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Available fellowshipsIn the first section below, we've listed nearly a hundred fellowships that we are familiar with, sorted by category; these are our suggestions as fellowships tutors on what to apply for based on your class year and your interests. In the second section are links to all the (extensive) resources we know about where you'll be able to find fellowships. Links to the calendar of deadlines are also included below. A denotes the resources we think are likely to be most useful to you.
Some common fellowshipsHere are some of the fellowships that students commonly apply for. The fellowships in this list are highly desirable to many Harvard students and/or there are many of them available to Harvard students (and in most cases only to Harvard students). This list certainly doesn't cover all the fellowships out there—see the fellowship directories below for that—but it does cover nearly all of fellowships that we fellowships tutors are familiar with, and then some. Browse fellowships for:
Graduating Seniors
In most cases, fellowships offered only to Harvard students are available only to graduating seniors but are open to non-US citizens; and fellowships that are also open to students at other schools permit you to apply within a couple of years after graduation but are restricted to U.S. citizens.
Graduate Study in the U.K.
National Fellowships
Marshall Scholarship
What it funds: 2-3 years of study at any university in the U.K (including Northern Ireland)
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens with a 3.70 or higher who have graduated from college within the past three years Number of grants: 40 Endorsement application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information and official application: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/ Notes: The Marshall competition is extremely competitive. To be successful, it is necessary to thoroughly research courses of study in the U.K. and to begin your application well ahead of the deadline. University endorsement is required in order to apply for the Marshall. To obtain Harvard's endorsement, you must submit a special application to the Harvard College endorsement committee—including your essays, transcript, CV, and a letter of recommendation—by a date set that OCS will publish each spring. Sample essays are available by request from the fellowships committee chair.
Rhodes Scholarship
What it funds: 1-3 years of study at Oxford University
Who is eligible: Citizens of the U.S., Canada, Germany, and most of the former British colonies. American Rhodes applicants must be under 24. Number of grants: 32 (U.S.), 11 (Canada) Endorsement application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information and official application: http://rhodesscholar.org/ Notes: Like the Marshall, it is extremely competitive and requires university endorsement. Sample essays are available by request from the fellowships committee chair.
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
What it funds: 1-4 years of study at Cambridge University
Who is eligible: Citizens of any country except the U.K. Number of grants: 50 (U.S.) More information and application: http://www.gatesscholar.org/
Fulbright Grant
What it funds: One year of graduate study in the U.K. (See also the Fulbright grants under Graduate Study Abroad (non-U.K.), Teaching, and Internships.)
Who is eligible: U.S. Citizens Number of grants: 30 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email after you submit your statement of intent to apply. More information and official application: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/ Notes: When applying for the Fulbright, you must submit a statement of intent to apply to OCS; this is typically due about a month before the on-campus deadline.
Churchill Scholarship
What it funds: One year of study at Cambridge University
Who is eligible: U.S. Citizens aged 19-26 with a GPA of 3.7 or higher Number of grants: 13 Endorsement application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information and official application: http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org/Scholarships.html Notes: Harvard's endorsement is required.
St Andrew's Society Scholarship
What it funds: One year of study at a university in Scotland
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors with at least one Scottish ancestor Number of grants: 2 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants and the printed version Notes: Harvard's nomination is required. Harvard can nominate one student.
Keasbey Scholarship
What it funds: One year of study at one of four universities in the U.K.
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors. Harvard students may only apply every three to four years. Number of grants: 3-4 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants Notes: Harvard's nomination is required. Harvard may nominate three students
Harlech Scholarship
What it funds: One year of study at Oxford University. The Harlech Scholar has visiting student status, rather than enrolling for a degree.
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors and GSAS students Number of grants: 1 (offered every other year) Application available from: Committee on General Scholarships (also cgs@fas.harvard.edu) More information: CGS website
Mitchell Scholarship
What it funds:One year of study in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland
More information: See the Mitchell entry below under Graduate Study Abroad (non-U.K.)
Commonwealth Scholarship
What it funds: One to three years of study at any university in the U.K.
Who is eligible: Citizens of countries in the British Commonwealth except for the U.K. Number of grants: 120-150 Application and more information: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Chevening Scholarship
What it funds: Three months to three years of study at any university in the U.K., including vocational and professional courses
Who is eligible: Citizens of 160 countries (the U.S. is not among them). Number of grants: lots Application and more information: http://www.chevening.com/ Notes: Requirements vary by nominating country; generally, one must already be established in a career and be 25-35 years old.
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship
What it funds: Three months to three years of study abroad. Depending on the type of scholarship, support may be full or partial.
Who is eligible: Citizens of countries where there is a Rotary Club Number of grants: many More information: See the four-page entry in the hard copy of the Guide to Grants Notes: There are several different kinds of Rotary Scholarships. The process is complicated and not well documented. Lowell students have sometimes won these, but we fellowships tutors don't know any more about the details than what's shown on this page.
Overseas Research Studentship
What it funds: Reduces fees for overseas students to the amount that would be paid by home (EU) students.
