Prestigious Fellowships and Scholarships
Arthur Liman Public Interest Summer Fellowship
The Liman Summer Fellowship gives juniors and seniors the opportunity to work at substantive summer internships in the field of public interest law/social justice.
Arthur Liman Public Interest Summer Fellowship
Astronaut Scholarship
Scholarships are awarded to students seeking a STEM degree with intentions to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degrees. Sophomores and juniors who plan to conduct research during their junior and/or senior semesters are eligible to apply.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
The Barry Goldwater Foundation awards scholarships to college students who are in their sophomore or junior term and intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
Beinecke Scholarship Program
Scholarships are awarded for the graduate education of young men and women of exceptional promise, to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation supports the graduate education and professional development of outstanding young people committed to public service leadership. Applicants should demonstrate an extensive record of campus and community service, a high probability of becoming a "change agent," and a strong academic record.
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or the environment.
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Achievement Capstone Scholarship
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Achievement Capstone Scholarship Program honors graduating seniors whose record of undergraduate accomplishment, both within education institutions and beyond, holds the promise of realizing the aspirations of under-represented Americans and building a better society on the foundation of the rights granted by the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It recognizes the and it will provide them with financial awards that support and encourage them in the careers on which they are about to embark.
(UNCF) Achievement Capstone Scholarship
Woodruff & Whitehead Fellowship
The Woodruff, Whitehead and Evans Foundations Fellowship provides work experience to recent college graduates interested in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. The Fellow assists staff in a range of Foundation activity. Applicants should be bright, curious, and self-motivated, and should demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills.
Woodruff & Whitehead Fellowship
International Opportunities
International opportunities are managed by Andrea Lewis, Ph.D. Learn more about International Studies Fellowships and Internships.
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
The Rangel Program is a U.S. State Department program administered by Howard University that seeks to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers as diplomats in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. The program seeks individuals interested in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing U.S. foreign policy. The Program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, women, and those with financial need.
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Chosen for their leadership potential, Fulbright fellows are given the opportunity to study, teach, or conduct research in other countries, and develop international competence and cross-cultural expertise.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Luce Scholars Program
The Luce Scholars Program is a nationally competitive fellowship program. It was launched by the Henry Luce Foundation in 1974 to enhance the understanding of Asia among potential leaders in American society. The program provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional placement in Asia for 15-18 Luce Scholars each year. It welcomes applications from college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals in a variety of fields who have had limited exposure to Asia.
Marshall Scholarships
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at an UK institution in any field of study.
Rhodes Scholarships
The Rhodes Scholarships are the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship awards in the world. Rhodes Scholars are chosen not only for their outstanding scholarly achievements, but for their character, commitment to others and to the common good, and for their potential for leadership in whatever domains their careers may lead. Each year 32 young students from the United States are selected.
Schwarzman Future Global Leaders Scholarship
Designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders, Schwarzman Scholars is the first scholarship created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st Century. Whether in politics, business or science, the success of future leaders around the world will depend upon an understanding of China’s role in global trends. The program gives the world’s best and brightest students the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and professional networks through a one-year Master’s Degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing – one of China’s most prestigious universities.
Schwarzman Future Global Leaders Scholarship
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship
The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program is a program funded by the U.S. Department of State, administered by Howard University, that attracts and prepares outstanding young people for Foreign Service careers in the U.S. Department of State. It welcomes the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the State Department, women, and those with financial need. Based on the fundamental principle that diversity is a strength in our diplomatic efforts, the program values varied backgrounds, including ethnic, racial, social, and geographic diversity.
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship
Other Prestigious Opportunities
University of Georgia
Graduate Feeder Program
The UGA Graduate Feeder program provides a supportive transition for undergraduate students as they learn about applying to graduate school and as they begin to assume the role of a graduate student at UGA.
UGA Graduate Feeder Program Application Instructions (PDF)
UGA Graduate Feeder Program Application (DOC)
Gateway Graduate School Bridge Program
The Gateway to Graduate School Bridge Program allows incoming graduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds to begin their graduate education at the University of Georgia in the summer semester rather than the fall.