline. The Society also offers a limited number of highly competitive internships at our headquarters in Washington, D.C.
If you have not already done so, you might consider contacting a guidance counselor, departmental adviser, or financial aid officer at a nearby school or university for advice on scholarships and other forms of financial assistance. You may also wish to check your library for books on paying for an education. The Subject Guide to Books in Print lists a variety of promising titles. Those that your library lacks may be available through interlibrary loan, or you could ask a bookstore to order a copy.
In addition, you might seek materials from the Foundation Center, an independent organization established to provide information on funding sources.
Reference Service Press publishes directories for scholarship, fellowship, and grant programs, and offers online information about these programs. In most cases, there is a fee for the information. RSP Funding Focus can be reached via e-mail: Findaid@AOL.COM, or by calling +1 415 594 0743.
The following offices may be able to assist you as well:
Office of Student Financial Assistance, U.S. Department of Education, 7th & D Streets S.W., Room 5102, Washington, D.C. 20202; +1 202 708 8391
National Science Foundation, Graduate Education and Research Development, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 907, Arlington, Virginia 22230.