Students and recent graduates who demonstrate qualities such as academic achievement, leadership experience and a commitment to service are encouraged to explore the fellowship opportunities listed below. Some of these opportunities require applicants to be endorsed or nominated by Berry College and therefore have a campus deadline that is prior to the program deadline.
For more information about a particular fellowship, visit the program website or contact the designated campus advisor, who will guide you through the application process.
You may also be eligible to apply for awards not listed here. To find such awards, use the databases provided by the University of Illinois and the University of South Carolina.
Undergraduate OPPORTUNITIES
The Boren Awards fund the intensive study of language and culture abroad by U.S. undergraduate or graduate students. All eligible applicants have the option to either apply for a Regional Flagship Language Initiative or select/design their own study program.
- Award amount: up to $25,000 (up to 1 year)
- Eligibility criteria: freshman, sophomore or junior
- Program website: borenawards.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Davis, edavis@berry.edu
- Program deadline: January 31, 2024
The Goldwater Scholarship Program, one of the oldest and most prestigious national scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics in the United States, seeks to identify and support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise of becoming this nation’s next generation of research leaders in these fields.
- Award amount: up to $7,500 per year (1-2 years)
- Eligibility criteria: sophomore or junior; minimum 3.0 GPA
- Program website: goldwaterscholarship.gov
- Campus advisor: Dr. Mark Turlington, mturlington@berry.edu
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Program deadline: January 26, 2024
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation—the federal memorial to our thirty-third President—awards merit-based scholarships to college students who plan to pursue careers in government or elsewhere in public service.
- Award amount: up to $30,000
- Eligibility criteria: junior
- Program website: truman.gov
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Program deadline: February 6, 2024
The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment.
- Award amount: up to $7,000 (1 year)
- Eligibility criteria: sophomore or junior
- Program website: udall.gov/OurPrograms/Scholarship/Scholarship.aspx
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Program deadline: TBD
Graduate OPPORTUNITIES in the United States
Each year, through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 12 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. James C. Gaither Junior Fellows work as research assistants to Carnegie’s senior scholars.
- Award amount: $42,000
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: carnegieendowment.org/about/jr-fellows
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadline: January 15, 2024
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.
- Award amount: up to $12,000 per year (1-2 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: jamesmadison.gov
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadline: March 2, 2024
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program cultivates a diverse, multidisciplinary community of emerging leaders from around the world and guides them to collaborate, innovate, and communicate as they prepare to address the complex challenges facing society.
- Award amount: full cost of attendance (up to 3 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: knight-hennessy.stanford.edu
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadline: October 11, 2023
The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions.
- Award amount: up to $34,000 per year (3 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: nsfgrfp.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadlines: October 16-20, 2023
The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
- Award amount: up to $48,000 per year (2 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior; minimum 3.2 GPA
- Program website: paynefellows.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadline: October 26, 2023
The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program is a program funded by the U.S. Department of State, administered by Howard University, that attracts and prepares outstanding young people for Foreign Service careers in the U.S. Department of State.
- Award amount: up to $37,000 per year (2 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior; minimum 3.2 GPA
- Program website: pickeringfellowship.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadline: September 21, 2023
The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a program that aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State in which they can help formulate, represent, and implement U.S. foreign policy.
- Award amount: up to $37,500 per year (2 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate; minimum 3.2 GPA
- Program website: rangelprogram.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadline: September 28, 2023
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. Each year, we invest in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are poised to make significant contributions to US society, culture, or their academic field.
- Award amount: up to $90,000 (2 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: pdsoros.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadline: October 26, 2023
Graduate OPPORTUNITIES Outside the united States
The Boren Awards fund the intensive study of language and culture abroad by U.S. undergraduate or graduate students. All eligible applicants have the option to either apply for a Regional Flagship Language Initiative or select/design their own study program.
- Award amount: up to $25,000 (up to 1 year)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: borenawards.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Davis, edavis@berry.edu
- Program deadline: January 24, 2024
In partnership with more than 140 countries worldwide, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers unparalleled opportunities in all academic disciplines to passionate and accomplished graduating college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals from all backgrounds. Program participants pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English abroad.
- Award amount: varies by country
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: us.fulbrightonline.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. Jennifer Corry, jcorry@berry.edu
- Campus deadline: October 1, 2023
- Program deadline: October 10, 2023
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme was established in 2000 after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated $210 million to the University of Cambridge to fund an international postgraduate scholarship programme for students who are both academically outstanding and show a strong commitment to improving the lives of others.
- Award amount: full cost of attendance (up to 4 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: gatescambridge.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadline: October 11, 2023
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to fifty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at a UK institution in any field of study.
- Award amount: full cost of attendance (1-2 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate; minimum 3.7 GPA
- Program website: marshallscholarship.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Program deadline: September 26, 2023
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program is designed to introduce and connect generations of future American leaders to the island of Ireland, while recognizing and fostering intellectual achievement, leadership, and a commitment to community and public service.
- Award amount: full cost of attendance (1 year)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: us-irelandalliance.org/mitchellscholarship
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Program deadline: September 28, 2023
The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international educational fellowships, were initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford.
- Award amount: full cost of attendance (2-3 years)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/office-of-the-american-secretary/
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Program deadline: October 4, 2023
Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective, one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing that is designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders for the challenges of the future.
- Award amount: full cost of attendance (1 year)
- Eligibility criteria: senior or recent graduate
- Program website: schwarzmanscholars.org
- Campus advisor: Dr. David Slade, dslade@berry.edu
- Program deadline: September 19, 2023