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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.

Urban Fellows Program

Deadline: 01/15/2025 (Tentative)

The Urban Fellows Program is a nine-month fellowship in New York City that combines work in Mayoral offices and City agencies with volunteer service opportunities and a seminar series that explores current urban issues impacting public policy.

Davis Projects for Peace (Tentative Deadline)

Deadline: 01/17/2025 (Tentative)

The Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace program invites undergraduates (including graduating seniors) to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer, anywhere in the world. The projects judged to be the most promising and valuable will be funded at $10,000 each.

Udall Scholarship (Tentative Deadline)

Deadline: 01/30/2025 (Tentative)

$7,000 scholarships to college sophomores and juniors engaged in leadership, public service, and commitment to EITHER 1) conservation and environmental science, policy, or activism OR 2) Native American or Alaska Native students pursuing health-related careers or policy issues in Indian country

Josephine de Karman Fellowship

Deadline: 01/31/2025 (Tentative)

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

President's Innovation Prize

Deadline: 02/02/2025 (Tentative)

President's Engagement Prizes

Deadline: 02/02/2025 (Tentative)

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.