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Major Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants

AAUW International Fellowship

  • Alumni (women only)
  • International students
  • Graduate or postgraduate study

AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni (women only)
  • U.S. citizens or permanent residents
  • Graduate study in architecture, mathematics, engineering, computer science, law, business and medicine

American-Scandinavian Foundation

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Support for study or research that requires residency in Scandinavia

Amgen Scholars

  • Sophomores, juniors, returning seniors 
  • U.S. citizens or permanent residents, international students
  • Research in science and biotechnology at a leading university or college

Austrian Teaching Assistants (USTA)

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • English teaching assistantship in Austrian schools

Beinecke Scholarship

  • Juniors
  • U.S. citizens
  • $34,000 for graduate school to students of exceptional intellect and promise in the arts, humanities and social sciences

Blakemore Freeman Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Pursuit of professional, business, technical or academic career that involves regular use of a modern East or Southeast Asian language

Boren Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Support for domestic or international study with focus on languages and countries critical to U.S. national security

Boren Summer STEM Program

  • First-years, sophomores and juniors
  • U.S. citizens
  • Summer study for students majoring in STEM fields.

Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

  • First-years, sophomores and juniors
  • U.S. citizens
  • Support for study with focus on languages and countries critical to U.S. national security

Bridging Scholarship

  • First-years, sophomores and juniors
  • U.S. citizens
  • Assist students with travel and living expenses incurred while studying abroad in Japan - a semester or an academic year

Coro Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, international students
  • Leadership training in public affairs

Critical Language Enhancement Award

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Three to six months of intensive language study as an enhancement to a Fulbright Grant

Critical Language Scholarship

  • Sophomores, juniors, seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Summer intensive language instruction and cultural enrichment

DAAD Graduate Study Scholarship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U. S. citizens, international students 
  • Independent study or master's degree in Germany

DAAD Graduate Study Scholarship in the Arts

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, international students
  • Independent study or master's degree in visual or performing arts in German

DAAD RISE Summer Internship

  • Sophomores or juniors majoring in the sciences
  • U.S., Canada or United Kingdom citizens
  • Research matching interns with doctoral students in Germany

DAAD University Summer Course Grant

  • Sophomores, juniors 
  • U.S., Canada or United Kingdom citizens
  • Language and cultural study in Germany

Fellows for Peace

  • All undergraduate years, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, international students 
  • Summer study in languages

Projects for Peace

  • All undergraduate years
  • U.S. citizens, international students 
  • Support to administer a project for peace anywhere in the world

Davis-Putter Scholarship

  • Undergraduates, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, international students 
  • Need-based scholarships for students involved in peace and justice work

Echoing Green Fellowship

  • Undergraduates, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, international students 
  • Awards for “social entrepreneurs” to create organizations for social change

El Pomar Fellowship

  • Seniors and alumni who are Colorado residents or have ties to Colorado 
  • U.S. citizens
  • Leadership training (two years) by means of project and program development

Emerson Hunger Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Fellowships for potential leaders to develop solutions to poverty and hunger

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, international students
  • International study program of 12-24 months in at least two countries

FAO Schwarz Fellowship

  • Seniors
  • Eligibility to work in the U.S.
  • Paid two-year placement program in Boston, New York and Philadelphia

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Graduate school support for students of diverse backgrounds

Freeman-ASIA Scholarship

  • Undergraduates
  • U.S. citizens or permanent residents
  • Supports study abroad in East or SE Asia for students who demonstrate financial need

French Teaching Assistants (TAPIF)

  • Juniors, seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents
  • English language teaching assistantships in France

Fulbright National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Year of overseas travel and digital storytelling in up to three countries on a globally significant topic

Fulbright UK Summer Institutes

  • First-years, sophomores
  • U.S. citizens
  • Summer study at selected UK universities

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Year of study/research, teaching or artistic development abroad

Gaither Junior Fellows Program

  • Seniors, recent graduates
  • U.S. citizens and international students
  • Research assistants for professionals working on international affairs in D.C.

