National Fellowships

Prestigious National Scholarships

Students with excellent academic records should consider applying for a nationality competitive scholarship or fellowship. The fellowships listed here are intensely competitive, but serious applicants reap plentiful rewards from the process. Students with high academic excellence, and evidence of leadership, community service and/ or research experience should seriously consider applying for a fellowship. If this description fits you, review the websites for those scholarships that seem to match your interests and plans and then schedule an appointment with the fellowship coordinator, Donald Palmer, in the Honors College, to talk about preparing an application.

For undergraduates:

Two -year award for science or math majors who apply in the sophomore  or junior year.
[Note: Pre-med students are excluded from the award.]

Approximate amount of award: $7,500 annually.
KSU Deadline: end of first week of spring semester prior to academic year of award.

One-year award for students who study the environment and related fields, or one-year award for Native American students in fields related to health care or tribal policy.
Sophomores and juniors may apply.

Approximate amount of award: $5,500
KSU Deadline: end of first week of spring semester prior to academic year of award.

Multi-year fellowship: students apply as juniors and are funded for the senior year and two years of graduate school. Funds students interested in careers in public service.

Approximate amount of award: $30,000
KSU Deadline: end of first week of spring semester prior to academic year of award.

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
Supports overseas study at the undergraduate and/or graduate level; portable to a wide variety of institutions.

Approximate amount of award: $26,000
Deadline: Earliest is March 1, but varies by local Rotary Club.

For seniors applying to graduate school:

Fulbright Grants

Full support for an academic year of graduate-level study or research at a foreign university, or to teach English in a foreign country.

Approximate amount of award: At a minimum, Fulbright grants provide funds for international transportation, a living stipend, a small book/research allowance, and medical insurance. Some countries will also provide tuition assistance, a small dependent's allowance, a pre-departure or in-country orientation, or other grant enhancements.
KSU Deadline: End of September of year prior to year of award.

Support for full cost of a graduate study program at Cambridge. 

This scholarship award includes University fees, a maintenance allowance for the student, one airfare at both the beginning and end of the course, and a discretionary contribution towards the cost of supporting dependants at Cambridge. 
Deadline:  October 15

Support for study for a doctoral or MFA degree.

Approximate award amount: Maximum stipend of $30,000, with maximum institutional payment of $13,755. 
Deadline: Normally October of year prior to year of award.

One or two years of study at a British university in any field.

Approximate award amount: University fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the United States and, where applicable, a contribution towards the support of a dependent spouse.
KSU Deadline: End of first week of fall semester of year prior to year of award.

One-year award for study in Ireland in any field.

KSU Deadline: End of first week of fall semester of year prior to year of award.

Rhodes Scholarship

Full support for two years at Oxford University in any field.

KSU Deadline: End of first week of fall semester of year prior to year of award.

Rotary Peace Scholarship

Supports peace studies work at five international institutions.

Approximate award amount: Includes tuition and fees, room and board, and round trip transportation.
Deadline: July 1 prior to year of award.