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Admiral Paul A. Yost, Jr. - James Madison Fellowship

Funding for a masters degree for those who have served in the U.S. military and plan to teach American history, government, and/or civics

Categories: Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: History Education/Teaching

Amgen Research Scholars

Undergraduate research opportunities across the U.S.

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Sophomores Juniors Seniors

Subjects: Research Science

Boren Awards

Opportunity to go abroad and study a language, for those seeking a job in government

Categories: Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Graduate Students

Subjects: Government Learn a Language Abroad Abroad in North and South America Abroad in Asia Abroad in Africa Abroad in the Middle East Abroad in Asia Leads to Job

Breakthrough Collaborative Teaching Fellowship

Summer teaching experience with a stipend

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors

Subjects: Paid Internship Education/Teaching

Brooke Owens Fellowship for Women in Aerospace

Summer internship for women and gender minority students in aerospace

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors

Subjects: Science Engineering Research Paid Internship

Cargill Global Scholars Program

Scholarship for students with leadership potential in food, agriculture, and risk management

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores

Subjects: Agriculture & Food Leadership

Coro Fellows

Fellowship focused on preparing students for a career in leadership and public affairs

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Recent Graduates

Subjects: Public Service Gap Year Leadership

Critical Language Scholarship

Funded summer program to study one of several languages in an immersive environment overseas or virtually

Categories: Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Graduate Students

Subjects: Learn a Language Abroad Abroad in Asia Abroad in Europe Abroad in Middle East Abroad in Africa Abroad in North and South America

DAAD RISE Program

Summer research internship in Germany for biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, earth sciences, or engineering

Categories: Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad STEM

Eligibility: Sophomores Juniors

Subjects: Science Research Engineering Abroad Abroad in Europe

Data Science for Social Good Summer Fellowship

Summer fellowship using data science to solve problems in society

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Graduate Students Recent Graduates

Subjects: Science Technology/Computer Science/AI Math Engineering Social Sciences

Davis Fellows for Peace

Funded summer study of a language for those engaged in peace work or conflict resolution

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Learn a Language

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

Fellowship for doctoral students that provides a stipend and a twelve-week research experience

Categories: STEM Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Graduate Students

Subjects: Paid Internship Science Research Technology/Computer Science/AI Math

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program

Fellowship for students who plan to work in transportation fields

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Graduate Students

Subjects: Research Government

Emerson National Hunger Fellowship

11-month field placement program for solving hunger in the U.S.

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Seniors Graduate Students Recent Graduates

Subjects: Humanitarian Agriculture & Food Public Service

FAO Schwarz Fellowship

Two-year paid work placement at leading nonprofits. For recent college graduates seeking careers in social change.

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Nonprofit Humanitarian

Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship

Two-year fellowship cullminating in an appointment in the Foreign Service as a Diplomatic Technology Officer

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Sophomores Graduate Students

Subjects: Technology/Computer Science/AI Government Public Service Leads to Job

Fulbright

A year abroad teaching English, doing research, or doing a Masters degree (Requires campus endorsement: contact ISU office of Nationally Competitive Awards if interested)

Categories: Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad

Eligibility: Seniors Graduate Students Recent Graduates

Subjects: Education/Teaching Research Science Social Sciences Gap Year Abroad Abroad in North and South America Abroad in Europe Abroad in Asia Abroad in Africa Abroad in the Middle East Healthcare History Nonprofit

Fulbright Canada MITACS Global Link Summer Research Program

Summer research in Canada

Categories: Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors

Subjects: Research Abroad Abroad in North and South America Science Social Sciences History Political Science

Fulbright UK Summer Institute

Three to four week study abroad in the UK for US undergraduate students who have little to no travel experience outside North America

Categories: Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores

Subjects: Abroad Abroad in Europe Abroad in UK

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Highly prestigious scholarship offering funding for graduate degree at Cambridge University in the UK (Campus endorsement strongly recommended: contact ISU office of Nationally Competitive Awards if interested)

Categories: Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Abroad Abroad in Europe Abroad in UK

