Specific Interests or Disciplines
Students with specific interests, disciplines, and/or career interests may be interested in the following awards.
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI Student Awards | U, G | Music and Art | Varies |
| Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for Artists | U, G | Representational style of painting, drawing, sculpting, or printmaking | Rolling |
| John Lennon Scholarships for Songwriters and Composers | U, G (24 years of age or younger) | Competition amongst college students for the best original song. | February |
| Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship | U, G | Advanced study of Fine Arts | December |
| MacDowell Colony Residencies | Recent Graduates | Artists in specific disciplines | September, January, or April |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art Fellowship | G | Art | Varies, depending on specific fellowship |
| Student Academy Awards | U, G | Student films | March-April |
| World Studio AIGA Scholarships | U, G | Advertising art, fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interactive design/motion graphics & photography. |
March |
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Internships | U, G | Business Majors | February |
| Schwarzman Scholars | U, Recent Grads | Economics and Business | October |
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAUW Educational Funding and Awards | G | Female Education Students | November-January, depending on grant |
| Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships | G | University Education | November |
| Knowles Math and Science Teaching Fellowship | G | Math and Science Education | October |
| James Madison Memorial Scholarship | G | Secondary Social Studies Education | March |
| Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellows | G | Ph.D. Education students | October |
| Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship - Ohio | G | K-12 STEM Education | Application process depends on teacher education program |
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Scholars Program | U | Undergraduate opportunity to engage in a hands-on research experience at many of the world's leading educational institutions. | Varies |
| GEM Fellowships | G | Engineering / Science | November |
| National Defense Science & Engineering Fellowship | G | Engineering / Science | December |
| National Institute of Health - Oxford - Cambridge Scholars Program | G | Biomedical Research | December |
| National Institute of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program | U | Biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research | March |
| National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) | G | Various Science Fields | November |
| NOAA Student Opportunities | U, G | Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences | Varies |
| Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship | U (Seniors), G | Computer Science | January |
| Hertz Foundation Fellowship | U, G | Physical, biological, or engineering sciences | Fall |
| Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program | G | Science & Technology Policy Development | November or April |
| Exploration Fund of the Explorers Club | U | Exploration and Field Research | December |
| ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships | U | Automation and control | February |
| Microsoft Internships | U | Computer science and other technical disciplines | February |
| Microsoft Scholarships | U | Computer science and related technical disciplines; General Scholarships, Women's Scholarships, Minority Scholarships and Scholarships for Students with Disabilities available. | January |
| Mayo Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program | U | Biomedical scientists | February |
| Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships | U, G | Engineering or computer science | February or May, depending on year in school |
| Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Vacation [Summer] Placements | U | Research | Varies |
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Research and Education Foundation | G | Environmental research and education, specifically solid waste management research | June |
| EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships | G | Environmental Studies | November |
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine Dean's Master's Scholarships | U, A | Full tuition scholarships to earn a Master's degree in a medical field | April |
| National Health Service Corps | U, G |
Medicine, Dentistry, Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, Physician Assistant students
|
May |
| Tylenol Future Care Scholarship | U, G | Healthcare Professionals | June |
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliographical Society of America Fellowship Program | G | Bibliographical inquiry, research in the history of the book trades and in publishing history | December |
| Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship | G | Humanities and social sciences | November |
| Humane Studies Fellowships | G | Research interests related to liberty in society | December |
| John Bayliss Radio Scholarship | U | Broadcast communications | Spring |
| Josephine de Karman Scholarships | U, G | Humanities | January |
| Woolf Institute | G | Relationships between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | Fall |
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs | G | Public Service | January |
| Huntington Public Service Award | U | Public Service | January |
| Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship | G | Policy/Advocacy | October |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Internships | U, G | Public Policy | August, November, or March |
| Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program | G | Science & Technology Policy | November or April |
| Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program | G | International Affairs | January |
| Fulbright Public Policy Fellowships | G | Public Policy | February |
| Schwarzman Scholars | U, Recent Grads | Public Policy | October |
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Putter Scholarships | U, G | Social Change | April |
| Newman Civic Fellows Award | U | Leadership & Community Engagement | TBA |
| Echoing Green Foundation Fellowships | U, G | Social Entrepreneurship | October-November |
| Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics | U | Essay contest on Ethics | December |
| Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program | No specific requirement | Fighting hunger and poverty | January |
| Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship | Graduating seniors or recent graduates | Peace and security | Varies |
| Humanity in Action Fellowship | Undergraduates and recent graduates | Human rights, social change | January |
| Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows |
Undergraduates (sophomores) | Leadership, summer program |
February |
| Peace First Prize | Must be 22 or younger | Social Change | Varies |
| Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program | Graduating seniors or recent graduates | Research assistance to scholars working on the Carnegie Endowment programs | January |
| Award Title | Degree Level | More Information | Deadline Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace | U,G | Language Study | January |
| Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships | Recent graduates | Any; Funding is for first year of graduate study | April |
| Roothbert Fund Scholarship Program | U, G | Any discipline, but particularly candidates who are "motivated by spiritual values" | January |
| Smithsonian Fellowships | U, G | Any research project or study that is suitable to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and programs | Varies |