For Graduate Students

Graduate Fellowships

AAUW Graduate Fellowships

Up to $25,000 to support graduate study for US citizens and international students.

American-Scandinavian Foundation Grants and Fellowships

Research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for up to one year. For seniors, alumni, graduate students. Must have interest in Scandinavia and some language skills.

Boren Fellowship

Funding for graduate students to conduct international travel, study/research, and language study in countries critical to U.S. national security. 

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)

Summer language institutes in fourteen critical languages. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains. 

DAAD Research Scholarship

Funding which may be used towards research at a German institution. 

DAAD RISE Professional Internship

Career-building internships in Germany in fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering. 

Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship

Tuition and $18,000 annual stipend for graduate students focused on research. (Only two Fordham students can be nominated each year for this competition.)

Fulbright U.S. Student Grant

Year-long academic and cultural international exchanges that allow students to teach English, conduct independent research or creative projects, and pursue graduate degrees.

Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship

Provide scholars graduated in the last 3-5 years an opportunity to conduct research and receive professional training abroad.

Luce Scholars Program

A competitive leadership development fellowship that provides emerging leaders with immersive professional experiences in Asia.

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship

Supports dissertation projects that expand the traditional boundaries of doctoral research through new methodologies, innovative dissertation formats, and collaborations with partners within and beyond the academy. 

NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship

Identifies and supports 35 of the most exceptional researchers conducting dissertation studies relevant to education.

Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

Supports doctoral candidates during the final year of dissertation writing whose work engages significant questions of religion, ethics, morals, and values.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in the natural and social sciences, as well as mathematics and engineering.

Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service

A full scholarship and with the Department of Defense for STEM graduate students.

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Up to $90,000 in financial support immigrants and children of immigrants to fund graduate study at an accredited graduate program in the U.S. 

ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship

Supports graduate students to undertake a research experience or to participate in a summer school course in Switzerland.