Who is eligible: Students not from the EU pursuing research degrees (taught postgraduate degrees don't count). Number of grants: unknown. ORS to English universities may not be offered after 2009. More information and application available: Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme
Scholarships offered directly by the universities
What it funds: Full or partial support of a course of study at that university
Who is eligible: Varies by university Notes: Some universities (as well as some colleges of Cambridge and Oxford) offer scholarships for graduate study. You can look on the universities' websites for more information (for example, Oxford offers a scholarship called the Clarendon), but in general students are considered without further application just by applying to a postgraduate course of study.
General graduate fellowships
Some of the fellowships for graduate study listed below under 'Graduate and Professional School' will fund courses of study abroad.
Harvard Fellowships
Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships
What it funds: One year at Cambridge University. The scholarship will fund a degree program, but scholars are not required to complete (or even enroll in) one.
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors only Number of grants: 4 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants Notes: The Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships are like no other scholarship we've ever heard of. The selection criteria are broad; ambassadorial qualities are the only absolute requirement. Winners often have very high GPA's, but this isn't a stated selection criterion; also, improvement in your grades is just as attractive to them as strong performance throughout. They're looking for people who are engaged in ideas, who take risks, and who will make good use out of what the selection committee likes to call a "year of grace" in an academic setting. Thus, your application to the Harvard-Cambridge should have an essay that's much more of a personal statement than a proposal. If they're not concerned whether you get a degree, they won't really be interested in hearing lots of details about what you hope to be studying. Furthermore, given that this is such an open-ended opportunity, they're not looking to fund students who are just taking the next step in a straightforward progression. You can still apply if you're looking to continue studying in the the same field as your undergraduate concentration, but you need to think (and write) about how this experience is going to be new and exploratory, even if you're in the same discipline. The Harvard-Cambridge, unlike the other fellowships described here, is willing to entertain proposals that are more diversionary. If you've had a longstanding interest in art history, but you've been studying economics, you could certainly propose to study art history. You might not get into a master's program, but for this fellowship that doesn't so much matter. The Harvard-Cambridge is a very social experience: there are dedicated suites for each of the four Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships, so you would be living in the same place as scholars past. They're large, beautiful suites that you can use for having parties or entertaining guests. And the stipends are really high, so you can live well and travel in Britain and Europe. The fellowship is obviously very desirable; typically about 125 students apply. The selection committee hosts an information meeting each fall in late October or early November.
Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship, Henry Fellowship, Michael von Clemm Fellowship, and Herchel Smith Harvard Scholarship (non-science)
What it funds: One year of study at Cambridge (Herchel Smith), Oxford (von Clemm), Cambridge or Oxford (Henry), or any university in the British Commonwealth (Knox)
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors only Number of grants: 4-5 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants Notes: These scholarships have a common application and a single selection committee. As we understand it, they choose their favorite five students and thereafter assign the students to the fellowships. Because most applicants want to go to Cambridge or Oxford, it is highly unlikely that you will increase your chances of winning by stating a second choice in your application or by choosing to study at either of these universities when your first choice is actually a different British university. These are serious academic scholarships; you should probably have at least a 3.6 to consider applying, and successful applicants generally have a 3.7 or higher. The Herchel Smith (described below) is a fellowship for study in the sciences, but typically one of those five fellowships is awarded to a student in the Knox/Henry/von Clemm applicant pool, regardless of discipline.
Herchel Smith Harvard Scholarships
What it funds: 1-3 years of study in science, math, or engineering at Cambridge University
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors or recent graduates Number of grants: 4-5 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Paul Williams Scholarship
What it funds: One year of study in international government and public affairs (broadly construed) at Cambridge University
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors only Number of grants: 1-2 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants Notes: The committee really does take a broad definition of "international government and public affairs". One recent winner, for example, studied economic and social history. Depending on how you present it, even literature or environmental sciences could be acceptable. The stated selection criteria include athletic ability, but the selection committee doesn't seem to weight that very highly, so don't be deterred if you aren't athletic. A 3.6 or higher is recommended, though the Paul Williams is somewhat less grade-conscious than the Knox et al.
Eben Fiske Scholarship
What it funds: Multi-year advanced degrees at Cambridge University (Ph.D. preferred). One-year degrees are funded if they are required to continue on to the Ph.D.
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors only Number of grants: 1 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants This is the most academically competitive among all of Harvard's fellowships to the U.K. Sometimes no students are selected if the pool is not sufficiently strong.
Graduate Study Abroad (non-U.K.)
Fulbright Scholarship (nearly every country)
What it funds: One year of graduate study in just about any country
More information: See the description and links under Graduate Study in the U.K. → National Fellowships. The Fulbright website provides statistics on the number of grants and applications for each participating country.
Mitchell Scholarship (Ireland)
What it funds: One year of study in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens aged 18-30 Number of grants: 12 Application and more information: http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/scholarships.html Notes: University endorsement is required. For details, see this entry in the FAQ.
