Prestigious National Scholarships and Application Information

Award Name

Campus Deadline

National Deadline

University Nomination Required

Scholarship Advisor

(If no name listed, contact ESURC advising)

Amgen Scholars (summer STEM research)

N/A

February 1

No

AAMC summer undergraduate research programs (medical)

N/A

varies by program; most in January and February

No

Banyan Impact Fellows (one year in India, similar to Peace Corps)

N/A

February 28

No

Boren Scholarships (for undergrads);

Boren Fellowships (for grads)

N/A

Late January (for both Scholarships and Fellowships)

No

Education Abroad (primary);

Beth Polzin (secondary)

Critical Language Scholarship (summer, eight weeks studying one of a dozen langauges overseas or virtually, including beginner level)

N/A

Tuesday of the week before Thanksgiving (annually)

No

Beth Polzin

DAAD (study and research in Germany)

N/A

varies

No

DojoGrants (life sciences research funding)

N/A

July 15

No

English Program in Korea (EPIK)  (teach English in Korea)

N/A

early July (annually)

No

FAO Schwarz Fellowship (two-year experience designed for new college graduates interested in social impact leadership careers)s

N/A

February 1 (annually)

No

Freeman in Asia (study abroad)

N/A

April 1 (annually)

No

Education Abroad (primary);

Beth Polzin (secondary)

Fulbright Canada-Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (summer)

N/A

late Sept (annually)

No

Elisa A Camiscioli

Fulbright UK Summer Institute (3-4 weeks for US undergrads with no or little travel experience outside North America, to explore UK culture, heritage, and history)

 N/A

Early February (annually)

No

Elisa A Camiscioli

Fulbright US Student (ETA and Research) (one-year independent research project or English teaching abroad)

 Sept 1 (annually)

Mid-October (annually)

Yes

Elisa Camiscioli

Gaither Junior Fellows, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (15 one-yr fellowships for graduating seniors to work as research assistants to Carnegie's senior scholars)

 Dec 1 (annually)

January 15 (annually)

Yes

Stephen Ortiz

Gates-Cambridge Scholarship (for a postgraduate degree in any subject at the University of Cambridge)

 Sept 25

mid-October (annually)

Yes

GEM Fellowship (STEM graduate school)

N/A

Second Friday in November (annually)

No

Goldwater Scholarship (awarded to sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering)

Nov 15 (annually)

Last Friday in January (annually)

Yes

Christina Baer

Hertz Scholarship (for a STEM Ph.D. in the US)

N/A

TBA

No

Hollings Scholarship (NOAA) (up to $9,500 per yr for two years plus 10-week paid NOAA summer internship)

 N/A

January 31 (annually)

No

Humanity in Action Democracy Fellowship (spend one year creating and implementing projects that "reinvent democratic spaces") 

N/A

Early February (annually)

No

JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching Program) (one-year, cultural ambassador and assistant language teacher)

N/A

TBA 

No

Knight Hennessey (Stanford) (up to three years of financial support to pursue grad studies at Stanford)

Sept 15 (annually)

Mid-October (annually)

No

Lafayette Fellowship (one-year masters-level study in France)

N/A

TBA

No

Luce Scholarship (one-yr professional placement & immersion in Asia)

August 18 (annually)

Sept 15 (annually)

Yes

Beth Polzin

Marshall Scholarship (study at any British University in any subject at the graduate level)

August 29 (annually)

Mid-Sept (annually)

Yes

Stephen Ortiz

Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

N/A

February 3 (annually)

No

McCall MacBain (Master’s and professional programs at McGill Univ. in Canada)

N/A

late September (annually)

No

Mitchell Scholarship (graduate study in Ireland)

on pause indefinitely

on pause indefinitely

Yes

Stephen Ortiz

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) (three years of doctoral funding over five years for STEM areas included in the National Science Foundation)

Sept 22 (annually)

mid-October (see solicitation for deadlines by field)

No

Beth Polzin

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (summer research across the US, pays all expenses, plus a stipend)

N/A

Mid-January to mid-March (annually)

No

Christina Baer

Obama Voyager Scholarship (two-year leadership development and scholarship program, for sophomores)

N/A

April 1 (annually)

No

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans ("provides merit-based funding for new Americans, immigrants, and children of immigrants, who are poised to make significant contributions to US culture, society, and academia") 

N/A

Late October (annually)

No

Payne International Development Fellowship

discontinued as of 02/27/2025

discontinued as of 02/27/2025

No

Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program (funds a master's program, provides summer experiences, leading to a five-year position with the foreign service)

on pause as of 10/10/25

on pause as of 10/10/25

No

Princeton in Africa (similar to the Peace Corps)

N/A

late-October (annually)

No

Princeton in Asia (similar to the Peace Corps, one- or two-year opportunities)

N/A

November 1

No

Princeton in Latin America  (opportunity to work with organizations and contribute to projects in a variety of fields)

N/A

Early November (annually)

No

Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Program Junior Summer Institute (fully funded graduate school preparation program for those interested in public policy)

N/A

Mid-November (annually)

No

Quad Fellowship (IIE, STEM with social impact focus, graduate studies) 

N/A

March 3 (annually)

No

Rangel International Affairs Program Graduate Fellowship 

on pause as of 10/10/25

on pause as of 10/10/25

No

Rangel Summer Enrichment Program (funds a master's program, provides summer experiences, leading to a five-year position with the foreign service and US Dept of State)

N/A

Mid-February (annually)

No

ReNew Democracy (paid fellows placed in a US House of Representatives office from January through September)

N/A

June 30 (annually)

No

Rhodes Scholarship (postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford)

Sept 15 (annually)

Early October (annually)

Yes

Samuel Huntington Fellowship (One-year self-designed service project after graduation - often abroad)

N/A

early January (annually)

No

Samvid Scholars (two years of graduate funding, leadership development)

N/A

TBA

No

Schwarzman Scholars (one-year, fully-funded master's program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing)

N/A

Mid-Sept (annually)

No

Beth Polzin

SUNY Upstate Medical Summer Research Fellowship (SURF) (for current undergraduates)

TBD

late Feb (annually)

Yes

Whitni Redman

SUNY Upstate Medical Ph.D. and Prep-Up (post-baccalaureate study and preparation)

N/A

check the website

No

Whitni Redman

Truman Scholarship (up to $30,000 for graduate school and Scholar programming; seeks "the next generation of public service leaders")

Dec 4 (annually)

Early February (annually)

Yes

Stephen Ortiz

Udall Scholarship ($7,000 scholarships for future leaders in environmental, Tribal public policy, and health care fields)

N/A

early March (annually)

Yes

Beth Polzin

Urban Fellows (nine-month New York City work in  Mayoral offices and City agencies with volunteer service opportunities and a seminar series on current urban issues impacting public policy)

N/A

Mid-January (annually)

No

N/A

January 15 (annually)

No

Elisa A Camiscioli

N/A

TBA

No