Below you will find a list of the major scholarships and fellowships you can apply for through ONSA. We also assist students interested in other nationally competitive awards. Each scholarship contains a further link to important resources and application tips.
After exploring the scholarship links, visit our Preparation Tips web page. From there, you can navigate to Preparation Toolsl, which also provides help on most of the major scholarships below.
We invite you to fill out our Start the Process Today form, to let us know what scholarships you’re interested in and what your goals are.
| Scholarship | Who Should Apply? | Fields of Study | What It's For | Application's Campus Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beinecke Scholarship More ... | Juniors, U.S. citizens, with documented financial need | Humanities, Social Sciences | Graduate degree (up to 5 years) | January 22 |
| Boren National Security Education Scholarship & Graduate Fellowship More ... | Undergraduate & Graduate students, U.S. citizens | Field of study must be relevant to U.S. national security | Study abroad (one semester or full year) in specific geographic areas and languages | December 3 |
| Churchill Scholarship More ... | Seniors & recent graduates, U.S. citizen | Science, Engineering, Mathematics | One year at Cambridge University for graduate degree in science, engineering, or mathematics | September 30 |
| DAAD Scholarships and Grants (German Academic Exchange Service) | Undergraduates and graduates | Any field | Research and study opportunities in Germany | No campus deadline; national deadline varies according to funding (visit daad.org/en/find-funding) |
| Fulbright Scholarship More ... | Seniors, graduate students & alumni, U.S. citizens | Any field | Research, study (research and study grants require host country language proficiency), or English language teaching abroad | August 31 |
| Gates-Cambridge Scholarship More ... | Seniors & graduate students, non-U.K. citizenship | Any field | Graduate degree at Cambridge University | August 29 |
| Goldwater Scholarship More ... | Sophomores & Juniors, U.S. citizen or permanent resident | Engineering, Mathematics, Natural Science (student must be planning a research career) | Undergraduate study in natural sciences, engineering, mathematics | November 2 |
| Marshall Scholarship More ... | Seniors & graduate students, U.S. citizen | Any field offered at U.K. institution | 1–2 years of graduate study in the UK | August 29 |
| Mitchell Scholarship More ... | Seniors & graduate students, U.S. citizen | Any field offered at an Irish institution | One year of graduate study in the Republic of Ireland | August 29 |
| Rhodes Scholarship More ... | Seniors & graduate students, U.S. citizen | Any field | Graduate degree at Oxford University | August 29 |
| RISE (Research Internships in Science & Engineering) | All undergraduates | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences, Engineering | Undergraduate summer internship in Germany | No campus deadline; for national deadline, visit daad.org/en/find-funding/undergraduate-opportunities/research-internships-in-science-and-engineering-rise |
| Schwarzman Scholarship More ... | Rising seniors, recent graduates | Any field | One-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing | August 29 |
| Soros Fellowship | Seniors & graduate students, only first-generation or newly naturalized U.S. citizens | Any field | Graduate degree in any field, including law and medicine | No campus deadline; for national deadline visit pdsoros.org |
| Truman Scholarship More ... | Juniors interested in public service | Any field | Graduate degree in public policy or service field | November 26 |
| Udall Scholarship More ... | Sophomores & Juniors | Environmental Science, Healthcare, Native American Tribal Public Policy | Undergraduate degree for students dedicated to career in the environment, or to Native American students dedicated to Native public policy careers | February 8 |