USA Scholarships
Scholarships in the USA - Study & Research Guides
Scholarships in the USA
The United States is home to many of the world's top-ranked universities and attracts students from every corner of the globe. Scholarship opportunities range from fully funded research positions to partial tuition awards at elite business schools. Below you'll find our guides for US scholarships, each covering eligibility, documents, benefits, and how to apply.
Editing Services Scholarship 2026 - $1,000 Essay Award
The Editing Services Scholarship 2026 is a $1,000 award from editing.services, the writing and editing marketplace run by ServiceScape Incorporated. One winner is chosen on the quality of a 300-word essay answering a single question: how does writing impact today's world? There is no transcript, no GPA floor, no recommendation letter and no fee. You need to be at least 18 and attending, or about to attend, an accredited college, university or trade school in 2026. Entries opened on 1 December 2025 and close on 30 November 2026 UTC, with the winner notified by email in December 2026 and the $1,000 mailed as a check within four weeks.
Hoover Fellowship 2027 - $169,950+ Salary at Stanford
The Hoover Fellowship is a salaried research post at the Hoover Institution on the Stanford University campus, running one to three years with no teaching load. The 12-month base salary range is $169,950 to $230,000 plus a $20,000 annual housing allowance. Applications for the 2026-2027 round close at 11:59 PM PT on 17 November 2026.
University of Detroit Mercy Scholarships 2027
University of Detroit Mercy Scholarships are awarded from your admission file, so applying for admission puts you in the running for every university award automatically. Detroit Mercy does not publish freshman merit tiers, but the figures it does publish are concrete: transfer grants of $6,000 to $14,000 a year by GPA, a $2,000 Catholic Education grant, a $1,000 Visit Grant, and international awards up to $10,000 a year. Above those sit four routes to full tuition, the Titan Edge for Michigan students, the Jesuit Founders and Phi Theta Kappa scholarships for transfers, and the MPLCC award. The date that decides how much is in play is 1 December 2026, the Scholarship Priority deadline for Fall 2027 entry.
Tulane University Merit Scholarships 2027
Tulane considers every first-year applicant for merit money automatically, with no separate scholarship form. Partial tuition awards run from $1,000 to $32,000 a year. Above them sit the full-tuition Dean's Honor Scholarship, the Grossman & Cohen Scholarship worth roughly $400,000 across four years, and around five Stamps Scholarships a year that cover the entire $98,710 cost of attendance plus an enrichment fund. International students compete for the same awards through the Global Scholarships route, up to full tuition and fees. The date that decides how much is still in play is 10 November 2026, the Early Action deadline for Fall 2027 entry, because several scholarship supplements close in December.
University of Michigan-Dearborn Scholarship 2027
The University of Michigan-Dearborn Scholarship is awarded from your admission file, with no separate scholarship form anywhere in the process. Non-resident and international first-year students are placed on a GPA ladder worth $5,000 to $12,500 a year, or $20,000 to $50,000 across four years. Students from eight nearby states and Ontario can instead be assessed at the in-state rate through the Great Lakes Scholarship, worth around $18,000 a year. Non-resident graduate students on in-person programmes receive the Graduate Dearborn Scholarship, which pays $1,250 to $8,000 a semester depending on credit load. Every merit award renews on a cumulative 3.0 GPA and full-time enrolment for up to eight semesters. The next date that matters is 15 November 2026, the Winter 2027 deadline for applicants who need a visa.
UMass Lowell Scholarship 2027 - Up to $20,000/yr
UMass Lowell decides merit scholarships from your admission application, and there is no separate scholarship form to chase. Out-of-state, national and international first-year students are considered for awards of $8,000 to $20,000 a year. Massachusetts residents compete for the Chancellor's Scholarship at full tuition and mandatory fees, or the Dean's Scholarship at up to half. New England students see $8,000 to $14,000 and students from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania see $5,000 to $13,000. Every award renews for up to eight consecutive semesters on a 3.000 GPA and full-time enrolment. Apply by Early Action I on 5 November 2026 for Fall 2027 entry.
USDA Internship Program 2027 - Unpaid, Washington DC
The USDA Internship Program places emerging leaders inside the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a semester of public service work in Washington DC, and the Spring 2027 cohort runs from 25 January to 30 April 2027 with applications due by 13 November 2026. Read one line before you plan around it: USDA states plainly that these internships are unpaid, with no housing and no relocation assistance. Eligibility is unusually open in one direction and completely closed in another. You do not need to be enrolled in a degree or hold one, but you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old at the time of application, so international students cannot apply. The placement is in person at the Whitten Building, there is no remote option, and selected applicants go through security screening before they start.
NITMB Fellows Program 2027 - 3-Year Chicago Fellowship
The NITMB Fellows Program gives early-career researchers three years in Chicago to build mathematics and theory around biological questions, with a salary, research and travel stipends, an office in the John Hancock Center, and no teaching load. Applications run through MathJobs from 1 September 2026 and close on 15 November 2026 for full consideration.
Weinstein JAMS Fellowship 2027 - Up to $20,000
The Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship sends dispute resolution professionals from outside the United States to spend one to four months in the USA, learning from American mediators, courts and universities before taking that knowledge home. The JAMS Foundation approves awards of up to $20,000 per fellow. Applicants may not be citizens of the United States. The 2027 cycle closes on 6 November 2026.
Cornell University Scholarship 2027 - Full Need Met
The Cornell University Scholarship is the grant sitting inside every Cornell financial aid offer, and you never apply for it on its own. Cornell meets 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for all eligible undergraduates, and nearly 50% of undergraduates receive a Cornell grant that is never repaid. Families earning up to $75,000 with typical assets get grants, scholarships and work-study covering the full cost of attendance, with zero expected parent contribution and no loans. Up to $125,000 and tuition is covered. There is no merit aid and no athletic scholarship at Cornell, so admission is the only gate. For autumn 2027 entry, Early Decision closes 1 November 2026 and Regular Decision 2 January 2027, with the CSS Profile opening on 1 October 2026. International students are eligible and have 100% of need met, but admission for them is need-aware rather than need-blind.
University of Miami Stamps Scholarship 2027 - Full Ride
The Stamps Scholarship is the biggest award the University of Miami hands out, and it is a genuine full ride rather than a tuition discount. It covers tuition and fees, on-campus housing, a meal plan, University health insurance, textbooks and a laptop allowance for eight semesters, ten if you are in a five-year degree programme, and it adds a $12,000 enrichment fund that you direct yourself towards research, study abroad or internships. With the 2026-27 cost of attendance sitting at $98,872 for a student living on campus, the package is worth close to $400,000 across four years. There is no separate scholarship form. The catch is the admission plan: only students admitted through Early Decision I or Early Action, both closing 1 November 2026, are considered, and unlike several other UM premier awards this one is open to every first-year applicant regardless of citizenship.
Gabelli Presidential Scholarship 2027 - Full Tuition
The Gabelli Presidential Scholarship is the largest merit award Boston College gives an incoming freshman: full tuition for four years, funded summer programs, and a place in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program that has run since 1991. Around 18 students are invited each year, and 74 are enrolled across the four class years. There is no separate scholarship application. You apply to BC for first-year admission by the priority scholarship deadline of 1 November 2026, and every application filed by that date is considered automatically, whether you choose Early Decision I, Early Decision II or Regular Decision. International students are eligible. BC sets no minimum GPA or test score, though selected scholars usually sit in the top 1 to 2 percent of the national freshman applicant pool.