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Projects for Progress

Deadline: 01/25/2026

The $100,000 Projects for Progress award supports teams of Penn students, staff, and faculty who work on initiatives to enhance the quality of life for members of our Philadelphia community.

The Voyager Scholarship: Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service

Deadline: 04/01/2026 (Tentative)

A two-year leadership development program that supports students who have a passion for helping others.

Hertog Foundation Summer Programs in Political Studies

Deadline: 02/24/2026

Fully funded summer seminar programs on political thought, public policy, and foreign affairs.

Hassenfeld Foundation Social Impact Grant

Deadline: 03/17/2026 (Tentative)

The Hassenfeld Foundation Social Impact Grant has been established to provide support to students who are undertaking innovative social impact projects with potential for real-world outcomes. Grants will be awarded up to $5,000 depending on the needs of the project.

NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

Deadline: 01/31/2026

The Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), recognizes outstanding students studying in NOAA mission fields. Student scholars receive up to $9,500 per academic year to support their studies, as well as paid summer internship opportunities at NOAA facilities across the US.

The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program

Deadline: 12/05/2026 (Tentative)

Provides tuition support to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Critical Language Scholarship

Deadline: 11/18/2026 (Tentative)

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students.

Humanity in Action Fellowship

Deadline: 03/04/2026 (Tentative)

Fellows first participate in an intensive three-week summer educational program providing a country and context-specific curriculum (currently: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, the Netherlands, or Poland) that examines historical and contemporary challenges to human rights, pluralism and equality. Then, they embark on developing Action Projects in their own communities.

Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

Deadline: 01/28/2026

Under the auspices of the National Security Education Program, the Boren Scholarship supports undergraduate study abroad focusing on geographical areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to US national security.  These US government grants entail a service obligation.

Fulbright Summer Institutes

Deadline: 02/02/2026

These summer programs provide the opportunity for US undergraduates with at least two years of undergraduate study left to complete to come to the UK on a fully-funded three-to-four week program. 

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