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The Boren Scholarship 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 Scholarship 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. Scholars must commit to work for the federal government for at least one year after graduating.

University of Maryland College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Summer Research Initiative (SRI) funds research experience and mentoring to students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in behavioral and social science fields. The program welcomes applications from students belonging to ethnic minority groups or whose research interests relate to diverse communities. The program lasts for ten weeks.

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.

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 James Madison Graduate Fellowship offers graduate school funding for aspiring secondary school teachers of the American Constitution. Fellowship applicants must be applying for a master's degree program (MA, MAT, or MEd) at an accredited US university, and the degree must include substantial coursework on the American Constitution. The Fellowship provides a maximum of $24,000 over the course of the degree program for academic fees.

Astronaut Scholarships provide up to $15,000 and mentoring to students who intend to conduct research or advance their field across the breadth of STEM fields.

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.

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 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 Raven Society awards fellowships of up to $2500 towards independent research projects for the summer and fall. All research topics will be considered.