Fellowship |
Academic Fields |
Deadline |
Application Procedure |
| Carnegie Junior Fellow | International Relations Supports one year research position at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |
December 1 | Get application from the BC Coordinator, and submit to the BC Nominating Committee. |
| Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship U.S. citizens ages 19-26 |
Science, Mathematics, or Engineering Supports graduate study at Churchill College, Cambridge University, in Great Britain |
October 1 | Get application information from, and submit completed application to the BC Coordinator, for review by the BC Nominating Committee. |
| Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Seniors and recent graduates |
Any academic field Supports graduate or professional study in the U.S. or abroad |
January 15 | Get application from Cooke website. Submit completed application to the BC Coordinator, for review by the BC Nominating Committee. |
| Matthew R. Copithorne Scholarship Seniors and recent graduates |
Any academic field Supports graduate study at Harvard or MIT |
May 1 | Get application information from, and submit completed application to the BC Coordinator. |
| Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship U.S. citizens only |
Any academic or professional program leading to a Ph.D. Supports graduate study in any U.S. graduate or professional program |
November 1 | The GRE is required. Get application information from the BC Coordinator or write to: Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowships National Research Council 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 |
| J. William Fulbright Grant U.S. citizens only |
Any academic field Supports study abroad for up to a year, studying in any of 100 countries |
October 1 | Get application information from, and make an appointment for an interview with the Undergraduate or Graduate BC Coordinator. |
| Gates-Cambridge Scholarship | Any academic field Supports graduate study at Cambridge University, Great Britain |
October 1 | Get application and guidance from the BC Coordinator. Applicants must also apply directly for admission to Cambridge University. |
| German Chancellor Scholarship U.S. citizens only |
Any academic field Command of German is not a prerequisite Supports one-year placement at any institution or professional position in Germany |
October 1 | Get application information from, and make an appointment for an interview with the Undergraduate or Graduate BC Coordinator. |
| Fannie and John Hertz Fellowship U.S. citizens only |
Applied Natural Sciences Supports graduate study at selected U.S. graduate programs for applied sciences |
November 1 | Obtain application from the Hertz Foundation, then discuss with the Departmental Sponsor in your major. All qualified applicants will be interviewed. |
| Jacob K. Javits Fellowship U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens |
Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences Supports graduate study in any doctoral program in the U.S. |
November 15 | The GRE is required. Get application information from, and submit completed application to the BC Coordinator. |
| Lilly Graduate Fellowship U.S. citizens only |
Humanities and the Arts Supports study toward PhD, MFA, or ThD for those aiming toward teaching career |
October 15 | Get application information from, and submit completed application to the BC Coordinator, for review by the BC Nominating Committee. |
| John A. Lyons Fellowship BC seniors born in Massachusetts only |
Any academic field Supports study in any graduate program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
February 1 | Apply directly to an MIT graduate program and write to the Dean at MIT, asking for consideration for the Lyons Fellowship. Notify the BC Coordinator. |
| James Madison Memorial Fellowship U.S. citizens only |
Secondary Education, American History, American Government Supports graduate study at any U.S. university toward a career in secondary education |
January 15 | Get application information from, and submit completed application to the BC Coordinator, for review by the BC Nominating Committee. |
| George C. Marshall Fellowship U.S. citizens only |
Any academic field Supports graduate study at any university in Great Britain |
October 1 | Get application information from, and submit application to the BC Coordinator, for review by the BC Nominating Committee. |
| Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship No longer offered |
Humanities Supported graduate study in any doctoral program in the U.S. |
Suspended by the Mellon Foundation in 2005. | |
| George J. Mitchell Scholarship U.S. citizens only |
Any academic field Supports graduate study at any university in Ireland or Northern Ireland |
October 1 | Get application information from the BC Coordinator. |
| National Institutes of Health-Graduate Partnership Program U.S. citizens and permanent residents only |
Biomedical Sciences Supports doctoral studies at selected universities, in the U.S. and abroad |
October 1 | The GRE is required. Get application information from the BC Coordinator. |
| National Science Foundation U.S. citizens only |
Natural Sciences and Social Sciences Supports graduate study in any doctoral program in the Natural Sciences or Social Sciences, in the U.S. or abroad |
November 1 | The GRE is required. Get preliminary application from the BC Coordinator. |
| Nsep / David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship U.S. citizens only |
Any academic field Supports graduate study in non-Western languages and cultures at any U.S. university |
February 1 | Get application information from, and submit application to the BC Coordinator, for review by the BC Nominating Committee. |
| Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship U.S. citizens only |
Any academic major leading to a career in the U.S. Foreign Service Supports Masters degree study |
February 1 | Get application information from the BC Coordinator. |
| Rhodes Scholarship U.S. citizens only |
Any academic field Supports graduate study at Oxford University, Great Britain |
October 1 | Get application and guidance from the BC Coordinator Submit directly to the Secretary of the Rhodes State Committee. |
| Rotary Fellowship | Any academic field Supports undergraduate study abroad in any country where there is a Rotary Club |
Six months to one year in advance of overseas study | Applications are obtained from, and submitted to your hometown Rotary Club. Consult the BC Coordinator or your hometown Rotary Club. Deadlines vary among Rotary Clubs, so contact for information early. |
| Scoville Peace Fellowship | Peace and international security issues Supports one-year position with public interest organizations in Washington DC |
October 15 and February 1 |
Get application information from the BC Coordinator. |
| Soros "New American" | Any academic field Supports graduate study at any U.S. university |
October 1 | Get application information from the BC Coordinator. |
