Niels Poulsen established the American-Scandinavian Foundation in 1910 in order to promote international goodwill through cultural and educational exchange. The Foundation focuses on the relationship between the United States and Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. The American-Scandinavian Foundation is a non-profit organization that is publicly supported.
Duration of Fellowship: Grants are offered for 3-6 month stays and fellowships are offered for yearlong stays.
Amount of Fellowship: Both types of awards cover project-related costs (including maintenance fees), travel to and from the United States, travel within Scandinavia, tuition and fees (if applicable), and necessary materials (e.g., books, photocopying, necessary supplies).
Are you eligible?
- Do you have some knowledge of the host country’s language?
- Have you completed your bachelor’s degree by time of your study in Scandinavia?
- Are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident?
- Have you developed a well-defined project that necessitates study in Scandinavia?
What is the deadline?
October 1
Founded in 1910, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, non-profit organization that seeks to promote peace and understanding between the United States and other nations. The Fellows Program was created to introduce promising young college graduates, who have future plans to work in international relations, to the work of the Carnegie Endowment. Each Carnegie Fellow is paired with an established Associate and given the opportunity “to research policy papers, books, articles, to participate in important meetings, to organize briefings, and contribute to congressional testimony.”
Duration of Fellowship: One year
Amount of Fellowship: Fellows are paid $2,500 per month and have full benefits. In addition, if the fellow must relocate to Washington, D.C., he/she is given $350 for move costs.
Are you eligible?
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Are you a graduating senior or have you graduated within the past year but have not yet begun graduate studies?
- Do you have significant coursework in either economics or IPE?
What is the deadline?
December 15
Jack Kent Cooke established this Foundation in his will to help exceptional young people fulfill their potential through education. The Scholarship seeks students of high intelligence, deportment, and character who also demonstrate significant financial need. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program awards 35 scholarships to seniors or recent graduates to attend graduate programs.
Duration of Fellowship: Duration of graduate degree (up to six years)
Amount of Fellowship: The scholarship provides for tuition, books, fees, and room and board to a maximum of $50,000 per year.
Are you eligible?
- Are you a senior or have you graduated within the last five years?
- Do you have a GPA of 3.8 or higher?
- Are you applying to a full-time graduate program?
- Can you demonstrate significant financial need (The JKC is both a need-based and merit-based award.)
What is the deadline?
March 15
The DAAD was created as a private but publicly funded non-profit program in Germany. Its mission is to raise awareness of German studies in universities in both the United States and Canada. The grant pays for promising American and Canadian students to study in one of Germany's
universities.
Duration of Fellowship: Ten months
Amount of Fellowship: The grant provides a stipend of €869.20-1,022.66 in order to defray travel costs to and from Germany. In addition, the DAAD gives an allowance of €150 to cover excess baggage charges and train travel. Health and accident insurance is mostly covered by the DAAD, but grantees must pay €11 per month.
Are you eligible?
- Are you a graduating senior or a recent graduate who has remained active in either a scholarly or scientific field?
- Do you have a working knowledge of German?
- Have you designed a well-defined research project for completion in Germany?
- Are you between the ages of 18 and 32?
What is the deadline?
December 30
The United States Government established the Fulbright Scholarship in 1946 immediately after World War II to create goodwill between nations by fostering educational and cultural exchange. Named in honor of Senator J. William Fulbright who sponsored the legislation, the Fulbright Scholarship seeks students who propose a year long research project in a foreign nation. The Fulbright program offers four types of grants: Comprehensive (Full), Travel, Teaching, and Business.
Duration of Fellowship: One year
Amount of Fellowship: Determined by the type of Fulbright grant
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Comprehensive: The grant provides round-trip transportation, books and research stipend, health and accident insurance, language/orientation course (where necessary), living expenses (based on country), tuition (where necessary).
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Teaching: This grant offers candidates the opportunity to teach English language and conversation in areas of foreign countries where there is a lack of English language instruction. A comprehensive listing of countries that are available can be found on the Fulbright website. These grants vary in amount depending on the country, but are similar to the Comprehensive award.
