Fellowships By Category
Please see the lists below for fellowships by interest category.
- Study Abroad & Language Acquisition
- STEM
- Public Service & Government Employment
- Graduate School Abroad
- Graduate School in the U.S.
- Post-Graduation Internships and Service
- Teaching English Abroad
An asterisk (*) indicates that the opportunity is available to non-U.S. citizens.
A caret (^) indicates that the opportunity is available for alumni.
Study Abroad and Language Acquisition Awards
US-UK Fulbright Commission Summer Institutes
For first-year students and sophomores with little or no international experience. Funds a three-to-six week academic and cultural institutes for higher education in the UK.
Advisor: Mathilda Nassar | Email: mnassar@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 11/15
Humanity in Action
For all grade levels. Funds a three-week conference/class experience in a specific focus area relevant to the host city. Upon completion, selectees perform a one-year leadership and service project to improve their community.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 12/5
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Freeman-ASIA
For first-year students, sophomores, and juniors; funding up to $7,000 for study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. Eligible students must demonstrate financial need.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 3/1
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Gilman International Scholarship Program
For all class levels; provides funding up to $5,000 to defray the costs of study or internships abroad during the spring, summer, or fall for students receiving federal Pell Grants. Apply in fall for spring study abroad, and in spring for summer/fall/academic year study abroad.
Advisors: Elise Rudt-Moorthy & Mathilda Nassar | Emails: erudt@nd.edu & mnassar@nd.edu | Process Start Dates: 9/1 & 2/1
Critical Language Scholarship
For all class levels; provides eight to ten weeks of fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion for the study of a language that is not commonly taught ot critical to U.S. national security. This program can build upon a Summer Language Abroad grant through the CSLC. Apply in fall.
Advisor: Mathilda Nassar | Email: mnassar@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 10/1
Boren Scholarship
For all class levels to fund up to $20,000 in funding for students studying abroad in a non-traditional location, learning a language crucial to national security interests. Awardees receive priority hiring in any government hiring process.
Advisors: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 12/15
STEM Awards
Churchill Scholarship at Cambridge University^
The Churchill Scholarship offers outstanding American STEM students the opportunity to pursue a one-year Master's degree in a STEM field at Churchill College, Cambridge. Apply in spring/summer. Requires university nomination. Nomination materials are due by Friday, August 1st. Please contact Emily for information.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 6/15
Goldwater Scholarship
The Goldwater Scholarship is for outstanding Sophomores or Juniors in the STEM fields interested in pursuing research in graduate school as well as a research-based future career. Scholarships of up to $7,500 a year are provided to help cover tuition, mandatory fees, books, room and board. Apply in fall. Requires university nomination.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 9/1
STEPS for the 2025/26 application process:
Pre-Application: Interested sophomores and juniors should make a profile and complete the brief pre-application found in Step 3 on the Goldwater webpage no later than September 30. If it is after September 30, please contact fellows@nd.edu to see if we are still accepting applications.
After the Pre-Application: Emily Buika Hunt (CUSE Assistant Director of Scholarly Development) will follow up with all pre-applicants with a supplemental form asking for details about research experience and publication/presentation history. This form is due no later than October 3. She will then follow up with a decision on whether or not they will move forward with the application process by October 17. Further steps in the application process, including a more detailed application due November 18, will be explained then.
Notification: The four students (six if we have a transfer and veteran) who are chosen to be nominees will be notified in December. These nominees will work with us on refining the application material before the final deadline of January 30.
Hertz Fellowship
The Hertz Fellowship is for the country's most promising students intending to pursue a PhD in STEM. It provides five years of funding and encourages innovative research.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 7/15
Email Emily if interested
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)^
The NSF GRFP funds graduate study at any accredited graduate institution in the U.S. for eligible STEM fields. Applicants may be pursuing a masters or phd.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 7/1
Quad Fellowship*^
The Quad Fellowship is an initiative of the governments of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. It provides a $20,000 stipend to be used toward academic expenses. Applicants must have already applied to an eligible STEM master's or PhD program. Applicans must be Citizens or Legal Permanent Residents of the Quad Countries – Australia, India, Japan, or the United States – or any of the 10 Southeast Asian Countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, or Vietnam
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: January (due early March)
Udall Scholarship
For sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue careers related to environmental policy. Provides undergraduate scholarship up to $7,000 and offers a one-week workshop with members of congress.
