Other Scholarship & Fellowship Opportunities
Rotary Ambassadorial Programs:
Academic-year, multi-year, and cultural programs. Applicants must have completed at least two years of university/college (or two years full-time employment post high school). Must be citizens of a country in which there is a Rotary club. Campus contact: Kathleen Brinkmann. Club deadlines: March to mid July.
Erasmus Mundus:
The Erasmus Mundus program promotes the European Union as a center of higher education. The program has created multiple Master's programs of study where graduate students from all parts of the world work on a degree in at least two EU countries. It also provides EU-funded scholarships for third country nationals (including U.S. citizens) participating in these Master's courses. The scholarships cover a student's travel, living expenses, and tuition in Europe for the full duration of the course.
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans:
Candidates must either be holders of Green Cards, naturalized citizens, or children of two naturalized citizen parents. Seniors and students beginning either their first or second year of graduate study who are under the age of 30 are eligible. The fellowship provides $20,000 maintenance and half tuition (of up to $16,000 per year) for up to two years of graduate study in the U.S. Studies may be undertaken in any professional field (e.g., engineering, medicine, law, social work, etc.) or scholarly discipline in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The annual deadline is November 1.
National Institutes of Health:
NIH offers two different full scholarships for graduate study at Cambridge or Oxford: 1) the National Institutes of Health-University of Cambridge Health Science Research Scholars and 2) the National Institutes of Health-University of Oxford Scholars in Biomedical Research. These doctoral programs at NIH permit graduating seniors from the U.S. to pursue collaborative biomedical research projects between a laboratory at NIH and either Oxford or Cambridge leading to a Ph.D. from that university. Roughly half of a student's thesis work is done on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland and the other half is done at Oxford or Cambridge. Students may also complete combined M.D./Ph.D. degrees through the program.
Kaust Discovery Scholarships:
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is being established in Saudi Arabia as an international graduate-level research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific achievement. KAUST Discovery Scholarships are available to highly talented students from around the world who represent future leaders in science, engineering and technology. Scholarship benefits include full tuition to complete your undergraduate education at Illinois (providing you plan to graduate between August 2009 and August 2010), a monthly living stipend and allowances to purchase textbooks and a laptop, and all travel costs associated with participation in KAUST-sponsored enrichment activities. Upon graduation from Illinois, students will receive admittance into a master's degree program at KAUST (in Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, or Materials Science and Engineering) and a full scholarship to KAUST, including tuition, housing and travel costs.
Whitaker International Scholars Program:
One year of graduate or post-doctoral study to any country (excluding Canada) conducting a project in the field of biomedical engineering. Graduating seniors, recent graduates, master's students, doctoral students, and recent post-docs are eligible to apply. Must be a U.S. permanent resident.
Social Science Research Council Fellowships:
Graduate students in the social sciences are eligible for various programs. Citizenship open.
Institute of International Education:
IIE administers over 250 programs on behalf of sponsors that include the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, foundations, corporations, government agencies, international organizations, and development assistance agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD):
DAAD administers or provides contact information for a variety of undergraduate and graduate scholarship programs.
Study Foundation of the Berlin House of Representatives:
The Study Foundation of the Berlin House of Representatives awards grants to seniors, graduate students, and post-doctoral candidates in all disciplines, in particular the humanities and the social sciences, and whose research or study projects deal with Berlin in a broad sense. The grants are to be used for academic training at all state and state-recognized universities and academic research institutions in Berlin.
Humboldt Foundation Fellowships:
The Humboldt Foundation administers a variety of fellowships for seniors, graduate or professional students, and post-doctoral candidates for research in Germany.
American-Scandinavian Foundation:
Provides fellowships (up to $23,000) and grants ($5,000) for research or study in one or more Scandinavian country.
British Council:
The British Council administers or provides contact information for a variety of programs.
Institute of Historical Research:
The Institute of Historical Research administers a number of scholarships for research in the humanities in the U.K.
National Science Foundation:
Agency promotes scholarship, education, and research programs in the social sciences, chemistry, computers, engineering, geosciences, math, physics, psychology, and other related fields. These funds may often be used abroad.
Others:
The Illinois Researcher Information Service provides a great place to search for awards.
*The Office often receives information about other funding sources on an ad hoc basis.