University of Kansas Office of Fellowships Local, National, and International Fellowship Opportunities Type Overview

Opportunities Opportunities Summer for Continuing for Graduating Opportunities Students Students Opportunities for Continuing Students

• Require a KU Nomination • Does not require a KU • Astronaut Nomination • Boren • Critical Language • Goldwater Scholarship • Truman • DAAD • Udall • Gilman Astronaut Scholarship

For “outstanding students who exhibit motivation, imagination, and exceptional performance in the fields of engineering, mathematics, and natural or applied sciences.

Award: $10,000

Requires KU Faculty Nomination

Eligibility: • Major in Natural or Applied Science, Engineering, or Mathematics (biomedical research students are eligible, pre-med students are not) • Junior or senior at the beginning of the next academic year • Considerable amount of research experience • US citizen.

Deadline: February 15, 2018 Boren Scholarship Boren Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad. Also funds studies for graduate students.

Award: Up to $24,000 for overseas study for 3 months to a year and summer programs for STEM students.

Eligibility: • US Citizen at time of application • Planning overseas study in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the US • Committed to working for at least one year for the government after graduation if selected

Internal Deadline: Contact Jenna Hunter-Skidmore ([email protected]) National Deadline: Late January Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established by Congress in 1986 to serve as a living memorial to honor the lifetime work of Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the U.S. Senate.

Award: $7,500 for up to two years

Eligibility: • US citizen or permanent resident • Sophomore or Junior in STEM field • Extensive research experience • High GPA (3.8 or higher)

Internal Deadline: Late October National Deadline: Late January Harry S. Truman Scholarship

The Truman foundation awards 60-65 annually to juniors interested in careers in public service and with the potential to be “change agents.”

Award: $30,000 in support for graduate study and the opportunity to participate in a Truman Scholars Leadership Week and a Summer Institute in Washington, DC.

Eligibility: • Junior status • US citizen • Excellent students (strong GPA, typically 3.7 or higher) • Strong records of both public service and leadership

Internal Deadline: October of Junior Year National Deadline: Early February Udall Scholarship

The Udall scholarship honors the legacies of Morris Udall and Stewart Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on Native American self-governance, health care, and the stewardship of public lands and natural resources. Scholarships are awarded in three categories:

The Environment: U.S.-Citizen students of any ethnicity with a commitment to the environment and a good academic background are eligible for the scholarships in the environmental category.

Tribal Public Policy: Native American or Alaskan Native students who plan careers related to Tribal Public Policy.

Native Health Care: Native American or Alaskan Native students who plan careers related to Native Health Care.

Award: $7,000 for undergraduate study to sophomores or juniors and participation in a Udall Scholarship Orientation in Tucson, Arizona.

Internal Deadline: February 8 National Deadline: March Critical Language Scholarship

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains.

Award: International and domestic travel, visa fees, language instruction, room & board, program-sponsored travel.

Eligible Languages: Azerbaijani, Bangla, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu (Beginning to advanced levels); Arabic and Persian (advanced beginning to advanced levels); Chinese, Japanese, and Russian (intermediate and advanced levels)

Eligibility: • US citizen • At least one academic year completed by beginning of program • Specific language requirements

National Deadline: Fall DAAD

The German Academic Exchange Service offers a wide variety of scholarships for undergraduates and recent graduates for study in Germany.

Programs include:

DAAD-RISE: Summer internships for students in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering

Undergraduate Scholarships for students to study 4-10 months in Germany

Intensive language courses in Germany

EMGIP – Bundestag Internship for students fluent in German

Visit www.daad.org for more information Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity.

Award: Up to $5,000

Eligibility: • US Citizen or US National • Must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application • For summer (21+ days), semester, or academic-year long study abroad opportunities in eligible countries • Be in the process of applying for or be accepted to a study abroad program meeting the above criteria

National Deadline: Spring, Summer, and Fall Deadlines depending on start date of study abroad program Opportunities for Graduating Students

• Require a KU Nomination • Does not Require a KU • Rhodes Nomination • Marshall • Gates Cambridge • Mitchell • Soros Fellowship for New • Churchill Americans • Fulbright • Ford Foundation Predoc Awards • Knight-Hennessy • Hertz • Schwarzman • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship • CEIP Gaither Junior Fellows • NIH-Oxford Cambridge Program • Yenching Academy

“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.”