Advisor: Mathilda Nassar | Email: mnassar@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 11/15
Email Mathilda by Start Date if Interested
Hollings Scholarship
For those interested in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education, this award provides academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year) for two years of full-time study and a 10-week, full-time paid ($700/week) internship at a NOAA facility during the summer.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 11/1
Email Emily by Start Date if Interested
Public Service/Government Employment Awards
Truman Scholarship
For juniors with leadership experience who plan to pursue careers in education, government, non-profit, or public interest. Offers $30,000 for graduate school and access to a powerful network of change-makers.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 9/1
Phi Beta Kappa Key Into Public Service
This program provides $5,000 for undergraduate study and connects promising liberal arts and sciences majors with pathways into local, state, and federal government service.
Advisor: Mathilda Nassar & Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Emails: mnassar@nd.edu & erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 12/1
Udall Scholarship
For sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue careers related to the environment, Native American health care, or tribal policy. Provides undergraduate scholarship up to $7,000 and offers a one-week workshop with members of congress.
Advisor: Mathilda Nassar | Email: mnassar@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 11/15
Email Mathilda by Start Date if Interested
Boren Scholarship
For all class levels to fund up to $20,000 in funding for students studying abroad in a non-traditional location, learning a language crucial to national security interests. Awardees receive priority hiring in any government hiring process.
Advisors: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 12/1
Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace*
Funds a one-year internship at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace after the completion of an undergraduate degree. Requires university nomination.
Advisor: Mathilda Nassar | Email: mnassar@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 12/1
Scoville Peace Fellowship
"Twice yearly, the fellowship’s Board of Directors selects a group of outstanding individuals to spend six to nine months in Washington. Supported by a salary, the fellows serve as full-time junior staff members at the participating organization of their choice."
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 8/1 & 12/1
Pickering and Rangel Fellowships
Both of these awards fund graduate study for students who seek a career in the foreign service. Fellows are selected based on demonstrated merit and financial need.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 8/1
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Clarke Diplomatic Security Fellowship
A two-year graduate fellowship program that provides up to $84,000 in academic funding, summer practicums, professional development, and mentorship, and leads to a career in the Foreign Service as a Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Special Agent. DSS Special Agents are federal law enforcement officers responsible for the security of Foreign Service personnel, property, and sensitive information around the world.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 10/1
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship
The State Department offers funding for an IT-related degree, internships, professional development and mentorship – culminating in an appointment in the Foreign Service as an Information Management Specialist (IMS).
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 10/15
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Graduate School Abroad Awards
Churchill Scholarship at Cambridge University ^
The Churchill Scholarship offers outstanding American STEM students the opportunity to pursue a one-year Master's degree in a STEM field at Churchill College, Cambridge. Apply in spring/summer. Requires university nomination. Nomination materials are due by Friday, August 1st. Please contact Emily for information.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 6/15
Gates Cambridge Scholarship at Cambridge University*^
Funds a graduate degree in any field at Cambridge University. The awards are based on intellectual ability, leadership capacity, and a demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of others.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 7/15
McCall MacBain Scholarship at McGill University*^
For rising seniors, seniors, and recent alumni. Funds postgraduate degree at McGill University in Canada. Eligible program information can be found here.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 6/15
Materials to be considered for endorsement are due by July 10, 2025. Please contact Emily for details.
Michel David-Weill Sciences Po International Scholarship
This award carries a monetary value of $80,000 and covers the cost of tuition and living expenses during a two-year master’s program at Sciences Po in France, and is awarded each year to one American student who exemplifies the core values embodied by its name-sake: excellence, leadership, multiculturalism, and high achievement.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 8/1
Email Emily by Start Date if interested
Marshall Scholarship^
For rising seniors, seniors, and recent alumni. Funds postgraduate degree(s) anywhere in the UK. Apply in spring/summer. Requires university endorsement. Anyone interested in applying for endorsement must submit their endorsement materials by July 15th. Additional information will be provided after you complete the interest form.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: June 4
Thomas J. McMahon IV Endowment for Excellence for Study at the University of Oxford
Established in 2013, this endowment offers partial financial support for Notre Dame students who elect to pursue graduate degrees at the University of Oxford.
