Awards Database

The Marshall Jevons Fund awards small grants of up to $1000 to support research projects and academic travel in the field of economics. Typical uses of the funds include attending conferences, conducting interviews, and acquiring specialized data. Students must be enrolled in an economics course or pursuing research related to economics.

National Geographic Early Career grants provide funding for students and young professionals to develop and execute a project on conservation, education, research, storytelling, or technology. Projects should related to one of National Geographic's three lenses (wildlife, human journey, changing planet). Grants are typically offered for $5,000 or a maximum of $10,000, and projects may be up to one year long.

The Charles H. Koch Jr. Award provides financial support to help cover the expenses of internships in international affairs, public policy, and/or legal studies for undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Internships can take place in the U.S. or abroad. Funds can be used for travel, housing, and living expenses over the course of your internship. Award amounts vary according to the duration, location, and costs associated with an internship, and are capped at $5000.

DAAD Graduate Research Scholarships offer a variety of funding schemes to pursue academic research at a German university. Grants are available for long-term stays (7-10 months), for short-term stays (1-6 months), and for doctoral exchange programs. The scholarships provide a living stipend to support students during their stay.

The Humanity in Action Fellowship funds participation in one of several month-long summer programs that explore national histories of discrimination and resistance as well as contemporary issues affecting minority groups. Programs are offered in several European countries and in the US. The summer program offers a series of lectures and visits to relevant organizations and cultural sites and connects students to visiting speakers. After the program, students have a year to initiate an Action Project on an issue in their own communities.

The Ertegun Graduate Scholarship provides funding for a full-time graduate degree (master's or doctoral) in many of the humanities programs at the University of Oxford. The award covers tuition and fees and provides a living stipend. Ertegun Scholars are given personal study space in Ertegun House, the program's home. Ertegun House also offers space for academic and social events for scholars.

The Center for Global Health (CGH) University Scholar Award funds students to design and implement a project related to global health with the support of mentors both at UVa and abroad. Students may design a new project or build upon an existing one. Awards range from $2,500 for individuals to $10,000 for teams. All scholars are expected to present in the CGH symposium.

The UK Fellows Program funds graduating UVa students to teach and live abroad in a UK boarding school for one year. Fellows participate fully by assisting with classes, sport, and residence life. The best candidates are mature, responsible individuals who are eager to get involved. Teaching experience, formal or informal is helpful but not required. The ability to help coach a sport, even if it's not your greatest strength, is a plus. In some instances, coaching positions may be a school's priority.

The Double Hoo Award supports a pair of undergraduate and graduate students to pursue research together as a team. The undergraduate student will gain experience conducting academic research and the graduate student will gain experience as a research mentor. The Award provides funding up to $6,000 to be shared by the pair at their discretion; $500 is given to their faculty advisor for research support.

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship provides scholarship funding for students pursuing research in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. The Goldwater Scholarship awards $7,500 per year remaining in the undergraduate program (two for 2nd year recipients, one for 3rd year) and covers educational expenses such as tuition and room and board.

The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows program is a six-week summer program focused on developing leadership skills. Fellows live near the Mount Vernon estate, meet with DC area leaders, study leadership skills and styles, and develop a capstone project with an individual mentor. The program provides room, board, transportation, and a $3,000 stipend.

The Boren Fellowship provides funding for study abroad in less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to US interests and underrepresented in study abroad (i.e. not Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or countries in Western Europe). The Boren Fellowship provides up to $24,000 for a study abroad program that is 12 weeks to one year long. Up to $30,000 may be awarded if there is supplementary domestic language study involved. Fellows must commit to work for the federal government for at least one year after graduating.

The Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program funds students to conduct summer research in genetics and genomics research with a mentor at a Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME or Farmington, CT. Students participate in an ongoing research program with the support of an experienced scientific mentor. They develop an independent project, implement their plan, analyze the data, and report the results. At the end of the summer, they present their findings to researchers, other students, and parents.

