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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).

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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).


Katie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill Scholarship

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on February 3, 2026

MIT senior Katie Spivakovsky has been selected as a 2026-27 Churchill Scholar and will undertake an MPhil in biological sciences at the Wellcome Sanger Institute at Cambridge University …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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Akorfa Dagadu named 2027 Schwarzman Scholar

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on January 22, 2026

MIT undergraduate Akorfa Dagadu has been named a Schwarzman Scholar and will join the program’s Class of 2026-27 scholars from 40 countries and 83 universities. This year’s 150 …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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New event series: Explore Fulbright!

Interested in pursuing a Fulbright? Distinguished Fellowships is introducing a new series spotlighting specific Fulbright countries and the Fulbright program’s spirit of international educational exchange.

In these informal, in-person sessions, you can chat with a visiting Fulbright Scholar or Fulbright …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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Four from MIT named 2026 Rhodes Scholars

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

Vivian Chinoda ’25, Alice Hall, Sofia Lara, and Sophia Wang ’24 have been selected as 2026 Rhodes Scholars and will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at the …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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Three from MIT named 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on February 24, 2025

This article was updated on February 28 to reflect the addition of Rachel Zhang ’21.

MIT senior Markey Freudenburg-Puricelli and alumnae Abigail (“Abbie”) Schipper ’24 and Rachel Zhang …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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