External Awards (non-Yale Fellowships)

Amgen Scholars Program

Offers funded summer science and biotech research experience at host institutions across the US and in Japan. Applicants for the US programs must be US citizens or permanent residents and currently enrolled sophomores, juniors, or December grads. Applicants for the Japanese programs are not required to be US citizens.
Application deadline typically in early February.

Austrian Ministry of Education English Teaching Assistantships

Supports one year English language teaching assistantships at the secondary school level throughout Austria. Eligible are US citizens who are graduating seniors/alumni interested in careers in education; prospective teachers of German or TESOL are particularly encouraged to apply; working knowledge of German is required.
Application deadline typically in mid-January.

Beinecke Scholarship Program

Provides $34,000 toward graduate study at a university in the US or abroad for juniors who have received need-based financial aid and who aiming to pursue research-focused programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Campus application deadline typically in January. 

Boren Scholarship

Up to $20,000 to support study abroad focused on less-commonly-taught languages in world regions critical to US interests.
Study abroad programs of 6+ months are preferred, but shorter programs will be considered.
Campus application deadline typically in January. *Yale College students should seek advice about appropriate study abroad programs from Yale's Study Abroad office as part of the Boren application process. 

Canon Collins Educational Trust

Supports a year (sometimes more) of postgraduate degree study in southern Africa, the UK, or Ireland. Eligible are seniors and recent graduates from southern Africa. Application deadlines vary by program: see website for full details.

Chase Coggins Memorial Fund

Supports summer wilderness exploration with philosophical, scientific, or artistic intent and travel to rural areas or developing countries for research/independent study.  Eligible are Yale first-year students, sophomores, and juniors.
Application deadline typically in March.

Chinese Cultural (Yung Wing) Scholarship

Created in memory of Yung Wing, the first Chinese student to earn a degree at Yale University, this Scholarship supports year-long study of Chinese at an approved Chinese university.
Eligible are Yale first-year students, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are not Chinese nationals. Campus application deadline typically in February for the following year.

Commonwealth Scholarships

Support postgraduate study in the UK by citizens of Commonwealth countries, or for citizens of the UK postgraduate study in other Commonwealth countries. Application deadlines vary by program: see website.

Coro Fellowship

Uses the city as a classroom to train the next generation of change makers, through a full-time, nine-month, graduate-level experiential program offered in Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and St. Louis. Eligible are graduating seniors/recent alumni.
Application deadline typically in mid-January.

DAAD, the German Academic Exchange

Supports a wide range of study and research in Germany, for undergraduates, graduates, doctoral candidates and post-docs.
Graduate Study Scholarships are open to graduating seniors and alumni; application deadlines typically in early November, but check website.
(Yale College students interested in the Yale-DAAD RISE program and/or Yale graduate students interested in the DAAD Graduate Research Scholarships should see the Yale Student Grants Database.)

Echoing Green

Offers seed-funding and support for social entrepreneurs. Organizations must work toward solving social, environmental, economic, and/or political inequities; special opportunities for those interested in climate issues and black male achievement. Eligible applicants must be fluent in English and able to commit to working full-time on their organization (so usually graduating seniors, graduating graduate/professional students, and alumni).
Application deadline typically in November.

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for Artists

Supports artists working in a representational style in painting, sculpting, drawing, and/or printmaking, who are in the early stages of their careers. Eligible are those aiming to make art a lifetime career. 
Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Ford Foundation

Seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Predoctoral Fellowships support up to three years of doctoral study. Eligible are US citizens, nationals, and permanent residents applying for or in US doctoral programs.
Application deadline typically in mid-November.

Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Supports graduate study in any discipline at the University of Cambridge. Eligible are citizens of any country apart from the UK. Application deadline is typically in early-October (October 9, 2019) for US applicants and the beginning of December for the international competition. 

Glamour Top Ten College Women

Recognizes leadership, community service, and academic achievements of college women by awarding one grand prize of $20,000 and nine $3,000 prizes Eligible are legal residents of the US and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are female college juniors. 
Application deadline typically October 1.

