External Fellowship Deadlines - International Students


October Deadlines

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Program

The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These $25,000 fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world.

Eligibility: US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, International Students

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation: Dissertation Grants in Women’s Studies

The Women’s Studies Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at institutions in the United States who will complete their dissertations during the fellowship year. The most competitive applications include not only a clear, thorough, and compelling description of the candidate’s work, but also evidence of an enduring interest in and commitment to women’s issues and scholarship on women and gender.

Eligibility: US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, International Students


November Deadlines

Autism Science Foundation

The Autism Science Foundation invites applications for its Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Awards from graduate students, medical students and postdoctoral fellows interested in pursuing careers in basic and clinical research relevant to autism spectrum disorders.

Eligibility: US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, International Students

Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future

Faculty for the Future focuses on developing and emerging countries. The committee closely examines the evidence of commitment of the applicant to return home. Check the website to see if your home country is an eligible country.

Eligibility: Check website for eligibility requirements


December Deadlines

Autism Speaks Dennis Weatherstone Fellowship Program

Two-year fellowships for predoctoral students interested in pursuing careers in autism research.

Eligibility: US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, International Students

American Association of University Women: International Fellowships

International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions are supported.  Recipients are selected for academic achievement and demonstrated commitment to women and girls. Recipients return to their home countries to become leaders in business, government, academia, community activism, the arts, and sciences.

Eligibility: International Students, Korean Nationals, Women


January Deadlines

Josephine de Karman Fellowship

To be competitive, graduate applicants should have outstanding letters of recommendation, significant publications, and have completed several chapters of the dissertation at the time of application. Although the competition is open to students from any US university or college, the vast majority of awards go to students at top-tier schools.

Eligibility: US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, International Students

American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

To help students initiate careers in cardiovascular and stroke research by providing research assistance and training. Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts.

Eligibility: US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, International Students


February Deadlines

HHMI International Student Research Fellowships

This fellowship program supports outstanding international predoctoral students studying in the United States who are ineligible for fellowships or training grants through U.S. federal agencies. Participation is by invitation only. Nominated students must be in their second or third year of study to apply for the fellowship. To activate the fellowship, students must be in the third or fourth year of a PhD program at one of the designated institutions. Students in the first, second, or fifth year of their PhD programs cannot activate the fellowship. In no case will support be provided past year five of a PhD program.

Eligibility: International Students

Tau Beta Pi Fellowships

Tau Beta Pi fellows are free to do graduate work in any field which will enable them to contribute to the engineering profession. The only specific duty of awardees is to write a report at the completion of the fellowship year summarizing their work.

Eligibility: Tau Beta Pi Alumnus, US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, International Students

Chorafas Foundation Awards

Purdue University will nominate one PhD graduate student researcher for the 2015 Chorafas Foundation Award. The $5,000 award, made available by the Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation, is intended as a prize for advanced studies and/or research during or shortly after graduation. Professor Dimitris N. Chorafas was founder and a member of the Board of the Foundation from 1992 to 2014, when he passed away. Each year, the Foundation awards prizes to more than 20 universities, with the goal of stimulating promising young researchers. Participating universities nominate their own candidates.

Eligibility: Must be under 32 years of age, No stipulation on citizenship