External Scholarships
Information below from the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) website
Students in Honors programs and colleges have a great many scholarship and fellowship opportunities available to them. On the undergraduate level, scholarships are offered by a wide variety of institutions and organizations, ranging from employers and civic institutions to fraternal organizations and individual bequests. At the graduate level, scholarships and fellowships are available from academic departments, foundations, and government agencies. Students should consult their Honors program or college office, their major department, and their campus financial aid office for more information. The following national scholarships and fellowships are all highly prestigious and hence highly competitive. They have varying eligibility requirements and application procedures, so students should visit the websites listed.
DAAD Scholarships
Funding and opportunities for research and study in Germany
David Boren Undergraduate Scholarship
Supports language and cultural study abroad experiences outside Western Europe
Freeman-Asia Awards
Award for undergraduates for study in Asia
Fulbright Grant
Funding for one year of post-baccalaureate study in over 140 countries
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Funding for up to four years of graduate study at Cambridge University
Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad
Award for students with financial need to study abroad
Goldwater Scholarship
Award for sophomore or junior science, engineering, and math majors planning research careers
James Madison Scholarship
Graduate study award for future high school history, government or social studies teachers
Marshall Scholarship
Funding for two years post-baccalaureate study in the United Kingdom
Mitchell Scholarship
Funding for one year of graduate study in Ireland
National Institutes of Health Graduate Partnership Program
Provides up to five years of funding for Ph.D. students in biomedical disciplines
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Funding for graduate study in the sciences, engineering and math
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Supports graduate study in the sciences, engineering, math and some social sciences
Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Funds juniors, seniors and first year graduate students who plan careers the Foreign Service of the U.S. State Department
Rhodes Scholarship
Funding for two (sometimes 3) years of graduate study at Oxford University
Rotary Scholarship
Various funding opportunities for study and service work abroad
Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Graduate funding for permanent residents, naturalized citizens, or children of naturalized citizens
Truman Scholarship
Graduate scholarship for students planning careers in public service
Udall Scholarship
Undergraduate scholarship for students planning environmental policy careers or Native American undergraduates planning careers in tribal policy/healthcare