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • Any citizenship outside the United Kingdom
  • Scholarship for study at Cambridge University

German Chancellor Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S., Russian or Chinese citizens
  • Study in Germany for prospective leaders

Gilman International Scholarship

  • First-years, sophomores, juniors
  • U.S. citizen
  • Federal Pell Grant recipient
  • Grants to pursue academic studies abroad for students of limited financial means

Goldwater Scholarship

  • Sophomores, juniors
  • U.S. citizens
  • Scholarship for outstanding students majoring in science, math or engineering

Green Corps

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, international students    
  • Salaried training for college graduates to run environmental campaigns

Greenlining Institute Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, international students 
  • Paid training for young leaders committed to equality and social justice

Hertz Foundation Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents
  • Merit-based, consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend for students who plan for graduate study in the physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering

Hollings Scholarship

  • Sophomores
  • U.S. citizens
  • Two-year scholarship/summer internship for science majors

Humanity in Action Fellowship

  • Sophomores, juniors, seniors, recent graduates
  • U.S. citizens, international students 
  • Summer fellowship program in Europe; focus on international human rights

Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)

  • Seniors and alumni
  • U.S. citizen, international students
  • Participants serve in local authorities as well as in public and private elementary, junior or senior high schools in Japan

Killam Fellowship

  • Undergraduates
  • U.S. citizens
  • Support to study at a Canadian university for a semester or year

Knight-Hennessy Scholars

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, international students
  • Full funding to pursue a graduate education at Stanford

Korean Teaching Programs (TaLK and EPIK)

  • Undergraduates, recent graduates for TaLK; graduates for EPIK
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents
  • English teaching assistantships in Korean schools

Luce Scholars

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens
  • Intensive, year-long professional placement and study in Asia

Madison Graduate Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni (who are teachers)
  • U.S. citizens
  • Financial support for a master's degree in history or politics

Marshall Scholarship

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens
  • Support for exceptional students to study in the United Kingdom

Mitchell Scholarship

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens
  • Scholarship for exceptional students to study at an Irish university

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)

  • Seniors
  • U.S. citizens
  • Support for graduate school in the STEM fields

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

  • Seniors
  • U.S. citizens
  • Scholarship for student-athletes who intend to enroll in graduate school

NIH Intramural Research Training Award & Cancer Research Training Award (IRTA/CRTA)

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents
  • Full-time research at NIH prior to graduate school

NIH Oxford-Cambridge Biomedical Scholars Program

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents
  • Ph.D. training for careers in biomedical research

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens
  • Support for study in sciences, technology, engineering, math

Payne International Development Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Graduate school support for students interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service

Pickering Graduate Fellowship

  • Juniors, Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Support for undergraduate and graduate students interested in Foreign Service

PPIA Junior Summer Institute Fellowship

  • Juniors 
  • U.S. citizens, international students
  • Summer training program in public policy

Princeton in Africa (PiAf)

  • Seniors, alumni
  • International students 
  • Fellowships for service in Africa

Princeton in Asia (PiA)

  • Seniors, alumni
  • International students 
  • Fellowships for teaching and other service in Asia

Princeton in Latin America (PiLA)

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents 
  • Fellowships for teaching and other service in Latin America

Rangel Graduate Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni
  • U.S. citizens
  • Graduate school support for students interested in Foreign Service

Rangel Summer Enrichment Program

  • First-years, sophomores, juniors
  • U.S. citizens
  • Immersion in international policy issues

Rhodes Scholarship

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens
  • Scholarship for exceptional students to study at Oxford University

Rotary Global Grant

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens, international students 
  • Support for study abroad in conflict resolution, health, education, and community development

Rotary Peace Fellowship

  • Alumni 
  • International students eligible
  • Support for study or professional development in conflict resolution

Schwarzman Scholars

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U. S. citizens, international students 
  • Support for graduate work in China, in the fields of public policy, economics, business or international studies

Scoville Peace Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens, international students 
  • Six-month immersion (twice yearly) in peace and security issues

Soros Fellowship for New Americans

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents
  • Support (tuition and stipend) for graduate study

Spanish Teaching Assistants (NALCA)

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens, Canadian citizens
  • English teaching assistantships in Spain

SURF/NIST Boulder

  • Undergraduates
  • U.S. citizens
  • Summer fellowships to conduct research with NIST scientists

SURF/NIST Gaithersburg

  • Undergraduates
  • U.S. citizens
  • Summer fellowships to conduct research with NIST scientists

Truman Scholarship

  • Juniors
  • U.S. citizens
  • Scholarship to promising leaders committed to public service

Udall Scholarship

  • Sophomores, juniors
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents 
  • Scholarship for students committed to environmental activism or Native American issues

Watson Fellowship

  • Seniors
  • U.S. citizens, international students 
  • A year of international travel, study and personal exploration for exceptional students  

WW Teaching Fellowship

  • Seniors, alumni 
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents
  • Financial and mentoring support in graduate school as well as the first few years of teaching

Fellowships and Grants
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