Senior Fellowship Opportunities

Seniors are eligible for many esteemed fellowships and scholarships, whether you are considering a gap year opportunity or continuing with your studies in graduate or professional school. Please review the awards listed below, and let the Office of Fellowships know as early as possible if you plan on applying for one. Also, review the "Graduate Students" page for awards available to prospective graduate students.

Undocumented students should explore resources from Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC). Their site includes lists of both undergraduate and graduate scholarships that don't require proof of U.S. Citizenship or legal permanent residency.

Opportunities in Public Service/Human Rights

Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Experiential, Other: Includes support for graduate degree, internships, professional development, and employment as a Foreign Service Office in the U.S. Department of State
• Open to seniors and recent college graduates

Echoing Green Fellowship: 

• Emphasis: Research, Experiential
• Open to individuals or partnernships with a start-up idea for an organization that brings about positive social change

FireScienceOnline: This site is a useful resource for discovering various careers in public service, and includes a list of public service internship opportunities. 

Foreign Affairs Informational Technology (IT) Fellowship Program:

• Emphasis: Academic, Experiential, International
• Open to undergraduates in programs relevant to IT and will be entering junior year in the fall the cohort year; OR seeking admission to an IT-related master's degree program beginning in the fall of the cohort year

Humanity in Action Fellowship: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Experiential, International
• Open to students enrolled at the undergraduate or graduate level (*Undergraduates must be at least a Sophomore)

James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program:

• Emphasis: Research, Experiential
• Open to students within the last year of undergraduate study or within one year of graduation

John Lewis Fellowships:

• Emphasis: Academic, Experiential
• Open to applicants at the sophomore, junior or senior-level of undergraduate study, or masters and PhD level students interested in civil and human rights
• Program held in Atlanta, Georgia 

Native American Congressional Internship (Udall Foundation):

• Emphasis: Experiential 
• Open to students enrolled at the undergraduate, graduate, or law level
• Applicants must be Native American or Alaska Native

*Udall Scholarship:

• Emphasis: Academic 
• Open to students enrolled at the undergraduate level and interested in studying issues related to Native American nations or to the environment 

New York City Urban Fellows Program: 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to applicants that have/will have received their bachelor's degree between Spring 2018 and Spring 2020

Pan Am Flight 103 Legacy Award:

• Emphasis: Academic, Research
• Open to students that have a Bachelor's degree and/or will be enrolling into a graduate program

Samuel Huntington Public Service Award:

• Emphasis: Experiential, International
• Open to graduating seniors, or very recently graduated seniors, pursuing a one-year public service project after completing their undergraduate program

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship:

• Emphasis: Academic, Language, Experiential, International
• Open to seniors and college graduates that have not yet begun graduate school

USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship (Payne Fellows): 

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to senior students at the undergraduate level

 Opportunities in Study Abroad

The Blakemore Freeman Fellowships: (*East and Southeast Asian countries)

• Emphasis: Academic, Language, International
• Open to college graduates 

Boren Fellowship: (*Available in many countries)

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, Language
• Open to any graduate student

Critical Language Scholarship: (*Available in many countries)

• Emphasis: Academic, Language, Experiential, International
• Open to undergraduate and graduate level students

*Fulbright U.S. Student Program: (*Available in many countries)

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, Language, Experiential, International, Other: English Teaching
• Open to college graduates and those studying at the graduate level

Gates-Cambridge Scholarship: (*United Kingdom)

• Emphasis: Academic, International
• Open to students with a Bachelor's degree looking to pursue a master's program; some University of Cambridge programs require a master's or other degrees

German Chancellor Fellowship: (*Germay)

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, Language, Experiential
• Open to students that have earned a Bachelor's Degree

The Luce Scholarship Program: (*Northeast, Southeast, and South Asian countries)

• Emphasis: Language, Experiential, International
• Must have obtained, or will obtain, Bachelor's degree

