Students in Honors programs and colleges have a great many scholarship and fellowship opportunities available to them. On the undergraduate level, scholarships are offered by a wide variety of institutions and organizations, ranging from employers and civic institutions to fraternal organizations and individual bequests. At the graduate level, scholarships and fellowships are available from academic departments, foundations, and government agencies. Students should consult their Honors program or college office, their major department, and their campus financial aid office for more information.The following national scholarships and fellowships are all highly prestigious and hence highly competitive. They have varying eligibility requirements and application procedures, so students should visit the websites listed.
DAAD Scholarships : www.daad.org
Funding and opportunities for research and study in Germany
Freeman-Asia Awards: www.iie.org/pgms/freeman-asia
Award for undergraduates for study in Asia
Fulbright Grant : www.iie.org/fulbright
Funding for one year of post-baccalaureate study in over 140 countries
Gates Cambridge Scholarship : www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk
Funding for up to four years of graduate study at Cambridge University
Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad : www.iie.org/gilman
Award for students with financial need to study abroad
Goldwater Scholarship : www.act.org/goldwater
Award for sophomore or junior science, engineering, and math majors planning research careers
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship : www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
Funding for up to six years of graduate study
Jacob Javits Fellowship : www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits
Funds graduate study for students in the arts and humanities
James Madison Scholarship : www.jamesmadison.com
Graduate study award for future high school history, government or social studies teachers
Marshall Scholarship : www.marshallscholarship.org
Funding for two years post-baccalaureate study in the United Kingdom
Mitchell Scholarship : www.us-irelandalliance.org
Funding for one year of graduate study in Ireland
National Institutes of Health Graduate Partnership Program : gpp.nih.gov
Provides up to five years of funding for Ph.D. students in biomedical disciplines
NSEP/David Boren Undergraduate Scholarship : www.iie.org/nsep
Supports language and cultural study abroad experiences outside Western Europe
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship : www.asee.org/ndseg
Funding for graduate study in the sciences, engineering and math
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship : www.nsf.gov/
Supports graduate study in the sciences, engineering, math and some social sciences
Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship : http://www.woodrow.org/higher-education-fellowships/
Funds juniors, seniors and first year graduate students who plan careers the Foreign Service of the U.S. State Department
Rhodes Scholarship : www.rhodesscholar.org
Funding for two (sometimes 3) years of graduate study at Oxford University
Rotary Scholarship : www.rotary.org
Various funding opportunities for study and service work abroad
Soros Fellowships for New Americans : www.pdsoros.org
Graduate funding for permanent residents, naturalized citizens, or children of naturalized citizens
Truman Scholarship : www.truman.gov
Graduate scholarship for students planning careers in public service
Udall Scholarship : www.udall.gov
Undergraduate scholarship for students planning environmental policy careers or
Native American undergraduates planning careers in tribal policy/healthcare
