Graduate Study

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.

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

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

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

Fully funds 1, 2, or 3 years of degree study in the Humanities or selected courses in Global and Area Studies at Oxford University.

$30,000 toward graduate study for college juniors who are “change agents" committed to improving how nonprofit organizations, government agencies, or educational institutions serve the public who plan to pursue careers in government or public service (broadly defined) (Penn nomination required)

Provides support for the final year of a PhD for students enrolled at a university in California

Funds one Penn PhD student to spend a year as a non-degree visiting student at the University of Oxford (Penn nomination required)

Provides New Americans (immigrants or the children of immigrants) pursuing a full-time graduate degree in any field in the United States up to $90,000

Provides $35,000 toward graduate study to juniors eligible for need-based financial aid who are planning to pursue a research-focused master’s or doctoral degree in social sciences, humanities, or the arts, with a slight preference for Pell Grant recipients (Penn nomination required)