The list below represents those fellowships to which an applicant can apply directly without institutional endorsement. For a list of those requiring St. Olaf endorsements, see Fellowships Requiring Institutional Endorsement.
- Opportunities by Category (International Students, Affinity Group, Academic Fields)
- Fellowship Search Engines
To learn more about these opportunities, contact Prof. Matthew Wright (wright5@stolaf.edu), Assistant Director of External Fellowships and Scholarships. If you are interested in the Critical Language Scholarship, Fulbright, or DAAD, contact Prof. Douglas Casson (casson@stolaf.edu), Co-Director of External Fellowships and Scholarships.
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| Seniors | Ameson Year in China | Ameson Year in China is a program that helps college graduates expand their horizons and enhance their careers by spending an academic year teaching, studying, and making a difference in placement sites across China. | August 31, 2019 | |||
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Blakemore Freeman Fellowships | Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year of full-time, intensive language study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer or Burmese at the advanced level in approved language programs in East or Southeast Asia. | December | |||
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Critical Language Scholarship | Scholarship to attend State Dpt.-administered overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical-need foreign languages. | Early November | |||
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DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship | Offers support for undergraduate students to study abroad in Germany and at German universities. | Click here for deadlines | |||
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| Seniors | Davies-Jackson Scholarship | Offers a two-year B.A. program at St. John’s College (University of Cambridge, UK) for first generation students | November | |||
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Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program | Awards graduate funding to students interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). | January | |||
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Fulbright Summer Exchange | Provides funding to travel to the UK for three, four, five, or six week academic and cultural summer program. Covers majority of participant costs – including round-trip airfare, tuition and fees of host institution, and accommodation and meals.Click here for more information and deadlines | February 7, 2018 | |||
| Seniors, 1st year Alumni | Fannie & John Hertz Foundation | Provides unique financial and fellowship support to the nation’s most remarkable PhD students in the applied physical, biological, and engineering sciences. The Graduate Fellowship Award is based on merit (not need) and consists of cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend. |
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Gates-Cambridge Scholarship | Post-Graduate degree fully funded in any subject available at the University of Cambridge (UK) | October | |||
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| Seniors Alumni under 30 years of age |
Global Health Corps | GHC provides domestic and international opportunities in global health equity for young professionals from diverse backgrounds. | January | |||
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| Seniors | Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowships | Fellows receive a salary and an opportunity to work with an organization in Washington, D.C. related to peace and security. | January (for fall) | |||
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Humanity In Action |
Humanity in Action (John Lewis Fellowship) funds a summer program that brings together international groups of university students and recent graduates to explore national histories of discrimination and resistance, as well as examples of issues affecting different minority groups today.
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Howard Hughes Medical Research | Medical Research Fellows Program aims to strengthen and expand the nation’s pool of physician-scientists, dentist-scientists, and veterinarian-scientists. | January | |||
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James Madison Fellowship Program | Graduate school funding for teachers of American history, American government, or social studies | March 1 | |||
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Knight-Hennessy Scholarship | Up to 100 high-achieving students from around the world receive full funding to pursue any graduate degree at Stanford University. | October 9, 2019, at 1:00pm Pacific Time | |||
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Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowship | A national “Rhodes Scholarship” for teaching, this award seeks outstanding recent college graduates and career-changers who agree to a three-year commitment to work in high-need secondary schools. | October | |||
| Dependent upon type of scholarship | MEXT Scholarships | Monbukagakusho (MEXT), the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology offers four different scholarships for non-Japanese nationals wishing to study in Japan. | April-May | |||
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National Science Foundation | Research grants and opportunities in Natural Sciences and Mathematics at St. Olaf | Varies | |||
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program | Funding for graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees | Late October/Early November | |||
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| Seniors | NCAA | Graduate school funding for student-athletes | Varies | |||
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Paul and Daisy Soros | Funding for up to two years of graduate study for students who meet the definition of a New American | November | |||
| Juniors | PPIA | An intensive seven-week summer program that focuses on preparing students for graduate programs in public and international affairs and careers as policy professionals, public administrators and other leadership roles in public service. |
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| 1st year, soph., Junior, Senior | Project Global Officer | Project GO provides fully funded scholarships to ROTC students to participate in critical language study programs domestically and overseas. |
Summer study abroadprograms: Jan 18, 2019Summer domestic programs: Feb 22, 2019 | |||
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Rand Scholarship | $5,000 to an Ole to conduct research focusing on some aspect of Norwegian life. | April | |||
| Juniors, Seniors, Recent Grads | Pickering Fellowship | The Fellowship identifies and attracts, based onfinancial need, outstanding students who represent racial, ethnic, gender, social and geographic diversity and prepares them academically and professionally for a career in the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service by providing financial support, mentoring and professional development. |
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Rangel International Affairs | Funding for an internship on Capitol Hill and toward a two-year master’s degree any area of relevance to the Foreign Service. | January | |||
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| Seniors | Rimbach Scholarship | Teaching English at the Martin Luther Schule located in Rimbach, Germany | February | |||
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| Alumni | Robert Bosch Foundation | Comprehensive professional development program in Germany | November | |||
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund | Funding for initial licensure and graduate degree for aspiring K-12 teachers of color | TBA | |||
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Rotary Global Grant | Global Grant Fellowships (Scholarship) fund studies for a period of one to four academic years in graduate-level programs. | October | |||
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TAPIF | Teaching Assistant Program in France offers the opportunity to work in France for 7 months, teaching English to French students of all ages. | January | |||
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Thomas Pickering Foreign Affairs | For outstanding students who plan to enroll in two-year master’s degree programs in public policy, international affairs, and public administration. | January (Undergraduate); February (Graduate) | |||
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Vann Fellowship for Biomedical Ethics (Mayo Clinic) | Funding for a minimum of 8 weeks and up to 10 weeks at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for research related to biomedical ethics | January | |||
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Woodrow Wilson | Offers support for Fellows to complete master’s degree programs in education. Fellows teach for at least three years in an urban or rural school district. | Various Programs – see website fore more details | |||
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The following links provide further Direct Apply opportunities:
- Arts
- Economics/Business
- Education
- Environmental
- Government & Public Policy
- International Relations
- For International Students
- Journalism
- Law
- LGBTQ
- Medicine
- Underrepresented Students
- Public Service
- Sciences
- Study and Work Abroad
- Theater/Drama
Search Engines for Fellowships
- Yale – Searchable database for domestic and international fellowships.
- Stanford – Searchable database for domestic and international Fellowships, Internships & Service opportunities.
- Open Society Foundation – Searchable database for fellowships related primarily to issues of lasting social change.
- Cornell University Fellowships Database – Searchable database of fellowships, including groupings by demographic and citizenship.
- Michigan State – Searchable database of fellowships opportunities open to International students.
- Pomona College – Database of Fellowships, Internships & Service opportunities grouped by class year.
- Rochester Fellowships/Awards Database – Searchable database of fellowships grouped by dollar value and career level as well as several other advanced search functions.
- United Kingdom Fellowships Page – Searchable database of fellowships to study in the United Kingdom provided by the British Council.