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.
Forté MBA Fellowship 2027 - How Schools Pick Fellows
The Forté MBA Fellowship 2027 is an MBA scholarship you cannot apply for directly. You apply to the MBA at one of Forté Foundation's member business schools, more than 40 of them in the US, and if you are admitted the school reviews you for all of its scholarships and picks its own Forté Fellows. Each school sets the dollar amount, which ranges from a partial award to full tuition. Fellows also get Forté conferences, a resume book sent to corporate partners and lifetime access to the Forté network. For the class entering in fall 2027, apply in Round 1 or Round 2, and Round 2 at most US member schools closes around early January 2027.
World Bank Young Professionals Program 2027 - Eligibility
The World Bank Young Professionals Program 2027 is a two-year, salaried leadership programme at the World Bank Group for people with a graduate degree and two to six years of professional experience. You start in Washington, DC in September 2027, rotate three times for eight months each across the World Bank, IFC and MIGA with at least one country office posting, and can then be placed in a role for five more years. There is no age limit. Applications close on 30 September 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC.
World Bank Treasury Internship 2027 - Paid Summer in DC
The World Bank Treasury Internship 2027 is a paid ten-week summer programme in Washington, DC for college students in the second-to-last year of a four-year degree who graduate between December 2027 and September 2028. Interns rotate through three of Treasury's 17 teams, earn $22.70 an hour net (non-US citizens) or $27.70 an hour gross (US citizens) for 400 hours, and can be offered a two-year Junior Analyst role afterwards. Any nationality can apply, and the World Bank sponsors the visa if you need one. Applications close on 30 September 2026 at 11:59 pm UTC.
Stigler Fellowship 2028 - $14,000 Journalists in Residence
The Stigler Fellowship, officially the Journalists in Residence Program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, gives a small cohort of journalists about 12 weeks in Chicago each spring to audit Booth classes and study political economy, with a $14,000 living stipend plus reimbursed economy airfare and visa fees. Reporters, editors and freelancers from any country can apply if they have a few years of post-degree experience and good English. The Spring 2027 cohort closes on 20 September 2026, so this guide is set up for the Spring 2028 cohort, with a deadline expected in late September or early October 2027.
FSU Humanities Center Fellowship 2027 - $1,000 Stipend
The FSU Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellowship gives up to 15 Florida State juniors and seniors a $1,000 research stipend, faculty-led workshops and a slot at the Undergraduate Humanities Symposium. The 2026-2027 round closed on 3 September 2026, and the 2027-2028 call is expected around early September 2027.
Guggenheim Fellowship 2028 - Mid-Career US & Canada Award
The Guggenheim Fellowship funds six to twelve months of focused work for mid-career artists, writers, scholars and scientists who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada. The 2027 competition closes on 15 September 2026, so this guide is set up for the 2028 competition, which is expected to open in mid-August 2027 and close in mid-September 2027.
WACA Student Scholars Program 2026 - Free DC Conference
The WACA Student Scholars Program 2026 sends 25 undergraduates to the World Affairs Councils of America National Conference in Washington, DC, from 17 to 20 November 2026, at no cost to the student. WACA pays for conference registration, room and board, and gives each nominating Council $1,250 toward the scholar's travel and lodging. You cannot apply cold: one of WACA's 90 member Councils has to pick you as its single nominee first. You must be an undergraduate aged 18 or older at a local college or university, and students at schools in the Greater Washington DC area are excluded. Nominations and student applications close on Friday 25 September 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.
YES Scholarship 2028 - Kennedy-Lugar High School Exchange
The YES Scholarship, formally the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program, is a US Department of State exchange that brings high school students from nine partner countries to live with an American host family and attend a US high school for a semester. Airfare, the host family placement, a monthly stipend, health insurance and program activities are all paid for. The spring 2027 round closes between 15 and 23 September 2026 depending on the country, so this guide is set up for the next intake, which is expected to recruit around August and September 2027 for a program starting in early 2028.
Do Good Accelerator Fellowship 2027 - $2,000 Stipend
The Do Good Accelerator Fellowship is an 8-week, paid program at the University of Maryland, College Park for students whose social impact project is already running. Fellows get one-on-one coaching, skills workshops, workspace in Thurgood Marshall Hall and a $2,000 stipend on completion in fall or spring. The Fall 2026 round closes 14 September 2026, and the Spring 2027 round is expected to open in January with a mid-February deadline.
Supporting STEM Scholarship 2027 - $1,000 USA Award
The Supporting STEM Scholarship is a $1,000 annual award from HoshizakiIceMaker.com, hosted by B & G Refrigeration in Jacksonville, Florida, for US students studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics. One winner is chosen each year and the money is split evenly between the fall and spring semesters, paid straight to the school's financial aid office. Undergraduates already enrolled and high school seniors heading to a four-year accredited US university can both apply. The 2027 cycle closes on 30 June 2027, with the winner named in late July.
Notre Dame Provost Fellowship 2027 - $75,000 Postdoc
The Notre Dame Provost Fellowship 2027 is a two-year postdoctoral appointment in the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Eight fellows are hired for the 2027-2029 cohort, one each in Art, Art History and Design; English; German, Slavic and Eurasian Studies; Philosophy; Romance Languages and Literatures; Theology; the Initiative on Race and Resilience; and History and Philosophy of Science. Each fellow draws an annual salary of $75,000 plus $15,000 for research and training costs, gets office space, an assigned faculty mentor, and the option to teach without being required to. Applications go through Interfolio and close 1 December 2026 at 11:59pm EST, with decisions by 1 March 2027.
AAUW Research Publication Grant 2027 - $8,000 Award
The AAUW Research Publication Grant 2027, formally the American Short-Term Research Publication Grant, pays women scholars $8,000 in a single tranche to get a research manuscript ready for publication. The money covers drafting, editing, replicating research and answering reviewers, and can also go on housing, food and dependent care while you write. All fields qualify, with STEM researchers and those working on gender issues especially encouraged. You need a doctoral or terminal degree already in hand, US citizenship or permanent residency, and sole or first authorship on the manuscript. Applications open 17 August 2026 and close 30 September 2026 at 5pm ET, with awards announced in April 2027.