DAAD Grant (Germany)
What it funds: One year of study in Germany
Who is eligible: Citizens of the U.S. and Canada (and perhaps others). Application available from: Committee on General Scholarships (also cgs@fas.harvard.edu) More information: CGS website and http://www.daad.org/. The CGS link applies only to the application process for U.S. citizens. Notes: Harvard's endorsement is required, so there is an on-campus deadline that occurs far in advance of the national competition deadline. Harvard undergraduates and graduate students are in the same applicant pool (though undergrads fare well in the competition). There are four DAAD winners from Harvard each year.
Augustus Clifford Tower Fellowship (France)
What it funds: One year of study at any university in France
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors and Harvard graduate students (G2's and higher) Application available from: Committee on General Scholarships (also cgs@fas.harvard.edu) More information: CGS website
Williams-Lodge Scholarship (France)
What it funds: One year of study at the Sorbonne
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors only Application available from: Committee on General Scholarships (also cgs@fas.harvard.edu) More information: CGS website
ENS Scholarship (France)
What it funds: One year of study at the Ecole Normale Superieure
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors and Harvard graduate students Application available from: Committee on General Scholarships (also cgs@fas.harvard.edu) More information: CGS website
Harvard-China Scholarship (China)
What it funds: One year of study or research at any of universities in China
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors and Harvard graduate students who are U.S. citizens Number of grants: 5 full, 10 tuition-only Application available from: Committee on General Scholarships (also cgs@fas.harvard.edu) More information: CGS website
Rotary Scholarship (many countries)
What it funds: Three months to three years of study abroad
More information: See the Rotary entry under Graduate Study in the U.K. → National Fellowships
Graduate or Professional School
Fellowships are helpful for Ph.D. students, but you will almost certainly be funded even if you don't win a fellowship. See this entry from the FAQ about paying for graduate school. If you are seeking funding for a master's degree, read this first. If you are seeking funding for medical, law, or business school, you can browse this section and find the few fellowships that we know of that will help you; but generally students pay for these out of pocket or with loans.
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
What it funds: Three years of a Ph.D. in science, engineering, or certain social science disciplines. Medical sciences are not funded (look for NIH grants instead).
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens. Number of grants: 1000 Application and more information: Both of these NSF websites Notes: The NSF application is quite long, including several essays (the essay on diversity and "broader impacts" is actually quite important). Make sure to start it early.
Hertz Foundation Fellowship
What it funds: Five years of a Ph.D. in the applied physical sciences
Who is eligible: U.S. Citizens Number of grants: 14 Application and more information: http://www.hertzfoundation.org/ Notes: The Hertz Fellowship is the most lucrative and the most competitive fellowship for students in the sciences. As described in their literature, you can hold it simultaneously with other graduate fellowships.
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
What it funds: Three years of a Ph.D. in science or engineering
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens Number of grants: 200 Application and more information: https://www.asee.org/ndseg/
NSF-IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) Fellowship
What it funds: Ph.D. study in a variety of fields
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens Number of grants: >125 Application and more information: http://igert.org/
National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering (GEM) Awards
What it funds: A master's degree in engineering, or partial support for the first year of a Ph.D. in engineering. Winners are also expected to do a 12-week internship at a sponsoring company.
Who is eligible: Juniors, seniors, or recent graduates of accredited engineering programs who are black, Latino, other Hispanic, American Indian, or Puerto Rican Application and more information: http://www.gemfellowship.org/
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
What it funds: 2 years of graduate study, including law or med school
Who is eligible: Naturalized citizens, green card holders, or children of naturalized citizens; graduating seniors or first- or second-year grad students Application and more information: http://pdsoros.org/ Notes: The Soros is a great fellowship because it supports all kinds of graduate study and because they establish a community among their fellows by paying their way to an annual Soros Fellows' gathering in New York. The fellowship is generous and prestigious, so competition is intense.
National Physical Sciences Consortium (NPSC) Fellowship
What it funds: Up to 6 years of Ph.D. studies in the physical sciences or engineering; you must also do summer research for one or two years at one of their sponsoring corporations
Who is eligible: Graduating senior women and minorities Application and more information: http://www.npsc.org/
Merage Institute for the American Dream Fellowships
What it funds: $10,000/year for 2 years of graduate study including law or med school, informal study, or internships
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors who are naturalized citizens or green card holders and have a 3.7 or higher Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: Online supplement to the Guide to Grants and Merage Foundation website Notes: Harvard can nominate three students.
Jack Kent Cooke Fellowship
What it funds: 6 years of any graduate study (including law and medical school), anywhere in the world
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors and recent graduates Number of grants: 50 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/ Notes: Harvard can nominate two students. In the mold of Jack Kent Cooke, winners almost never are 22-year-old graduating seniors; nearly all have taken some detour from the straight path to graduating from college.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fellowship
What it funds: Up to 3 years of Ph.D. studies in the sciences, social sciences, or engineering
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens in these fields with a GPA of 3.3 or above Application and more information: http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/ Notes: This competition doesn't tend to be very organized, and their website is rarely updated all that much in advance of the deadline (the application typically opens in December and is due in January). In fact, it's not entirely clear whether it's still being offered, but it's worth inquiring with them.
