Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities for Graduating Seniors

Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
for Graduating Seniors

For any of you who are captivated by the intrigue and challenge of scholarship, who revel in the independence of study, who would seek a professional career in research or academics, and who like always to be pushed to the next level of challenge and inquiry, the time to start making those plans is now.

Just imagine coming into a program of study as the holder of a prestigious fellowship. Just imagine the kind of intellectual freedom that brings. Just imagine what it must be like to follow your interests pretty nearly on your own terms and under the guidance of a field's leading scholars. Just imagine!

So, if you are thinking about post-baccalaureate education, and feel you have the talent and background to compete at the highest levels, why not check out a few of these valuable opportunities.

The under each college on the home page of this site indicates a selection of competitive post-baccalaureate scholarships and fellowships available to graduating seniors. The following is a list of competitive post-baccalaureate scholarships and fellowships. The list is not exhaustive and, in some cases, not reserved solely for graduating students going on to graduate study. Interested students are strongly urged to look through the Harvard College Guide to Grants, available in 103-B O'Shaughnessy Hall, for a more complete listing of scholarship and fellowship availability.

IMPORTANT NOTE: While many of the scholarship opportunities listed here are field specific, several are not. For instance, the Rhodes/Marshall, Mellon, Fulbright, Soros, Harriman, etc. Are available more widely. All students should look through the listing under the College of Arts and Letters as well as those that fall under their own college to ensure they are aware of these more general and not just the specific opportunities.

All students interested in applying for a competitive scholarship and/or fellowship should bear several important considerations in mind. Careful and strategic thought must be given to

1) an effective personal statement
2) an appropriate and significant research proposal or statement of academic intentions
3) soliciting letters of recommendation
4) working with a faculty representative or sponsor on your application
5) awareness of application deadlines
6) ensuring the application package is complete and professional
7) securing appropriate documentation when necessary; i.e. transcripts, test scores, etc...

Further information about scholarship and fellowship opportunities will be available in the Dean's office of the various college. In addition, there will be a post-baccalaureate scholarship and fellowship web site which will be updated regularly with the most recent information. That address is 102-B O'Shaughnessy Hall.