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Thibert | Email: jthibert@nd.edu | Process Start Date: Spring of Senior Year (you must have been accepted into Oxford to apply)
Email Dr. Thibert by Start Date if Interested
Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University*^
For rising seniors, seniors, and recent alumni. Funds degree(s) at Oxford University. Apply in spring/summer. Requires university endorsement. Anyone interested in applying for endorsement must participate in the summer workshop series, which is still in the planning process. Email Elise if interested.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: June 4
Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University*^
The Schwarzman Scholars program funds one-year Master's degree in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing for outstanding applicants who aspire to be future global leaders with an eye toward China's increasingly prominent role in global economic affairs. Apply in spring/summer.
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Thibert | Email: jthibert@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 6/1
Yenching Academy at Peking University*^
The Yenching Academy offers outstanding students the opportunity to earn an interdisciplinary Master's degree in China Studies from Peking University. Requires university nomination.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 9/1
DAAD Awards
For all class levels; funding for master's study, research, and STEM and policy internships in Germany. German language proficiency not required. Apply in fall.
If you are interested in this award, please contact Dr. Denise Della Rossa from the German and Russian Language Department.
Fulbright Study/Research
For rising seniors, seniors, and recent alumni. Supports graduate study abroad (typically one year). Can also fund one year of independent research abroad.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 6/1
Link to 2025-26 Interest Form (this is for applicants interested in Graduate Study Awards)
Link to 2025-26 Interest Form (this is for applicants interested in Research Awards)
Graduate School in the U.S. Awards
Beinecke Scholarship
The Beinecke Scholarship provides a $5,000 award and $30,000 in funding for graduate study for exceptional juniors pursuing graduate school in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Applicants should apply in fall of junior year. Requires university nomination.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 11/1
Truman Scholarship
For juniors with leadership experience who plan to pursue careers in education, government, non-profit, or public interest. Offers $30,000 for graduate school and access to a powerful network of change-makers.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 9/1
Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University*^
The Knight Hennessy Scholars program is the largest fully endowed scholars program in the world. The program trains future global leaders who form interdisciplinary cohorts while pursuing a graduate or professional degree at Stanford University, including dual/joint-degree programs.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 7/15
McDonnell International Scholars Academy at Washington U. in St. Louis*^
A prestigious fellowship opportunity that provides full funding for graduate or professional degree studies at Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 2005, this program is open to citizens of all countries (both U.S. scholars and international) with high academic achievement.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 7/15
Email Emily by Start Date if Interested
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)^
The NSF GRFP funds graduate study at any accredited graduate institution in the U.S. for eligible STEM fields.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 7/1
Yale Silver Scholars
A unique opportunity for college seniors (both international and domestic) to earn an MBA at Yale University in three years directly after graduation and move more quickly toward their career goals.
Advisor: Emily Hunt | Email: ehunt5@nd.edu | Process Start Date: Fall Senior Year
Email Emily by Start Date if Interested
Pickering and Rangel Fellowships
Both of these awards fund graduate study for students who seek a career in the foreign service. Fellows are selected based on demonstrated merit and financial need.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 8/1
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Clarke Diplomatic Security Fellowship
A two-year graduate fellowship program that provides up to $84,000 in academic funding, summer practicums, professional development, and mentorship, and leads to a career in the Foreign Service as a Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Special Agent. DSS Special Agents are federal law enforcement officers responsible for the security of Foreign Service personnel, property, and sensitive information around the world.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 10/1
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship
The State Department offers funding for an IT-related degree, internships, professional development and mentorship – culminating in an appointment in the Foreign Service as an Information Management Specialist (IMS).
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 10/15
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Internship and Service Awards
Emerson Hunger Fellowship
Funds a one-year, post-graduate internship at an NGO or government institution trying to end hunger in the U.S. This is for anyone passionate about food justice and access.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 12/1
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace*
Funds a one-year internship at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace after the completion of an undergraduate degree. Requires university nomination.
