Distinguished fellowships

Graduate Institution

Fellowship

Signature and/or Goal of Program

Arizona, University of

Douglas G. Stuart Predoctoral Fellowship in Neurosciences

Advanced degree stage in program of study related to movement neuroscience and demonstration of outstanding potential for a career in research and teaching.

Arizona, University of

Graduate College Fellowship

Brandeis University

Dean's Fellowship

To encourage students from groups whose under-representation in the nation's Ph.D. population has been severe and long-standing to pursue doctoral study in the humanities, social sciences, and creative arts

Brown University

University Fellowships

Students who have been awarded fellowships are expected to devote themselves to research, scholarship, or the completion of their dissertations.

Buffalo, The State University of New York at Buffalo

University at Buffalo sponsored fellowships

To support graduate and professional students who have demonstrated exceptional academic potential

California Institute of Technology

Financial Fellowships

Provides students with valuable teaching experience

California, University of California, Berkeley

University Graduate Fellowships, Diversity Fellowships, and Departmental Block Grant Fellowships

California, University of California, Davis

Fellowships and Graduate Scholarships

Awarded primarily on the basis of scholarship and the promise of outstanding academic and professional achievement.

California, University of California, Irvine

UCI Chancellor's Fellowships

California, University of California, Santa Barbara

Chancellor's Fellowship

California, University of California, Santa Barbara

Dean's Fellowship

Colorado at Boulder, University of

Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship

To attract outstanding students for graduate study at the University of Colorado

Columbia University

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers a wide variety of fellowships to students based on merit.

Cornell University

Duke University

James B. Duke Fellowships

Develop outstanding scholars in the PhD program

Emory University

George W. Woodruff Fellowship

To support exceptional students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and who plan to pursue doctoral programs of study

Emory University

Emory University
The Arts & Sciences Fellowship

Awarded to entering doctoral students in humanities or social sciences programs

Emory University

The Emory Graduate Diversity Fellowship

Promote the diversity of the graduate student body

Florida, University of

Grinter Fellowships

To facilitate the recruitment of truly exceptional graduate students to the University of Florida

Florida, University of

Alumni Graduate Fellowship

Represents the highest graduate student award available at the University

Florida, University of

Presidential Fellowships

Harvard University

J.F. Kennnedy School of Government- Reynolds Foundation Fellowships in Social Entrepreneurship

To prepare talented individuals for national leadership positions as social entrepreneurs
(Education, Government, Public Health)

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of

Graduate College Fellowships for Underrepresented Students

To strengthen the institution and its programs by increasing the enrollment of outstanding students from populations that have been historically under-represented in graduate study

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of

Illinois Distinguished Fellowships

To recruit exceptional applicants by providing funds to match or exceed multi-year financial aid packages offered by other institutions

Indiana University

Wells Graduate Fellowship

To support students who demonstrate the qualities for which Chancellor Wells was renowned: leadership abilities, academic excellence, character, social consciousness, and generosity of spirit

Iowa State University

George Washington Carver Doctoral Fellowship

To assist the national effort to increase the number of Ph.D. degrees earned by underrepresented students across all areas of graduate study

Iowa, University of

Graduate Merit Fellowships

To recruit first-year doctoral students from under-represented groups

Iowa, University of

Presidential Graduate Fellowships

Kansas, University of

Chancellor's Fellowships

To recruit outstanding students for doctoral programs

Kansas, University of

Honors/ First Year Fellowships

Kansas University

Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowhsip

To identify, recruit, and provide development opportunities for exceptional Ph.D. students in the sciences, engineering, business, and economics who demonstrate the promise to make significant contributions to their fields of study and society as a whole.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

KAUST Discovery Scholarship

To ensure that any highly talented student who is qualified and eligible to enroll in KAUST will receive full financial support while at the University.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Graduate Students Office administers a number of these endowed fellowships through an annual competition.

McGill University

Sir Yue-Kong Pao Fellowship

To support an outstanding graduate student on the basis of academic merit. Preference shall be given first to students from Ningbo University and secondarily to students from the People's Republic of China.