Gilman Scholarship

Study abroad funding for undergraduate students on the federal Pell Grant (high financial need)

Categories: Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors

Subjects: Pell Grant Abroad Abroad in Europe Abroad in North and South America Abroad in Africa Abroad in Asia Learn a Language

Goldwater Scholarship

Undergraduate scholarship for those planning a career in STEM research (Requires campus endorsement: contact ISU office of Nationally Competitive Awards if interested)

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Sophomores Juniors

Subjects: Research Science Engineering Math Technology/Computer Science/AI

Hertog Foundation Political Studies Program

Six week intensive summer learning program in Washington D.C., in the theory and practice of politics

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Political Science Government Leadership Public Service

Hertz Fellowship

Grad school funding in STEM

Categories: STEM Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Graduate Students Recent Graduates

Subjects: Research Science Technology/Computer Science/AI Engineering Math

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Scholarship funds and support network for Hispanic students

Eligibility: Freshmen Seniors Graduate Students

Subjects: Heritage

Humanity in Action

Three weeks of immersive study on social justice, human rights, and remembrance, followed by implementing a community-based action project over the following year

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Sophomores Juniors Seniors Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Humanitarian Public Service

Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers

Coaching and application fee waivers for applying to graduate school for careers in education

Categories: Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Juniors Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Education/Teaching

James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Paid Internship Work Opportunity Public Service Government

James Madison Memorial Fellowship

Funding for a masters degree for 7-12 teachers of American history, government, and/or civics

Categories: Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: History Education/Teaching

Killam Fellowship

1-2 semesters of academic study in Canada for American undergraduates, including a stipend and in-country travel grant

Categories: Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors

Subjects: Abroad Abroad in North and South America

Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Funding for graduate degree at Stanford University, plus cohort program that prepares scholars for leadership roles

Categories: Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Leadership

Lead For America

1-year paid AmeriCorps service placement to advance economic prosperity in rural and digitally disconnected communities

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Nonprofit Humanitarian

Leland International Hunger Fellowship

This is a two year fellowship to promote food security around the world

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Humanitarian Agriculture & Food Abroad in Africa Abroad in North and South America Abroad in Asia

Lynettte Pohlman Museum Fellowship

Paid fellowship with Iowa State University's Museums to assist with exhibitions, collections, programs, and special projects (open to ISU students only)

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors

Subjects: Paid Internship Work Opportunity

Marshall Scholarship

Highly prestigious scholarship providing graduate school funding for a university and program of choice in the UK (Requires campus endorsement: contact ISU office of Nationally Competitive Awards if interested)

Categories: Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Abroad Abroad in Europe Abroad in UK

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program

Grad school funding (tuition, fees, and stipend) for doctorate degrees in key STEM areas supporting U.S. National Defense

Categories: STEM Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Graduate Students

Subjects: Science Engineering Government

National Institutes of Health Postbac Intramural Research Training Award

NIH research fellowship in biomedical, behavioral, or social sciences for recent graduates considering grad school

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Recent Graduates

Subjects: Gap Year Work Opportunity Research Science Healthcare

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship

Two-year undergraduate scholarship and 10-week paid internship for those going into careers related to NOAA mission fields

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Sophomores

Subjects: Research Science Environment Engineering Math Education/Teaching Technology/Computer Science/AI

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

Grad school funding in STEM

Categories: STEM Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Research Science Social Sciences Technology/Computer Science/AI Engineering

Payne International Devlopment Fellowship

For those pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); provides grad school funding, internships, and professional development

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Government Paid Internship Leads to Job Abroad Public Service

Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Program

Graduate fellowships and summer internships for those who want to serve as Foreign Service Generalists with the U.S. Department of State

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Paid Internship Abroad Governmental Work Leads to Job Pell Grant Public Service

Princeton in Africa

Work abroad for one year in Africa

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Abroad Abroad in Africa Nonprofit Humanitarian Work Opportunity Gap Year

Princeton in Asia

Work abroad for one year in Asia

Categories: Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad Experiential and Summer Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Work Opportunity Gap Year Abroad Abroad in Asia Nonprofit Humanitarian

