Undergraduate
university fellowships committee
| Fellowship | Academic Fields | Deadline | Application Procedure |
| ACC/IAC Award Sophomores, Juniors |
Any academic field. Supports study abroad on a BC semester, year, or summer program, especially to underrepresented destinations. |
January 15 |
Get application information from BC Coordinator. |
| Benigo and Corazon Aquino Scholarship BC Juniors |
Any academic field. Provides up to $15,000 of tuition for senior year. |
March 15 |
Get application information from BC Coordinator. |
| Beckman Scholarship Juniors |
Chemistry or Biological Sciences. Supports undergraduate study at BC. | March 1 |
Get application information from, and submit application to BC Coordinator. |
| Beinecke Scholarship Juniors |
Any area of the Humanities or Social and Natural Sciences. Supports undergraduate study at BC and subsequent graduate study. | December 1 |
Get application information from, and submit application to BC Coordinator, for review by BC Nominating Committee. |
| De Karman Fellowship Juniors |
Any academic field, especially the Humanities. Provides stipend for senior undergraduate year. |
January 1 |
Get application information from BC Coordinator. |
| Freeman-ASIA Scholarship Sophomores, Juniors |
Any academic field. Supports study abroad for up to a year, studying the language and culture in any of 15 East Asian or Southeast Asian countries. |
November, March, April 1 | Get application information from BC Coordinator. |
J. William Fulbright Grant
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Any academic field Supports study abroad for up to a year, studying in any of 140 countries. |
September 26 |
Get application information from, and make an appointment for an interview with the Undergraduate or Graduate BC Coordinator. |
| Galbraith Summer Scholars Program Sophomores, Juniors |
Any academic field relevant to issues of public policy and social inequality. Supports a one-week summer program at Harvard University on issues of inequality. | May 1 |
Due to its financial difficulties, Harvard University suspended the Galbraith program in 2010. Consult the BC Coordinator for information on whether the program has been resumed. |
| Gilman Scholarship Sophomores, Juniors, Pell Grant recipients |
Any academic field. Supports up to a year of study abroad in any eligible country. | October 1 and March 15 | Get application information from, and submit application to BC Coordinator. |
| Goldwater Scholarship Sophomores, Juniors |
Mathematics or Natural Sciences. Supports undergraduate study at BC. | January 1 |
Get application information from, and submit application to BC Coordinator, for review by the BC Nominating Committee. |
| Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship Juniors, Seniors |
Any academic major leading to a career in international affairs. Supports an internship with the U.S. State Department, in London, Paris, or Washington DC. | November 1 for U.S. State Department internship application. |
Applicants must first apply and be accepted for U.S. State Department summer internship. Get information from BC Coordinator. |
| Hollings/NOAA Scholarship Sophomores |
Oceanic and atmospheric sciences. | January 15 |
Get application information from, and submit application to BC Coordinator. |
| Houston Traveling Scholarship AHANA Sophomores, Juniors |
Any academic field. Supports domestic or international travel, for research or study. | February 15 |
Get application information from, and submit application to BC Coordinator. |
| IIPP Fellowship Sophomores, especially AHANA students |
Any academic major leading to a career in international affairs. Provides summer institutes, study abroad, internships, and graduate study. | March 10 |
Get application information from BC Coordinator. |
| NSEP/Boren Scholarship Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors |
Any academic field. Supports study abroad for up to a year, studying the language and culture of a non-Western country. | January 1 |
Get application information from, and submit application to BC Coordinator, for review by BC Nominating Committee. |
| Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Juniors |
Any academic major leading to a career in the U.S. Foreign Service. Supports undergraduate study at BC and subsequent graduate study. | February 1 |
Get application information from BC Coordinator. |
| 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. | The Rotary Ambassadorial Fellowships were suspended by Rotary International in July 2009. |
| Truman Scholarship Juniors |
Any academic major leading to a career in government or public service. Supports undergraduate study at BC and subsequent graduate study. | December 1 | Get application information from, and submit application to BC Coordinator, for review by the BC Nominating Committee, no later than October 15. |
| Udall Scholarship Sophomores, Juniors |
Environmental public policy, or health care and Native American tribal policy. Supports undergrad study at BC. | March 1 | Get application information from, and submit application to BC Coordinator, for review by BC Nominating Committee. |
| Boston College Undergraduate Research Fellowships |
Any academic field. Supports undergraduates who assist a BC faculty member in faculty research, during the Fall, Spring, or Summer semester. | Usually early September, December, and March. |
Formal application must be made by the faculty member who will direct the research. Get application information from BC Coordinator, and contact Departmental Fellowships Sponsor in your major. |
| Boston College Advanced Study Grants Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors |
Any academic field. Supports student-designed research or language skills acquisition projects during the summer. |
January 15 nominations invited; March 10 applications due |
Contact Departmental Fellowships Sponsor in your major. Applicants must be nominated by a faculty advisor. Invitations to submit proposals will be sent to all nominated students by BC Coordinator. |