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Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Deadline: 10/08/2025

Funds up to three years of graduate study in nearly any full-time degree program at Stanford and leadership training for individuals dedicated to finding creative solutions to today's greatest global challenges

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

Deadline: 12/01/2025 (Tentative)

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

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

Deadline: 01/16/2026 (Tentative)

Funds students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.

National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)

Deadline: 11/03/2025 (Tentative)

Funds U.S. citizens and nationals who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in one of fifteen supported disciplines.

NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program

Deadline: 12/02/2025 (Tentative)

The NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program is an accelerated, individualized doctoral training program for outstanding science students committed to biomedical research careers.

DAAD German Academic Exchange Service

Deadline: 10/07/2025 (Tentative)

Funds one full year of study in any subject for a master’s degree or an independent research project at an institution in Germany.

Boren Graduate Fellowship

Deadline: 01/22/2026 (Tentative)

Boren Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide funding for US graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to US interests.  Boren Fellowships provide funding for overseas language study, academic study, research, an academic internship, or a combination of the above.

Hertz Fellowship

Deadline: 11/01/2025 (Tentative)

Funds full-time PhD study for young scientists on the leading edge of scientific discoveries fueling US global leadership in science and technology

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Deadline: 10/15/2025 (Tentative)

Provides support for three years of a full-time PhD or research-based master’s degree at US universities in science, mathematics, engineering, and a few other quantitative research fields supported by the NSF

Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship (must apply to Master's program by December 2024 or January 2025 deadline) (Program deadlines vary)

Deadline: 01/06/2026 (Tentative)

Funds up to five scholars to combine a one-year Master's degree with a one-year MBA at Oxford University.

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