Fellowships/Scholarships/Internships for All Disciplines
The links below will take you to the websites for prestigious national scholarship, fellowship, and internships which are open to students regardless of their academic focus. For opportunities specific to your area of study, choose "Opportunities by Department."
The deadlines given are the national deadlines.
ALL LOYOLA INTERNAL DEADLINES WILL BE ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE NATIONAL DEADLINE.
(listed in order of deadline)
For Graduate Education or Post-Graduate Experience
(apply in your senior year for these opportunities)
- Fulbright Program Scholarship (study abroad)
http://www.iie.org/fulbright/
Deadline: October for most countries
- Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) Program
- The Language Flagship Fellowship
Two year intensive language study: Arabic, Chinese, Russian, other Asian and Middle Eastern Languages.
http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/fellowships.html
Deadline: early Fall
- British Marshall Scholarships (study in England,
Ireland, Scotland)
http://www.marshallscholarship.org
Deadline: Oct. 1
- The Rhodes Scholarships (study at Oxford University)
http://www.rhodesscholar.org
Deadline: Oct 1
- George J. Mitchell Scholarships (study in Ireland)
http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/scholarships.html
Deadline: October
- The Alexander von Humboldt German Chancellor Scholarships
(study in Germany, Graduate and work expereince one year)
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/programme/stip_sonst/buka?01.htm
Deadline: October 31
- The American - Scandinavian Foundation Awards for Study
in Scandinavia 2004 - 2005
Grants and Fellowships for Advanced Study or Research in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden (1-3 months, some language ablility required) $20 application fee
http://www.amscan.org/fellowship.html
Deadline: Nov. 1
- The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
http://www.pdsoros.org
Deadline: November 1
- Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) (1
year, serve in local government organization or primary high school)
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/jet/
Deadline: Dec. 3
- The Coro Fellows Program (nine-month program working
in a variety of corporate and community settings, pulic affairs) (Also
Kansas City Summer Internship)
http://www.coro.org/how_to_apply/how_to_apply.html
Deadline: January 1, (Kansas City Deadline: November 16)
- National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS)
(Science, Social Science, Administration) Work in EPA office
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/
Deadline: January 22
- David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships in the National Security
Education Program
(must be applying to or accepted into a program of graduate study) (study of language abroad or in US for languages critical to US National Security)
http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/graduate/default.htm
Deadline: January 30
- The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship ( women, minorities, financial need)
http://www.woodrow.org/public-policy/graduate.php
Deadline: February 4
- Autry Fellowship (Social Justice in the South) (Internship
with MDC)
http://www.mdcinc.org/about/autry.aspx
Deadline: March 2
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (need and merit based
award for grad school)
http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
Deadline: March 1 (Loyola Internal Deadline); March 14 (National Deadline)
Undergraduate Education, Co-Curricular Opportunities or Awards
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship (must
be on a Pell Grant) (Study abroad)
http://www.iie.org/gilman
Deadline: April 3 (for Fall)/ October 9 (for Spring) - Student Conservation Association Internships and Conservation
Corps (3-12 months expense paid) ( Application Fee)
http://www.sca-inc.org/
Deadlines: Sept. 15, Nov. 15, Feb 15, May 15, July 15, Aug. 15
- The Freeman-Asia Award Program (Study in East and
Southeast Asia) (need based)
http://www.iie.org/programs/freeman-asia/
Deadline: October 17
- The McMurry Fellowship for Diversity Enrichment in Independent
Schools (for minorities; juniors or seniors)
http://www.mcmurryfellowship.com/index.asp
Deadline: Fall: November 1; Spring: April 11
- USA Today 2005 All-USA College Academic Team (sophomore,
junior or senior) (cash award for essays)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-05-17-2008-allstar-college-apply_N.htm
Deadline: November 30
- The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest (juniors
or seniors) (cash award for essay)
http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/prizeinethics.aspx
Deadline: December 7
- National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS)
(Science, Social Science, Administration) Work in EPA office,
some for any level undergraduate; mostly Junior or Senior
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/
Deadline: January 22
- Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at Princeton University
http://gso.princeton.edu/academics/e267/
princeton_summer_undergraduate_research_experience_psure.html
Deadline: February 1
- The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (must
be a junior) (graduate study in Public Service)
http://www.truman.gov/cand.html
Deadline: February 5
- National Security Education Program David L. Boren Undergraduate
Scholarships (Study abroad in countries critical to US interests)
http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/undergraduate/default.htm
Deadline: February 12
- Samuel Huntington Public Service Award (for graduating
seniors) (For 1 year public service anywhere)
http://www.nationalgridus.com/commitment/d4-1_award.asp
Deadline: February 15
- Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program
(sophomores - to enter US Department of State Foreign Service) (3
year fellowhip)
http://www.woodrow.org/public-policy/undergraduate.php
Deadline: February 8
- Phi Eta Sigma Scholarships (awards available for
undergraduates and graduates; must be a member of Phi Eta Sigma; preference
given to those in leadership positions) (must be recommended by chapter
advisor)
http://www.phietasigma.org
Deadline: March 1
- The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental Policy Program (for sophomores and juniors)
http://udallfoundation.org/p_fellowships.htm
Deadline: March 3
- J. W. Saxe Memorial Prize (For Internship in Public
Service)
http://www.jwsaxefund.org/
Deadline: March 15
- The Marine Corps Scholarship Program (child of
Marine(s) or former Marine(s) or Navy troop) (undergraduate only)
http://www.marine-scholars.org/
Deadline: April 15
- Oscar Lee Putnam Cultural and Intellectual Enrichment Program
(for Louisiana Residents)
(provides funds to support special research and projects)
http://www.college.tulane.edu/documents/putnam.htm
Deadline: April 6
- Library of Congress Undergraduate Fellowships, Internships,
and Volunteer Programs (Internship for continuing students)
http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php?action=cMain.showFellowships
Deadline: Varies by fellowship/internship
- Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships (apply
through local Rotary Club)
Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships (study abroad)
Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships
Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships (for studying languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish.)
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/index.html
Deadlines:( April 15 and May 15) March 1
- Olive W. Garvey Fellowships (every other year)
Scholarships for students--awarded for the best essay on on the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberty.
http://www.independent.org/students/garvey/
Deadline: May 1, 2007-next contest in 2009
Student Internships through the Independent Institute available, Deadline: ongoing
- David W. Miller Award for Student Journalists (prize
for a piece previously published in campus publication on a new trend,
discovery, or theory; an important scholarly debate; an issue with
both scholarly and public-policy implications; a researcher who is
as interesting as his or her scholarship. Opinion essay, personal
columns, scholarly or research papers, and articles that present the
author's own research findings are ineligible.
http://chronicle.com/help/milleraward.htm
Deadline: June 1
- Monbusho Japanese Government Research Student Scholarship
(Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science)
http://www.neworleans.us.emb-japan.go.jp/
Deadline: May