Prestigious Scholarships

Prestigious Scholarships

Undergraduate Tuition, Fees and Books

Scholarship Degree/Career Eligibility NWU Faculty Advisor Length Value Deadline
Goldwater Sciences, Mathematics Sophomore, Junior Gary Gerald 1-2 years $7,500 annually January
Udall Sciences, Environment Sophomore, Junior Cathy Nelson, Karla Jensen 1 year $5,000 annually February
NOAA/Hollings Sciences, Mathmatics, Education Sophomore, Junior Jerry Bricker 9 months up to $8,000 January

 

International Study

Scholarship Degree/Career Eligibility NWU Faculty Advisor Length Value Deadline
Boren Critical Languages; National Security Sophomore, Junior, Senior Cathy Nelson, Karla Jensen summer, semester, full year up to $20,000 February
Critical Language Any Language Any Cathy Nelson 7-10 weeks program costs* November
Freeman-ASIA Award Any Any; Need-based Steve Wills summer; 1-2 semesters program costs* January
Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship Any Student leaders of color Cathy Nelson, Karla Jensen 4 weeks up to $5,000 semester/ $7,000 year March
Fulbright Any, Teaching English Senior (Language may be required) Cathy Nelson 1 year program costs* October
US-UK Fulbright Summer Institutes Any First year, Sophomore Cathy Nelson, Karla Jensen 3 weeks program costs* March
Fulbright Canada Killam Scholarships Any Any Cathy Nelson 1-2 semesters $5,000 per semester January
Gilman Any (Language may be required) Pell Grant recipient Sarah Barr, Karla Jensen summer or semester up to $5,000 October, March
JET Japan Exchange and Teaching Program Any, Teaching English Senior Steve Wills, Cathy Nelson 1 year program costs* October

 

Graduate Study (Some International)

Scholarship Degree/Career Eligibility NWU Faculty Advisor Length Value Deadline
British Marshall Any Senior Cathy Nelson 2 years University program costs* October
Davies-Jackson (Cambridge) Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences Senior (First in family to graduate college) Cathy Nelson 2 years $50,000; Cambridge B.A. degree November
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship STEM Senior Austin Mohr Renewable up to 4 years $38,000 + tuition and fees January
Gates (Cambridge) Any Liberal Arts major Senior Cathy Nelson 2-3 years Full university costs* October
George Mitchell (Ireland) Any Senior Cathy Nelson 1 year Full university costs* September
James Madison History, Education, Political Science Senior Patrick Hayden-Roy 2 years $24,000 March
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship STEM Senior Austin Mohr 3 years graduate study $34,000 October
Rhodes (Oxford) Any Liberal Arts major Senior Gerise Herndon 2-3 years up to $50,000 October
Soros Any New American; Senior, Post-Grad Sarah Kelen 2 years up to $90,000 November
Thomas Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Foreign Affairs Junior, Senior Gerise Herndon 2 years $37,500 January
Truman Leadership, Public Service Junior Cathy Nelson Final year undergrad; several years graduate $30,000 February

 

*More information available regarding covered costs