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Travel: Only to Germany, Hungary, or Italy as a supplement to a non-IIE grant that does not supply a travel stipend or to supplement a student’s personal study funds. These grants cover round-trip transportation to the country of study, health and accident insurance, and an orientation course (where necessary).
Are you eligible?
- Do you have a solid GPA?
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Do you have a proven background in the area of your proposal?
- Are you a senior, an alumnus/a, or a graduate student?
What is the deadline?
September 21
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship was established by Bill and Melinda Gates and allows promising students to attend Cambridge University for either a second bachelor’s degree or a graduate degree. Each year, the Gates Trust selects 40 American students—100 students worldwide—to study at Cambridge. In order to be eligible, students must, at the time they apply for the scholarship, simultaneously apply to Cambridge University through normal admission procedures.
Duration of Fellowship: One to four years, dependent upon renewal
Amount of Fellowship: The scholarship covers all costs for one person’s study at Cambridge—all tuition fees, a stipend (£8,000 for 2003-2004), discretionary allowance for educational activities (£1,600 for 2003-2004), and one return flight home from Cambridge (economy).
Are you eligible?
- Are you NOT a U.K. citizen?
- Will you have earned your bachelor’s degree prior to study at Cambridge?
- Do you have a cum GPA of 3.8 or above?
- Have you demonstrated leadership, public service, and commitment to community?
- Do you have high GRE scores (GRE scores are required for this scholarship)?
- Have you also applied to Cambridge University through regular application procedures?
What is the deadline?
October 1
Churchill Scholarships allow young American students of exceptional ability to study for one full year at Cambridge University. The Scholarships also afford scholars a glimpse of life and culture in Great Britain affording them the opportunity to live and study alongside British and international students, to explore Europe and additional countries, and to appreciate the United States from a unique perspective.
Churchill Scholars are selected on the basis of the following criteria:
- Outstanding achievement in academics as indicated by course grades
- Evidence for the capacity to conduct original, creative work as illustrated by special recognition or in outstanding letters of reference
- Evidence of strong character, adaptability to new situations, and a demonstrated concern for humanity and/ora dedication to solving the problems of modern society
Duration of Fellowship: One year (nine through twelve months)
Amount of Fellowship: All tuition and fees (equivalent to $44,000 -$50,000); living/travel allowance of £10,000 - 12,000; travel allowance for one roundtrip US to UK, up to $1,000; opportunity to apply for a Special Research Grant, up to $2,000.
Are you eligible?
Are you a U.S. citizen
Are you interested in studying the hard sciences, math, or
engineering
Are you enrolled as a student at a Churchill Foundation
participating institution
Are you between the ages of 19 and 26 upon acceptance of the
scholarship
Do you hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a U.S. college
upon acceptance of the scholarship, and have you not obtained a
doctorate
Do you have a cumulative gpa of at least 3.7
What is the deadline?
October 10
The German Chancellor Scholarship Program is part of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which was created to foster goodwill between theUnited States and Germany. The program awards up to 10 scholarships each year to U.S. citizens who show outstanding leadership potential. The German Chancellor Scholarship Program provides for a one-year stay in Germany in order to conduct research, study, or for professional development. Potential scholars from all professions and backgrounds are welcome to apply.
Duration of Fellowship: One year
Amount of Fellowship: The award covers the costs of an orientation seminar, German language instruction, study tour, travel expenses, stipends (€ 3,500-5,000), and may include an additional allowance for support of a spouse and/or child. In addition, the scholarship also provides for a meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Germany.
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Will you have obtained your bachelor’s degree by start of scholarship?
- Will you be under 35 years of age by start of scholarship?
- Will you have you some prior knowledge of the German language before beginning the scholarship?
What is the deadline?
September 30
The College of William and Mary created the Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowships to pay tribute to the Ambassador’s life. In particular, the Fellowship seeks to honor her work in the Embassy in London, the Embassy in Paris, and in the Office of the Secretary of State in Washington, D.C. Annually, three exceptional undergraduates are selected to spend a summer—11 weeks of service—working in the United States Department of State.