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
What it funds: Four years of Ph.D. or M.F.A. study in the arts, humanities, or social sciences
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens who will be beginning a Ph.D. or M.F.A. next year Number of grants: 15-20 Application and more information: http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
What it funds: Three years of support for Ph.D. or Sc.D. study
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens planning to pursue careers in academia who have been involved with underrepresented communities. Preference given to members of underrepresented ethnic groups. More information and application: OCS fellowships office by http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/fordpredoc.html
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowship
What it funds: One year of support for dissertation completion (U.S. Citizens); research/study at an American university (non-U.S. citizens)
Who is eligible: Women Ph.D. students Application and more information: American Fellowships or International Fellowships
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF)
What it funds: Four years of study in physical, engineering, computer, or life science
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens or green card holders who are first- or second-year graduate students, or perhaps senior undergraduates Number of grants: 69 Application and more information: http://www2.krellinst.org/csgf/index.shtml
Department of Energy Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SSGF)
What it funds: Four years of study in high-energy-density physics, low-energy nuclear science, or proprties of materials under extreme conditions and hydrodynamics
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens or green card holders who are first- or second-year graduate students, or perhaps senior undergraduates Number of grants: 14 Application and more information: http://www2.krellinst.org/ssgf/index.shtml
Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship
What it funds: Masters or doctoral study in engineering or science, including biosciences. Stipends can be up to $38,000/year for the duration of your degree. Scholars are required to work at a Department of Defense agency or laboratory (as a civilian) for one year for each year of your study that they fund.
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens with a 3.0 or higher Number of grants: 180 Application and more information: http://www.asee.org/smart
Purposeful Travel
If you aren't yet familiar with traveling fellowships, begin by reading this description from the Lowell House Fellowships FAQ (this description applies especially to the Rockefeller and Gardner/Shaw/Sheldon/Trustman fellowships).
Michael C. Rockefeller Fellowship
What it funds: A year-long project of your choice in a foreign country
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors from Harvard College Number of grants: 6-8 Application available from: OCS fellowships office More information: Rockefeller website and online supplement to the Guide to Grants Notes: In addition to the general description of traveling fellowships, the Rockefeller committee is really looking for self-motivated, independent thinkers who will have an eye-opening experience by getting out of their comfort zones and submersing themselves in a foreign culture. •Most recent winners have chosen to go to developing countries, but that isn't at all requirement—you really can go anywhere abroad except for big, international cities like London and Paris and countries where the U.S. State Department advises citizens not to travel (somewhere like North Korea is probably off limits, but we had an '07 student win a similar fellowship and go to Iran). Perhaps those who proposed to go to developing countries were more passionate about their choice of destination country, had thought through their plans more carefully, and thus had crafted more compelling proposals. •You should think about what language ability you'll need to communicate. The Rockefeller committee will entertain proposals regardless of your level of language ability, but you should be up front about this in your statement. They will pay for language study, but only if you indicate this in your proposal. •For the Rockefeller, GPA is unimportant. •The Rockefeller committee expects that you will spend the duration of your fellowship in your destination country without coming home—not for holidays, not for medical school interviews (emergencies I assume are excepted). It's possible to move your departure date to avoid overlapping with things like med school interviews, but it's not possible to apply to graduate or professional schools during the time you're away. •While you won't be incommunicado, they also don't want their fellows to be blogging their journeys and in frequent contact with friends and family from home. •The Rockefeller is truly a fellowship: there is an annual gathering of Rockefeller fellows, including all those about to depart, all those who just recently returned, and an assortment of previous winners (whose ranks include people like Deval Patrick). So there is a community of fellows based around this shared experience. •Sample essays are available by request from the fellowships committee chair.
Gardner, Shaw, Sheldon, and Trustman Fellowships
What it funds: A year-long project of your choice in a foreign country
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors from Harvard College Number of grants: 15-20 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants Notes: Like the Rockefeller, each of these fellowships funds a full year of purposeful travel to a foreign country. The entry in the online supplement has several examples of successful proposals. Although the selection criteria have become quite similar to those for the Rockefeller, the G/S/S/T fellowships will fund a broader range of activities than the Rockefeller. Your project can be more intellectual, exploring something of interest to you, without requiring you to be "at a crossroads" (as the Rockefeller suggests their applicants should be). One thing they won't fund is travel to a country to connect with your own heritage (which is something the Rockefeller has occasionally funded in the past). These four fellowships are administered together, and you can apply for all four of them with one application. They vary slightly in their requirements and goals, but you don't have to worry about that (one committee selects all of the fellows, so they'll pick their favorites and then decide who gets which scholarship; thus, if you're eligible for one, your chances are just as good as any other applicant). If you're a good fit with any of them, then you should apply. Some of them do not require a high GPA, so you're eligible regardless of your grades. A thoughtful essay and proposal is the most important component of your application. These fellowships require House nomination. There will be a House deadline typically in early December, by which you'll have to submit an essay/proposal and CV (but no letters of recommendation at this stage), and the full Senior Common Room will meet to choose Lowell's nominees. Historically, about Lowell can nominate about half of the students who apply. If you receive Lowell House nomination, there will be a College-wide deadline in early February. Sample essays are available by request from the fellowships committee chair. See also the Traveling Fellowships section of the FAQ.