SR-EIP offers closely mentored research experiences in the life and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and the humanities at 20 research institutions. The program is for students interested in pursuing a PhD or MD-PhD. Students receive a stipend, travel and housing expenses.

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center offers several programs for students to conduct summer research. Programs are available in biomedical research, chemical biology, computational biology, engineering, molecular imaging, and quantitative sciences. Student interns receive a stipend for summer support.

The University Undergraduate Award for Arts Projects funds undergraduate students to pursue a creative arts project over the summer and the course of the next academic year. Students may apply as individuals or as a group; students from all schools and majors can apply. Eligible projects might include - but are not limited to - writing or directing a play or film, writing a collection of poetry, designing costumes for a play, choreographing a dance, creating a sculpture, or composing or performing a piece of music.

The Fulbright-Hays funds doctoral students to conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6-12 months.

Each year, the Beckman Scholars program provides one or more $21,000 scholarships to students who will work in select mentors’ laboratories for two summers and an academic year. The scholarship promotes a professional level of research achievement during the undergraduate years in chemistry, biochemistry, and the biological and medical sciences. Scholars take a technical writing course, present their work at academic conferences, and are ideally expected to publish their research in a peer-reviewed science journal.

The Long Nguyen and Kimmy Doung Scholarship Program awards annual, renewable scholarships of $1,000-$2,000 to Vietnamese-American students and student from Vietnam.

The IWL Research Abroad Scholarship provides up to $3,000 to students proposing to conduct research abroad. Students must have demonstrated exceptional abilities in the acquisition of any world language and culture, as well as great scholarly promise and potential to carry out a research project abroad.

The Summer Internship in Lived Theology is a funded, immersion program designed to complement the numerous existing urban and rural service immersion programs flourishing nationally and globally by offering a unique opportunity to think and write theologically about service. Selected participants spend the summer interning with the partnering institution of their choice. Interns are provided with two mentors, one faculty member and one on site, to offer guidance in reading, discussing, and writing about selected texts and to shape his/her work experience. Awards will be made up to $4,000.

The Columbia Business School Summer Research Internship funds students to work on a research project with CBS' faculty on a research project in finance, economics, marketing, management, decision sciences, operations, accounting, or data analytics. Internships typically run from late May to early August. Students from any major may apply.

The NIH SIP is a ten-week summer internship program that funds students to pursue research in a lab at NIH. In addition to research experience, the SIP provides opportunities for professional development and holds a symposium for students to present the results of their summer work.

The Rare Book School Fellowship Program funds students to attend a week-long summer course at RBS. The course must be related to a year-long project that the student will complete over the next academic year. The RBS will then publish the project online.

The Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship Program awards funding for tuition and fees to for students majoring in biology, chemistry, bio-chemistry and related life science fields. Awards of $5,000 and $10,000 are given to students who best exemplify the values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation or Involvement.

The George J. Mitchell Scholarship provides funding for one year of postgraduate study in any field of study at an institution in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. The goal of the Mitchell Scholarship is to connect future American leaders to the Ireland. The Scholarship provides tuition, accommodation, and a stipend for living expenses and travel.

The Marshall Scholarship funds young Americans to pursue a graduate degree or combination of degrees at any institution in the United Kingdom. Two-year scholarships may be used to fund two one-year master's degrees (at the same or different institutions), a two-year master's degree, or the first two years of a longer degree program; some three year extensions are available. One-year scholarships are also available.

The Knight-Hennessy Scholarship funds students to pursue any graduate degree at Stanford University. Knight-Hennessy Scholars receive full funding for their program and a living stipend. While their primary academic affiliation is with their department, Knight-Hennessy Scholars spend regular time together in academic, professional, and social events and activities. They also develop leadership skills through mentoring and experiential learning trips.

