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Below is a list of Fellowships that do not explicitly require US citizenship. Some may be open to applicants from any country, others are open to international students from selected countries, and some require applicants to be either US Permanent Residents or be in the process of seeking to remain in the US. See the eligibility requirements of each program. Fellowships staff are happy to assist you in applying to any of these opportunities.

Additional opportunities for both US citizens and non-US citizens can be found at:

See Funding graduate study in the UK for additional resources.

Chevening Scholarship (Deadlines Vary)

Deadline: 11/05/2024

Funds mid-career professionals from abroad to pursue postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Princeton in Latin America Fellowship (tentative)

Deadline: 11/20/2024 (Tentative)

Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) partners with NGOs and multilateral organizations and places highly qualified recent college graduates in one-year service fellowships with nonprofit, public service, humanitarian, and government organizations with a social mission in Latin American and Caribbean.  PiLA enhances the mission of its partners by building their capacity to impact constructively the communities they serve, addressing the social, economic, and political barriers to egalitarian community development.

Trudeau Scholarship

Deadline: 11/25/2024

Provides three years full funding for a doctoral degree on one of four program themes: Human Rights and Dignity, Responsible Citizenship, Canada and the World, and People and their Natural Environment.

Goldwater Scholarship

Deadline: 11/26/2024

Up to $7,500 toward educational expenses for sophomores and juniors engaged in research and planning to pursue a STEM PhD or master's degree (Penn nomination required)

Yenching Academy

Deadline: 12/01/2024

Funds a full-time Master of Arts in China Studies at Peking University in Beijing in: Literature and Culture; History and Archaeology; Philosophy and Religion; Politics and International Relations; Economics and Management; or Law and Society. Courses available in both English and Chinese

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

Deadline: 12/01/2024

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

James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Deadline: 12/02/2024

The James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program offers up to twelve one-year internships at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Gaither Junior Fellows assist with research and editing for Carnegie senior scholars in areas including nuclear nonproliferation, foreign policy, democracy and governance, technology policy, economics, and regional studies.

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

Deadline: 12/12/2024 (Tentative)

Provides one year of support for full-time completion of a PhD dissertation to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: 12/15/2024 (Tentative)

Provides three years of support for full-time PhD study to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students

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

Deadline: 01/05/2025 (Tentative)

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