Booth Fellowship
What it funds: A project of your choice in the U.S. or in a foreign country (funding is sufficient for projects lasting 2-4 months). This can include purposeful travel, thesis research, or just about anything that involves travel and isn't employment or internship.
Who is eligible: Juniors or seniors at Harvard Number of grants: 30 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Kawamura Fellowship
What it funds: An all-expenses-paid grand tour of Japan, plus a week in Thailand and some extra travel money to use before or after the official program begins.
Who is eligible: Harvard and MIT students. No knowledge of Japanese is required. Number of grants: 4 Application and more information: http://kawamurafellowship.org
Teaching
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (many countries)
What it funds: A job as an English teacher in a foreign country for one year
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens Number of grants: varies by country More information: See details in the Fulbright Entry above under Graduate Study in the U.K. → National Fellowships
Stowe School/Harvard Fellowship (U.K.)
What it funds: A year as a teacher at Stowe School, a British boarding school.
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors Number of grants: 1 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Millfield School Scientist-in-Residence Fellowship (U.K.)
What it funds: A year as a science teacher at Millfield School, a British boarding school
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors with a good background in a scientific discipline (not necessarily a science concentration) Number of grants: 1 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Shrewsbury School Teaching Fellowship (U.K.)
What it funds: A year as a teacher and coach at Shrewsbury School, a British boarding school
Who is eligible: Graduating senior men who are unmarried Number of grants: 1 Application and more information: Memorial Church, 495-5508 and http://www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu/ef/fellowship.shtml
Bryanston School Teaching Fellowship (U.K.)
What it funds: A year as a teacher and coach at Bryanston School, a British boarding school
Who is eligible: Graduating senior women who are unmarried Number of grants: 1 Application and more information: Memorial Church, 495-5508 Notes: This fellowship is not offered every year. Contact Memorial Church to find out the status of this fellowship.
Laura Houghteling Memorial Fellowships
What it funds: Pays off $2,500 of student loans for students planing to be elementary or secondary school teachers
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors Number of grants: 1-2 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Internships, Public Service, Research, and Other Activities
Harvard Center for Public Interest Careers (CPIC) Fellowship
What it funds: A one-year job placement at one of 70 participating public service organizations in one of six U.S. cities
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors or recent graduates. Application and more information: http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Fellowship_and_Internship_Program/
Luce Scholarship
What it funds: A one-year professional internship in Asia
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors or recent graduates. You don't need prior experience with Asia nor do you need to speak an Asian language. Application available from: Committee on General Scholarships (also cgs@fas.harvard.edu) More information: CGS website
Carnegie Endowment for Peace Junior Fellowship
What it funds: A one-year full-time job on one of the programs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors or people who have graduated in the past year but haven't yet started graduate school Application and more information: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/index.cfm?fa=jrFellows Notes: Harvard's nomination is required; Harvard can nominate two students. Contact OCS to find out Harvard's nomination procedure. The Carnegie application is really long, so make sure to start it well before the deadline.
Fulbright Grant
What it funds: A year of support while pursuing an independent research project.
More information: See the description and links under Graduate Study in the U.K. → National Fellowships. The Fulbright website provides statistics on the number of grants and applications for each participating country, and the hard copy of the Guide to Grants also has a very helpful summary. Notes: If you apply for a Fulbright full grant to do something other than graduate study, it should be for an independent research project. The project should feasible to complete within a year; you'll need to identify resources and/or institutions that you'll draw on to carry out your project and if possible obtain a letter of support from the people with whom you'll be working. If your project is music-oriented, you might also consider the Fulbright/mtvU Fellowship.
Anne and Elliot Richardson Fellowships in Public Service
What it funds: One year of public service work in the U.S. or abroad. This can be a project that you design or an internship that you set up; in either case, the Richardson pays your salary for the year.
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors at Harvard More information: http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/fellowships/richardson.htm Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Stride Rite Fellowship
What it funds: One year of public service, preferably an entrepreneurial project in the U.S.
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors at Harvard Number of grants: 3-5 Application and more information: http://www.pbha.org/fellowshiprequirements.html Notes: Applicants are required to attend one of the Stride Rite infosessions offered several weeks before the deadline.
Human Rights Fellowship (Off-campus)
What it funds: A year of work with a human rights organization (may be NGO's or governmental). The fellowship includes a placement with an organization; you don't have to set that up indepedently.
