Explore scholarship websites to learn about eligibility, selection criteria, application materials, and timeline. To build a strong application, start preparing early and be sure to come chat with Distinguished Fellowships staff. We recommend that potential applicants for fellowships with fall national deadlines make an appointment with the Distinguished Fellowships team by late spring.
Keep in mind that some fellowships (Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill, and Truman) require an internal endorsement. Students must submit by the MIT internal deadline for consideration. For specific information on this year’s internal deadline dates and required materials, please see the Distinguished Fellowships homepage and contact fellowships@mit.edu if you have additional questions. You may also find a time to meet with one of our advisors on Handshake. We are here to work with you through the process of applying for a fellowship—from the initial questions to preparing for the final touches of your application.
Funds graduate study in arts, humanities, or social sciences at any academic institution in the world.
- Eligibility: Juniors
- Note: MIT may nominate only one student per year
- MIT Deadline: Last Monday of November
- National Deadline: Friday March 28th, 2025 by 5pm ET
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
- For additional information please visit the official website of the Beinecke Scholarship.
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 nominate only two students per year. Internal endorsement required.
- Applicants for MIT’s internal deadline must submit this form by the deadline below.
- MIT Deadline: July 2nd, 2025 by 5pm ET
- National Deadline: Monday, November 3rd, 2025 at 5pm ET
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
- For additional information please visit the official website of the Churchill Scholarship.
Independent research, graduate study, or English teaching in countries around the world
- Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students, or alumni who are U.S. Citizens
- Note: Interested students should contact Distinguished Fellowships in the spring
- MIT Deadline: August 26th, 2025 by 5pm ET
- National Deadline: October 7th, 2025 by 5pm ET
- Campus Contact: Julia Mongo, Fulbright Program Advisor
- MIT Internal Fulbright Form for intention of applying due by July 22nd 2025.
- Completed Fulbright Application form due by August 26th, 2025 by 5pm ET
- For further information on the internal process for Fulbright, please refer to this page.
- Please also refer to the official Fulbright Scholarship eligibility page for further information.
- Please take a moment to watch a Fulbright Information Session conducted by our Fulbright Program Advisor, Julia Mongo.
- For further information on the internal process for Fulbright, please refer to this page.
Funded study in a STEM related field at the University of Oxford in the UK
- Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students, or alumni
- National Deadline: TBD (will update when official application is published)
- For further information, please refer to the official website for this scholarship.
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
Graduate study in any field at the University of Cambridge in the UK
- Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students, or alumni
- National Deadline: Mid-October 2025 (will update when official deadline is released)
- For further information, please refer to the official website for this scholarship.
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
Funds graduate study at Stanford University
- Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students, or alumni
- National Deadline: Mid-September/Early October (will update when it is published).
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
- There is no need for an internal endorsement from MIT for this scholarship. However we do encourage applicants to work with the Fellowships office to prepare their application, if possible.
- Please refer to the official website for more information on this scholarship.
Funds graduate study at any institution in the UK
- Eligibility: Seniors and alumni (no more than two years past their BS) with at least a 4.7 GPA
- Note: Internal Endorsement required. Students must submit by MIT deadline to be considered.
- Internal endorsements for this scholarship have been completed. If you want to consider applying for this scholarship for the following academic year, please reach out to Ian Murray (imurray@mit.edu).
- Note: Internal Endorsement required. Students must submit by MIT deadline to be considered.
- MIT Deadline: June 3rd, 2025 by 5pm ET
- Applicants must submit this form for consideration of internal nomination by the deadline above.
- For Alumni: submit your application here.
- Applicants must submit this form for consideration of internal nomination by the deadline above.
- National Deadline: Late-September/Early October (will update when the application is published).
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
Funds graduate study at Oxford University in the UK
- Eligibility: Seniors and alumni (Per Rhodes: “Upon entry to Oxford, the candidate must either be under 25 years of age, or up to a maximum age of 28 years old if they have completed their first undergraduate degree within the last 2 years.”) Requires at least a 4.7 GPA and strong leadership potential.
- Note: Internal Endorsement required. Students must submit by MIT deadline to be considered.
- Internal endorsements for this scholarship have been completed. If you want to consider applying for this scholarship for the following academic year, please reach out to Ian Murray (imurray@mit.edu).
- Note: Internal Endorsement required. Students must submit by MIT deadline to be considered.
- MIT Deadline: June 3rd, 2025 by 5pm ET
- Applicants must submit this form for consideration of internal nomination by the deadline above.
- For Alumni: submit your application here.
- Applicants must submit this form for consideration of internal nomination by the deadline above.
- National Deadline: Late-September/Early October (will update when the application is published).
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
Provides funding for newly-enrolled graduate students pursuing an MD, MBA, JD, MPP/MPA, MA/MS, or MPH.
- Eligibility: First-year graduate students
- National Deadline: April 14th, 2025 by 3pm ET
- For more details on this scholarship please check their website.
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
Funds a special 1-year Master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing,China
- Eligibility: Seniors and alumni
- National Deadline: Mid-September (will update when this application is published).
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
Funds graduate education for “New Americans” (immigrants or children of immigrants)
- Eligibility: Seniors, graduate students, or alumni
- National Deadline: October 30th, 2025 at 2pm ET
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
Funds graduate study in the U.S. or abroad for students interested in public service leadership
- Eligibility: Juniors
- Note: MIT may nominate only four students per year. Students must submit by the internal deadline for consideration.
- MIT Deadline: Early-December 2025 (will update in Fall semester).
- If you would like to discuss applying for the Truman Scholarship please email Ian Murray or book a time on Handshake.
- Our internal application for the Truman Scholarship can be found here. Please reach out to Ian Murray if you have any issues accessing this form.
- National Deadline: Early-February 2026 (will update when application is published).
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
Provides up to $7000 for undergraduate academic expenses for Native American issues, including tribal policy or health care, or any student interested in environmental issue
- Eligibility: Sophomores and Juniors
- MIT Deadline: End of Fall Term
- National Deadline: March 5th, 2025
- Campus Contact: Kim Benard
