Nationally Competitive Scholarships

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Scholarship/ Webpage	Description/ Faculty Advisor
Carnegie	Carnegie Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates. Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year, with a full benefits package. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, December 01, 2005 Contact: Amy Welch, Honor Scholar Program
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)	Offers a wide range of graduate and undergraduate scholarships and grants for study and research in Germany. Preliminary Deadline: Saturday, October 15, 2005 Contact: Michael Mackenzie, Art
Davies - Jackson	Supports 2 years of graduate study at St. John's College, Cambridge University. Designed for students in the arts, humanities, and social sciences "who are among the very first in their families to have graduated from college." Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 15, 2005 Contact: Andrea Sununu, English
Fulbright	Supports one academic year of study/research in any of over 140 countries, with the goal of promoting cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 01, 2005 Contact: David Gellman, History
Gates Cambridge	Supports 1-4 years of study at Cambridge University. Goal is to create future leaders who will address global problems related to health, equity, technology, and learning. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 15, 2005 Contact: Beth Hawkins, Religious Studies
Goldwater	Supports 1-2 years of undergraduate study for students who intend careers in mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering; scholars apply in sophomore or junior year. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, December 01, 2005 Contact: Bryan Hanson, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Hollings	Offers generous financial support for the junior and senior years and a paid 10-week summer internship to undergraduates interested in oceanic and atmospheric science. Preliminary Deadline: Saturday, April 01, 2006 Contact: Fred Soster, Geosciences
Jack Kent Cooke	Supports up to six years of graduate study in U.S. or abroad; students may pursue any graduate or professional degree. Highly competitive (GPA 3.5 or above). Preliminary Deadline: Saturday, April 01, 2006 Contact: Marnie McInnes, Academic Affairs & English
Jacob K. Javits	Supports graduate study in selected fields of the arts, humanities and social sciences. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 01, 2005 Contact: Rebekah Long, English
Madison	Supports 2 years of graduate study towards a master's degree concentrating on American history or government; for students who teach or plan to teach about the U.S. Constitution in secondary school. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, December 01, 2005 Contact: John Schlotterbeck, History; Jamie Stockton, Education Studies
Marshall	Supports 2 years of study in any discipline at a university in the U.K., leading to the award of a British University degree. Highly competitive. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 01, 2005 Contact: Bruce Serlin, Biology; Rebecca Schindler, Classical Studies
Mellon	The foundation has suspended graduate scholarships for 2005, but expects to offer them again in the future Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 15, 2005
Mitchell	Supports 1 year of graduate study at a university in Ireland for future American leaders. Goal is to promote understanding of "the island from which 44 million Americans claim descent." Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 01, 2005 Contact: Sara Gerend, English
NSF / National Science Foundation	The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 15, 2005 Contact: Jacqueline Roberts, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Rhodes	Supports 2 or 3 years of study at Oxford University. Goal is to bring together outstanding students from many countries around the world and to prepare students for service to others. Highly competitive. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 01, 2005 Contact: Marcia McKelligan, Philosophy
Rotary	Offers three types of Ambassadorial Scholarships: 1) one year of academic study in another country; 2) 2-3 years degree-oriented study in another country; 3) 3-6 months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, December 01, 2005 Contact: Kate Knaul, International Education and Off-Campus Studies
Soros	Supports up to two years of graduate study in any professional field or scholarly disipline; applicants must be "new Americans" -- resident alien with green card, naturalized U.S. citizen, child of two naturalized citizens. Seniors and graduate students in first or second year may apply. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, September 15, 2005 Contact: Inge Aures, Modern Languages; Sherry Mou, Modern Languages & Asian Studies
Truman	Supports 1 or more years of graduate study in U.S. or abroad for students planning a career in public service; scholars apply and are accepted as juniors. Preliminary Deadline: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 Contact: Bruce Stinebrickner, Political Science
Udall	One-year undergraduate scholarship for students who intend careers related to the environment; and for Native American and Alaska Native students who intend careers in health care or tribal public policy. Scholars apply and are selected as sophomores. Preliminary Deadline: Thursday, December 01, 2005 Contact: Tim Cope, Geosciences
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International students - Please note that some of the above scholarships are not available to non-U.S. citizens. For a list of scholarships open to students of other nationalities, please visit the University of Maryland website.