The following selection of featured awards do not require institutional endorsement or place a cap on the number of nominees. The Office of National Fellowships and Academic Opportunities offers support and guidance to applicants and URI students have been successful in most of these competitions.
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Featured Scholarships
- 2023-2024 Academic Year Awards Summary - Summary of awards for AY 23.
- AY 2023-24 Annual Report - ONFAO annual report for AY 2023.
- Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program: Graduate Fellowship Program -
The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a program that aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State in which they can help formulate, represent and implement U.S. foreign policy.
Deadline Month: September - Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program: Summer Enrichment Program -
The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program is a six-week summer program designed to provide undergraduate students with a deeper appreciation of current issues and trends in international affairs, a greater understanding of career opportunities in international affairs, and the enhanced knowledge and skills to pursue such careers.
Deadline Month: February - Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals -
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is a fellowship funded by the German Bundestag and State Department. It annually provides 75 American and 75 German young professionals between the ages of 18½–24 the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries studying, interning, and living with hosts.
Deadline Month: November - Critical Language Scholarship -
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.
Deadline Month: November - Demers Foreign Language Fellowship -
Awarded to Rhode Island residents and anyone who is a student at a Rhode Island college or university who wishes to pursue foreign language study.
Deadline Month: January - Ernest F Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship -
The Hollings Scholarship Program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include 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.
Deadline Month: September - Foreign Affairs IT (FAIT) Fellowship -
The FAIT Fellowship is a program through the U.S. Foreign Service with an emphasis on information technology majors, including, but not limited to, cybersecurity and computer science, that is offering a two-year fellowship pathway program that includes funding for an academic degree for two years, summer internships, and ends with a job offer to join the foreign service for a minimum of five years. The program provides the funding for either the last two years of a student's bachelor's degree or for the two years of a master's program. In between these years, it provides its fellows with internships. The first summer (either between the junior and senior year of undergraduate or after the first year of a master's degree), the fellow will be able to experience a domestic internship for ten weeks with the Foreign Service. During the second summer (after the fellow's senior year of undergraduate studies or after the second year of their master's degree), they will be given the opportunity for an overseas internship with the Foreign Service for ten weeks. After the second summer internship, they will accept a position with the U.S. Foreign Service and will be obligated to serve for a minimum of five years.
Deadline Month: January - Fulbright UK Summer Institutes -
The Fulbright UK Summer Institutes are three or four week programmes for US undergraduate students. Participants can explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK while experiencing higher education at a UK university.
Deadline Month: February - Gates Cambridge Scholarship -
Gates Cambridge will offer 80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.
Deadline Month: October - Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award -
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation is dedicated to advancing groundbreaking applied science with real-world benefits for all humanity.
Deadline Month: October - Humanity in Action Fellowship -
The Humanity in Action Fellowship explores issues of democracy, pluralism, human rights, and social justice.
Deadline Month: Program Deadline Varies - James Madison Graduate Fellowship -
Awarded to outstanding college graduates without teaching experience who intend to become secondary school teachers of American history, American government, or social studies in grades 7-12.
Deadline Month: March - Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program -
Designed to build a multidisciplinary community of Stanford graduate students dedicated to finding creative solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
Deadline Month: October - Luce Scholars Program -
The Luce Scholars Program is a nationally competitive fellowship program.
Deadline Month: October - McCall MacBain Scholars Program -
The McCall MacBain Scholarship covers tuition and fees for an eligible master’s program or a second-entry professional undergraduate program at McGill, a living stipend of $2,000 CAD per month during academic terms, a one-time relocation grant, and options for summer funding. Scholars also participate in a leadership development program, connect with mentors and advisors, and attend a breadth of workshops and talks.
Deadline Month: August (international students) September (US & Canada Residents) - Michael P. Metcalf Memorial Fund -
The funds provide grants to college students to subsidize experiences intended to broaden their perspective and enhance personal growth.
Deadline Month: February - National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) -
Awarded to applicants who demonstrate ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science or engineering (i.e. a doctoral degree) in an area of interest to the Department of Defense.
Deadline Month: December - National Institutes of Health: Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program (NIH OXCAM) -
An accelerated, individualized doctoral training program for outstanding science students committed to biomedical research careers.
Deadline Month: December - National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) -
Funded full-time summer research experiences in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation.
Deadline Month: August - National Science Foundation Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) -
The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States.
Deadline Month: November, October - Native American Congressional Internship -
Udall Interns are placed in Senate, House, and Federal agency offices to learn firsthand how the Federal Government works with Native Nations.
Deadline Month: January - Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA): Junior Summer Institute (JSI) -
The Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) works to promote the inclusion and full participation of underrepresented groups in public service and to advance their leadership roles throughout our civic institutions serving domestic and international affairs.
Deadline Month: November - Quad Fellowship -
The Quad Fellowship is a prestigious international scholarship program that aims to develop a network of future science and technology leaders committed to advancing innovation and collaboration across the Quad nations: Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. It provides up to $40,000 of funding for exceptional master's and doctoral students in STEM fields to study at a U.S. institution.
Deadline Month: April - Rotary Scholarships & Fellowships -
The Rotary offers a variety of scholarships, grants and fellowships at the local, national and international level.
Deadline Month: Program Deadline Varies - Samvid Scholars - The Samvid Scholars program is designed to empower the next generation of leaders who are committed to driving positive societal change. This highly competitive, merit-based graduate scholarship provides exceptional financial support and leadership development opportunities to outstanding U.S. citizens or DACA recipients pursuing full-time graduate study.
- Schwarzman Scholarships -
Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective, one-year master's program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Deadline Month: May - Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund -
A scholarship for permanent residents of New England states, with financial need, who display academic achievement, a commitment to serving others, a strong work ethic and leadership qualities.
Deadline Month: May - The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans -
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States.
Deadline Month: November