Fellowships
Get Started: Fellowship Opportunities and Deadlines
The website of each fellowship-granting program always contains the official and most up-to-date information. This curated collection contains many of the top nationally competitive fellowships and scholarships.
Fellowship Directory
Review the following selected nationally competitive fellowships and scholarships to find opportunities that connect with your class year and your academic/professional trajectory. Beyond the official website, you can learn more about specific fellowships during targeted information sessions. Most fellowship application deadlines are in the early fall, so many of these sessions take place during the spring and summer and are noted on the CCPD event calendar.
Fellowship Deadlines
Current year deadlines are listed here, but it’s always a good idea to double-check the individual fellowship websites, as some deadlines do change after initial publication.
Udall: February 9, 2021 (internal qualification)
Madison: March 8, 2021
Sumners: TBD (Early March)
Mitchell: September 2021 (internal qualification)
Marshall: September 2021 (internal qualification)
Gilman: September 2021
Fulbright: September 2021 (internal qualification)
Rhodes: September 2021 (internal qualification)
Schwarzman: September 2021
Pickering: October 2021
Rangel: October 2021
Gates Cambridge Scholarship: October 2021
Knight-Hennessy: October 2021
NSF GRFP: October 2021
- Geosciences and Life Sciences: October 2021
- Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Engineering and Materials Research: October 2021
- Psychology, Social Sciences and STEM Education and Learning: October 2021
- Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences and Physics and Astronomy: October 2021
Soros: October 2021
Payne: November 2021
CLS: November 2021
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships: December 2021
Boren: January 2022
Goldwater: January 2022
Truman: January 2022 (internal qualification)
Additional Funding Opportunities
Additional funding opportunities for graduate study and other professional pursuits exist beyond these fellowships:
Fellowship Finder for graduate study (University of Illinois): https://apps.grad.illinois.edu/fellowship-finder/
Scholarship Database (Duke University): https://ousf.duke.edu/all-scholarships
National GEM Consortium Fellowship (for graduate study in science and engineering for underrepresented students: https://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/application-instructions/
Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy: https://mcdonnell.wustl.edu/the-program/