Student Academic Grants and Awards

National Fellowships

Programs for Funding Undergraduate/Graduate Study Teaching and Service


AAUW Community Action Grants
For women, public impact

Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
Four fellowships.

Breakthrough Collaborative
Six-week program for college-aged teachers.

City Year
Americorps program to build stronger democracy.

Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities
For students from minority or underrepresented groups.

Global Health Corps
Fully-funded, year-long fellowships in Social Justice.

Insight Collaborative Fellowships for Conflict Management
One-year fellowship to study conflict management.

Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service Summer Program
Six-week program in service projects.

Intercollegiate Studies Institute Fellowships
Various Fellowships.

International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) Small Grants Fund for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Support for journalists in the Middle East and North Africa.

J.W. Saxe Memorial Fund
Funding for work in Public Service.

Math For America Newton Fellowship Program
Master's level teacher training.

National Academies Fellowships Office
Fellowships for researchers in Academic, Federal, Industrial and International workforces.

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights Internships
Assist Advocacy Team.

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Program
Funding pursuit of doctoral degrees at a grad school in the United States.

Teach For America
To teach in inner-city or rural schools.

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program
Programs to understand and eliminate hunger.

The Carroll and Milton Petrie New York City Teacher Fellowship Program
Funds master's study at Columbia Teachers College for K-12 teaching in NYC

The Japanese Student Services Organization (JASSO)
For students interested in studying or teaching in Japan.

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Eleven-month internships for young women.

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
For students interested in foreign service.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Emerging Leaders Program
Two-year paid internship with DHHS.

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary Elaine L. Chao Internship Program
Provides an opportunity to learn about the federal government.

United Way Summer Associates Program

Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI)
Researching policies around and concerning women.

World Teach
Teach for one year in a different country.