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Nationally Competitive Awards
Scholarships

Nationally Competitive Awards

Highly engaged, passionate honors students make excellent candidates for a wide variety of nationally competitive awards. Many of the opportunities listed here require a university endorsement - a process which is managed through honors at many colleges and universities. Some institutions may have a separate National Scholarships or Fellowships office that advises students and organizes the process.

The list of opportunities below is not comprehensive and we welcome suggestions to continue to grow this list.

Scholarship Name Link to Website Available to Discipline
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Scholarships Learn More All years (Indigenous students) STEM
American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship Learn More Seniors and alum All fields
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships Learn More All years All fields
CBYX Learn More Seniors All fields
Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program Learn More Seniors All fields
Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF) Learn More Seniors and alum Discipline specific
Coro Fellowship Learn More Seniors and alum All fields
Critical language Scholarship-Intensive Summer Institutes Learn More All years All fields
DAAD Graduate Study or Research Scholarship Learn More Seniors or alum All fields
DAAD RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) Learn More Juniors STEM and Social Science
Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) Learn More Sophomores at Minority Serving Institutions Environmental
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Learn More Seniors and alum All fields
Fulbright UK Summer Institutes Learn More First and second years All fields
Freeman Asia Scholarship Learn More All years All fields
Gates Cambridge Scholarship Learn More Seniors and alum STEM
Gilman International Scholarship Learn More All years All fields
Goldwater Scholarship Program Learn More Sophomores and juniors STEM and Social Sciences
Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Learn More Sophomores Environmental
Humanity in Action Fellowship Learn More All years All fields
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Learn More Seniors and alum STEM
Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Learn More Sophomores who are transferring to 4 year schools All fields
James Madison Graduate Fellowship Learn More Seniors and alum History
Knight-Hennessy Scholars Learn More Seniors and alum All fields
Luce Scholars Learn More Seniors and alum All fields
Marshall Scholarship Learn More Seniors and alum All fields
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Learn More Seniors and alum STEM and Social Sciences
National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program Learn More Seniors and alum Pre-Med
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Learn More Seniors and alum STEM
Phi Kappa Phi Awards & Grants Learn More All years All fields
Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Learn More Seniors and alum All fields
Public Policy and International Affairs Program Learn More Juniors All fields
Rhodes Scholarship Learn More Seniors and alum All fields
Schwarzman Scholars Learn More Seniors and alum All fields
Science, Mathematics, & Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship Learn More All years STEM
Soros Fellowship for New Americans Learn More Seniors and Alum All Fields
Truman Scholarship Learn More Juniors All fields
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Learn More Sophomores and Juniors Environmental and Native American Areas
United Nations Millennium Fellowship Learn More First-years, Sophomores, and Juniors All fields
Yenching Academy Scholarship Learn More Seniors and alum China Studies (HUM/SocSci)

Nationally Competitive Awards Resources

The Nationally Competitive Awards Committee welcomes feedback/suggestions about resources. The committee has also drafted handouts to use and share with students (how to ask for letters of recommendation) and for faculty (points to contemplate in responding to requests for letters of recommendation and in writing these letters). NCHC Members are welcome to download and use these committee-prepared handouts—or to download and customize them for their own office’s use too. Again, the committee welcomes members' feedback for these resources.

Writing Personal Statements Online
A Handbook for Students Applying for Scholarships and Graduate Study by Joe Schall

Writing Recommendation Letters Online
A Handbook for Faculty by Joe Schall - advice for faculty crafting a recommendation letter

National Association of Fellowship Advisors (NAFA)
Member organization for national-level scholarship advisors

NCHC Nationally Competitive Awards Committee
The NCHC Nationally Competitive Awards Committee welcomes anyone currently working with or who wishes to learn more about these opportunities to join the committee meeting at the NCHC Annual Conference. The committee also offers both faculty and student focused presentations each year at the conference.
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