Award: One to two (occasionally three) years of study at Oxford University including living stipend.

Eligibility: • US Citizen or lawful permanent resident of the US on April 15 on the year of application • At least 18 but not yet 24 years of age

Campus Deadline: Late April National Deadline: Late September

Marshall Scholars strengthen the enduring relationship between the British and American peoples, their governments and their institutions. Selection criteria include an exceptional academic record, leadership, and potential to serve as a citizen ambassador to the UK.

Award: One to two years of study in any field at any university in the United Kingdom

Eligibility: • US Citizen • GPA greater than or equal to 3.7 • Not have studied for or held a degree from a British University or high school

Campus Deadline: Late April National Deadline: Late September Mitchell Scholarship

The George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program, named to honor former US Senator George Mitchell's pivotal contribution to the peace process, is designed to introduce and connect generations of future American leaders to the island of Ireland, while recognizing and fostering intellectual achievement, leadership, and a commitment to community and public service.

Award: One year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland.

Eligibility: • US Citizen • 18-30 years old by time of application • Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university before beginning study

Campus Deadline: Late April National Deadline: Late September

The Churchill Scholarship provides funding to American students for a year of Master’s study in science, mathematics, and engineering at the University of Cambridge, based at Churchill College.

Award: One year master’s degree in STEM at the University of Cambridge

Eligibility: • US Citizen • Exceptional GPA • Extensive research experience in a STEM lab

Campus Deadline: Late April National Deadline: Late September Fulbright Scholarship

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. A candidate will submit a Statement of Grant Purpose defining activities to take place during one academic year in a participating country outside the U.S.

Award: Round-trip travel, maintenance, a research allowance and tuition waiver, if applicable. Most grants are for one academic year of study or research.

Eligibility: • US Citizen • Bachelor’s degree by beginning date of grant • Sufficient proficiency in written/spoken language of host country

Campus Deadline: Starting August National Deadline: Early October Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program will annually identify a group of up to 100 high-achieving students from around the world with demonstrated leadership and civic commitment to receive full funding to pursue a wide-ranging graduate education at Stanford, with the goal of developing a new generation of global leaders.

Award: Full funding for any graduate degree at Stanford, stipend, and consistent leadership development and mentorship.

Eligibility: • Applying during final year of study for bachelor’s degree or within four years of earning first bachelor’s degree. • Acceptance into Stanford graduate program (apply at same time)

Campus Deadline: August National Deadline: Late September Schwarzman Scholarship

Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective, one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing that is designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders for the challenges of the future.

Award: One year master’s degree in Global Affairs with a focus in Public Policy, Economics and Business, or International Relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China including housing and living stipend.

Eligibility: • 18-28 years of age as of August of the year applying

Campus Deadline: Contact Dr. Wallen ([email protected]) by August 15 or July 1 (for Chinese Nationals)

National Deadline: September 15 or July 15 for Chinese Nationals CEIP Gaither Junior Fellows Program

Each year, through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 12-14 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year.

Award: ~$40,000 for one year with full benefits

Eligibility: • Graduating senior or student who has graduated during the last academic year • Has NOT started graduate studies • Nominated by KU

Deadline: Campus Deadline: December (email [email protected]) National Deadline: Mid-January Gates Cambridge Scholarship

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship was established by a donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge to select a global cohort who demonstrate outstanding intellectual ability, leadership potential, a commitment to improving the lives of others, and a good fit with the program that they apply to at Cambridge.

