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Application processes vary widely across fellowship opportunities. We encourage you to carefully read through program websites and begin the application process as early as possible–at least 2-3 months (ideally a full semester) before the deadline!
- Schedule a meeting with the Fellowship and Career Advisor to discuss the fellowships you’re interested in, review the application process, and answer any questions you have.
- Begin working on your personal statement and other written components of the application. Keep a journal or Word document and jot down reflections on your background and experiences, how you developed your interests and passions, and where you see your academic, career, and life journey leading you. Then start writing! Your statement will be the most compelling after multiple rounds of revision, so ask others for feedback often.
- Create a list of potential recommenders, including professors, advisors, or supervisors who know you well and can write you a strong letter. Talk to them about your interest in the fellowship and provide them with your resume and a draft of your personal statement at least 3 weeks prior to the deadline.
- Submit a complete application by the deadline. Note that the fellowships listed in the box below have two deadlines: 1) an internal deadline set by Haverford and 2) an official deadline set by the fellowship program. You must submit a complete application, including recommendation letters, by the internal deadline in order to be considered for these fellowships. The reason for this is because these fellowships require Haverford to nominate or endorse applicants; therefore, we conduct an internal review process to select Haverford’s nominees. If you are selected, you will have an opportunity to revise your application before the official program deadline.
Fellowships Requiring Institutional Endorsement
Program | Description | Eligibility | Campus Deadline | Official Deadline |
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Marshall Scholarship | 1- or 2-year graduate study in the UK | Seniors or Alumni | September 8, 2020 | September 25, 2020 |
Mitchell Scholarship | 1-year graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland | Seniors or Alumni | September 8, 2020 | September 25, 2020 |
Rhodes Scholarship | 2-year graduate study at the University of Oxford (UK) | Seniors or Alumni | September 8, 2020 | October 7, 2020 |
Fulbright U.S. Student Program | 1-year overseas grant for research, study, or teaching | Seniors or Alumni | September 8, 2020 | October 13, 2020 |
Watson Fellowship | 1-year independent exploration around the world | Seniors | September 14, 2020 | November 2, 2020 |
Luce Scholars Program | 1-year service/professional placement in Asia | Seniors or Alumni | October 5, 2020 | November 2, 2020 |
Churchill Scholarship | 1-year graduate study in STEM at Cambridge University (UK) | Seniors or Alumni | October 12, 2020 | November 2, 2020 |
Gaither Junior Fellows Program | 1-year international/global policy research position | Seniors or Alumni | December 1, 2020 | January 15, 2021 |
Goldwater Scholarship | Undergraduate funding for aspiring STEM researchers | Sophomores or Juniors | December 1, 2020 | January 29, 2021 |
Truman Scholarship | Graduate funding for aspiring public service leaders | Juniors | December 1, 2020 | February 2, 2021 |
Beinecke Scholarship | Graduate funding for research degrees in arts, humanities, or social sciences | Juniors | January 15, 2021 | February 10, 2021 |
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship | Undergraduate funding for aspiring leaders in Native American and/or environmental affairs | Sophomores or Juniors | February 9, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
Clementine Cope Fellowship | Graduate funding in any discipline for any degree | Seniors or Alumni | -- | March 15, 2021 |
Augustus Taber Murray Fellowship | Graduate funding for PhD in English, Classics, or German | Seniors or Alumni | -- | March 15, 2021 |
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress | 1-year professional development in public service/policy | Sophomores or Juniors | June 1, 2021 | -- |
Keasbey Scholarship | Graduate study in the UK | Seniors | Fall 2021 | Fall 2021 |
Fellowships Requiring Institutional Endorsement
Apply as Seniors or Alumni:
- Augustus Taber Murray Fellowship: graduate funding for PhD programs in English, Classics, or German
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Churchill Scholarship: 1-year graduate study in STEM at Cambridge University (UK)
- Campus deadline: October 1, 2020
- Clementine Cope Fellowship: graduate funding in any discipline for any degree
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program: 1-year overseas grant for research, study, or teaching
- Campus deadline: September 8, 2020
- Gaither Junior Fellows Program: 1-year international/global policy research position
- Campus deadline: December 1, 2020
- Luce Scholarship: 1-year service/professional placement in Asia
- Campus deadline: October 1, 2020
- Marshall Scholarship: 1- or 2-year graduate study in the UK
- Campus deadline: September 8, 2020
- Mitchell Scholarship: 1-year graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland
- Campus deadline: September 8, 2020
- Rhodes Scholarship: 2-year graduate study at the University of Oxford (UK)
- Campus deadline: September 8, 2020
Apply as Seniors:
- Boren Fellowship: 1 or more years of overseas language study/research while in graduate school
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Haverford House: 1-year service/professional placement and communal living experience in Philadelphia
- Campus deadline: TBD
- Watson Fellowship: 1-year independent exploration around the world
- Campus deadline: September 14, 2020
Apply as Juniors:
- Beinecke Scholarship: graduate funding for research degrees in arts, humanities, or social sciences
- Campus deadline: January 19, 2021
- Goldwater Scholarship: undergraduate funding for aspiring STEM researchers
- Campus deadline: November 17, 2020
- Truman Scholarship: graduate funding for aspiring public service leaders
- Campus deadline: November 17, 2020
- Udall Scholarship: undergraduate funding for aspiring leaders in Native American and/or environmental affairs
- Campus deadline: TBD
Apply as Sophomores:
- Goldwater Scholarship: undergraduate funding for aspiring STEM researchers
- Campus deadline: November 17, 2020
- Udall Scholarship: undergraduate funding for aspiring leaders in Native American and/or environmental affairs
- Campus deadline: TBD