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Undergraduate Study

Listed below are some of the undergraduate 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
Oct. 5 & Mar. 7 All Enables American students to gain proficiency in diverse languages and cultures, skills that are critically important to their academic and career development. Undergraduate students U.S. citizens or permanent residents No

Campus Deadline Disciplines Purpose Open To Eligibility Endorsement Required
December 29 Humanities, Social Sciences Funds study abroad by U.S. undergraduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests. This scholarship requires a language component. Undergraduate 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

Campus Deadline Disciplines Purpose Open To Eligibility Endorsement Required
November 16 (Nov. 1 for MSU feedback) Foreign Language Study Abroad/ Summer language study Undergraduates U.S. citizen No

Disciplines Purpose Open To Eligibility Endorsement Required
STEM Funding for 2 years of undergraduate study, and a paid summer internship Sophomores U.S. citizen, 3.3+ GPA No

Campus Deadline Disciplines Purpose Open To Eligibility Endorsement Required
Late January Fields relevant to environmental science Funding for 2 years of undergraduate study and paid summer internship Sophomores and Juniors (must have two years of undergraduate study remaining) U.S. citizen, 3.0+ GPA No

Campus Deadline Disciplines Purpose Open To Eligibility Endorsement Required
September 17 Disciplines relevant to foreign affairs and public policy Funding for senior year and first year of graduate study Seniors and first year graduate students U.S. citizen, 3.2+ GPA No

Campus Deadline Disciplines Purpose Open To Eligibility Endorsement Required
September 26 - Noon Studies relevant to international affairs, political and economic analysis, management, and science policy. Funding for first and second years graduate study Seniors U.S. citizen No

Campus Deadline Disciplines Purpose Open To Eligibility Endorsement Required
January 19 Environmental studies or Native American leaders Funding for 1-2 years of undergraduate study Sophomores and Juniors U.S. citizen or permanent resident, 3.0+ 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

STEM

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 STEM Funding for 1-2 years of undergraduate study Sophomores and Juniors U.S. citizen or permanent resident, 3.7+ GPA Yes

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

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Campus Deadline Disciplines Purpose Open To Eligibility Endorsement Required
Early April Biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related fields Competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited four-year college or university U.S. citizen, 3.3+ GPA, demonstrate financial need No

Campus Deadline Disciplines Purpose Open To Eligibility Endorsement Required
March 27 Committed to a career in Public Service Financial Aid, Summer Funding, Travel Stipend Current Sophomores U.S. citizen or permanent resident No
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