Award: Full funding and stipend for a master’s degree or PhD at the University of Cambridge in any department

Eligibility: • Citizen of any country outside the UK • Applying to pursue a PhD or Master’s degree at Cambridge

Deadline: US Citizens: October Other Citizens: December to January Soros Fellowship for New Americans

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is a $90,000 merit-based fellowship exclusively for immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate school in the United States. The program draws nearly 1,800 applications annually for just 30 fellowships

Award: Up to $90,000 for graduate program/living expenses

Eligibility: • New American Status (both parents born abroad as non-US citizens, naturalized citizen, green card status, adopted outside of the US/US territories by American parents, DACA status) • 30 or younger by time of deadline • Enrolling in graduate program at time of fellowship start date

Deadline: Early November Ford Foundation Predoc Awards

The Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

Award: $24,000 annual stipend for three years

Eligibility: • US Citizens/US Nationals/US Permanent Residents, as well as those granted deferred action status under DACA, political asylees, and refugees • Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement • Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level. • Membership in group with severe underrepresentation in American professoriate

Deadline: Mid-December Hertz Fellowship

Since 1963, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has awarded over 1,100 doctoral fellowships with the goal of supporting the early stage research endeavors of applied physical, biological, and engineering science students who possess the potential to change our world for the better by solving difficult, real-world problems.

Award: $32,000 per year, renewable for up to 5 years of graduate school

Eligibility: • Students of the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering who are citizens or permanent residents of the US, and willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the US in time of national emergency. • Exceptional intelligence and creativity, technical education, orientation and commitment to the applications of the physical sciences, accomplishment in technical or related professional studies, appropriate moral and ethical values.

Deadline: Fall National Science Foundation - GRFP

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

Award: Three years of support during a five-year fellowship period: annual stipend of $32,000 to the fellow.

Eligibility: • US Citizen/National/Permanent Resident • Have not completed the requirements for any graduate or professional degree by August 1 of the year the application is submitted

Deadline: October NIH-Oxford Cambridge Scholarship

This program offers access to mentors and resources from our three collaborating institutions: the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge.

Award: Full funding and stipend for a PhD or MD- PhD through the National Institutes of Health and Oxford or Cambridge.

Eligibility: • US Citizen/Permanent Resident • Acceptance to Oxford or Cambridge

Deadline: Early December Yenching Academy

The Yenching Academy of Peking University builds bridges between China and the rest of the world through an interdisciplinary master’s program in China Studies for outstanding graduates from all over the globe.

Award: Full funding, housing, and stipend for one year of study for a Master’s degree in China Studies from Peking University in Beijing, China

Eligibility: • Bachelor’s degree by the time of enrollment • Strong interest in interdisciplinary study of China • Record of extracurricular achievement, community engagement, social responsibility, and leadership potential. • Preference given to those 25 or younger

Deadline: December Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, the Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship Program provides graduate students with financial support, mentoring and professional development to prepare them academically and professionally for a career with the U.S. Department of State.

Award: Funding for a two year master’s degree program in a field related to the Department of State’s Foreign Service.

Eligibility: • US Citizens • Willing to commit to 5 years of service in the Department of State’s Foreign Service

Deadline: January Summer Opportunities

• PPIA Junior Summer Institute • Humanity in Action Fellowship • Undergraduate Research Programs • Amgen Scholars PPIA Junior Summer Institute

The goal of the program is to prepare students from diverse backgrounds -- including underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities and students from families with lower socio- economic status -- for graduate study and careers in public policy.

Award: Two month summer program at Princeton University in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Eligibility: • Junior or Senior status with 1-2 semesters remaining after completion of summer institute • Interest in and commitment to a career in public/international affairs

Deadline: November Humanity in Action Fellowship

The objective of the Humanity in Action Fellowship programs is to facilitate a collective exploration of the social and political roots of discrimination, as well as to provide a forum where potential solutions to some of today's most challenging issues can be considered and discussed.

Award: One-month program to explore national histories of discrimination and resistance, as well as issues affecting minority groups today. January deadline.

Eligibility: • Students and recent graduates of a university in the US Undergraduate Research Programs

A number of universities throughout the US (and sometimes abroad!) provide summer experiences with housing and a stipend for students to gain research experience at a new institution. These experiences are typically for students in STEM disciplines.

