Featured Awards
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Successful candidates start preparing their applications early, months ahead of the deadline (sometimes even preparing a strategy years in advance). These awards also require a TCU review or endorsement, and therefore we have a TCU internal deadline, as well as assistance revising your essays. Contact Dr. Tracy Rundstrom, t.rundstrom@tcu.edu, for additional details.
In partnership with over 140 countries worldwide, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers opportunities to passionate students to pursue graduate study, conduct research or teach English abroad.
Applications for 2025-2026: currently open
Applications Due: September 5, 2024 (campus deadline)
Students graduating in December 2024 or May 2025 are eligible to apply. Graduate students
and TCU alumni are also eligible to apply.
Each year Gates Cambridge Scholarship program offers c.80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.
Applications for 2025-2026: September 2024
Applications Due: TBD
Students graduating in December 2024 or May 2025 are eligible to apply. Graduate students
and TCU alumni are also eligible to apply.
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship supports college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. The Goldwater Foundation is helping ensure that the U.S. is producing the number of highly-qualified professionals the Nation needs in these critical fields.
Applications for 2024-2025: open Tuesday September 3, 2024
Applications Due: January 17, 2025 (campus deadline)
Matriculated sophomore or junior students pursuing a research career in a natural
science, mathematics or engineering are eligible to apply.
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.
Applications for 2024-2025: currently open
Applications Due: September 6, 2024 (campus deadline)
Students graduating in December 2024 or May 2025 are eligible for consideration. Applicants
must receive a University endorsement.
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program is designed to introduce and connect generations of future American leaders to the island of Ireland. Up to twelve Mitchell Scholars are chosen annually for one academic year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Applications for 2025-2026: Cycle has been paused at the US-Ireland Alliance considers the long-term sustainability
of the program.
Students interested in cycles after the 2025-2026 year are encouraged to check back
in March 2025 for more information.
The Rhodes Trust, a British charity established to honor the will and bequest of Cecil J. Rhodes, provides full financial support for Rhodes Scholars to pursue a degree or degrees at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Applications for 2025-2026: Currently Open
Applications Due: September 16, 2024 (campus deadline)
Students graduating in December 2024 or May 2025 are eligible for consideration. Applicants
must receive a University endorsement.
The Truman Scholarship is the premier graduate fellowship in the United States for those pursuing careers as public service leaders.
Applications for 2025-2026: September 2024
Applications Due: mid-January 2025 (campus deadline)
Current juniors planning to graduate in December 2025 or May 20256 are eligible to
apply.