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Are you interested in obtaining a prestigious scholarship or fellowship? MIT is always seeking more MIT applicants for these distinguished awards.

This site is designed to provide enough information so that you can determine if a scholarship may be appropriate for you. Be sure to read the full description of each scholarship to learn eligibility requirements, criteria for selection, application materials, and timeline.

You should also look at scholarships that you can seek in the future. By starting early you can build a compelling application.

For most of these scholarships and fellowships, MIT committees select or endorse one or more student(s) to represent MIT at the national level. If you are interested in pursuing any of these scholarships, consult the scholarship’s MIT contact for more information and advice before submitting your application.

Name Type Field Year of Application MIT Deadline
Beinecke Graduate Arts, Humanities, Social sciences Junior January 30
CANES Internship Undergraduate/Graduate Nuclear Science and Engineering  

December 1

Chateaubriand for Science Doctoral or Post-Doctoral All scientific disciplines Ph.D. or Ph.D. graduate November 17
Chateaubriand for Humanities and Social Sciences Doctoral Any discipline in humanities or social sciences Ph.D. student November 17
Churchill Graduate Engineering, Mathematics, Science Senior or graduate September 4
Cooke Graduate Any graduate or professional degree Senior or recent alumnae February 20
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Graduate or Post-Doctorate All but medicine Senior, graduate, alum October 20
Eloranta Summer Fellowship Any Any undergraduate April 4
Fulbright-Hays Doctorate Foreign languages and area studies Graduate student September 11
Fulbright Graduate Advanced research, graduate study, or teaching at the university, secondary or elementary level Senior or graduate September 11
Gates Graduate All subjects offered at the University, but usually those addressing global problems related to health, equity, technology and learning Senior or graduate September 4
Goldwater Undergraduate   Sophomore, junior November 25
Humboldt Undergraduate/Graduate Any   September
Kawamura Summer Fellowship Japanese culture, people and their way of life Freshman through graduate January 5
Killam Undergraduate Any Freshman, sophomore, junior January 10
Luce Post Undergraduate Any field other than Asian Studies   November 13
Marshall Graduate or second undergraduate Any Senior or graduate September 4
Mitchell Graduate Any Senior, graduate, alum September 4
Merage Graduate Any Senior November 20
Pasteur Post-Doctoral All scientific disciplines Ph.D. student or Post-Doctorate January 19
Public Service Fellowships Undergraduate or Graduate Any Any varies
Rhodes Graduate Any Senior or graduate September 4
Soros must hold a bachelors, and be a New American Any Senior or graduate October 6
Truman Graduate Government, non-profit sector, or public service Junior November 20
Udall Undergraduate Environmental study or related fields, Health care or tribal public policy (Native American and Alaskan natives only) Sophomores and juniors February 6