Award: Two to three months summer research experience with housing and a summer stipend

Eligibility: • Typically some research experience and a desire to pursue a PhD or MD/PhD program

Deadline: Vary by undergraduate research program Amgen Scholars

Every year, the Amgen Scholars Program provides hundreds of selected undergraduates with the opportunity to engage in a hands-on research experience at many of the world’s premier educational institutions.

Award: Housing and stipend for research at one of 10 different institutions including Harvard, MIT, and the NIH. Includes travel to a summer conference at UCLA.

Eligibility: • US Citizenship or Permanent Residency • Sophomores, juniors, and non-graduating seniors • GPA 3.2 or above • Interest in pursing a PhD or MD-PhD

Deadline: February KU-Based Programs • TRIO McNair Scholars • K-INBRE • IMSD (Initiative for Maximizing Student Development) • Beckman Scholars • Multicultural Scholars Program • Hall Center Scholars TRIO McNair Scholars Program

The KU Center for Educational Opportunity provides a number of different opportunities and resources for students including the McNair Scholars Program that assists low-income, first-generation college-going and underrepresented minority undergraduate students in preparation for doctoral studies.

Award: Paid research opportunities, faculty mentors, and GRE preparation course and tutoring.

Eligibility: • Mcnair.ku.edu/eligibility

Deadline: Pre-application meetings start in early October Kansas Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence

K-INBRE is a project funded by the National Institutes of Health that includes nine academic institutions in Kansas, including the University of Kansas. One of the goals of the K-INBRE program is to identify and recruit promising undergraduate science students into careers in biomedical research in Kansas.

Award: Research experience, personalized mentoring, and financial support (up to $2,000 per semester and $4,000 for summers

Eligibility: • US Citzen/Permanent Resident • Participation in the annual state-wide K-INBRE symposium in January

Deadline: Mid-December Initiative for Maximizing Student Development

The IMSD program provides support for undergraduate students at KU who are interested in pursuing a career in biomedical research. Its purpose is to achieve greater participation from students from underrepresented groups in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of this country.

Award: Financial support, extensive mentored research experience with a KU faculty mentor, academic counseling, presentation/professional development opportunities, and more.

Eligibility: • GPA 2.5 or above • Underrepresented in science, as defined by the NIH

Deadline: Pre-applications accepted throughout the year Beckman Scholars

The purpose of the Beckman Scholars Program is to provide exceptionally talented, full-time undergraduate students with a meaningful undergraduate research opportunity, while funding the scholars during their award term in order to preclude the need to seek additional employment. Eligible research departments are Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences.

Award: $21,000 for students with $5,000 for their mentor

Eligibility: • Pursuing a BS in specific STEM fields • US Citizen/Permanent Resident • Sophomore standing or 2 years until BS completion • GPA 3.7 or above • Plans to pursue a PhD or similar advanced science degree • Commitment to work full-time for two summers and part-time for one academic year

Deadline: February 15 Multicultural Scholars Program

The mission of the MSP is to recruit undergraduate students from under-represented backgrounds into various academic majors as a means of increasing the diversity of the student body at the University of Kansas and to provide supports and opportunities that will assist them in their academic success and career planning.

Award: $1,000 per semester renewable scholarship and possible study abroad funding as well as individualized mentoring

Eligibility: • Undergraduates who represent underrepresented groups at KU (ethnic, first-generation, low-income)

Deadline: Contact Marion Dyer at [email protected] for more information Hall Center Scholars

The Hall Center Scholars program provides opportunities for KU undergraduates who have strong academic credentials and have demonstrated significant activity within KU, to interact with the well-known authors, scholars, and public intellectuals who speak in our Humanities Lecture Series.

Award: $500 award and exclusive invitations to Humanities Lectures Series events including special receptions, lunches, and book discussion groups

Eligibility: • KU undergraduate with strong academic credentials and a track record of engagement within the university community • Intending to enroll in coursework for both Fall and Spring semesters on campus the year of award

Deadline: March 12, 2018