Scholarship Sampler

The following is an incomplete list of some of the most notable scholarships. The majority are available to Americans. Use it as a starting point for your scholarship search. Check out the links at the end of each entry to learn more details or apply for a given scholarship.  There are countless other scholarships out there, so don't stop here. For more general information, visit our main scholarships page.

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Popular Scholarships

  • Distinguished Young Women

    • Age requirement: high school (soph./jr. year)
    • Gender: female
    • Value: >$150K annually
    • Country: USA
    • More information: ajm.org

  • Courageous Persuaders

  • Young Professionals Exchange Program

    • Age requirement: 18-24
    • Value: unspecified
    • Country: USA/Germany
    • More information: cdsintl.org

  • New York Times College Scholarship

    • Age requirement: high school
    • Value: up to $7500/yr. for 4 year; notebook computer; summer jobs/internships at NYT;advice/mentoring
    • Other criteria: enrolled full time at a NYC high school and planning to enroll full time in college in the fall following the completion of high school; be an American citizen or legal permanent resident
    • Country: USA
    • More information: nytscholars.org

  • LIS Access Midwest Program (LAMP) Scholarship

    • Value: attendance of the Summer Institute Program is fully funded by LAMP, including travel, food, and lodging for scholars
    • Other criteria: seeks to encourage the participation of students from statistically and historically underrepresented populations in library information science
    • More information: lisaccess.org


  • Fullbright Fellowship

    • Age requirement: U.S. graduating seniors, graduate students, young professionals
    • Value: $210 million (aggregate)
    • Country: 50 different countries
    • More information: iie.org

  • Chevening Scholarship

    • Age requirement: postgraduate students or researchers; plus mid-career professionals
    • Value: £41.3 million (total, '05-06)
    • Country: UK
    • More information: chevening.com

  • Garfield Weston Award

    • Age requirement: entering 1st year of college or currently enrolled in college
    • Value: tuition waiver renewable for 1-2 additional years; $8K stipend renewable for 1-2 additional years; access to summer program funding (up to $3.5K); mentorship
    • Country: Canada
    • More information: garfieldwestonawards.ca

  • Loran Award

    • Age requirement: high school
    • Value: up to $75K
    • Other criteria: granted on basis of character, service and leadership potential
    • Country: Canada
    • More information: loranaward.ca

  • Commonwealth Scholarship

    • Age requirement: postgraduate students; professional fellowships for mid-career professionals in developing countries
    • Value: £1.7 million endowment; individual awards vary by country
    • Other criteria: 1474 total ('07-08)
    • Country: numerous Commonwealth countries
    • More information: csfp-online.org

  • Rotary Scholarships


    Ambassadorial Scholarship
    • Value: $25K for one academic year
    • Other criteria: sponsors academic year scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies
    • Country: multiple
    • More information: rotary.org

    Peace Scholarship
    • Value: unspecified
    • Other criteria: a two-year master’s degree or certificate in international relations, peace, and conflict resolution at one of the Rotary Centers for International Studies
    • Country: multiple
    • More information: rotary.org

    Group Study Exchange
    • Age requirement: ages 25-40
    • Value: $1,000-$11,000 (round-trip airline ticket; Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district
    • Other criteria: in the early stages of their careers
    • Country: multiple
    • More information: rotary.org

  • Young Vocationalists Exchange Program

    • Age requirement: graduating high school sr. (18)
    • Value: unspecified
    • Country: USA/Germany
    • More information: k12academics.com

  • Filipinas, Ahora Mismo

    • Value: €420/month
    • Country: The Philippines
    • More information: prensacadiz.org

  • Gates Cambridge Scholarships

    • Age requirement: college graduate
    • Value: full cost of graduate study at University of Cambridge
    • Country: England
    • More information: gatesscholar.org

  • George J. Mitchell Scholarship

    • Age requirement: 18-30
    • Value: tuition, housing, airfare, $12K stipend, travel bursary
    • Country: Ireland
    • More information: us-irelandalliance.org

