Graduate Study

Listed below are some of the graduate study awards available to MSU students. Scholarships and fellowships marked with an asterisk (*) require an institutional endorsement, meaning applications to these awards must be submitted through the Distinguished Student Awards Office.

If you intend to apply to one of the these awards, please fill out an Intent to Apply Form. For any questions not answered in the Scholarships and Fellowships FAQ, or to schedule an appointment, please contact the DSAO through our email studentawards@msu.edu.

All Fields

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
December 29	All majors	Funds study abroad by U.S. graduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests. This fellowship requires a language component.	Graduate students	U.S. citizen or permanent resident, 3.3+ GPA,	Yes

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
September 19 (11:59 PM ET)	Foreign Service	Funding for a 2-year graduate program relevant to the foreign service	Seniors/ Recent Graduates	U.S. citizen, 3.2+ GPA	No

These awards are coordinated by Joy Campbell (joycamp@msu.edu) through the MSU International Studies and Programs.

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
October 16 (Noon) - US Applicants \| December 3-January 7 - non-US Applicants	All fields	Up to 3 years at Cambridge University	Seniors	3.7+ GPA	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
October 9 - 1 PM (PT)	All disciplines	Fellowship for 5 years of graduate education at Stanford University	Seniors and recent graduates within 4 years of completing first BA	No restrictions	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
August 1	All Fields	1-2 years at any university in the UK	Seniors & BA	U.S. Citizen, 3.7+ GPA	Yes

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Endorsement Required
August (International students), September (US/ Canada)	Any	Master's or Professional Studies at McGill University	Seniors or recent graduates	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
N/A – Award is unavailable for the 2024-25 academic year	All Fields	1 year at any university in Ireland	Seniors & BA	U.S. Citizen, age 18-30, 3.7+ GPA	Yes

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
October 31 - 2 PM (EST)	All disciplines	Funding for up to five academic years of graduate study, paid summer internship, and other benefits	Seniors and graduate students	U.S. citizen or in possession of a green card, 3.0+ GPA	No

Additional information for non-US citizens: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/list-of-rhodes-scholarship-constituencies/

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
August 1	All Fields	2-3 years at Oxford University	Seniors & BA	U.S. citizen, age 18-23, 3.7+ GPA	Yes

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
May 31	Peace and Conflict Resolution, Cultural and Regional Studies, Political Science	Master's degree at one of size universities worldwide	Graduate students	Nomination from local Rotary Club required	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
September 12 - 3 PM (ET)	All disciplines	1 year master's program at Tsinghua University in Beijing	Seniors, BA, and BS	Age 18-28	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
December 29	Public Service and Government	Leadership training, and funding for up to 3 years of graduate study at an accredited U.S. university	Juniors	U.S. citizen, 3.3+ GPA	Yes

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
Early November	International Development or Foreign Service	Funding for 2 years of graduate study	Seniors or recent graduates	U.S. citizen, 3.2+ GPA	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
December 3	China Studies	Master's Program in China Studies at Yenching Academy	Seniors or Recent Graduates	English Proficency	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
August 1	STEM	9-12 months at Cambridge University	Seniors & BA	U.S. Citizen, age 19-26, 3.7+ GPA	Yes

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
January 15	STEM	Funding for up to four years at any accredited U.S. university, full tuition and required fees during the appointment period	Seniors, BA, or BS	U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien, 3.7+ GPA	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
January 8	STEM	Funding for up to 4 years of graduate study at an accredited U.S. university	Seniors, first and second year graduate students	U.S. citizen or permanent resident, pursuing Ph.D. at a U.S. university	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
January 17	STEM	Provides up to four years of financial support for students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex problems in science and engineering.	Senior undergraduates, first-year graduate students, or those matriculating into graduate school for fall 2024	U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
November 1 - 11:59 (PT)	STEM	Funding for 5 years of graduate study at an accredited U.S. university	Seniors and first year graduate students who wish to pursue a Ph.D.	U.S. citizen or permanent resident	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
Spring	STEM	Funding for 3 years of graduate study at an accredited U.S. university	Seniors and first year graduate students	U.S. citizen	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
October 11-18	STEM and Social Science	Funding for 3 years of graduate study at an accredited U.S. university	Seniors and first year graduate students	U.S. citizen	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
December 1	STEM	Funding for up to five years of undergraduate study, paid summer internship, and other benefits	Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors	U.S. citizen, 3.0+ GPA, age 18+	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
November 1, 2023	Arts and Humanities	Offers fellowships for U.S. graduate students (preferably dissertation-related), academic professionals, and creative artists interested in pursuing research or creative arts projects in the Nordic region.	Graduate Students (preferably dissertation-related), Academic Professionals, and Creative Artists	United States citizens or permanent residents, proficiency in the language of the host country	No

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
January 26	Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences	Funding for up to 5 years of graduate study	Juniors	U.S. citizen, high financial need with FAFSA, strong academics & research/creative arts	Yes

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
December 1	International Affairs	1 year paid internship	Seniors and BA	Eligible to work from July - August in the U.S. following graduation, 3.7+ GPA	Yes

Campus Deadline	Disciplines	Purpose	Open To	Eligibility	Endorsement Required
October 1	Variety of fields	To provide an in-depth experience in Asia to young Americans who would not otherwise have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the country where they are placed.	Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals in a variety of fields, with a range of backgrounds and experiences, who have had limited exposure to Asia.	U.S. citizen, college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals in a variety of fields	No

Graduate Study

All Fields

Boren Fellowship

Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship

Fulbright-Hays and Fulbright Fellowship

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program

Marshall Scholarship

McCall MacBain Scholarship

Mitchell Scholarship

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Rhodes Scholarship

Rotary International Centers for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Schwarzman Scholarship

Truman Scholarship

USAID Donald M. Payne Fellowship

Yenching Scholars

STEM

Churchill Scholarship

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE-CSGF)

Department of Energy Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

Hertz Fellowship

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship

Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transforming (SMART) Defense Scholarship

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

ASF Fellowships for Americans in the Nordic Countries

Beinecke Scholarship

James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program

Luce Scholars Program