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. You can also search using filters, such as level of study, location of study, minimum GPA, etc. on this page:
Searchable Fellowship Directory
Beyond each fellowship’s 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.
Boren Fellowship (graduate): January 26, 2022, 5 p.m. EST
Boren Scholarship (undergraduate): February 1, 2023, 5 p.m. EST
Udall: February 3, 2023 (internal qualification)
Madison: March 1, 2023
Sumners: March 3, 2023, 5 p.m. Central
Mitchell: September 1, 2023 (internal qualification)
Marshall: September 1, 2023 (internal qualification)
Rhodes: September 1, 2023 (internal qualification)
Fulbright: September 2023 (exact date TBD) (internal qualification)
Schwarzman: September 2023
Rangel: September 2023
Pickering: September 2023
Gilman: October 2023
Knight-Hennessy: October 2023
Gates Cambridge Scholarship: October 2023 (US citizens residing in the US)
Soros: October 2023
NSF GRFP: October 2023
- Life Sciences: October 2023
- Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Materials Research, Psychology, Social Sciences, STEM Education and Learning: October 2023
- Engineering: October 2023
- Chemistry, Geosciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy: October 2023
Payne: November 2023 12:00 a.m. Eastern
CLS: November 20223, 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Goldwater: December 1, 2023 (internal qualification)
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships: December 2023, 5 p.m. Eastern (tentative)
Truman: January 2004, 11:59 p.m. Central (internal qualification)
Additional Funding Opportunities
Additional funding opportunities for graduate study and other professional pursuits exist beyond these fellowships:
James Robert Andrews Endowed Fellowship: Awarded to a Southwestern student for the first year of graduate study, the fellowship was established by family and friends of James Robert Andrews ’04 in memory of his strength, courage, determination, and intellectual curiosity. The $2,500 award supports a portion of the selected candidate’s educational costs. Graduating seniors and alumni (no more than two years post-bacc) are eligible to apply. Applications open annually in February and close in April.
Fellowship Finder for graduate study (University of Illinois): https://apps.grad.illinois.edu/fellowship-finder/
INFO (University of South Carolina’s searchable database): https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/fellowships_and_scholar_programs/national_fellowships/competitions_and_deadlines/index.php
Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship (for students of color to study abroad): http://www.ciee.org/FDGF
National GEM Consortium Fellowship (for graduate study in science and engineering for underrepresented students: https://gemfellowship.org/application-process/
Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy: https://mcdonnell.wustl.edu/the-program/
FAO Schwarz Fellowships: Provide graduating seniors considering careers in social change with a paid, two-year opportunity to develop leadership skills while working at nonprofit organizations in the Northeast. The Fellowships combine direct service experience with strategic initiatives and include professional development, retreats, mentoring, and cohort experiences in addition to salary and benefits. Six new Fellowship positions are typically available each year. Applications are due February 10. Apply at faoschwarzfellowship.org.