Advisor: Mathilda Nassar | Email: mnassar@nd.edu | Process Start Date:
Scoville Peace Fellowship
"Twice yearly, the fellowship’s Board of Directors selects a group of outstanding individuals to spend six to nine months in Washington. Supported by a salary, the fellows serve as full-time junior staff members at the participating organization of their choice."
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 8/1 & 12/1
Luce Scholars Program^
One-year, tailored professional placement in Asia in the interest of improving American understanding of Asia. Professional interests may range from architecture to zoology. Apply in fall. Requires university nomination, highly competitive.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 7/1
The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
This award provides a $30,000 grant for a graduating college senior to pursue a one-year public service project anywhere in the world. The award is project-based, and must center around a concrete idea for service.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 11/15
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Princeton in Asia
PiA arranges year-long fellowships and internships with Asian host organizations that contribute to important global issues at the local level: education, public health, environmental sustainability, access to information/media, economic development and social justice.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 9/1
Princeton in Africa
Princeton in Africa matches talented and passionate college graduates with organizations working across Africa for yearlong service placements. Fellows have helped improve education and public health, source fresh water and alternative energy, increase family incomes, and so much more.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 9/1
Princeton in Latin America
Princeton in Latin America matches graduating seniors and recent college graduates with a one-year work placement in across Central and South America.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 9/1
American India Foundation Banyan Impact Fellowship
This award provides an immersive, 10-month volunteer service program that matches young professionals with development organizations in India to work on scalable and sustainable development projects in the fields of education, livelihoods, and public health.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 1/10
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
American University in Cairo: Presidential Associates Program
One-year professional placement in an AUC office or department that aligns with your professional and academic interests. Associates also study Arabic through AUC’s School of Continuing Education, benefit from faculty privileges such as faculty housing, dining and library access, and enjoy AUC-sponsored trips to discover the culture and history of Cairo, Egypt and the Middle East.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 3/1
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX)
CBYX provides 75 American and 75 German young professionals with a one-year professional placement in their exchange country.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: 9/1
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
U.S. Peace Corps
A 27 month service opportunity abroad for graduating seniors and alumni of any age.
Advisor: Mathilda Nassar | Email: mnassar@nd.edu | Process Start Date: Fall Senior Year
Email Mathilda during Start Date if Interested
Teaching English as a New Language Awards
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA)
To increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and other countries through exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills, the Fulbright ETA places recent college graduates and alumni in English as a New Language classrooms around the world.
Advisors: Elise Rudt-Moorthy & Mathilda Nassar | Emails: erudt@nd.edu & mnassar@nd.edu | Process Start Date/Interest Form Deadline: 5/13
Meddeas
The Meddeas Language Assistant Program places recent college graduates in English as a New Language classrooms throughout the private school system in Spain.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: Rolling Until April Senior Year
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
North American Language and Culture Assistant in Spain
The North American Language and Culture Assistants Program is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain to provide North American students who are native speakers of English to assist teachers in elementary, secondary or language schools in Spain.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: Spring Semester Senior Year
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Teaching Assistantship Program in France (TAPIF)
The program's goal is to strengthen foreign-language instruction in French schools by establishing a native speaker presence. Assistants teach 12 hours per week in up to 3 schools, conducting all or part of a class. Must speak French.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: Fall Semester Senior Year
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)
One year professionally teaching and working as a language assistant in schools across Japan. Must speak Japanese.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: Fall Semester Senior Year
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
Interac (Japan)
One year professionally teaching in schools across Japan most often in elementary and middle schools. On occasion you may teach your own class, but will mostly work as an English language teaching assistant.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: Spring Semester Senior Year
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested
English Program In Korea (EPIK)
One year professionally teaching in schools across Korea under the jurisdiction of the Office of Education in South Korea. You may be designated to work in multiple locations as a language and cultural assistant to a main teacher.
Advisor: Elise Rudt-Moorthy | Email: erudt@nd.edu | Process Start Date: Spring Semester Senior Year
Email Elise by Start Date if Interested