USA Scholarships
January Scholarship Deadlines
January Deadlines
Scholarships and programmes with application deadlines in January. January tends to be a busy month for research council PhD studentships and for European masters awards starting the following autumn, so plan ahead and bookmark this page when the next cycle opens.
Ronald E. McNair Space & Optical Physics 2027
The Ronald E. McNair Scholarships in Space and Optical Physics is a $1,000 one-time award from the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) for African American undergraduate physics majors in their junior or senior year at a four-year US college or research university. NSBP memorializes Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the NASA physicist and Challenger astronaut, through a fund that favors students pursuing space science, optical physics, and related instrumentation paths. Selection weighs scientific ability, versatility, judgment, academic strengths, and independent study performance documented in your application packet. CareerOneStop and physics scholarship directories list a January 12 deadline and a single recipient each year. Contact [email protected] or visit nsbp.org for the current application form because NSBP updates delivery methods over time.
Robert A. Ellis Physics Scholarship 2027
The Robert A. Ellis Scholarships in Physics is a $1,000 one-time award from the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) for African American undergraduate physics majors in their junior or senior year at a four-year US college or research university. NSBP names the fund for physicist Robert A. Ellis as part of its annual undergraduate scholarship portfolio alongside memorial awards in space science and optical physics. Selection weighs scientific ability, versatility, judgment, academic strengths, and independent study performance documented in your application packet. CareerOneStop and physics scholarship directories list a January 12 deadline and a single recipient each year. Contact [email protected] or visit nsbp.org for the current application form because NSBP updates delivery methods over time.
Michael P. Anderson Space Science Scholarship 2027
The Michael P. Anderson Scholarship in Space Science is a $1,000 one-time award from the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) for African American undergraduate physics majors in their junior or senior year at a four-year US college or research university. NSBP honors Colonel Michael P. Anderson, the NASA physicist and Columbia astronaut, alongside other space-exploration memorial funds. Selection weighs scientific ability, versatility, judgment, academic strengths, and independent study performance documented in your application packet. CareerOneStop and physics scholarship directories list a January 12 deadline and a single recipient each year. Contact [email protected] or visit nsbp.org for the current application form because NSBP updates delivery methods over time.
Charles A. Lindbergh Fellowship 2027 - $100K NASM
The Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is a competitive twelve-month, in-residence fellowship for senior scholars and distinguished nonacademic authors working on a book or major publication in aerospace history. NASM lists a $100,000 stipend plus up to $5,000 for travel and research expenses. You apply through SOLAA with a 1,500-word proposal, CV, bibliography, budget, three references, and a named museum staff advisor you contact before submitting. Selected fellows typically start about a year after the winter application cycle. The next posted application deadline is January 16, 2027, with residency in the Washington, D.C. area.
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship 2027 - $40,000
The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship, administered by Scholarship America, gives high school seniors up to $40,000 for a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, plus a paid summer internship at Amazon. You need a 2.3 GPA, CS coursework or the optional HackerRank assessment, and documented financial need. Awards renew for up to three years with satisfactory grades. The 2026 cycle closed in January; expect the next window around January 2027 at scholarshipamerica.org/amazonfutureengineer.
A. Verville Fellowship 2027 - NASM $55,000
The A. Verville Fellowship at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum funds nine to twelve months of in-residence research on major trends in aviation or space history. Mid-career scholars and qualified nonacademic writers apply through SOLAA with a NASM staff advisor, a research proposal, CV, and recommendations. Predoctoral graduate students are generally not eligible. The Smithsonian lists a $55,000 stipend for a twelve-month term plus limited travel funds, with tenure typically starting between mid-August and early October. Applications for the next cycle are due January 15, 2027, with notification around mid-March.
AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 2027 - $10,000 PhD
The AFPE Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Sciences awards $10,000 to high-performing Ph.D. students at accredited US schools of pharmacy. You must be a US citizen or permanent resident, enrolled full time, with at least three semesters of graduate credit toward the Ph.D. and completion expected within three additional years. Selection weighs research plan (50%), academics (35%), and leadership (15%). The 2027-2028 cycle is expected to open in mid-November 2026 with Part 1 due mid-December 2026 and Part 2 due January 30, 2027 on SmarterSelect.
University of Michigan MBA Scholarships 2027 at Ross
University of Michigan MBA Scholarships are the merit awards attached to admission to the Ross School of Business Full-Time MBA in Ann Arbor. Every admitted applicant is considered automatically, there is no separate scholarship form, and awards run from $10,000 to full tuition. US citizens, permanent residents and international students are all in the pool, and an award is renewable across both years of the programme subject to good academic standing. The scholarship decision arrives with the admission letter, so the date that matters is the Ross application round deadline: Round 2 closes on 4 January 2027 for the class entering in autumn 2027.
Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship 2027
The Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship brings journalists living in exile in the United States to the Missouri School of Journalism for a four-week in-person training programme. Housing, food and transportation are paid by the Alfred and Jean Friendly Foundation, and there is no fee to take part. The training covers security, legal knowledge, journalism craft and entrepreneurship, with the psychosocial side of exile running through the whole month. Roughly ten fellows are selected each round, and the foundation has trained hundreds of journalists from 90 countries since 1984.
Auburn Graduate School Scholarship 2027 - $37,000/yr PGRF
Auburn University does not run a single application-based Graduate School scholarship. Its flagship award is the Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship, and it is generous: a minimum of $37,000 a year built from a $15,000 President's Fellowship, a minimum $7,000 Dean's Fellowship and a minimum $15,000 graduate research assistantship, plus a full in-state and out-of-state tuition waiver, held for three years of doctoral study. Each of Auburn's 12 colleges can award new fellowships every year for a fall start. You cannot apply directly. Your major professor or department chair nominates you, so the route in is to apply for doctoral admission and tell the Graduate Program Officer you want to be considered. Student fees and the graduate enrollment fee are not covered.
American University EGLS Scholarship 2027 - Fully Funded
The American University EGLS Scholarship 2027 (AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship) covers all billable AU expenses, meaning full tuition, room and board, for two international students entering American University in Washington DC in Fall 2027. The award is renewable across four years of undergraduate study and is open to students in every major AU offers. Alongside the two full awards, AU offers up to eight AU EGL Partial Scholarships worth up to US $40,000 per year, drawn from the same applicant pool with no separate form. Applicants must need an F-1 or J-1 visa; US citizens, permanent residents and US dual citizens cannot apply. The Common Application and the AU EGLS essays are both due 15 January 2027.
NRF Founders Engineering Scholarship 2027 - $13,000
The NRF Founders Engineering Scholarship is the Natural Refrigeration Foundation's award for undergraduate engineering students heading into the natural refrigeration industry. Applications for the 2027-2028 academic year are open now and close on 31 January 2027, with recipients expected to be announced in June 2027. A junior-year award pays $4,000 in two installments of $2,000. The senior-year award pays $9,000 in two installments of $4,500 for recipients who attended IIAR's Annual Natural Refrigeration Conference and Expo in the spring of their junior year, or $4,000 for those who did not, which puts the full package at up to $13,000 of tuition assistance. Funds go straight to your college. The award also covers conference registration, coach airfare, lodging and meals, and puts you in front of the people who hire in this field.