Research & Scholarship Opportunities
Tip: Press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on Mac) and search by keywords like your major or status (e.g., “CENG”, “Study Abroad”, “junior”) to quickly find applicable scholarships.
You may also find the Cal Poly NIFS Scholarship Database to be helpful:(NIFS database)
| Name | Site | Deadline | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEINECKE SCHOLARSHIP | https://beineckescholarship.org/ | Mar. 31 (last friday) | 'CLA', 'Junior', 'Graduate School', 'Humanities', 'Social Sciences', 'Financial Need', 'Nomination |
| BOREN SCHOLARSHIP | https://www.borenawards.org/ | December | 'Study Abroad', 'Freshman', 'Sophomore', 'Junior' |
| CHURCHILL SCHOLARSHIP | https://www.churchillscholarship.org/the-scholarship | Nov 1st | 'Senior', 'STEM', 'Graduate School' |
| DAAD | https://www.daad.de/en/ | October | 'Graduate School', 'Senior', 'Research', 'Study Abroad' |
| CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP (CLS) | https://clscholarship.org/ | Nov. 14 | 'Undergraduate', 'Graduate', 'Study Abroad' |
| DOE SCHOLARS PROGRAM | https://orise.orau.gov/doescholars/ | Feb. | 'Undergraduate', 'Graduate', 'STEM', 'CENG' |
| FORD FOUNDATION PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP | https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/ford-foundation-fellowships | Dec. 12 | 'PhD', 'Senior', 'Graduate', 'Teaching', 'Research' |
| FULBRIGHT UK SUMMER INSTITUTES | https://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/europe-and-eurasia/united-kingdom | Oct. 8 | ;Freshman', 'Sophomore', 'Study Abroad', 'UK' |
| FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM | https://us.fulbrightonline.org/ | Oct. 8 | 'Senior', 'Graduate', 'Study Abroad', 'Teaching' |
| GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP | https://www.gatescambridge.org/ | Oct. 11 | 'Senior', 'Alumni', 'Graduate School' |
| GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/ | Mar. 1, Oct. 31 | 'Study Abroad', 'Financial Need' |
| GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP | https://goldwaterscholarship.gov/ | Jan. 31 | 'Sophomore', 'Junior', 'STEM', 'PhD Track' |
| JAMES C. GAITHER JUNIOR FELLOWS PROGRAM | https://carnegieendowment.org/about/jr-fellows | Jan. 15 | 'Senior', 'Internship' |
| KNIGHT-HENNESSY SCHOLARSHIP | https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/ | Jun. 1 | 'Senior', 'Graduate School' |
| LUCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM | https://www.hluce.org/programs/luce-scholars/ | Oct. 16 | 'Senior', 'Graduate', 'Alumni', 'Internship', 'Language' |
| MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP | https://www.marshallscholarship.org/ | Jul.-Aug. | 'Senior', 'Graduate School' |
| MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP | https://us-irelandalliance.org/mitchellscholarship | Sep. 28 | 'Senior', 'Graduate School', |
| NSF GRFP | https://www.nsfgrfp.org/ | Oct. 27 | 'Senior', 'Graduate', 'STEM', 'Social Sciences', 'Research' |
| RHODES SCHOLARSHIP | https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/ | Oct. 3 | 'Senior', 'Alumni', 'Graduate School' |
| SCHWARZMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM | https://www.schwarzmanscholars.org/ | Sep. 12 | 'Senior', 'Graduate School' |
| SOROS FELLOWSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS | https://www.pdsoros.org/ | Oct. 31 | 'Graduate', 'Senior', 'Alumni' |
| American Educational Research Association Dissertation Grants | https://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/AERA-Funding-Opportunities/AERA-NSF-Grants-Program/Dissertation-Grants | May 30 | 'PhD', 'Social Sciences', 'Advanced Doctoral Students' |
| Microsoft PhD Fellowships | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/phd-fellowship/ | Jun. 11 | 'PhD', 'STEM' |
| GEM Fellowship | https://www.gemfellowship.org/gem-fellowship-program/ | Nov. 15 | 'Graduate', 'PhD', 'STEM', 'Internship', 'CENG' |
| Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies | https://woodrow.org/fellowships/womens-studies/ | Oct. 13 | 'PhD', 'Women's Studies' 'Social Sciences' |
| Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships | https://newcombefoundation.org/programs/fellowships/ | N/A | 'PhD', 'Social Sciences' |
| American Association of University Women (AAUW) | https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/ | Nov. 15 | 'Graduate', 'STEM' |
| Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellowships | https://ndseg.sysplus.com/ | Nov. 3 | 'PhD', 'Social Sciences', 'Study Abroad' |
| International Peace Scholarship | https://www.peointernational.org/educational-support/international-peace-scholarship-fund/ | Dec. 15 | 'Graduate', 'Women', 'International Students', 'US', 'Canada' |
| National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) | https://ndseg.sysplus.com/ | Dec. 1 | 'PhD', 'STEM', 'CENG' |
| DoD SMART Scholarships | https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en | Dec. 1 | 'Undergraduate', 'Graduate', 'STEM', 'CENG' |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | https://www.hsf.net/ | Feb. 15 | 'Undergraduate', 'Graduate', 'Hispanic' |
| Smithsonian Institutional Fellowship | https://fellowships.si.edu/opportunity/smithsonian-institution-fellowship-program-sifp | Oct. 15 | 'Graduate', 'Research' |
| National Research Council Research Associateship Programs | https://fellowships.si.edu/opportunity/smithsonian-institution-fellowship-program-sifp | Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1, Nov. 1 | 'Graduate', 'Research', 'STEM', 'Government' |
