We are pleased to share some fellowship resources for international and undocumented students. The first PDF document is a list of scholarships that do not require proof of US citizenship. Though most of the opportunities are for undergraduate students, there are a few graduate student prospects as well. The second list summarizes funding for international students.
Scholarships Don’t Require Proof of US Citizenship
Selected Funding Sources Open to Non-US Citizens
The following are opportunities that look promising for graduate students:
American Association for University Women – International Fellowships
http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/international.cfm
Full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Deadline: December 1.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Japan Scholarship Program
http://www.adb.org/JSP/default.asp
Citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. The ADB-JSP provides full scholarships for one to two years.
Association for Women in Science Educational Foundation
http://www.awis.org/resource/edfoundation.html
Female students enrolled in a behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. degree. Graduate fellowships in the amount of $1,000 are awarded each year. Deadline: January
Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/policyfellows/
Designed to engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, and law students in the analysis that informs the creation of science and technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of science, technology, and government.
Environmental Research and Education Foundation
http://www.erefdn.org/scholar.html
This scholarship recognizes excellence in Ph.D. or post-doctoral environmental research and education. Deadline: August 1.
International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships
http://www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf/
Up to 50 fellowships to support social scientists and humanists conducting dissertation field research in all areas and regions of the world.
King Faisal Foundation Scholarship
http://www.kff.com/english/kff/ea/ss/bfullkffeass.htm
Funding opportunity for Muslim students in Medicine, Engineering, and sciences (Physics, Chemistry, and Geology) to study at an accredited European or North American university.
Smithsonian Fellowships
http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
Unless noted otherwise, all Smithsonian fellowships (graduate, pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, senior) opportunities are open to non-US citizens. Deadlines vary.
Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
http://www.spencer.org/programs/index.htm
Candidates for the doctoral degree at a graduate school within the United States are eligible. Deadline: November 1.