{"id":11,"date":"2015-09-22T14:23:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T19:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-scholarship-opportunities\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:12:44","slug":"direct-apply-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/direct-apply-fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct-Apply Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<p>Direct-apply fellowships are those to which an applicant can apply without institutional endorsement from St. Olaf College. There are many such fellowships, offering funding for study, research, service, and more. For an overview of the most common direct-apply fellowships, please <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1PNOEzkPVewDG2jUz64LELExKaZHgUtk6C5c1eKZmWPc\/edit?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1PNOEzkPVewDG2jUz64LELExKaZHgUtk6C5c1eKZmWPc\/edit?usp=sharing\">see this spreadsheet<\/a>. Other fellowships require St. Olaf endorsement of applicants; for these, see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/fellowships-requiring-institutional-endorsement\/\"><em>Fellowships Requiring Institutional Endorsement<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in the Critical Language Scholarship, Fulbright, or DAAD, contact Prof. Douglas Casson (casson@stolaf.edu), Director of External Fellowships and Scholarships. If you have questions about other fellowships and scholarhships, contact Prof. Matthew Wright (wright5@stolaf.edu), Assistant Director of External Fellowships and Scholarships. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--gray micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t     data-livetext\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-cranberry\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1PNOEzkPVewDG2jUz64LELExKaZHgUtk6C5c1eKZmWPc\/edit?gid=324141099#gid=324141099\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCommon Direct Apply Fellowships Spreadsheet\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"A\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following&nbsp;links provide further direct apply opportunities in various categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/arts\/\">Arts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Economics\/Business\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/economicsbusiness\/\">Economics\/Business<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Environmental\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/environmental\/\">Environmental<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Government &amp; Public Policy\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/government-public-policy\/\">Government &amp; Public Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"International Relations\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/international-relations\/\">International Relations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Journalism\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/journalism\/\">Journalism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Law\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/law\/\">Law<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"LGBTQ\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/lgbtq\/\">LGBTQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Medicine\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/medicine\/\">Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Public Service\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/public-service\/\">Public Service<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Study And Work Abroad\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/study-and-work-abroad\/\">Study and Work Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/theaterdrama-scholarships\/\">Theater\/Drama<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"B\"><\/a>The following websites provide searchable databases of fellowship opportunites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yale.communityforce.com\/Funds\/Search.aspx\">Yale<\/a> &#8211; Searchable database for domestic and international fellowships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gradschool.cornell.edu\/fellowships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornell University Fellowships Database<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Searchable database of fellowships, including groupings by demographic and citizenship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationuk.org\/eduk\/usa\/scholarship\/search-landing.html\">United Kingdom Fellowships&nbsp;Page<\/a> &#8211; Searchable database of fellowships to study in the United Kingdom provided by the British Council.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Direct-apply fellowships are those to which an applicant can apply without institutional endorsement from St. Olaf College. 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