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Beinecke Scholarship

Campus Application Draft 1 Deadline: Monday, December 2, 2024

Support graduate study in the humanities and social sciences at the masters or doctoral level. Professional programs are ineligible.

Boren Scholarship for Critical Language Study

Deadline: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Funds language study in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

Critical Language Scholarship Program

National Deadline: November 2025 (TBD)
Offers fully-funded intensive language study and cultural immersion abroad.

DAAD German Studies Research Grant

Deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Supports third- or fourth-year students seeking a 1-2 month research experience in Germany.

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

National Application Deadline: October 7, 2025 at 4 pm CT/5 pm ET
Funds one academic year of study, research, or teaching assistantship experience in a participating country outside the U.S.

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Application Deadline for US citizens: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Provides full-funding for graduate study at Cambridge University

George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program

Campus Deadline for University Endorsement: in May or July each year (current students only; alumni can apply independent of University)
Supports one year of graduate study at a university in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

Lionel Pearson Fellowship

Application Deadline: Friday, November 6, 2020

Supports American- and Canadian-trained classicists for a year of study at an English or Scottish university

Marshall Scholarship

Campus Deadline for UChicago Endorsement: in May or July each year
Funds two years of graduate study at any university in the United Kingdom.

Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities

January each year; accompanies Oxford University admission application
Provides full funding for a graduate degree in the humanities at Oxford University

Michel David-Weill Scholarship

Campus Nomination Deadline: Friday, October 30, 2020

Provides up to $80,000 to cover the full cost of attending Sciences Po in Paris, France.

Projects for Peace

Campus Nomination Application deadline: late December 2025 or early January 2026 (TBD)
Provides summer grants of up to $10,000 for an individual or collaborative grassroots project that promotes peace

Rhodes Scholarship

Campus Deadline for University Endorsement: in May or July each year.
Competitive national fellowship to support two years of graduate study at the Univerisity of Oxford (open to international students, as well as US citizens).

Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

Deadline: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Supports second- and third-year students for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to the environment or Native American nations.

Yenching Academy of Peking University

Final Application Deadline for UChicago Nominees: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Provides support for at least the first year of a two-year Master’s in China Studies issued by Peking University