Welcome to the Distinguished Fellowships page!

At CAPD, we help MIT students identify, explore, and apply to competitive domestic and international fellowships, and we guide you through every part of the journey. Our dedicated fellowship advisors provide the personalized advice and deep expertise required to compete for these prestigious awards.

If you have a strong GPA and are looking for funding for graduate school or independent research, consider applying for a distinguished fellowship.

For many of these awards, MIT selects or endorses students through an internal process before the national deadline. Some fellowships are only available for U.S. citizens. If you are interested in any of these scholarships, contact fellowships@mit.edu.

Explore scholarship websites here to learn about eligibility, selection criteria, application materials, and deadlines. And, remember to start exploring early to build a strong application.

The Distinguished Fellowships Office works only with currently enrolled or alumni MIT students applying for competitive national and international awards. If you are looking for funding for MIT graduate studies, contact the Office of Graduate Education’s Fellowships team (grad-fellowships@mit.edu).

Truman Scholarship Information

For student interested in applying for the Truman Scholarship, please find a time on Handshake to meet with Ian Murray.

If you are putting together an application for the Truman Scholarship internal deadline on December 4th, here is relevant information:

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If you have any questions about the process for nomination or any other fellowships inquiries, please contact our team (fellowships@mit.edu).


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Three MIT students named 2026 Schwarzman Scholars

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on January 15, 2025

Three MIT students — Yutao Gong, Brandon Man, and Andrii Zahorodnii — have been awarded 2025 Schwarzman Scholarships and will join the program’s 10th cohort to pursue a master’s degree …

By Lydia Huth
Lydia Huth Communication and Program Manager
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Lara Ozkan named 2025 Marshall Scholar

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on December 16, 2024

Lara Ozkan, an MIT senior from Oradell, New Jersey, has been selected as a 2025 Marshall Scholar and will begin graduate studies in the United Kingdom next fall. …

By Lydia Huth
Lydia Huth Communication and Program Manager
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Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on November 16, 2024

Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo have been selected as 2025 Rhodes Scholars and will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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