National Prestigious Scholarships
The Honors College supports candidates for national prestigious fellowships. Please
encourage exceptional students, from freshmen to seniors) to contact our office for
further information about these opportunities. Please keep in mind that these
fellowships are among the most competitive academic awards in the world.
Features of applicants:
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They are among the best students you have taught
o They would be a good candidate for Boise State’s Top Ten Scholar Award
They have a 3.75 cumulative GPA or higher
They exhibit exceptional social maturity and leadership qualities
They are excellent communicators
They possess a strong work ethic. The application process should begin at least
six months in advance of campus deadlines. Application essays should go
through a minimum of 5-7 drafts.
PLEASE CONTACT ANDREW FINSTUEN, DIRECTOR, HONORS COLLEGE FOR
QUESTIONS AND/OR STUDENT RECOMMENDATIONS
andrewfinstuen@boisestate.edu
Various Disciplines
Boren Scholarships for International Study
Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000.to undergraduate students to study
abroad in areas that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad,
including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the
Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
are excluded. Boren scholars study less commonly taught languages, including but not
limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portugese, Russian, and Swahili. Applicants will
identify how their study abroad program and future goals relate to national security,
broadly conceived.
Website: www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship
Campus deadline: January 16, 2013.
Nomination deadline: February 9, 2013.
The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship program
The Bosch Fellowship is a distinguished opportunity (for 20 recipients) to complete a
high-level professional development program in Germany. Fellows are recruited from
business administration, journalism, law, public policy and closely related fields. No
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German language skills are needed at the time of application.
Website: www.cdsintl.org/fellowshipsabroad/bosch.php
Application deadline: October 15, 2013
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Junior Fellows Program
The Junior Fellow position pays a full-year salary (approx. $35K) and jr. fellows work as
assistants to Carnegie associates: "Junior Fellows have the opportunity to conduct
research for books, co-author journal articles and policy papers, participate in meetings
with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings
attended by scholars, activists, journalists and government officials."
Website: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/index.cfm?fa=jrFellows
Campus deadline: December 15, 2013
Nomination deadline: January 15, 2013
Fulbright Scholarship Program
Provides opportunities for research and study, or for teaching abroad in many countries
around the world; requires well-developed research project. Proficiency in language of
target country is strongly recommended. Requires campus committee review.
Website: www.fulbrightonline.org
Campus deadline: September 10, 2013; Fulbright deadline for 2013-1 competition: TBA
Gilman Scholarship (Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program)
Awards (amount varies: avg. $4,000; max.$5,000) for U.S. undergraduate students with
federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university to participate in
study abroad programs worldwide. Summer-only study abroad programs are not
eligible.
Website: www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program
Deadline for students online: October 4, 2013 for spring cycle (programs beginning
between December 15, 2013 and April 15, 2013).
There are two application cycles per year: fall and spring.
Truman Scholarship
For graduate study in public policy and public service areas. Students are eligible to
apply in their junior year only.
Website: www.truman.gov
Campus deadline: January 10, 2013
Scholarship deadline: February 1, 2013
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
Sophomore or junior status (i.e. with at least two more years of college). Career plans in
environmental, public policy or Native American affairs. GPA at least 3.0.
www.udall.gov
Campus deadline: January 15, 2013
Scholarship deadline: March 2, 2013
Soros Fellowships for New Americans
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· A New American (a green card holder or naturalized citizen if born abroad; a child of
naturalized citizens if born in this country).
· Not yet 31 years old, as of the application deadline.
The program values a commitment to the constitution and the bill of rights.
Each fellowship supports up to two years of graduate study – in any field and in any
advanced degree-granting program – in the United States.
Campus Deadline: Oct. 5, 2013; Soros Deadline: Nov. 9, 2013
Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program
Graduating senior, currently enrolled, or no more than 3 years after graduation with B.S.
Anticipated career in Biomedical or bioengineering. Undertake self-designed research
project overseas: "Applicants must be highly qualified and must have demonstrated
significant interest in biomedical engineering. Their applications should demonstrate
synergy between career goals and the proposed overseas experience. It is expected
that Fellows will choose productive careers in biomedical engineering, and that their
overseas experience will help their professional development."
http://www.whitaker.org/home
Campus deadline: January 4, 2013
Scholarship deadline: January 24, 2013
Hertz Foundation
For graduate or professional school. $50,000. for six years. An artistic or service
component is desirable but not required. Requires university nomination.