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

Provides college and grad school graduate with 6-9-month paid opportunities to gain a Washington perspective on key issues of peace and security. Eligible are graduating seniors and recent alumni (US citizenship not required, with OPT/appropriate work permit).
Application deadlines typically late September for following spring, and early January for following fall.

Humanity in Action Fellowship

Supports summer programs which aim to explore national histories of discrimination and resistance, as well as examples of issues affecting different minority groups today. Programs take place in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, and Warsaw.
Eligible are students and recent graduates from universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine and the United States (so any Yale College student is eligible to apply). Application deadline typically in early January

International Radio and Television Society Fellowship

Fully-funds summer internships in New York with media corporations and introduces students to industry professionals.
Eligible are current  juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Application deadline typically in early November.

Josephine de Karman Fellowship

Supports one year of graduate study in any discipline. Eligible are current PhD students of any nationality at US colleges.
Application deadline typically late January.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program

Leadership and global citizenship program that provides three years of funding for any graduate or professional degree offered at Stanford University.
Eligible are graduating seniors, current graduate and professional students, and recent alumni from any country.
See the Knight-Hennessy website and the Yale Student Grants Database for further information. 

Kroc Fellowship – NPR

Supports a year-long internship with National Public Radio offering hands-on training in every aspect of public radio journalism, both on-air and online, including writing, reporting, producing and editing. Eligible are graduating seniors and recent graduates. 
Application deadline typically late December.

Marshall Scholarship

Supports one or two years of study in any discipline at a university in the United Kingdom. Eligible are graduating seniors and recent alumni who are US citizens. Applicants must normally receive endorsement from their undergraduate academic institution. Yale endorsement is given by the Yale Committee for the Marshall Scholarship and coordinated by Fellowship Programs at CIPE. Campus application deadlines for Yale's endorsement typically begin in August 19, 2019.

Michael Manzella Foundation Summer Fellowship

Support summer projects and research related to cancer, children’s causes, and the arts. Eligible are Yale first-year students, sophomores, and juniors (students at the Yale School of Medicine may also apply for support for cancer research). 
Application deadline typically in March.

Mitchell Scholarship

Supports one year of study in any discipline at a university in Ireland. Eligible are graduating seniors and alumni who are US citizens between the ages of 18 and 30.

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Supportsgraduate study in programs leading to doctoral degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering in the United States. There is no service or military obligation. Eligible are US citizens and nationals who are graduating seniors, alumni, or graduate students.
Application deadline typically in December.

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (NIST SURF)

Fully funds summer research opportunities at NIST laboratories in Boulder, CO, and Gaithersburg, MD. Students with biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron research and/or physics majors are always encouraged to apply; there may be research opportunities for students with other majors.
Eligible are US citizens and permanent residents who are undergraduates majoring in science and engineering subjects and considering graduate work in these fields. Campus application deadline typically in mid-January

National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Supports research in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research for one to four years, including summer research. Eligible are all undergraduates.
Application deadline typically mid-March.

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSFGRF)

Supports up to three years of graduate study in the sciences and social sciences at a US institution. Eligible are US citizens, nationals, or permanent residents who are graduating seniors or recent alumni (without any graduate study to date) applying for eligible graduate programs, or those in the first or second year of such a program.
Deadlines vary by field of study, but are typically in late October-early November.

New York City Urban Fellows Program

Supports a nine-month internship that combines work in Mayoral offices and City agencies with a seminar series focused on urban issues and public policy. Eligible are those eligible to work in the US (see website for details).
Application deadline typically in early January.

NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (Postbac IRTA/CRTA)

Provides recent college graduates who are planning to apply to graduate or professional (medical/dental/pharmacy) school a paid opportunity to spend 1-2 years performing full-time research at the National Institutes of Health. Eligible are seniors and recent alumni, US citizens & permanent residents, who plan to apply for graduate/professional school during their tenure in the program.
Applications are rolling but should be made 3-6 months before hoped-for start at the NIH.

Overseas Press Club Foundation Fellowships

Support internships for young journalists aspiring to be foreign correspondents. Eligible are citizens of any country currently studying at US colleges and universities (at either the undergraduate or graduate level), or Americans studying abroad. 
Application deadline typically the beginning of December.

Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship

Full-cost scholarships for the MBA year of the Oxford 1+1 MBA program. Eligible are applicants for the 1+1 MBA program. Apply for the partnering master's degree of your choice and for the MBA by January if your chosen master's degree closes then, or by March (when other master's and the MBA close), and for the Pershing Square.

Paul Mellon Fellowship

Supports up to three years of study in any discipline at Cambridge. Eligible are unmarried graduating seniors in Yale College (US citizenship not required).

Princeton in Asia

Offers one-year, funded, service-oriented placements, including with NGOs. Eligible are graduating seniors and recent college graduates.
Deadlines vary by program but are typically in early November.

Rhodes Scholarship

Supports one to three years of study at Oxford. Only American and Canadian applicants for the Rhodes are required first to apply for institutional endorsement. 

Rhodes Scholars are normally appointed for two years of degree study at the University of Oxford, depending on the course of study proposed (Scholars may choose to pursue a shorter, one-year degree or two, or alternatively to pursue a doctorate or a second Bachelor's degree). All educational costs, including tuition, relevant fees, and travel are covered by the Rhodes Trust.

Saltire Scholarships

Offer up to £8000, towards tuition fees for any one year of full time study on a postgraduate Masters program at any of Scotland’s higher education institutions.
Scholarships are available to citizens of the following countries: Canada, China (including Hong Kong), India, Japan, Pakistan and USA.

Schwarzman Scholars Program

Supports leadership development & a special, fully-funded one-year Master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, with concentrations in International Relations, Public Policy, and Economics & Business.
Eligible are graduating seniors, current graduate and professional students, and recent alumni from any country (knowledge of Mandarin is an asset but is not required).

SMART Scholarship

Supports an undergraduate or graduate degree in a wide range of areas (including mathematics, engineering, cognitive science, biology, chemistry, and physics) at a US institution, and provides mentorship and summer internships. Upon degree completion, awardees are employed through the Department of Defense as civilian researchers.  Eligible are undergraduates who are citizens of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom. Application deadline typically in early December.

Society for Women Engineers Scholarships

Supports undergraduate and graduate study for women admitted to ABET accredited institutions in the US in preparation for careers in engineering or computer science. Eligible are women of any nationality enrolled in or accepted into ABET accredited undergraduate or graduate programs in engineering, computing, or technology.
Application deadlines typically in the spring: see website for details.

Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK)

Offers opportunities to teach conversational English in Korean schools. Eligible are graduating seniors and recent graduates, citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, or US.
Application deadlines vary by program: see website for details.

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Up to $37,000 toward master’s degrees leading to careers in the US Department of State Foreign Service. You may apply to the graduate fellowship during the senior year of your undergraduate program or any time after you graduate, as long as you plan to start graduate school in the fall of the year for which you are applying. Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply. *If pursuing a Pickering Fellowship, you should also apply for a Rangel Fellowship.
Application deadline typically in January.

Udall Native American Congressional Internship

Provides an opportunity to gain practical experience with the federal legislative process in order to understand first-hand the government-to-government relationship between Tribes and the federal government. Eligible are American Indian and Alaska Native college, graduate, and law students.
Application deadline typically the beginning of February.

US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship Program

Supports a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program. Note the pre-requisites for some languages. Eligible are currently-enrolled sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students who are US citizens.
Application deadline typically in November.

White House Fellows Program

One of the nation’s most prestigious programs for leadership and public service, this program provides first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government. Eligible are US citizens who have completed their undergraduate education & are working in their chosen professions.
Application deadline typically in mid-January.

Yale President's Public Service Fellowship

The President’s Public Service Fellowship seeks outstanding  undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to work with organizations that promote economic growth, human development, and neighborhood vitality in New Haven. Earn $5,850 to $9,000 based on experience, degree pending and weeks worked. Fellowship placements range from 8–11 weeks from the end of May through August. For more information and application materials, contact karen.king@yale.edu.

Yale-China English Teaching Fellowship

Supports two years teaching English at one of five host institutions. Eligible are graduating seniors and recent alumni of Yale College (US citizenship not required, nor is knowledge of Mandarin).
Application deadlines typically in December and March.