Princeton in Latin America

Work abroad for one year in Latin America

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Abroad North and South America Nonprofit Humanitarian Work Opportunity Gap Year

Project Horseshoe Farm

Gap year community health fellowship plus public health internships for undergraduates and grad students; focused on serving vulnearble populations

Eligibility: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Recent Graduates Graduate Students

Subjects: Gap Year Nonprofit Healthcare Postgraduate Preparation

Public Policy & International Affairs Junior Summer Institute

Intensive summer program to prepare for careers in public service

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Juniors

Subjects: Public Service Postgraduate Preparation

Quad Fellowship

Scholarship plus networking opportunities for STEM undegraduate seniors and grad students across the countries of U.S., Australia, India, and Japan

Categories: STEM Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Seniors Graduate Students

Subjects: Science Engineering Technology/Computer Science/AI Math

Rangel International Affairs Program

Two years of graduate school funding, internships, mentoring, and professional development activities for students seeking careers as diplomats in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Paid Internship Abroad Governmental Work Leads to Job Pell Grant Public Service

Rangel Summer Enrichment Program

Six-week summer program for undergraduates in current issues and trends in international affairs

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Sophomores Juniors Seniors

Subjects: Public Service

Rhodes Scholarship for U.S. Students & for International Students

Highly prestigious fully funded award to study a graduate degree at the University of Oxford (Requires campus endorsement: contact ISU office of Nationally Competitive Awards if interested)

Categories: Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Abroad Abroad in Europe Abroad in UK

Rotary Global Grants

Funding for: international humanitarian projects, scholarships for graduate-level academic studies, and vocational training teams

Categories: Graduate School Funding Study/Research/Language/Work Abroad

Eligibility: Seniors Graduate Students Recent Graduates

Subjects: Abroad Humanitarian Abroad in Asia Abroad in Africa Abroad in North and South America Abroad in the Middle East Abroad in Europe

Schwarzman Scholars

One-year fully funded master's program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing

Categories: Graduate School Funding Public Service & Foreign Affairs

Eligibility: Seniors Recent Graduates

Subjects: Abroad Abroad in Asia

SMART Scholarship (DOD)

Educational and workforce developmental opportunity for STEM students

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Freshmen Graduate Students

Subjects: Government Paid Internship Leads to Job

Soros Fellowship

Graduate school funding for immigrants and children of immigrants

Categories: Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Seniors Graduate Students Recent Graduates

Subjects: Heritage

Summer Research Early Identification Program

Paid summer internship for prospective graduate students in STEM

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Freshmen Seniors

Subjects: Paid Internship Science Research

Summer Research Opportunity Program

Eight-week intensive summer research at Purdue University with symposium presentation, meant to be a pathway to a to a graduate program at Purdue

Eligibility: Sophomores Juniors Seniors

Subjects: Research Paid Internship Social Sciences Science Math Engineering Technology/Computer Science/AI Healthcare

Trials Summer Pre-Law Prep Program

Summer study program at Harvard or New York University to prepare for the LSAT

Eligibility: Freshmen Juniors Seniors

Subjects: Law Postgraduate Preparation

Truman Scholarship

Graduate school funding for those seeking careers in public service (Requires campus endorsement: contact ISU office of Nationally Competitive Awards if interested)

Categories: Public Service & Foreign Affairs Graduate School Funding

Eligibility: Juniors

Subjects: Government Political Science Public Service Leadership

Udall Scholarship

Undergraduate scholarship for those going into environmental/conservation fields, Tribal public policy, and Native health care (Requires campus endorsement: contact ISU office of Nationally Competitive Awards if interested)

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Sophomores Juniors

Subjects: Environment Research Humanitarian Healthcare Public Service Agriculture & Food Leadership Science Social Sciences

Women in Aerospace Scholarship

Undergraduate scholarship for women pursuing a degree related to aerospace

Categories: STEM

Eligibility: Juniors Seniors

Subjects: Science Engineering Research