CURF’s Fellowships Directory is a tool for Penn students and alumni to familiarize themselves with a broad range of fellowship opportunities. Keep in mind, it is not an exhaustive list. Fellowships staff are happy to assist you in applying for virtually any fellowship. Here is a pdf of a 4-year overview of some of the fellowships available to undergraduates.
If you are (or soon will be) an active applicant for any fellowship, sign up for CURF's Mailing List for weekly updates on fellowships and related opportunities and enroll in CURF's Fellowship Resources canvas site to access resources for preparing for fellowships.
For applicants interested in graduate study in the United Kingdom, please see the Identifying UK Graduate Programs & Funding page and use the UK government's Research Excellence Framework 2021 ranking of UK graduate programs to identify the strongest and most appropriate UK graduate degree programs that fit your interests as determined by UK faculty.
TIPS for using CURF's Fellowships Directory below:
- To focus on fellowships that fit your needs, use the Filters below to select:
- WHEN you wish to receive funding (Fellowship Availability)
- WHAT kind of experience you are seeking (Fellowship Type)
- WHERE you wish to go (Fellowship Location)
- WHICH fellowships you are eligible for (Fellowship Eligibility)
- You may select multiple options within each filter, or leave some or all filters blank to see more options
- Click "Apply" to view the results of your preferences
- You may SAVE your customized list by saving the URL from your browser
- Click "Reset" to return to the complete list of fellowships
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.
Chevening Scholarship (Deadlines Vary)
Deadline: 11/05/2025 (Tentative)Funds mid-career professionals from abroad to pursue postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Saint Andrew’s Society Graduate Scholarship
Deadline: 11/06/2025 (Tentative)Provides $35,000 in funding toward one year of full-time graduate study in any field at any university in Scotland (recipients must have some Scottish descent) (Penn nomination required)
Critical Language Scholarship
Deadline: 11/19/2025 (Tentative)The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students.
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship
Deadline: 01/29/2026 (Tentative)Funds one Penn PhD student to spend a year as a non-degree visiting student at the University of Oxford (Penn nomination required)
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows Program (Tentative Deadline)
Deadline: 01/31/2026 (Tentative)A six-week summer institute for riding college juniors offering a leadership curriculum.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in Middle Eastern Languages (Tentative Deadline)
Deadline: 02/01/2026 (Tentative)The Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship offers academic year and summer fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students with training in specific languages and related areas or international studies, and who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in African Languages (Tentative Deadline)
Deadline: 02/01/2026 (Tentative)The Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship offers academic year and summer fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students with training in specific languages and related areas or international studies, and who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States.