The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is for those aspiring to careers in the U.S. Foreign Service who are applying to a two-year master's program related to foreign affairs for the upcoming academic year. The Fellowship provides funding for educational expenses (tuition and fees, room and board) and a stipend. Fellows are placed in two summer internship (one on Capitol Hill, one abroad at a U.S. embassy) and receive mentorship from a Foreign Service Officer during their Fellowship. Fellows who successfully complete the Rangel Program and Foreign Service entry requirements receive appointments in the State Department Foreign Service and must commit to five years of work in the Foreign Service.

Schwarzman Scholars funds students to pursue a one-year master's degree in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The program includes leadership training and a variety of fieldwork experiences to complement academic coursework. Scholars live together in Schwarzman College where courses, lectures, and social activities take place.

The Luce Scholars Program provides job placement and language training in Asia for young leaders with little exposure to Asia. All scholars are offered personalized job placement in the region on the basis of their professional interests, background, and qualifications. The Luce Program begins with an orientation in the US followed by intensive language training in Asia in July and August; job placement begins in September and concludes in July. Scholars may come from any background except for Asian Studies as the program intends to provide young leaders in American society with an understanding of Asia.

The Hertz Graduate Fellowship Award supports doctoral study at a US institution in applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering. The Award provides a $32,000 living stipend and the full cost of tuition, both renewable for five years. Funding may be combined with other awards. Recipients must attend a Hertz Foundation partner institution or petition the Foundation for permission to attend another school.

The Payne Fellowship is for those aspiring to careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) who are applying to a two-year master's program related to foreign affairs for the upcoming academic year. The Fellowship provides funding for educational expenses (tuition and fees, room and board) and a stipend. Fellows are placed in two summer State Department internships (one domestic, one abroad) and receive mentorship during their Fellowship and in their early employment at USAID. Fellows who successfully complete the Payne Program and USAID Foreign Service entry requirements will receive appointments as USAID Foreign Service Officers and must commit to working in the Foreign Service for five years.

DAAD Study Scholarships provide funding for students to pursue graduate study at a German university. Scholarships can be used to fund either a full Master's degree program or study in Germany as part of a graduate degree program completed in the student's home country. For students seeking a Master's degree, grants usually last between 10 and 24 months; for students going to Germany as part of a graduate program at home, grants are available for one year.

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) funds undergraduate and graduate students of all levels and areas of study to attend an overseas CLS Institute for language studies and cultural immersion over the summer. Languages offered are those deemed critical to national security and economic prosperity. CLS Institutes last from 8 to 10 weeks and provide 20 hours per week of language study and structured cultural engagement experiences. The Scholarship covers most fees associated with traveling to and attending the Institute.

The Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing is a fully-funded academic program offering a master's degree in China Studies. The program is taught in English. Students may take classes across six areas: Politics and International Relations, Philosophy and Religion, Literature and Culture, Law and Society, History and Archaeology, and Economics and Management. Chinese language study is also mandatory for international applicants. Scholars have the opportunity to apply for funding to remain in Beijing for a second year.

The Beinecke Scholarship provides funding for master's and doctoral degrees in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, neuroscience excluded. The Beinecke awards $4,000 immediately prior to graduate study and $30,000 during graduate studies to supplement other financial support. U.Va. may nominate only one student per year for the Beinecke.

The NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program funds students to pursue a PhD or MD-PhD in biomedical sciences. Students pursue two years of research at NIH followed by two years of research at either Oxford or Cambridge with mentors of their choice. Students receive their PhD or DPhil from either Oxford or Cambridge.

DAAD RISE Germany (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) offers undergraduate students in the sciences a summer research internship in a German lab. Students apply to projects of interest, and selected applicants are matched to a project with a German PhD student as their mentor. German language is not required and the working language will be English.

The Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship provides $24,000 across three years for students in the beginning years of a doctoral (i.e. dissertation-required) program. Many fields are eligible. Ford Fellows also attend a conference of Ford Fellows and are members of a large alumni network.