Graduate students can receive fellowships in a number of ways:
1. They can be nominated by their program for a Graduate School Recruitment Fellowship.
Recruitment Fellowship Nomination Form (completed by program)
Recuitment Fellowship Information Sheet
2. They can apply for external fellowships through government agencies and private foundations.
Search the Graduate School
Fellowship Database**
**Note: The Graduate School Fellowship Database is a dynamic listing of potential funding source. If you can't find what you are looking for in the database, try the tables below.
- Federal and Foundation Fellowship and Awards listed by month in which application has been historically due. See caveat below.
- Major Federal Fellowship Awards.
- Major Fellowship Awards which do not require U.S. citizenship see caveat below.
The information in these tables was accurate at the time the tables were created (up to 2 years ago) but deadlines and web addresses often change from one year to the next.
3. They can be recognized by their home government and be awarded a government fellowship.
