Skip to main content

Prestigious Scholarships

The UC San Diego Prestigious Scholarships Office holds student meetings three times a year to review available scholarships and help students become more competitive.

Annual Meeting Dates

Subscribe to the UR Newsletter to receive a notification when the next Prestigious Scholarships Info Session is available.

Scholarship Information

 Scholarship

(select to view)

Class

Standing 

Citizenship

$

Provides an

International

Experience? 

Deadline 

Alfa Fellowship Graduated

US, UK, or

German citizen

Stipend / Housing Yes November
Beinecke Scholarship

Junior or non-graduating Senior

 

US Citizen, Samoan or  N. Mariana Islands

 

~$34,000 No January
Boren Scholarship Freshman - Junior

US Citizen

~$20,000 Yes Mid-January
Churchill Scholarship

Senior or Recent Graduate

US Citizen $50,000 - $60,000 Yes September
Gilman Scholarship Undergrad US Citizen ~$8,000 Yes October & March
British Marshall Scholarship Senior or Graduated US Citizen

 Tuition, Living & Travel Expenses

Yes September

Critical Language Scholarship

Sophomore - Senior

 

US Citizen

 

Varies Yes Mid-November

Ford Foundation Fellowship

Senior or Doctoral Student

 

US Citizen, Permanent Resident or DACA

$24,000 / year No December

Freeman Asia Scholarship

Undergrad

 

US Citizen or Permanent Resident

$3,000 - $7,000 Yes March

Fulbright US Student Program

Senior or Graduated
US Citizen

 

Tuition, Books, & Travel Expenses

 

Yes September

Gates Cambridge Scholarship 

Senior or Graduated Non - UK Citizen

 

£17,500, Tuition & Travel Expenses

 

Yes October

George Mitchell Scholarship

Senior or Recent Grad US Citizen

Tuition, Housing, & Travel Expenses

 

Yes September

Goldwater Scholarship

Sophomore or Junior

US Citizen, US National or Permanent Resident

~$7,500

No January

Hertz Graduate Fellowship

Senior or Grad Student

 

US Citizen or Permanent Resident

 

$32,000 - $37,000

No October

 

James Madison Fellowship

 

Graduating Senior or Graduated

US Citizen

$24,000

No March

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program

Senior or Graduated

Open to All

 

Stanford Full-time grad or professional program

 

No September

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Senior or Grad Student

US Citizen or Permanent Resident

~$46,000

No October

Pickering Graduate Fellowship

Senior US Citizen

$42,000 annually for 2 years (tuition and stipend)

Yes, through an internship at a US Embassy or Consulate September

Rhodes Scholarship

Between 18 and 23 Years Old US Citizen, Permanent Resident or DACA

 

Tuition, Living & Travel Expenses

 

Yes September

Robert Bosch Fellowship

Graduated US Citizen €3,000 Stipend Yes November

Schwarzman Scholars Program

Senior or Graduated
Open to All

 

$4,000 Stipend, Housing, Tuition and Travel

 

Yes September

 

Soros Fellowship 

 

Senior or graduate student US Citizen or Permanent Resident $90,000 No November

 

Strauss Scholarship

 

Sophomore or Junior

CA Student $15,000, Tuition, Books, Room & Board No February

 

Truman Scholarship

 

Junior US Citizen $30,000 No January

 

Udall Scholarship

 

Sophomore or Junior

US Citizen, US National, or US Permanent Resident

$7,000 No February

NCS Winners

Check out some of the past NCS Winners!

Learn More

Check out our previous May 2020 webinar

Campus representatives each spoke about prestigious scholarships that they can help you apply for. Learn what scholarships have upcoming deadlines in the Fall and how to set yourself up for success!

Watch now!

Contact Information

Undergraduate Research Logo

Contact: Sophia Tsai Neri, PhD

Email: stsai@ucsd.edu

Phone: 858-534-9014

Make an appointment: https://calendly.com/stsai-ucsd