Graduate Study

Opportunities that Require Institutional Endorsement

Who can Apply?				Fellowship	Description
Soph	Jr	Sr	Alum
	√			Beinecke Scholarship	Graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences
		√	√	Churchill Scholarship	Graduate study in engineering, mathematics, and the sciences at Cambridge University in Britain
		√		Keasbey Scholarship	One or two years of graduate study at Oxford, Cambridge, or the University of Edinburgh (members of the Classes of 2027 and 2029 only)
		√	√	Marshall Scholarship	Two years of graduate study in Great Britain
		√	√	Mitchell Scholarship	CURRENTLY ON PAUSE: One year of graduate study in Ireland in any field
		√	√	Rhodes Scholarship	Two to three years of graduate study at Oxford University
		√	√	Schwarzman Scholarship	One year of graduate study in public policy, economics, and business or international studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China
		√		St. Andrew's Society Scholarship	Graduate study at a Scottish University
	√			Truman Scholarship	Graduate study to prepare for a career in government or public service

A Sampling of Direct-Apply Options (learn about more options using various databases)

Who can Apply?				Fellowship	Description
	Jr	Sr	Alum
		√	√	Knight-Hennessy Scholarship	Graduate study at Stanford
		√	√	Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship	Provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields of study that utilize high-performance computing to solve complex problems in science and engineering. Award includes yearly stipend, payment of all tuition and fees, yearly conferences, and more.
		√	√	Gates-Cambridge Scholarship	Covers the full cost for graduate study up to a four-year postgraduate degree study in any field offered at Cambridge University. Open to any student who is not a citizen of the UK.
		√	√	Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships	Merit-based funding provides full tuition and personal living expenses stipend for graduate study toward a PhD for up to five years.
		√	√	Schwarzman Scholarship	12-month master's in Global Affairs at Schwarzman College, located at Tsinghua University in Beijing
		√	√	National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship	Awarded to applicants who will pursue a doctoral degree in, or closely related to, one of the following specialties: aeronautical and astronomical engineering, biosciences, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, cognitive, neural, and behavioral sciences, computer science, electrical engineering, geosciences, materials science and engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, Naval architecture and ocean engineering (includes undersea systems such as autonomous vehicles and other networked platforms), oceanography,  or physics.
		√	√	National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program	Awarded to graduating seniors and graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines (including the social sciences; psychology; STEM education and learning) who are pursuing research-based master and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. The GRFP provides three years of support for graduate education.
		√	√	(Thomas R.) Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship	The goal of the fellowship program is to attract outstanding students who enroll in two-year master's degree programs in public policy, international affairs, public administration, or academic fields such as business, economics, political science, sociology, management, or foreign languages, who represent all ethnic, racial, and social backgrounds, and who have an interest in pursuing a foreign service career in the US Department of State.
		√	√	(Charles B.) Rangel Fellowship Program	Provides funding for two years of graduate study or professional schooling in international affairs or a related subject, enrichment study at Howard University, internships in Congress and overseas, and eventual appointment to the US Foreign Service.
		√	√	(Paul and Daisy) Soros Fellowships for New Americans	Open to resident aliens, naturalized US citizens, and the children of naturalized US citizens. Provides support for up to two years of graduate study.