Duration of Fellowship: Eleven weeks in the summer
Amount of Fellowship: Besides the service opportunity, the Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship offers a $5,000 stipend for travel and living expenses.
Are you eligible?
- Are you either a junior or a senior continuing on to graduate studies?
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Do you have an outstanding academic record?
- Have you done scholarly/creative projects?
- Have you demonstrated leadership, public service, and commitment to community?
- Have you demonstrated the intent to continue your post-graduate education?
What is the deadline?
Early October
A Teacher and Student Development Program, this organization provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability—selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise—to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. A board establishes the general policies for the program, selects the fields in which fellowships are to be awarded, and appoints distinguished panels to select fellows.
Duration of Fellowship: Subject to the availability of funds, a fellow receives the Javits fellowship annually for up to the lesser of 48 months or the completion of their degree.
Amount of Fellowship: The fellowship consists of an institutional payment (accepted by the institution of higher education in lieu of all tuition and fees for the fellow) and a stipend (based on the fellow's financial need as determined by the measurements of the Federal Student Assistance Processing System. In fiscal year 2007, the institutional payment was $12,627 and the maximum stipend was $30,000. For fiscal year 2008, the maximum stipend will be $30,000, and the institutional payment will be $12,891.
Are you eligible?
In 1974, the Henry Luce Scholarship Program was founded in memory of Henry Luce and his parents who were educational missionaries in China. The Henry Luce Scholarship seeks future leaders who do not have any formal knowledge of Asia, but who are interested in obtaining internships in an Asian country. In this way, the Luce hopes to spark a lifelong interest in Asian cultures. Annually, 15 scholars are selected from 65 nominating institutions (including Fordham University).
Duration of Fellowship: Eleven months
Amount of Fellowship: The Luce covers all travel expenses, cost of shipping 100 lbs. of personal effects to and from Asia, medical and accident insurance, a monthly stipend (scholars cannot be paid by the businesses they work for, only by the Luce Foundation), and a cost-of-living allowance (in special instances where the destination has a higher cost of living).
Are you eligible?
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Will you have your first bachelor’s degree by the time of the award?
- Will you be no older than 29 by September 1 of the year of the award?
- Do you have a solid GPA?
- Are you in good health?
What is the deadline?
November 1
In 1986, the U.S. Congress established the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation in order to encourage future secondary school educators to teach topics relating to the United States Constitution. The fellowship, in memory of James Madison, seeks out students of American history, government, and social studies who are planning to enter graduate school for a master’s degree: an M.A. in American history or political science; an M.A.T. with a concentration in the Constitution, American government, or political institutions/political theory; or an M.Ed. with a concentration in American government or political institutions/political theory.
Duration of Fellowship: Two years
Amount of Fellowship: The fellowship covers costs of tuition, room and board, required fees, and books not to exceed $12,000 per academic year. The total award will not exceed $24,000.
Are you eligible?
- Are you a U.S. citizen or U.S. national?
- Are you planning to teach of American history, government, or social studies at the secondary school level?
- Will you have a bachelor’s degree by the time of award?
- Do you already have a graduate degree? (If so, you cannot apply until three years after the date of completion of that degree)
What is the deadline?
February 1
*Special Conditions: After attaining the Master’s degree, the fellow must teach in one of the specified subjects for one year for each academicyear of the fellowship.
The Marshall Scholarship was created in 1953 as an extension of the Rhodes that would not limit candidates to study at Oxford and would serve to widen the applicant pool to both genders and to a wider age range. Annually, 40 applicants from the U.S. are selected to complete two-year degrees in any U.K. University with all expenses covered by the British government in gratitude for U.S. involvement in the rebuilding of Europe following World War II. The Marshall Scholarships seeks “Scholars . . . [of] distinction of intellect and character as evidenced both by their scholastic attainments and by their other activities and achievements. Preference will be given to candidates who display a potential to make a significant contribution to their own society. Selectors will also look for strong motivation and seriousness of purpose, including the presentation of a specific and realistic academic programme.” The Marshall Scholarship program is looking for future leaders, opinion formers, and decision makers.
