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. After browsing through this list and exploring the links, go to our Preparation Tips section of the website. From there, you can navigate to the Preparation Tools which provide specific help on most of the major scholarships below.
| Scholarship | Who Should Apply? | Fields of Study | What It's For | Application's Campus Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beinecke Scholarship | Juniors, U.S. citizens, with documented financial need, and GPA of at least 3.70 | Humanities, Social Sciences | Graduate degree (up to 5 years) | Jan 6, 2018 |
| Boren National Security Education Scholarship & Graduate Fellowship | Undergraduate & Graduate students, U.S. citizens, GPA of at least 3.50 | Field of study must be relevant to U.S. national security | Study abroad (one semester or full year) in specific geographic areas and languages | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Churchill Scholarship | Seniors & recent graduates, U.S. citizen, GPA of at least 3.70 | Science, Engineering, Mathematics | One year at Cambridge University for graduate degree in science, engineering, or mathematics | Oct 17, 2017 |
| 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) |
| Dept. of Energy Ntnl. Nuclear Security Admin Stewardship Science Grad Fellowship | Seniors & grad students in their first or second year of study | Relevant topics, such as high energy density physics, nuclear science | Graduate study in relevant areas | No campus deadline |
| Fulbright Scholarship | 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 | Sep 8, 2017 |
| Gates-Cambridge | Seniors & graduate students, non-U.K. citizenship, GPA of at least 3.70 | Any field | Graduate degree at Cambridge University | Sep 8, 2017 |
| Barry Goldwater Scholarship | Sophomores & Juniors, U.S. citizen or permanent resident GPA of at least 3.85 | Engineering, Mathematics, Natural Science (student must be planning a research career) | Undergraduate study in natural sciences, engineering, mathematics | Nov 13, 2017 |
| Marshall Scholarship | Seniors & graduate students, U.S. citizen, GPA of at least 3.75 | Any field offered at U.K. institution | 1–2 years of graduate study in the UK | Sep 8, 2017 |
| Mitchell Scholarship | Seniors & graduate students, U.S. citizen, GPA of at least 3.90 | Any field offered at an Irish institution | One year of graduate study in the Republic of Ireland | Sep 8, 2017 |
| Rhodes Scholarship | Seniors & graduate students, U.S. citizen, GPA of at least 3.90 | Any field | Graduate degree at Oxford University | Sep 8, 2017 |
| 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 Scholars | Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors | Any field | One-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing | Aug 14, 2017 |
| Soros Fellowship | Seniors & graduate students, only first-generation or newly naturalized U.S. citizens, with GPA of at least 3.70 | Any field | Graduate degree in any field, including law and medicine | Oct 16, 2017 |
| Harry S. Truman Scholarship | Juniors interested in public service, and with GPA of at least 3.70 | Any field | Graduate degree in public policy or service field | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Udall Scholarship | Sophomores & Juniors with GPA of at least 3.50 | 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 | Feb 12, 2018 |