FELLOWSHIPS/PROGRAMS FOR GRADUATES
These programs demand a commitment of one to several years to an institution or program.
| St. Olaf - Affiliated | Externally funded scholarship opportunities which require advising or nomination by a St. Olaf faculty/staff member. |
| Additional Selective Scholarships & Fellowships | Opportunities promoted by St. Olaf College, which
do not require formal support from a faculty/staff member. |
| Scholarships for Graduate Study | Students are to apply separately to a particular institution or graduate program. |
| Direct Apply | Opportunities listed by area or population without nomination processes, for which one can apply directly to a foundation or organization. |
| Funding Opportunities | Tips on funding unpaid experiential opportunities. |
Fulbright Program - Institute for International Education
Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. The Fulbright Program offers opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.
Orientation Sessions: May
St. Olaf Deadline: October 3rd | Application Deadline: October 14th (3 Letters of recommendations)
Advisor: Dana Gross
Term: 1 year
Marshall Scholarship
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. At least forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. Each scholarship is held for two years.
St. Olaf Deadline: September 24th | Application Deadline: October 3rd (4 Letters of recommendations + President's Letter)
Advisor: Dana Gross
Term: 2 years
Rhodes Scholarships
The Rhodes Scholarships bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford. 32 American Scholars are selected each year through a decentralized process by which regional selection committees choose from among those nominated by selection committees in each of the fifty states. Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year.
St. Olaf Deadline: September 24th | Application Deadline: October 5th (8 Letters of recommendations + President's Letter)
Advisor: Dana Gross
Term: 2 years
Rimbach Scholarship
The Rimbach Teacher Award is open to all graduating seniors interested in teaching English at the Martin Luther Schule located in Rimbach, Germany. During the years of reconstruction in Germany from 1948-68, the institution drew support from this tradition with an English teacher selected each year from the senior class at St. Olaf College.
St. Olaf Deadline: December 1st
Advisor: Karl J. Fink
Term: 1 year
Additional Selective Scholarships & Fellowships
Boren Fellowship
Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interest, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.
Deadline: January -- Check web site link for date.
Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
In October 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of Seattle, Washington, USA announced a donation to the University of Cambridge of $210 million to establish the Gates Cambridge Trust. This benefaction creates in perpetuity an international scholarship programme to enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge. The Trustees are required to award scholarships on the basis of a person's intellectual ability, leadership capacity and desire to use their knowledge to contribute to society throughout the world by providing service to their communities and applying their talents and knowledge to improve the lives of others.
Deadline: Candidates for affiliated study must apply for admission directly to a Cambridge College by 15 October in the year before the academic year in which they wish to start.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowships
HHMI grants support promising biomedical research scientists working outside the United States, medical and dental students seeking research training, and leading research scientists who are developing new approaches to undergraduate science education. HHMI's grants for individuals are awarded through competitions that have specific objectives within the sciences.
Deadline: Please visit web site link for application/deadline information.
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
This program provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability - selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise - to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. Subject to the availability of funds, fellows receive funds annually for up to the lesser of 48 months or the completion of their degree. The fellowship consists of an institutional payment (accepted by the institution of higher education in lieu of all tuition and fees for the fellow) and a stipend (based on the fellow's financial need as determined by the measurements of the Federal Student Assistance Processing System. In fiscal year 2006, the institutional payment was $12,224 and the maximum stipend was $30,000.
Deadline: October -- Check web site link for date.
James Madison Fellowship
The James Madison Fellowships were created to honor Madison's legacy and Madisonian principles by providing support for graduate study that focuses on the Constitution - its history and contemporary relevance to the practices and policies of democratic government. After earning a master's degree including at least 6 credits at Georgetown University's Summer Institute on the Constitution, each James Madison Fellow must teach American history, American government, or social studies in grades 7-12 for no less than one year for each full academic year of study under the fellowship.
Deadline: March -- Check web site line for date.
Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports grantees within six defined program areas: Higher Education and Scholarship, Scholarly Communications, Research in Information Technology, Museums and Art Conservation, Performing Arts and Conservation and the Environment
Deadline: Please visit web site link for application/deadline information.
