Prestigious National Scholarships and Application Information

Award Name

Campus Deadline

National Deadline

University Nomination Required

Scholarship Advisor

(If no name listed, contact ESURC advising)

Alaska Fellows (9-month communal living and public service program)

N/A

March (annually)

No

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)

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) (one year of language training, academic study, & internship placement in Germany

N/A

November 1

No

Coro Fellowship Program in Public Affairs (9-month leadership development program in public affairs, social impact, and civic leadership

N/A

mid-January

No

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

DAAD-Rise (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) (funded summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions)

N/A

November 30

No

DojoGrants  (life sciences research funding and mentorship, to work in a BU lab)

N/A

July 15

No

Emerson National Hunger Fellowship (11-month public service/policy and leadership experience)

N/A

late January (annually)

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)

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 (for all disciplines, summer research and professional development)

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 Program (ETA and Research) (one-year independent research project, graduate study, 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 (Up to 5 years of Ph.D. funding in a STEM discipline at participating schools 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

Island Institute's Island Fellows Program (2-year service placement and community immersion in Maine

N/A

March 17 (annually)

No

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

N/A

TBA 

No

Knight Hennessy Scholars (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

November 30

No

Lead for America (1-year community-building placement and public service experience)

N/A

rolling

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 (10-week biomedical summer research experience)

N/A

February 3 (annually)

No

McCall MacBain Scholars (For Master’s or second-entry professional undergrad 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, typically pays all expenses, plus provides a stipend)

N/A

Mid-January to mid-March (annually)

No

Christina Baer

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

N/A

April 1 (annually)

No

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

N/A

late-October (annually)

No

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

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

Project Horseshoe Farm Health Fellowship (1-year volunteer service, community immersion, and community health training)

N/A

deadlines from October through mid-March; they encourage early applications

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 (STEM graduate studies with a social impact focus) 

N/A

March 3 (annually)

No

ReNew Democracy (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 Public Service Award (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; candidates pursue an MD, MBA, JD, MPP/MPA, MPH, or an MA/MS in the social sciences or STEM)

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

Soros Fellowships for New Americans (Up to 2 years graduate funding in any discipline for immigrants, refugees, asylees,  and children of immigrants, "who are poised to make significant contributions to US culture, society, and academia") 

N/A

Late October (annually)

No

SUNY Upstate Medical Summer Research Fellowship (SURF) (For current juniors, biomedical research, BU nomination options)

TBD

late Feb (annually)

Yes

Whitni Redman

SUNY Upstate Medical Ph.D. and Prep-Up (Post-baccalaureate study and prep (Prep-Up); Nomination for the Ph.D. program (Ph.D.))

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