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors at Harvard Number of grants: 4 Application and more information: Harvard Committee on Human Rights website
Human Rights Fellowship (On-campus)
What it funds: 1-2 years to work on a human rights research project at Harvard
Who is eligible: Graduating seniors at Harvard Application and more information: Harvard Committee on Human Rights website
Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Public Service Fellowships
What it funds: Up to $10,000 toward a public service project that will last at least four months
Who is eligible: Sophomores, juniors, and graduating seniors Number of grants: 6-12 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/fellowships/pforzheimer.htm and the online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Underclassmen
This section includes fellowships open to seniors that will fund projects to be completed before graduation. If you are on financial aid, we highly recommend that you apply for the Dean's Summer Research Award (described below) in addition to grants that fund your researc directly.
Summer Research
Program for Research in Science & Engineering (PRISE)
What it funds: Room and board during a summer of research with a Harvard faculty member. All PRISE participants live in one of the Houses for the summer
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Number of grants: lots Application and more information: http://priselink.harvard.edu/
Herchel Smith Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
What it funds: A summer of scientific research at a laboratory anywhere in the world. Applicants are responsible for setting up their placements.
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Number of grants: 50 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Grants from Harvard's International Centers: including the Asia Center, Center for European Studies, Center for International Development, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and others
What it funds: Varies by center. Many fund travel for research, including thesis research. Some fund language study. Other activities may be funded as well.
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Number of grants: lots Application and more information: There was, but is no longer, a common application administered by OCS. You now have to apply to each center separately. To find out the deadlines and get links to each center's website, log in to CARAT, click "Start a New Application", and you'll see a list of available fellowships including links and deadlines.
David Rockefeller International Experience Grants
What it funds: A significant international experience lasting at least eight full-time weeks. Significant international experiences may include study abroad for credit, thesis or other research, internships (paid or unpaid), service work, other paid employment, non-credit courses taken abroad, or any combination of the preceding.
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Number of grants: lots (perhaps in the range of 100) Application and more information: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/rockefeller/dr_overview.html Notes: It is not yet clear what the selection criteria will be in practice, but it seems like this program will give some preference to younger students, students proposing to do official Harvard programs, and students with limited previous travel experience. Thus, if you're a sophomore on financial aid who has never been abroad and you want to do summer study abroad, this opportunity is perfect for you. But if you are a junior planning to do thesis research abroad, we encourage you to apply anyway. This program is new for 2008-2009, following the large donation from David Rockefeller. Expect a few kinks as the program ramps up, but don't hesitate to apply since there are many grants to fund a vast array of amazing opportunities abroad.
Harvard College Research Program (HCRP)
What it funds: Research with a Harvard faculty member
Who is eligible: Harvard undergraduates Number of grants: lots Application and more information: http://www.seo.harvard.edu/resprog/hcrp.html Notes: There are three deadlines per year: one each for research that will take place during the fall semester, spring semester, and summer
Dean's Summer Research Awards
What it funds: the summer savings requirement for students on financial aid. (If you have already received a different grant for research, this grant makes it so that you don't also have to earn your expected summer income contribution.)
Who is eligible: Current juniors/rising seniors on financial aid Application and more information: http://www.seo.harvard.edu/resprog/deansummer.html
David Roux Fund Grants
What it funds: A summer project or internship abroad in a health-related field
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Number of grants: 15-20 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: This fellowship actually isn't listed in the Guide to Grants or the online supplement. Closer to the deadline (sometime in the spring semester), OCS will likely post a page about it on the main OCS fellowships website
Booth Fellowship
See the Booth description above under Graduating Seniors → Purposeful Travel
Lester Kissel Grants in Practical Ethics
What it funds: Summer funding for research and writing that makes contributions to the understanding of practical ethics. May include research for a senior thesis or other publication.
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Application and more information: http://www.ethics.harvard.edu/grants.php
OIP Summer Awards
What it funds: Research, internship, or an indepedent project abroad
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Application and more information: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/oip_money_featuredsummer.html
Term-time Research
Harvard College Research Program (HCRP)
See the description above under Underclassmen → Summer Research
Radcliffe Research Partnerships
What it funds: A full year (October to June) of research with a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study. Students are paid for the time they spend conducting research.
Who is eligible: Harvard undergraduates Application and more information: http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/research_partnerships.aspx
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
What it funds: Research with Harvard faculty during your junior and senior year and membership in the community of Mellon Mays Fellows who attend seminars together and present their work to each other.
Who is eligible: Harvard sophomores who are underrepresented minorities Application and more information: http://www.seo.harvard.edu/resprog/mellon.html
Faculty Aide Program
What it funds: Research with a Harvard faculty member who has hired you as a research assistant. The program pays half of your wage to encourage faculty to hire student research assistants.
Who is eligible: Harvard undergraduates Application and more information: http://www.seo.harvard.edu/resprog/facultyaide.html
Internships
For internships with NGO's or other public service organizations, see the fellowships listed in the Public Service section below.
Weissman International Internship Program
What it funds: A summer internship in a foreign country.
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Number of grants: 25-30 Application and more information: http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/global/weissman/weissman.htm Notes: You must set up the internship yourself. It cannot be part of a regular career program, and preference is given to students who work with organizations that are different from the organizations where previous (or at least recent) Weissman winners have worked.