Duration of Fellowship: Two years
Amount of Fellowship: The Marshall covers all university fees, books, cost of living expenses, cost of travel to and from the specified university, thesis and research grants, as well as daily travel costs (may also cover the expenses of a dependent).
Are you eligible?
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Do you have a cum GPA of 3.8 or above?
- Are you currently a senior or have you graduated within the last two years?
- Can you demonstrate consistent participation in extracurricular and community service activities?
- Have you demonstrated leadership ability?
What is the deadline?
September 6
The US-Ireland Alliance began offering scholarships for study in Ireland and Northern Ireland in 1998 in honor of George J. Mitchell, the Chairman of the peace negotiations in Northern Ireland. Since 2000, 12 scholars are selected annually. Through the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, the Alliance hopes to inspire an interest in Ireland and Irish culture in future American leaders.
Duration of Fellowship: One academic year
Amount of Fellowship: Scholarship covers costs of tuition and housing in addition to a stipend of $11,000—in two installments—and $834.50 (£750) for travel to foreign countries to study their relationship with Ireland (not the United States).
Are you eligible?
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Are you a senior or an alumnus/a?
- Do you have a cum GPA of 3.8 or above?
- Are you between the ages of 18-30?
- Have you consistently participated in extracurricular and community service activities?
- Have you demonstrated leadership abilities and integrity of character?
What is the deadline?
September 10
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent Federal agency created to “promote the progress of science” and “advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare.” The NSF funds scientific (including engineering) research and education through grants. The Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowships (including Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards) support graduate study leading to research-based degrees (M.S. and Ph.D.) in science, math, and engineering. The Foundation encourages proposals from all qualified students and strongly encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to participate in its programs.
Duration of Fellowship: Three years
Amount of Fellowship: The Foundation provides a $27,500 stipend (12 month tenure), a $10,500 allowance (cost of education for academic year), and $1,000 research travel stipend (special conditions apply).
Are you eligible?
- Are you a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the U.S.?
- Are you planning to attend a research-based master's or doctoral program in any of the following fields: physical, biological, behavioral and social sciences; mathematics; engineering; the history of science and the philosophy of science; and research-based Ph.D. degrees in science education?
- Are you a senior or in your first year of a graduate degree program (with no more than 20 graduate credit hours)?
- Do you NOT have a prior higher degree in the sciences?
What is the deadline?
November 3
The United States Government established the NSEP in 1991 to educate American undergraduates in countries that are critical to national security. The NSEP pays for undergraduates to study the language and culture of the host nation in a study abroad program. Students may NOT seek the NSEP for Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada. The mission of the NSEP is to educate students in non-traditional languages, to immerse them fully in foreign cultures, to acquaint them with global issues, to introduce those students interested in future government work to foreign experts, and to educate and inspire young people who can later teach others what they have learned through the NSEP program.
Duration of Fellowship: Summer (available to freshmen, sophomores, or applied science and engineering majors), academic semester, or full academic year
Amount of Fellowship: The amount of the award varies but is capped at $10,000 per semester or $20,000 for two terms.
Are you eligible?
- Are you a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior?
(Seniors must postpone graduation until after completing the NSEP program.)
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Do you have a solid GPA for this solely merit-based scholarship?
- Do you have an interest and proven abilities in language study?
- Are you interested in a career within the U.S. Government?
- If you wish to go to a Spanish or French speaking country, do you have advanced knowledge of that language?
What is the deadline?
January 12
Special Conditions: After completing the NSEP program, students must fulfill a service requirement in the form of an internship or job in the government. If, after a “good-faith effort,” the student has not found such an internship or job, the service can be completed through work in higher education. NSEP routinely helps scholars find work that is appropriate to their background and interests.
