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Which Award Is Best For You?

To find the best fit, be sure to read the full description of each scholarship to learn eligibility requirements, criteria for selection, application materials, and timeline.

You should also look at scholarships that you could seek in the future. By starting, early you can build a compelling application.

For most of these scholarships and fellowships, MIT committees select or endorse one or more student(s) to represent MIT at the national level. If you are interested in pursuing any of these scholarships, consult the scholarship’s MIT contact for more information and advice before submitting your application.

 

Name

Type

Field

Year of Application

MIT Deadline

Beinecke 

Graduate Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences Junior January 30

CANES Internship

Undergraduate/Graduate Nuclear Science and Engineering Juniors, seniors, or graduate December 1

Chateaubriand

Doctoral All scientific, humanities, and social science disciplines  Ph.D. November 17

Churchill

Graduate Engineering, Mathematics, Science Senior or graduate   September 4

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)   

Graduate or Post-Doctorate All but medicine Senior, graduate, alum October 20

Eloranta 

Summer Fellowship Any Any undergraduate April

Fulbright

Graduate  Advanced research, graduate study, or teaching at the university, secondary or elementary level Senior or graduate September 12

Gates

Graduate All subjects offered at the Cambridge University but usually those addressing global problems related to health, equity, technology and learning Senior, graduate, or alumni September 4

Goldwater

Undergraduate Science, Engineering, and Math Sophomore, junior November

Humboldt

Undergraduate/graduate  Any Graduate September

Luce

Post undergraduate Any field other than Asian Studies Senior October

Marshall

Graduate or second undergraduate Any Senior, graduate, or alumni September 4

Merage

Graduate Any Senior October

Mitchell

Graduate Any Senior, graduate, or alumni September 4

Pasteur

Post-doctoral All scientific disciplines Ph.D. student or post-doctorate January

Public Service Fellowships

Undergraduate or graduate Any Freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate Varies

Rhodes

Graduate Any Senior, graduate, or alumni September 4

Soros

Must hold a bachelor’s and be a new American  Any Senior, graduate, or alumni October

Truman

Graduate Government, non-profit sector, or public service Junior November

Udall

Undergraduate  Environmental study or related fields, health care (for Native American and Alaskan natives only), or tribal public policy Sophomores and juniors February