IOP Director's Internships
What it funds: A summer internship with one of several campaigns, political offices, and foundations. A recent year's list includes internships in the offices of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Deval Patrick, some British MP's, the Colbert Report, and many more.
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Number of grants: 40 Application and more information: http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Political-Internships/Director's-Internship-Program
David Rockefeller International Experience Grants
See the description above under Underclassmen → Summer Research
OIP Summer Awards
What it funds: Research, internship, or an indepedent project abroad
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Application and more information: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/oip_money_featuredsummer.html
Human Rights Fellowship Internship Program
What it funds: A summer of work with a human rights organization in the U.S. or abroad
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Number of grants: 8 Application and more information: http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=20
David Roux Fund Grants
See the description above under Underclassmen → Summer Research
Coolidge Media & Arts Internship Grant
What it funds: A summer-long media or arts internship (that would otherwise be unpaid) or an indepedent project
Who is eligible: Lowell House students. Preference given to sophomores and juniors. Number of grants: 2-3. May not be offered after 2007-2008. Application and more information: A brief announcement about the fellowship, including the application procedure, will be posted on the Lowell House Fellowships website in the spring, at least 4-6 weeks before the deadline. We will also announce the award on the Lowell House fellowships mailing list.
Sakharov Human Rights Internships
What it funds: A summer internship with an organization in Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia whose activities contribute to the field of human rights, broadly defined
Who is eligible: All Harvard undergraduates Number of grants: 2-3 Application and more information: http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/student_programs/sakharov_internships.html
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCRLAS) Summer Internship Program (SIP) and Summer Internship Grants
What it funds: SIP gives you a summer-long placement with an organization in South America. Summer Internship Grants help you cover expenses for an internship that you set up.
Application and more information: SIP and Summer Internship Grants
Public service
Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Public Service Fellowships
See the Pforzheimer description above under Graduating Seniors → Public Service
Harvard Center for Public Interest Careers (CPIC) Internship
What it funds: A summer job placement at one of 70 participating public service organizations in one of six U.S. cities
Who is eligible: All Harvard undergraduates (including graduating seniors) Application and more information: http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Fellowship_and_Internship_Program/
Harvard Clubs Summer Community Service Fellowship
What it funds: A summer of public service in one of nearly 20 communities (funded by money raised by the local Harvard Club). Details vary by region.
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Application and more information: http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Harvard_Clubs_Summer_Community_Service_Fellowship/
David Rockefeller International Experience Grants
See the description above under Underclassmen → Summer Research
100 Projects for Peace
What it funds: $10,000 for a grassroots project for peace. Applications may come from an individual or a group of students.
Who is eligible: Undergraduates at participating universities (including Harvard), including seniors who will complete the project after graduation Number of grants: 100 Application and more information: http://www.kwd100projectsforpeace.org/ Notes: Applicants must apply through Harvard. As of 2008-2009, Harvard's coordinator is Janet Irons. It is now in its third year, though it appears to be funded one year at a time so you should check each year to see whether it will be offered.
Ho, Lamont, Lee, and Ritland Grants
What it funds: A public service project during the summer.
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Steiner Community Service Fund Grants
What it funds: $1,800 toward entrepreneurial public service projects in the U.S. or abroad
Who is eligible: Harvard undergraduates except second-semester seniors Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants
Arthur Liman Public Interest Law Fellowship
What it funds: A summer of work in public interest law. Students are responsible for setting up their own placements with a suitable organization (suggestions on the program website).
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Application and more information: http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Arthur_Liman_Public_Interest_Law_Fellowship/
Public Service Work-Study Grant
What it funds: A summer of work with a nonprofit of your choice
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen who are eligible for federal work-study Application and more information: http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Public_Service_WorkStudy_Grant/
CPIC-Heckscher Fund for Service Internship (FSI) Program
What it funds: A summer internship with a nonprofit or government organization committed to improving the lives of children and youth in the New York City Metro Area
Who is eligible: All Harvard undergraduates (including graduating seniors) Application and more information: http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Fund_for_Service_Internship_Program/
Prestigious Fellowships
Each of these fellowships are national competitions. Winners receive funding for their remaining years of undergraduate study and/or for graduate school. For these fellowships, however, the recognition may be as important as the financial award.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
What it funds: Up to $7,500 for each of your remaining undergraduate years
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens or green card holders who are sophomores and juniors pursuing a career in mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering (medical sciences are acceptable only for students intending a career in research rather than clinical practice) Number of grants: 300 Endorsement application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request Official application and more information: http://www.act.org/goldwater/ Notes: Harvard's nomination is required. Harvard can nominate four students.
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
What it funds: $27,000 toward graduate school, $3,000 for the senior undergraduate year
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens who are juniors who are committed to a career in government or public service and are in the top quarter of the class (roughly 3.6-3.7 or above) Number of grants: 80 Endorsement application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request Official application and more information: http://www.truman.gov/ Notes: Harvard's nomination is required. Harvard can nominate four students.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
What it funds: $5,000 toward the subsequent year of undergraduate study
Who is eligible: U.S. citizens or green card holders who are sophomores or juniors and are either a) pursuing a career in careers related to the environment, or b) are American Indian or Native Alaskan and pursuing careers in health care or tribal public policy Number of grants: 80 Endorsement application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request Official application and more information: http://udall.gov/ Notes: Harvard's nomination is required. Harvard can nominate six students.
