Explore Fellowships

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

Alphabetical List of Select Distinguished Fellowships

Beinecke

Funds graduate study in arts, humanities, or social sciences at any academic institution in the world.

  • Eligibility: Juniors
    • Note: MIT may only nominate one student per year
  • MIT Deadline: January
  • National Deadline: Second week of January (Update coming soon)
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: http://fdnweb.org/beinecke/

Boren Scholarship (for undergraduates)

Funding for study abroad experiences for undergraduates (summer-STEM, semester, or year). Separate award for graduate students

  • Eligibility: Current undergraduate
  • MIT Deadline: December
  • National Deadline: Second week of February (Update coming soon)
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard and Study Abroad

More info: https://www.borenawards.org/

Chateaubriand

Every year, the Fellowships allow students enrolled in American universities—Ph.D. candidates—to conduct research in a French research institution (public or private) for a six to nine month period.

  • Eligibility: Ph.D. students
  • MIT Deadline: December
  • National Deadline: Second week of January (Update coming soon)
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard and Vanessa Bouvry (MISTI-France)

More info: https://www.chateaubriand-fellowship.org/

Churchill

Graduate study in science, mathematics, or engineering at Churchill College at the University of Cambridge in the UK

  • Eligibility: Seniors or graduate students
    • Note: MIT may only nominate two students per year
  • MIT Deadline: June 24th by 4pm ET
  • National Deadline: October 31st, by 5:00pm ET
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org

DAAD

Graduate study or research in Germany

  • Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students, or alumni
  • MIT Deadline: September
  • National Deadline: Various throughout the fall. (Update coming soon)
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard and Justin Leahey (MISTI-Germany)

More info: https://www.daad.org/en/

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Independent research, graduate study, or English teaching in countries around the world

  • Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students, or alumni
    • Note: Currently enrolled students and alumni will receive a campus nomination, if they meet MIT’s internal deadline
  • MIT Deadline: September
  • National Deadline: October 8th, by 4:00pm ET
  • Campus Contact: Julia Mongo

More info: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/

Gates Cambridge

Graduate study in any field at the University of Cambridge in the UK

  • Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students, or alumni
  • MIT Deadline: June 24th by 4pm ET
  • National Deadline: Second week of October (Update coming soon)
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: https://www.gatescambridge.org/

Gilman

Funds Pell Grant Awardees to study abroad

  • Eligibility: Currently enrolled undergraduates on Pell Grants
  • MIT Deadline: August (Spring and Summer), January (Fall, full year)
  • National Deadline: October (Spring and Summer), March (Fall, full year)
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard and the Study Abroad office

More info: http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman-scholarship-program#.WFADmpLfc6U

Knight-Hennessy

Funds graduate study at Stanford University

  • Eligibility: Seniors
  • MIT Deadline: June 24th by 4pm ET
  • National Deadline: October 9th, by 4:00pm ET
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/ 

Marshall

Funds graduate study at any institution in the UK

  • Eligibility: Seniors and alumni (no more than two years outside their BS) with at least 4.7 GPA
    • Note: Students must be nominated by their current or alumni institution
  • MIT Deadline: June 24th by 4pm ET
  • National Deadline: September 30th, by 5:00pm ET
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/

Mitchell

Funds one year master’s program at any Irish university

  • Eligibility: Seniors and alumni
    • Note: Current students must be nominated by their current or alumni institution
  • MIT Deadline: June 24th by 4pm ET
  • National Deadline: September 27th, 2019 @ 5pm ET
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/

Pasteur

Funds a post-doc at the Institut Pasteur

  • Eligibility: Graduating Ph.D. students
  • MIT Deadline: January
  • National Deadline: February (Update coming soon)
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard and Vanessa Bouvry (MISTI-France)

More information: http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/

Rhodes

Funds graduate study at Oxford University in the UK

  • Eligibility: Seniors and alumni (who are not yet 24 years old) with at least 4.7 GPA and strong leadership potential
    • Note: Students must be nominated by their current or alumni institution
  • MIT Deadline: June 24th by 4pm ET
  • National Deadline: October 2nd, 11:59pm ET
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/

Schwarzman

Funds a special 1-year Master’s program at Tshingua University in Beijing, China

  • Eligibility: Seniors with at least 4.7 GPA and strong leadership potential
  • MIT Deadline: June 24th by 4pm ET
  • National Deadline: September 26th, by 11:59pm ET
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: schwarzmanscholars.org/

Soros

Funds graduate education for “New Americans” (immigrants or children of immigrants)

  • Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students, or alumni
  • MIT Deadline: August
  • National Deadline: November (Update coming soon)
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: https://www.pdsoros.org/

Truman

Funds graduate study in the U.S. or abroad for students interested in public service leadership

  • Eligibility: Juniors
  • Note: MIT may only nominate four students per year
  • MIT Deadline: November
  • National Deadline: February (Update coming soon)
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: https://www.truman.gov/

Udall

Provides up to $7000 for undergraduate academic expenses for Native American students interested in tribal policy or health care, or any student interested in environmental issue

  • Eligibility: Sophomores and Juniors
    • Note: MIT may only nominate eight students per year
  • MIT Deadline: January
  • National Deadline: Second week of March (Update coming soon).
  • Campus Contact: Kim Benard

More info: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/Scholarship/Scholarship.aspx