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
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- Click "Reset" to return to the complete list of fellowships
Humanity in Action Fellowship
Deadline: 02/04/2025 (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.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in South Asian Languages (Tentative Deadline)
Deadline: 02/07/2025 (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 East Asian Languages (Tentative Deadline)
Deadline: 02/07/2025 (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.
Rangel Summer Enrichment Program
Deadline: 02/15/2025 (Tentative)The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program is a six-week summer program designed to provide undergraduate students with a deeper appreciation of current issues and trends in international affairs, a greater understanding of career opportunities in international affairs, and the enhanced knowledge and skills to pursue such careers.
Saint Andrew's Society Undergraduate Scholarship (Tentative Deadline)
Deadline: 02/18/2025 (Tentative)AIF Banyan Impact Fellowship (formerly AIF Clinton Fellowship for Service in India)
Deadline: 02/20/2025 (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.
Hertog Foundation Summer Programs in Political Studies
Deadline: 03/01/2025 (Tentative)Beinecke Scholarship
Deadline: 03/04/2025 (Tentative)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 strong preference for Pell Grant recipients (Penn nomination required)
Hassenfeld Foundation Social Impact Grant
Deadline: 03/15/2025 (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.