Beinecke Scholarship
What it funds: $32,000 toward graduate study in the arts, humanities, or social sciences
Who is eligible: Juniors who are U.S. citizens Number of grants: 20 Endorsement application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request Official application and more information: http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/beinecke/ Notes: Harvard's nomination is required. Harvard can nominate one student.
Travel/indepedent projects
If you aren't yet familiar with traveling fellowships, begin by reading this description from the Lowell House Fellowships FAQ (this description applies in particular to the Christian and Segal Fellowships).
Michael Christian Fellowship and Anton Segal Memorial Fellowship
What it funds: A summer pursuing an independent project in a foreign country
Who is eligible: Sophomores and juniors at Harvard Number of grants: 3 Application available from: OCS fellowships office by email request More information: online supplement to the Guide to Grants Notes: As with other the senior traveling fellowships, look in the online supplement to the Guide to Grants as well as the OCS reading room to get a better idea of what kinds of proposals have been funded in the past. n.b.: the Christian and Segal Fellowships are administered together and share an application, so they're essentially different names for the same pool of money.
David Rockefeller International Experience Grants
See the description above under Underclassmen → Summer Research
Booth Fellowship
See the Booth description above under Graduating Seniors → Purposeful Travel
OIP Summer Grants
See the OIP Summer Grants description above under Underclassmen → Summer Research
Caroline Isenberg Fellowship
What it funds: A summer of theater study, preferably in England
Notes: Students who will return to Harvard after completing the fellowship Notes: Recently this fellowship has been awarded along with Booth grants; just apply for the Booth and you'll be eligible for the Isenberg
Kawamura Fellowship
See the Kawamura description above under Graduating Seniors → Purposeful Travel
Summer Study
There only a few fellowships that pay for coursework during the summer time. Below are the only three that we're familiar with.
David Rockefeller International Experience Grants
See the description above under Underclassmen → Summer Research
OIP Financial Aid Summer Grants and OIP Summer Awards
What it funds: Study abroad at approved summer school programs. As far as we understand it, this fellowship covers tuition but not living expenses.
Who is eligible: Harvard underclassmen Application and more information: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/oip_money_summergrant.html and http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/oip_money_featuredsummer.html
Thouron Prize
What it funds: A summer of study at Cambridge University
Who is eligible: Sophomores and juniors at Harvard, Yale, and Penn Application and more information: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/approved_programs_summer/thouron.html
Other fellowships
WorldTeach Fellowship
What it funds: A summer teaching English in a foreign country. WorldTeach participants generally have to pay, but Harvard (uniquely) offers fellowships for full or partial funding for WorldTeach summer programs.
Application and more information: http://www.worldteach.org/apply/fellowships.html
Artist Development Grants
What it funds: Artistic projects; travel in the U.S. abroad to work with artists or artistic companies; and/or interdisciplinary work
Number of grants: 12 Who is eligible: Harvard undergraduates. Projects must be completed prior to graduation. Application and more information: http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/fellowships/artist.htm Disclaimer: This is meant just to give you a brief description of the fellowships based on what kinds of projects they will fund, along with links to places where you can find more information (n.b.: for all of the national fellowships, see the summary in the printed version of the Guide to Grants, even though we haven't listed it under "More information"). Before applying, you should read up in detail about each fellowship for which you are applying. All the information provided is accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time that section of the website was updated (most of the listed numbers of grants are an approximate number for a typical year). However, fellowships sometimes change their rules for eligibility, application procedures, deadlines, or selection criteria (and sometimes they stop being offered entirely). Ultimately, it the responsibility falls on you—not on the fellowships tutors—to determine the most up-to-date information and follow the rules of the fellowship competition for which you are applying. If you notice any inaccuracies, please report them to us at . Fellowships listingsThese listings contain most of the fellowships that you might consider applying for: • •Harvard College Guide to Grants, 12th edition (hard copy) •Online supplement to the Guide to Grants •funding.fas.harvard.edu, the Harvard College database of Funding Sources for International Experience •OCS concise list of external fellowships There are many other fellowships out there. You may find some among the other references on the resources page of this website. There is also a long list of other resources in the back of the Guide to Grants (hard copy). There are other fellowships that are offered only to Harvard students but aren't listed in any of these guides; they're funded by departments or centers, or other schools at Harvard, and you'll have to contact them to see what if any fellowships they offer. DeadlinesThe majority of these fellowships are administered by the OCS Fellowship Office. For these competitions, the deadlines can be found on the OCS calendar. They also have a Google calendar, but as of Sept 30 it still only had the infosessions, not the deadlines (the main calendar has more detailed information about each fellowship). For other competitions, to find out the deadlines you'll have to contact the fellowships administrators listed in the descriptions above. |
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