Important Dates
Rhodes* for study at Oxford
Marshall* for study in the UK
George Mitchell* for study in Ireland
Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program for study at Stanford University
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship* for travel abroad
Usually late October Hertz Fellowships PhD degree in applied physical, biological & engineering sciences
Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for undergraduate study abroad programs
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans to support graduate study
James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program (formerly Carnegie Junior Fellows)* to work as a research assistant to the Endowment’s senior associates.
Goldwater* for sophomores/juniors in Sciences
Truman* for juniors interested in Public Service
Davis United World Scholars- 100 Projects for Peace* open to all classes, summer project anywhere in the world
Beinecke Scholarship* Juniors who will pursue graduate study in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Vassar WK Rose Fellowship in the Creative Arts*(Funding to pursue your art, not graduate school or performing arts)
Chinese Government Scholarship* open to graduating seniors to study in China
Boren/NSEP Awards for International Study provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S.
Vassar Maguire Fellowship* for study abroad ($25,000)
Vassar Cornelisen* for language study abroad ($18,000)
Maria Mitchell Internships* at MMA on Nantucket
Udall Scholarship* for Environmental Interests
Burnam Fellowships* for the summer
Vassar Cornelisen undergraduate fellowship* for language study over the summer
LIASE Chinese Language Summer Language Study for Environmental Studies
James Madison Graduate Fellowships for those pursuing graduate study in History Education (grades 7-12)
Jane Dealy and Woodrow Wirsig Memorial Prize, seniors interested in journalism
Ashish Patil '08 Memorial Prize for excellence in interdisciplinary study
*Campus Deadlines: indicates that applicants must be selected, nominated, or endorsed by Vassar's faculty Committee on Fellowships
++ Indicates that the current competition deadline is not yet known … check website