Marshall Scholarship: (*United Kingdom)

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, International
• Open to applicants holding a Bachelor's degree

Mitchell Scholarship: (*Ireland)

• Emphasis: Academic, International
• Open to applicants holding a Bachelor's degree

Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarships and Internships: (*Available in many countries)

• Emphasis: Experiential, International
• Open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in global economic issues

Princeton in Africa: (*Africa)

• Emphasis: Experiential, International
• Open to young professionals, graduating seniors, and graduates of U.S. accredited universities

Princeton in Asia: (*Asia)

• Emphasis: Experiential, International
• Open to young professionals, graduating seniors, and graduates of U.S. accredited universities holding a bachelor's degree by summer 2020

Princeton in Latin America: (*Countries across Latin America and South America)

• Emphasis: Experiential, International
• Open to applicants holding a bachelor's degree from universities in the United States or Canada

Rhodes Scholarship: (*United Kingdom)

• Emphasis: Academic, International
• Open to seniors in undergraduate study and those who have obtained a Bachelor's degree

Rotary Global Grants: (*Available in countries with Rotary clubs)

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, International
• Open to students enrolled at the graduate level
• Must be a member of the Rotary club to apply

Rotary Peace Fellowship: (*Available at specific Rotary Peace Center sites)

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, International
• Open to applicants holding a Bachelor's degree

Schwarzman Scholars: (*Located at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China)

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, Language, Experiential, International
• Open to candidates holding a Bachelor's degree and with an interest in developing understanding of China

Skoll Scholarship: (*United Kingdom)

• Emphasis: Academic, International
• Open to applicants interested in pursuing their MBA at Oxford and pursuing entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges

Yenching Academy Scholaship: (*Located at Peking University in China)

• Emphasis: Academic, Language, International
• Open to applicants holding a Bachelor's degree
• Field of Study must be related to China

 

 

Opportunities for Students in STEM Disciplines

DAAD Professional: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, Language, International
• Open to students at the graduate level
• Specific eligibility requirements and due dates vary based on individual award opportunities.

GeoCorps: 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Participate in paid, short-term geoscience positions in some of the most beautiful natural areas in the world—America’s National Parks, National Forests, and BLM lands

Global Health Corps Fellowship:

• Emphasis: Language, Experiential, International
• Open to applicants under the age of 30 interested in global health care and social justice

Kanders Churchill Scholarship:

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, International
• Open to students that have obtained or will obtain a Bachelor's degree

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Research
• Open to candidates interested in engineering disciplines of military importance

The National GEM Consortium: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Research
• Open to candidates of master's and PhD level programs in engineering and/or science related areas of study

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Intramural Research Training Award:

• Emphasis: Research
• Open to candidates at the undergraduate through postdoctoral levels

National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Program (NIH SIP):

• Emphasis: Reseach, Experiential
• Open to applicants enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, or professional programs at a college or university

National Institutes of Health Graduate Partnership Program:

• Emphasis: Research
• Open to PhD graduate level students interested in dissertation research

National Physical Science Consortium Fellowships: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Experiential
• Open to candidates looking to earn a Master's or PhD in related sciences or engineering

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): 

• Emphasis: Acadmic, Research
• Opent to senior undergraduate and first and second-year graduate students

NURSE Corps Scholarship Program: 

• Emphasis: Academic
• Opent to applicants enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time or part-time student in an accredited nursing degree program

ONR Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program: 

• Emphasis: Research, Experiential
• Open to candidates enrolled at the undergraduate or graduate level with at least 31 credits earned
• 10-week internship program participating in research in a Navy laboratory

Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Awards:

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to students at the pre-doctoral and post-doctoral level with interest in fields related to biomedical, behavioral, and health sciences

Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Experiential
• Open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing one of the 21 approved STEM disciplines listed on the website

Society of Women Engineers Scholarship: 

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to all candidates who identify as female and plan to pursue/are pursuing engineering, technology, or computing related programs

Thermo Fischer Scientific Antibody Scholarship Program: 

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to undergraduate and graduate level students pursuing a degree in biology, chemistry, bio-chemistry, or related life science fields

US Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowships: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Research
• Open to applicants ranging from undergraduate seniors to first-year Ph.D. students (*See document and/or website for specific information.)

Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Research, International
• Open to students that have obtained or will obtain a Bachelor's degree

Woodrow Wilson STEM Teaching Fellowship: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Experiential
• Open to students with a Bachelor's degree related to science, technology, engineering, or math

 

 

Opportunities in Theatre & Film

American Conservatory Theater Fellowships: 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to candidates with interest in theatrical careers

Berkeley Repertory Professional Fellowships: 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to candidates interested in transitioning into the world of theatre professionals

Hedgerow Theatre Fellowships:

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to college graduates (or those with similar experience) interested in pursuing Theatre Arts

Manhattan Theatre Club Directing Fellowships: 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to early to mid-career directors

TalNexus Fellowship:

•  Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to candidates with interest in, and a talent for, filmmaking and screenwriting

Shakespeare Theatre Company Fellowships: 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to candidates with an undergraduate degree and/or are in the early stages of their professional careers related theatre

Taliesin Nexus MFA Scholarship (Cinder Scholarship):

• Emphasis: Academic, Experiential
• Open to candidates admitted into an accredited MFA program in good standing

Wilma Theatre Production/Stage Management Fellowships: 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to applicants with significant interest and experience in the theater and arts

 

 

Opportunities in Communication/Journalism

International Radio & Television Society Foundation Fellowship Program: 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to undergraduates in their junior or senior year and graduate level students

Kroc Fellowship – NPR: 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to recent college graduates (undergraduate or graduate level)

 

 

Opportunities in Other Areas

AICPA Accountemps Scholarships:

• Emphasis: Academic
• Must be enrolled full-time in order to be considered
• See individual awards for specific eligibility

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Language, International
• Open to candidates holding an undergraduate degree

Christianson Grant: 

• Emphasis: Experiential, International
• Open to individuals interested in carrying out their own meaningful service projects abroad

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals:

• Emphasis: Academic, Language, Experiential, International
• Open to candidates interested in studying, interning and living in Germany for approximately 9 months

Elie Weisel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest: 

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to Junior and Senior full-time undergraduate students

James Madison Memorial Fellowships:

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to seniors and graduates who desire to teach the American Constitution at the secondary school level

Japan English Teaching (JET) Program:

• Emphasis: Language, Experiential, International
• Open to candidates holding a Bachelor's degree with interest in Japan

Knight-Hennessy Scholarship: 

• Emphasis: Academic, Experiential
• Open to students that have or will obtain a Bachelor's degree
• Must apply within five years of obtaining degree

NCAA Walter Byers Graduate Scholarship: 

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to graduating senior student-athletes and former student-athletes enrolled in graduate study at an NCAA member institution (*See PDF for further description)

Pat Tillman Award: 

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to Veterans, active duty service members, and spouses of veterans or active service member, including surviving spouses

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: 

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to immigrant applicants and children of immigrants at the senior level or within the first two years of graduate study

Teaching Assistantship Program in France (TAPIF): 

• Emphasis: Experiential
• Open to applicants having completed at least three years of higher education programming

Tylenol Future Care Scholarship:

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to graduating college seniors and graduate students

Wilhelm-Keiffer Student Research Award: 

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to undergraduate students and those up to one-year out from their undergraduate studies in the field of material culture studies

Zonta International Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships:

• Emphasis: Academic
• Open to female applicants enrolled in a university or college between second year and the final year of a Master's program
• Programs of interest: Accounting, finance, business management, marketing, operations management, human resources management, international business, or entrepreneurship

 

*This award requires university endorsement; please contact our office for information.

 

For more award opportunities, please visit the Office of University Fellowships in Morris Hall 265.