  • National Merit Scholarship

    • Age requirement: high school
    • Value: $2,500
    • Other criteria: be a citizen of the United States or be a U.S. lawful permanent resident who intends to become a U.S. citizen
    • Country: USA
    • More information: nationalmerit.org

  • Meyerhoff Scholarship

    • Age requirement: high school senior
    • Value: $5-22K/yr. for 4 years
    • Other criteria: aims to increase diversity among future leaders in science, technology, engineering and related fields
    • Country: USA
    • More information: umbc.edu


  • Marshall Scholarship

    • Age requirement: college graduation
    • Academic requirements: at least 3.7 GPA 
    • Value: 2 fully funded yrs. of study with possible 3rd-yr. extension: University fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the US and, where applicable, a contribution towards the support of a dependent spouse
    • Other criteria: open only to US citizens
    • Country: UK
    • More information: marshallscholars.org

  • IITA Scholarship

    • Value: tuition and stipend all other expenses: 2 yrs./master's, 4 yrs./Ph.D.
    • Other criteria: international students with IT and electronics majors
    • Country: Korea
    • More information: iita.re.kr


  • Monbukagakusho Scholarship

    • Age requirement: 17-35 (varied)
    • Value: unspecified
    • Country: Japan
    • More information: monbusho.org

  • Rhodes Scholarship

    • Age requirement: 18-28; 24 or 25 in most constituencies
    • Academic requirements: "sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a bachelor's degree by the October following election, and "academic standing must be sufficiently high to ensure admission to the University of Oxford, which has very competitive entry requirements"
    • Value: varies depending on field/degree; American Rhodes Scholars get an approx. avg. of $50K per year, up to as much as $175K for those who stay in Oxford for four years
    • Other criteria: must fulfill the citizenship and residency requirements of the Rhodes constituency for which they are applying
    • Country: USA, multiple
    • More information: rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk


  • Queen's Scholarship

    • Age requirement: 12 or 13
    • Gender: male
    • Value: half of boarding fees (worth £14,703, 2010-11)
    • Country: UK
    • More information: british-history.ac.uk

  • Robertson Scholarship

    • Value: full 4-yr. tuition at Duke or UNC-Chapel Hill (plus notebook computer/living stipend)
    • Other criteria: also a leadership development program, it offers participants a unique “dual citizenship” at both Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill
    • Country: USA
    • More information: robertsonscholars.org

  • Samsung Global Scholarship Program

    • Value: unspecified
    • Other criteria: demonstrate academic excellence and leadership potential
    • Country: multiple
    • More information: wikipedia.org

  • Siebel Scholarship

    • Age requirement: graduate school
    • Value: $35K
    • Other criteria: outstanding academic performance and qualities of leadership
    • Country: USA, China
    • More information: siebelscholars.com

  • United Negro College Fund

    • Age requirement: varied
    • Value: varied
    • Other criteria: varied
    • Country: USA
    • More information: uncf.org

  • Harry S. Truman Scholarship

    • Age requirement: college juniors
    • Academic requirements: sufficiently strong grades and coursework to gain admittance to a first-rate graduate institution
    • Value: $30K (up to 3 yrs. of graduate school)
    • Other criteria: U.S. citizen (or a U.S. national from a Pacific Island); service on campus and in the community, commitment to a career in public service, communication ability and aptitude to be a "change agent," and academic talent that would assure acceptance to a first-rate graduate school
    • Country: USA
    • More information: truman.gov

  • Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship

    • Value: $33K estimated average annual cost per scholar
    • Other criteria: individuals from World Bank member countries to undertake graduate studies at universities renowned for their development research and teaching
    • Country: multiple
    • More information: worldbank.org

  • Robert S. McNamara Fellowship

    • Academic requirement: preparing a doctoral dissertation
    • Value: residence costs for a 5-10 month period in a renowned university or research center (up to $25K)
    • Country: multiple
    • More information: worldbank.org