Below is a brief description of the nationally competitive
scholarships and fellowships available along with links to their
websites. Since some of these require University nomination or
endorsement, be sure to inquire early. Even if the award does
not require institutional involvement, the Office of National
Scholarship and Fellowship Advisement will be glad to assist you
with your application. Check the scholarship websites for the
exact application deadlines for this year. If you have
interest in applying for one of these awards, contact onsfa@butler.edu or visit
Jordan Hall, Room 153.
Boren Fellowship ~ View Details
Boren Fellowship
www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship
Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate
students to add an important international and language component
to their graduate education through specialization in area study,
language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren
Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that
are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central
& Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
are excluded. Boren Fellowships are funded by the National Security
Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas,
languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national
security. Applicants should identify how their projects, as well as
their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S.
national security, broadly defined. NSEP draws on a broad
definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of
national security has expanded to include not only the traditional
concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also
the challenges of global society, including sustainable
development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger,
population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.
Institutional nomination is not required.
Application deadline: late January
Davies-Jackson Scholarship ~ View Details
Davies-Jackson Scholarship
http://www.cic.edu/Programs-and-Services/Programs/Pages/Davies-Jackson-Scholarship.aspx
Davies-Jackson Scholarship offers an opportunity for exceptional
students who are the first in their family to graduate from college
to study at St. John's College of Cambridge University in one of
the following fields: archaeology, art history, anthropology,
classics, economics, English, geography, history, modern languages,
medieval languages, music, philosophy or social and political
sciences. Institutional nomination is not required.
Institutional nomination is not required.
Application Deadline: November 1
Fulbright Program
www.fulbrightonline.org
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for
individually designed study/research projects or English Teaching
Assistantships. A candidate will submit a Statement of Grant
Purpose defining activities to take place during one academic year
in a country outside the U.S. Grant lengths and dates vary by
country.
During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and
learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily
experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through
direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field,
home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an
appreciation of others' viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do
things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the
community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a
one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity,
and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual
understanding.
Current Butler students are required to apply through the
University. Alumni may apply through the University or as
"at-large" candidates.
Application deadline: October 17, 2012
Institutional deadline: September 10, 2012
Gates Cambridge Scholarship ~ View Details
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
www.gatesscholar.org
Gates Cambridge Scholarships are highly competitive full-cost
scholarships. They are awarded to outstanding applicants from
countries outside the United Kingdom to pursue a full-time
postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of
Cambridge. The programme aims to build a global network of future
leaders committed to improving the lives of others.
Institutional endorsement is not required.
Application deadline: October 16 (for most
U.S. applicants)
Goldwater Scholarship ~ View Details
Goldwater Scholarship
http://www.act.org/goldwater/yybull.html
The purpose of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is
to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists,
mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college
students who intend to pursue careers in these fields. Each
scholarship covers eligible expenses for
undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and room and
board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually.
Students may apply for the award during both the sophomore and
junior year at Butler.
Institutional endorsement is required.
Application deadline: late January,
2013
University deadline: December 7, 2012
Madison Fellowship ~ View Details
Madison Fellowship
www.jamesmadison.com
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers $24,000
James Madison Graduate Fellowships to individuals desiring to
become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the
secondary school level. Fellowship applicants compete only against
other applicants from the states of their legal residence.
Generally, one Fellowship per state is awarded each year.
Institutional endorsement is not required.
Application deadline: March 1, 2013
Marshall Scholarship ~ View Details
Marshall Scholarship
www.marshallscholarship.org
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to
study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are
selected each year to study at graduate level at an UK institution
in any field of study.
Institutional endorsement is required.
Application deadline: October 1, 2012
University deadline: August 27, 2012
Mitchell Scholarship ~ View Details
Mitchell Scholarship
www.us-irelandalliance.org
George J. Mitchell Scholarships fund graduate study at any
university in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
University nomination is required.
Application deadline: early October
Institutional deadline: September 1
National Science Foundation Graduate Research
Fellowship ~ View Details
National Science Foundation Graduate Research
Fellowship
http://www.nsfgrfp.org/
The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship
Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base
of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its
diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate
students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's
and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. The NSF
welcomes applications from all qualified students and strongly
encourages under-represented populations, including women,
under-represented racial and ethnic minorities, and persons with
disabilities, to apply for this fellowship. Undergraduate students
who are pursuing admission to a graduate program may apply.
University nomination is not required.
Application deadline: early November
Rhodes Scholarship ~ View Details
Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarship (www.rhodesscholar.org)
The Rhodes Scholarships are the oldest and most celebrated
international fellowship awards in the world. Rhodes Scholars are
chosen not only for their outstanding scholarly achievements, but
for their character, commitment to others and to the common good,
and for their potential for leadership in whatever domains their
careers may lead. The Rhodes Trust, a British charity established
to honor the will and bequest of Cecil J. Rhodes, provides full
financial support for Rhodes Scholars to pursue a degree or degrees
at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
University nomination is required.
Application deadline: October 3, 2012
Institutional deadline: August 17, 2012
Soros Fellowship ~ View Details
Soros Fellowships
www.pdsoros.org
The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New
Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of
able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their
chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the
contributions New Americans have made to American life and in
gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the
donors and their family.
Institutional endorsement is not required.
Application deadline: November 9,
2012.
Truman Scholarship ~ View Details
Truman Scholarship
www.truman.gov
The Truman Scholarship aims to find and recognize
college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are
committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy
sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and to
provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership
training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to
making a difference through public service.
Students apply for the Truman Scholarship during
their Junior year.
Institutional endorsement is required.
Application Deadline: February 5, 2013
University deadline: December 7, 2012
Udall Scholarship ~ View Details
Udall Scholarship
www.udall.gov
Morris K. Udall Scholarships are awarded to sophomores or
juniors who are pursuing careers related to the environment, or to
native American and Alaska native students who intend to pursue
careers in health care and tribal public policy.
University nomination is required.
Application deadline: March 5, 2013
University deadline: January 4, 2013
UNCF-Merck Scholarship ~ View Details
UNCF-Merck Scholarship
www.uncf.org/Merck/programs/undergrd.htm
The United Negro College Fund and the Merck Company offer awards
to African-Americans with demonstrated interest in pursuing a
career in scientific research. University nomination is not
required, but applications must be processed though the University,
so allow time for that.
Application deadline: mid-December
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship ~ View Details
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
www.woodrow.org
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation sponsors a
variety of opportunities for applicants interested in pursuing
careers in teaching, foreign service, or conservation. Ph.D.
dissertation fellowships are also available in several
fields. The Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowships,
funded through Lilly Endowment, offer recent graduates, mid-career
professionals and retirees with backgrounds in STEM (science,
technology, engineering, mathematics) support to pursue a master's
degree with a commitment to teach in an urban or rural school
district. University nomination is not required.
Application deadline: varies with
program