Both the most prestigious and the oldest international fellowship, the Rhodes Trust annually selects 32 scholars from the United States to study for two years at Oxford University. Cecil J. Rhodes underscored the mission of his scholarship in his will: training emerging leaders from English-speaking nations together to prepare them “to fight the world’s fight.”
Duration of Fellowship: Two years
Amount of Fellowship: The Rhodes covers all education costs (matriculation, tuition, fees, and laboratory fees), research costs, traveling expenses to and from Oxford, and provides a stipend.
Are you eligible?
- Do you have a cum GPA of 3.8 or above?
- Are you between the ages of18-24?
- Are you currently a senior oralumnus/a? Have you consistently participated in extracurricular and community service activities?
- Do you consistently participate in a varsity, intramural, club, or amateur sport?
or
- Can you demonstrate that you have the physical vigor of an athlete?
- Have you demonstrated leadership ability?
What is the deadline?
September 7
The Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Scholarship provides an annual lump sum award to two students of Scottish descent to begin graduate study in Scotland. The Saint Andrew’s Society established this scholarship in 1954 to promote goodwill between the United States and Scotland.
Duration of Fellowship: Scholarship pays one lump sum regardless of duration.
Amount of Fellowship: The scholarship awards $15,000.
Are you eligible?
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Do you have a cum GPA of 3.8 or above?
- Have you consistently participated in extracurricular and community service activities?
- Have you demonstrated leadership ability?
- Do you demonstrate financial need?
- Can you trace your genealogy back to Scotland?
- Are you planning to apply to a Scottish university?
What is the deadline?
November 15
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans was created in 1997 by Paul and Daisy Soros, Hungarian immigrants and American philanthropists, as a way to contribute tothe country that has given them and their children such great opportunities. They now desire to highlight the accomplishments of other “New Americans.” This Fellowship provides financial assistance to new Americanswho wish to attend graduate school. Annually, the Soros Fellowships selects 30 fellows.
Duration of Fellowship: Two years
Amount of Fellowship: The fellowship provides a maintenance grant of $20,000 (in two payments) and pays one half of the tuition costs (not including fees) directly to the graduate program (fellows may not work during the period of the Soros Fellowship).
Are you eligible?
- Are you a new American (a resident alien, a naturalized U.S. citizen, or a child of parents who are both naturalized citizens)?
- Have you demonstrated the relevance of your planned graduate education to your long-term goals?
- Do you have a strong academic record?
- Are you able to demonstrate creativity, originality, and initiative?
- Can you demonstrate a commitment to an activity?
- Can you demonstrate a commitment to the values of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights?
- Will you hold a bachelor’s degree or are you currently a senior at time of application?
- Will you be no older than 29 at the start of the application?
What is the deadline?
October 1
The Urban Fellows Program was developed in 1969 to introduce promising college graduates to urban government work. If accepted, the fellow would have the opportunity towork in the New York City’sMayor’s office and work firsthand with urban policymaking—including “budget process to agency operations, low income housing to affordable health care, and education to economic development.” Fellows will also be given the opportunity to travel to Albany and Washington, D.C., to witness the various branches of government working together and will attend various seminars on issues related to working in government.
Duration of Fellowship: Nine months
Amount of Fellowship: Fellows receive a $25,000 stipend and health insurance.
Are you eligible?
- Are you a graduating senior or have you graduated within the last two years?
- Are you willing to participate in full-time employment?
- Are you interested in public or government service?
What is the deadline?
December 9
After being awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1986, Elie and Marion Wiesel established the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity in order to advance the fight for human rights. In line with this mission, the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics affords a promising student the opportunity to win a monetary award by composing a 3,000- to 4,000-word essay relating to a modern ethical issue. Each year the Foundation will suggest a topic for the essay, but encourage applicants to write about topics on which they have strong opinions.
Duration of Fellowship: One-time prize
Amount of Fellowship: First Prize is $5,000;
Second Prize is $2,500;
Third Prize is $1,500;
Two Honorable Mentions are $500 each
Are you eligible?
- Are you a junior or senior enrolled full-time?
What is the deadline?
November 4
