Major Postgraduate Awards
The following are major awards and/or awards with a Princeton selection process and deadline. Please note that many 2012-13 deadlines have not yet been announced.
| Princeton Deadline | National Deadline | Country | Fields | Purpose | Eligibility | |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) Junior Fellows Program | 12/5/11 | 1/13/12 | U.S. | Various | 1 year fellowship to work as research assistant to a Carnegie Endowment senior associate. | Senior or student graduated during past academic year (cannot have started grad school); must be eligible to work in U.S. for full 12 months from August 1 through July 31 following graduation. |
| Churchill Scholarship | 10/25/12 | 11/13/13 | U.K. | Math, Sciences, Engineering | 1 year graduate study at Cambridge University | U.S. citizen, B.A. by start, 19<26 years old, 3.7 minimum GPA |
| DAAD Graduate Study Scholarship | 10/21/11 for music, visual arts and performing arts; 10/28/11 for all other fields | 11/1/11 for music, visual arts and performing arts; 11/15/11 for all other fields | Germany | All | 1 year graduate study | U.S. citizen, B.A. by start, German language for arts, humanities, and social sciences |
| Martin A. Dale '53 Fellowship | 1/10/12 | --- | Worldwide | All | 1 year independent project | Graduating Princeton senior |
| Michel David-Weill Scholarship | 10/25/11 | late November 2011 | France | Various |
2-year master's program at Sciences Po |
U.S. citizen, Princeton senior, 19-25 years old, minimum GPA of 3.7. Applicant must also apply for admission to Sciences Po master’s program. |
| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship | --- | 11/14/11 | U.S. | All | Up to 3 years doctoral study | U.S. citizen/national enrolled or accepted in program leading to doctoral degree |
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Please note: this process is for Princeton undergraduates and alumni. Princeton grad students should contact Elaine Willey, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, for Fulbright advising. |
10/3/11 (Note: additional deadlines starting 9/9/11) | 10/17/11 | Worldwide | All | 1 year study, research, or teaching assistantship | U.S. citizen, B.A. by start of grant period, no Ph.D. |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship | --- | 10/15/12 for U.S. citizens early December 2012 for non-U.S. citizens | U.K. | All | 1-4 years. graduate study at Cambridge University | Citizen of any country outside the U.K., B.A. by start |
| Hertz Fellowship | --- | October 31, 2011 | Applied Sciences | 2 years graduate study | U.S. citizen/national accepted into graduate program | |
| Ito Foundation Scholarship for Study in Japan | 10/5/11 | 10/15/11 | Japan | All | 1-2 years graduate study/research | U.S. citizen/national, B.A. by start, Japanese language preferred but not mandatory, financial need |
| Keasbey Scholarship | Princeton students are not eligible to apply in 2011-12. | University of Oxford, Cambridge, Wales, or Edinburgh | All | 1-2 years study (M. Phil/M.St or second B.A.) | Unmarried U.S. citizen, graduating Princeton senior | |
| Henry Richardson Labouisse '26 Prize | 1/2/13 | --- | Worldwide (non-U.S.) | All | 1 year independent project | Graduating Princeton senior |
| Henry Luce Scholars Program | 10/11/11 | 11/1/11 | Asia | All | 1 year individualized professional placement | U.S. citizen, B.A. by start, <30 years old, limited prior experience in Asia |
| Marshall Scholarship | 8/31/12 | early October 2012 | U.K. | All | 1-3 years at any British university leading to a degree | U.S. citizen, B.A. by start, 3.7 GPA |
| Merage Foundation for the American Dream Fellowship | Early November | Early December | U.S. | Business, arts, science, education or public service | 2 years graduate study, travel, or professional development | B.A. by start, recent U.S. citizen/permanent resident |
| George J. Mitchell Scholarship | 9/24/12 | 10/2/12 | Ireland | All | 1 year graduate study at Irish university | U.S. citizen, B.A. by start, 18>30 years old |
| National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship | --- | 12/17/10 | U.S. | Math, Sciences, Engineering | Up to 3 years doctoral study | U.S. citizen/national at or near beginning of graduate study |
| National Science Foundation Fellowship | --- | Various, starting in mid- November | Worldwide | Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering | 3 years graduate study | U.S. citizen/national enrolled in or accepted to a graduate program |
| ReachOut56-81-06 Fellowship/1956 ReachOut International Fellowship | 12/9/11 | --- | Worldwide | All | 1 year independent project/internship | Graduating Princeton senior |
| Rhodes Scholarship | 8/31/12 | 10/3/12 | U.K. | All | 2-3 years at Oxford University leading to a degree | U.S. citizen, B.A. by start |
| Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship | --- | Various (March to August) | Worldwide (any country with a Rotary Club) | All | 1 year academic study | Citizen of a country with Rotary Club, B.A. by start |
| Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship | 10/22/12 | --- | Worldwide (outside U.S. and Canada.) | Various | 1 year travel, study, work abroad | Graduating Princeton senior |
| Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York Graduate Scholarship | 11/21/11 | 12/15/11 | Scotland | All | 1 year graduate study at a Scottish university | Graduating Princeton senior with some Scottish ancestry, financial need |
| Scholars in Our Nation's Service Initiative (SINSI) | 11/1/11 | --- | U.S. and worldwide | All | Summer internship with U.S. government, language study, 2-year fellowship with U.S. government, and admission to WWS MPA Program | Princeton junior, U.S. citizen, |
| Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans | 10/25/11 | 11/1/11 | U.S. | Any | 2-3 years graduate study at a U.S. university | <30 years old, "new American citizen" |