Website: www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/Fellowship/
Campus deadline: TBA Fall 2013
Marshall Scholarship
For two or three years of study in the United Kingdom. All majors. Graduating seniors or
recent graduates are eligible.
Minimum 3.7 GPA
Website: www.marshallscholarship.org
On-Campus deadline: September 14, 2013; Scholarship deadline: October 3, 2013
Mitchell Scholarship
For one year of study in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, European travel
included. Graduating seniors or recent graduates are eligible.
Website: http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=34
Campus deadline: September 14, 2013; Scholarship deadline: October 4, 2013
Pickering Fellowship (Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship)
For talented students in academic programs relevant to international affairs, political
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and economic analysis, administration, management, and science policy.
The Fellowship seeks outstanding students from all ethnic, racial, and social
backgrounds who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S.
Department of State, and covers room, board, books, tuition, fees and travel for the
junior and senior years of college, and the first year of graduate school. Students must
be in their sophomore year with a GPA of at least 3.2. Interviews are conducted in
Washington, DC.
Website: www.woodrow.org/pickeringfellowship
Scholarship deadline: February 9, 2013.
Rhodes Scholarship
For two or three years of study at Oxford University, England. All majors. Graduating
seniors or recent graduates are eligible.
Website: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
Campus deadline: September 1, 2013
Nomination deadline: October 5, 2013
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
Promotes international understanding. One year of study in another country. $24,000.
Several types of scholarship, including for language study.
Website: www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/Ambassado
rialScholarships
Deadline: By districts; consult website.
STEM Fellowships
SMART Scholarship: Science, Mathematics and Research for
Transformation (National Defense Education Program)
The Department of Defense (DoD) funds undergraduate and graduate students
pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) with full
scholarships. Students must be willing to accept internships and then limited term
civilian employment in a DoD area after completion of degree.
Website: www.asee.org/fellowships/smart/
Scholarship deadline: December 1, 2013
Goldwater Scholarship
Provides financial support ($7,500.) to sophomores or junior pursuing a research career
in math, science or engineering (not for pre-med). Minimum 3.0 GPA.
Website: www.act.org/goldwater
Campus deadline: January 12, 2013
Nomination deadline: January 27, 2013
Boise State Contact: Andrew Finstuen andrewfinstuen@boisestate.edu
Gates Cambridge Scholarships at the University of Cambridge, UK
To enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at
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the University of Cambridge. The Trustees are required to award scholarships on the
basis of a person's intellectual ability, leadership capacity and desire to use their
knowledge to contribute to society throughout the world by providing service to their
communities and providing their talents and knowledge to improve the lives of others.
Applicants must receive admission to University of Cambridge in a graduate program.
Website: www.gatesscholar.org/
Cambridge deadline: October 15, 2013.
DAAD (Germany)
This organization has both undergraduate and graduate opportunities in Science and
Engineering.
Undergraduate: DAAD, in cooperation with science organizations in North America and
Germany, is pleased to offer summer internships in Germany for US and Canadian
undergraduate students in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and
engineering. RISE fellows work directly with doctoral students in research groups at top
German universities and institutions and can expect to gain serious hands-on research
experience.
Graduate: The RISE (Research Internship in Science and Engineering) professional
program is administered by DAAD's headquarters in Bonn, Germany. Please visit
www.daad.de/rise-pro for the complete program description and application guidelines.
Looking for a practical, career-building experience in the fields of Biology, Chemistry,
Physics, Earth Sciences and Engineering (or closely related subjects)? Are you
graduating this summer with your Bachelor's, or are currently a Master or PhD student
from the US or Canada (or an undergraduate DAAD alumna/us)? RISE professional
internship placements provide students the opportunity to live and work in an
international context, to gain confidence in their practical and professional skills, and to
improve their German. Last but not least, the internship should be a source of mutual
cultural and professional enrichment for both the interns and their host companies.
https://www.daad.org/page/46131/index.v3page;jsessionid=baa0kcl652tog
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