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CURF’s Fellowships Directory helps Penn students and alumni explore a wide range of fellowship opportunities. While the directory is not exhaustive, CURF staff are available to support applications for any fellowship.

If you are an active applicant—or plan to apply soon—sign up for CURF’s newsletter to receive weekly updates on fellowships and related opportunities. You can also enroll in CURF’s Fellowship Resources Canvas site to access application guidance and preparation materials.

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Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

Deadline: (Tentative)

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

Senior Year, Alumni, Graduate Student
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Boren Graduate Fellowship

Deadline: (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.

Senior Year, Alumni, Graduate Student
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Projects for Progress

Deadline: (Tentative)

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.

Sophomore Year, Junior Year, Senior Year, Graduate Student
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Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

Deadline: (Tentative)

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.

First-Year, Sophomore Year, Junior Year, Senior Year
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Queen Elizabeth Scholarship

Deadline: (Tentative)

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

Graduate Student
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Josephine de Karman Fellowship

Deadline: (Tentative)

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

Graduate Student
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Emerson National Hunger Fellows

Deadline: (Tentative)

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program participants gain field experience fighting hunger and poverty through placements in community based organizations across the country, and policy experience through placements in Washington, DC. 

Senior Year, Alumni, Graduate Student
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AIF Banyan Impact Fellowship

Deadline: (Tentative)

The Fellowship pairs a select number of highly skilled young professionals with leading NGOs and social enterprises in India in order to accelerate impact and create effective projects that are replicable, scalable, and sustainable. Through ten months of service and fieldwork, Fellows gain knowledge of development on the ground in the fields of education, livelihoods, public health, and social enterprise, honing and harnessing their growing skills as change agents capable of effecting lasting change.

Senior Year, Alumni, Graduate Student
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NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

Deadline: (Tentative)

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.

Sophomore Year
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Fulbright Summer Institutes

Deadline: (Tentative)

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. 

First-Year, Sophomore Year