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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