Featured External Scholarships

• The Boren Awards

  Boren Fellowship Deadline: January 25, 2024, 5:00 PM ET Boren Scholarship Deadline: February 1, 2024, 5:00 PM ET

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  Do you have an interest in a foreign language?

  • The Boren Awards fund the intensive study of language and culture abroad by U.S. undergraduate or graduate students with both scholarships and fellowships available. 
    

  • Learn more out the Boren language component.

   

• Churchill Scholarship

  Deadline: November 1, 2023

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  Want to study at Cambridge?

  • The Churchill Scholarship is for one year of study at Churchill College at the University of Cambridge for an MPhil (Master of Philosophy) or MASt (Master of Advanced Study). Read more about the areas of study.
  • UW Endorsement is required. The deadline for a completed application for UW endorsement review is October 18, 2023.

• Fulbright US Student Program

  Deadline: October 10, 2023, 5:00 pm ET

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  Interested in other cultures?

  • The Fulbright U.S. Student Program expands perspectives through academic and professional advancement and cross-cultural dialogue.
    
  • Meet our UW Fulbright Liaisons to help suppport your application.
  • UW Endorsement is required. The deadline for a completed application for UW endorsement review is September 26, 2023

• The Gilman Scholarship

  GILMAN-MCCAIN APPLICATION Deadline: August 1, 2023, 11:59 pm PT GILMAN & GILMAN-MCCAIN APPLICATION Deadline: October 5, 2023, 11:59 pm PT

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  Want to travel abroad?

  • The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad. Check out the eligibility criteria.
  • Meet our UW Gilman Scholarship advisor ambassador Shelley Jewell. Contact her at sjewell1@uwyo.edu. 

• The Barry Goldwater Scholarship

  Deadline: Last Friday in January

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  Pursing a career in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering?

  • The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established to support college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Are you interested in research and leadership? Check out some guidelines for applicants.
  • UW Endorsement is required. The deadline for a completed application for UW endorsement review is January 18, 2023.

• Luce Scholars Program

  Deadline: October 15, 2023, 5:00 pm ET

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  Want to learn more about Asia?

  • The intent of the Luce Scholars program is to provide an in-depth experience in Asia to young Americans who would not otherwise have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the country where they are placed. 
  • Applicants must be graduating seniors, recent graduates, or young professionals.

   

• The Marshall Scholarship

  Deadline: September 26, 2023, 5:00 PM (in applicant's time zone)

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  Could this be you?

  • Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to fifty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. Check out profiles of past recipients.
  • UW Endorsement is required. The deadline for a completed application for UW endorsement review is September 12, 2023.

• George J. Mitchell Scholarship

  Deadline: September 28, 2023, 5 pm ET

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  Does Ireland intrigue you?

  • The George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program is designed to introduce and connect generations of future American leaders to the island of Ireland. Check out the application process to learn more.
  • UW Endorsement is required. The deadline for a completed application for UW endorsement review is September 14, 2023.

• The Rhodes Scholarship

  Deadline: October 3, 2023

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  Are you competitive?

  • The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest (first awarded in 1902) international scholarship programme, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. Check out the Selection Criteria to learn more.
  • UW Endorsement is required. The deadline for a completed application for UW endorsement review is September 19, 2023.

• Harry S. Truman Scholarship

  Deadline: February 6, 2024, 11:59 PM (in applicant's time zone)

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  Are you interested in public service?

  • The Truman Scholarship is for applicants in their junior year interested in public service.
  • In 2023, one scholarship will be available to a qualified resident nominee in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and, considered as a single entity, the Islands: Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
  • UW Endorsement is required. The deadline for a completed application for UW endorsement review is January 23, 2024.

• Udall Scholarship

  Deadline: Typically March 1st

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  Committed to issues related to Native American nations?

  • The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment.
    
  • UW Endorsement is required. The deadline for a completed application for UW endorsement review is February 1, 2024.

• The Voyager Scholarship

  Deadline: 2024-25 Application TBA

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  Are you a leader?

  • The Voyager Scholarship was created by the Obamas and Brian Chesky, Airbnb Co-founder and CEO, to help shape leaders in an increasingly globalized world who can help bridge divides and help solve our biggest challenges.
    
  • Applicants can be enrolling in their junior or sophomore year of study.