Mitchell Scholarship
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship is a national competitive fellowship sponsored by the US-Ireland Alliance and designed to introduce and connect generations of future American leaders to the island of Ireland, while recognizing and fostering intellectual achievement, leadership, and a commitment to public service and community. Twelve Mitchell Scholars between the ages of 18 and 30 are chosen annually for one year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Deadline: October -- Check web site link for date.
Term: 1 year
Luce Scholarship
The Foundation builds upon the vision and values of four generations of the Luce family: broadening knowledge and encouraging the highest standards of service and leadership. A not-for-profit corporation, the Luce Foundation operates under the laws of the State of New York and aims to exemplify the best practices of responsible, effective philanthropy.
Deadline: Varies -- Check web site link for date.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
Deadline: Please visit web site link for application/deadline information.
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. The program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to greater understanding of their host countries.
Deadline: varies by program -- Check web site link for programs/dates.
Term: 3 months-multi-year
Rotary World Peace Scholarship
In contrast to the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships, the Rotary World Peace Scholarship offers 60 individuals committed to peace and conflict resolution the opportunity to earn a two-year master's level degree in international studies, peace studies and conflict resolution at one of the Rotary Center's University partners; Japan, Argentina, England and Australia as well as North Carolina and California. Applicants must live or work in the local Rotary district through which they are applying and must have the academic background, training, and work experience required for a master's level program; proficiency in more than one language; excellent leadership skills; and a commitment to peace and international understanding through personal and community service activities and/or academic and professional achievements. This scholarship is worth up to $50,000.
Deadlines: March/April -- Check web site link for dates.
Interviews: TBA
For more information, please contact Pamina Firchow
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family.
Deadline: November 1st
Woodrow Wilson Foundation National Fellowship
For more than a quarter-century, the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship has supported doctoral studies, preparing some 18,000 men and women for leadership in education, government, business, and the arts. In its current programs, working with both individuals and institutions, the Foundation continues to promote excellence and opportunity in education, from K-12 to the Ph.D. The Foundation has a number of different fellowship opportunities across a number of disciplines.
Deadline: varies by fellowship -- Check web site link for details and dates.
Scholarships for Graduate Study
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
The mission of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is to help young people of exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. The Foundation focuses in particular on scholarships for young people of application, deportment, and character who have financial need in academic endeavors and extracurricular activities. The Foundation offers scholarships for graduate or professional programs for as much as $50,000 per year.
Deadline: March -- Check web site link for date.
Advisor: Bruce Dalgaard
Lilly Graduate Fellows Program
The Lilly Graduate Fellows Program supports three cohorts of fifteen young men and women of exceptional talent with an interest in exploring the connections between Christianity and higher education during their first three years at the graduate school of their choice. Lilly Fellows must have graduated with bachelors degrees and must intend to enter a Ph.D., M.F.A., Th.D., or equivalent program in the fall of 2009 that will lead to a teaching career in humanities or the arts within the academy. During their three years, each cohort of fellows will develop a relationship with a mentor at one of the LFP schools and will attend four conferences that will enable them to collaborate with each other and with senior scholars who integrate research and teaching in distinctive ways within church-related contexts. LFP schools select up to three nominees per year for these fellowships, which include three stipends of $3,000 to support their scholarship and other vocation-related activities.
St. Olaf deadline: Information for the 2011 application process will be posted in fall 2010.
Advisors: Kirsten Cahoon, Bruce Dalgaard
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship
The NCAA awards up to 174 postgraduate scholarships annually, 87 for men and 87 for women. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition and intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a part-time or full-time graduate student. Non-renewable grants of $7,500 each are awarded for fall sports, winter sports and spring sports.
Deadline: Fall sports - January; Winter sports - March; Spring sports - May, Check web site link for dates.
Advisor: Wes Pearson
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship provides up to $30,000 in funding to students pursuing graduate degrees for careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service fields. Truman Scholars are provided with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service. Students must be college juniors at the time of selection.
Download the Truman application for St. Olaf Students (Available Aug. 1st, 08)
St. Olaf deadline: usually August, but differs from HST deadline -- Contact advisor for the date and details.
Advisor: Dan Hofrenning
Morris K. Udall Scholarships
The Foundation awards scholarships to sophomore and junior level college students. Scholarships are offered to students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment; to Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy; and to Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native health care. The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.
Deadline: March -- Check web site link for date.
Advisor: Charles Umbanhowar, Jr.
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