McGill University

Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowships

To recruit Master's students in the Faculty of Science and for Doctoral and Postdoctoral research in any discipline

Michigan State University

University Distinguished Fellowships

To Recognize academic achievement, research goals, demonstrated leadership potential, and contribution to a diverse educational community

Michigan State University

University Enrichment Fellowships

To recognition academic achievement, research goals, contribution to a diverse educational community, and a record of overcoming obstacles

Michigan, University of

Rackham Merit Fellowship

To recruit members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in graduate education in the United States

Michigan, University of

Rackham Regents Fellowship

To assist departments in recruiting outstanding entering Ph.D.

Minnesota, University of

Graduate School Fellowships

To recruit outstanding new students to the University’s graduate programs

Missouri-Columbia, University of

Adeline Hoffman Fellowships

To recruit with special considerations for those in the human science area

Missouri-Columbia, University of

Stanley L. Maxwell Scholarships

Merit scholarships to graduate students

Missouri-Columbia, University of

William Gregory Fellowships

Awards can be made to doctoral students in any program

Nebraaska Lincoln, University of

Chancellor's Fellows

To assist departments with the recruitment of superior graduate students by adding fellowship funds to an assistantship

New York University

The Henry M. MacCracken Program

Northwestern University

Presidential Fellowship

Northwestern's most prestigious award.

Oregon, University of

Margaret McBride Lehrman Fellowship

Oregon, University of

UO Doctoral Research Fellowship

Pittsburgh, University of

Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowships

To attract students of exceptional promise and ability either when they first enroll in the PhD program or when they have advanced to the dissertation stage

Purdue University

Andrews Fellowship

To recruit outstanding doctoral seeking students

Purdue University

David M. Knox Fellowship

To enhance the diversity of the graduate student body through the recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds and with diverse views and experiences

Purdue University

Lynn Fellowships

To recruit outstanding doctoral seeking students to inter-disciplinary graduate programs

Purdue University

Ross Fellowships

To recruit outstanding doctoral seeking students to Purdue's graduate programs

Rice University

President's Graduate Fellowship Program

To attract the best students to Rice's over thirty graduate programs

Rice University

Provost's Fellowship Program

To increase diversity in the Schools of Architecture, Humanities, Music, and Social Sciences

Rochester, University of

Provost's Fellowships

To attract talented members of underrepresented groups who intend to pursue careers in university teaching and research

Rochester, University of

Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull University Fellowships

To recognize those applicants with exceptional academic credentials and talent in research

Rutgers, State University of New Jersey

Rutgers Excellence Fellowship Awards

Southern California, University of

All University Predoctoral Diversity

To encourage under-represented groups of doctoral students and to promote the development of a diverse doctoral student body

Southern California, University of

Haynes Foundation Fellowship

Students in the following disciplines are eligible for Haynes Fellowships: Social Anthropology, Economics, American History, Human Geography, International Relations, Political Science, Political Economy and Public Policy, Social Psychology, Sociology, Public Administration, and Urban and Regional Planning

Southern California, University of

Provosts Graduate Fellowships

To recruit Ph.D. applicants whose programs of study fall into communication, life sciences and the urban paradigm or the arts, with preference given to those pursuing an interdisciplinary course

Stanford University

Stanford Fellowships

Stony Brook - SUNY

Graduate Council fellowships

Available for exceptionally qualified incoming doctoral students

Stony Brook University-State University of New York

W. Burghardt Turner Fellowships

To serve as a catalyst for the increased representation of Native Americans, African Americans and Hispanic Americans

Syracuse University

Syracuse University African American Graduate Fellowships (six awarded annually)

Six fellowships are awarded annually to new and continuing African American graduate students.

Syracuse University

Syracuse University Graduate Fellowships

Texas A&M University

Graduate Diversity Fellowship

To attract students to Texas A&M who have a proven record of success in a diverse environment

Texas A&M University

Graduate Merit Fellowships

To encourage high-quality applicants to enroll for the first time in graduate programs at Texas A&M University.

Texas A&M University

Regents’ Graduate Fellowships

To recruit new graduate or professional students with exceptional credentials