USA Scholarships
October Scholarship Deadlines
October Scholarship Deadlines
Scholarships and fellowships with application deadlines in October. Plan ahead and make sure you have enough time to prepare your documents and application.
A Flight Away Scholarship 2026 - $2,000 Out of State
A Flight Away is a $2,000 scholarship from A Leap Ahead Foundation for students attending college outside their home state. The award helps cover relocation, travel, and housing costs that out-of-state tuition does not pay. Parents and alumni who once left home for school fund the program through the Malden, Massachusetts-based foundation. Applications open 1 October 2026 on aleapaheadfoundation.org. Associate, bachelor''s, and graduate students nationwide may apply when the portal is live.
College Monk No Essay Scholarship 2026 - $1,500
The College Monk $1,500 No Essay Scholarship from College Savings Holding runs as an annual random drawing for students age 18 or older who are in high school, in college, or starting accredited US study within six months. US citizens and international students with a valid visa may enter through the online form or a mailed postcard. There is no GPA minimum and no essay required for the drawing. The prize is paid as a $1,500 check to your college. Apply at thecollegemonk.com by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 15 October 2026.
Ability Scholarship 2027 - $1,000 Disability Essay
Solution Now Law Firm's Ability Scholarship awards $1,000 to one US student with a visible or invisible disability who writes a 750-1,000 word essay on turning challenges into strength. Legal residents of all fifty states and Washington, D.C. may apply if they are high school seniors, vocational students, undergraduates, or graduate students enrolled in a vocational or two- to four-year postsecondary program with at least a 3.0 GPA. Submit the online form, resume, transcript or acceptance proof, and original essay. Essays are screened for AI-generated text. Preference goes to students from or attending secondary school in California. The sponsor typically closes applications on 31 October each year, with a winner chosen the following month.
University of New Haven Scholarship 2026 - 75% Tuition
The University of New Haven hands out its graduate money through two named awards: a Provost's Assistantship worth 75% tuition assistance plus an hourly wage for 550 hours of research or teaching work a year, and a Dean's Scholarship worth up to 50% tuition assistance on academic merit. Both are open to full-time domestic and international master's students, and neither has a separate form. The admission packet is the application. Undergraduates at the West Haven campus run on a separate automatic merit ladder worth $15,000 to $33,000 a year. The next graduate cutoff is 1 October 2026 for a spring 2027 start.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 2027 - $37,000 a Year
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is the oldest and best known graduate award in American science. The FY2027 competition pays a $37,000 annual stipend plus a $16,000 cost of education allowance that wipes out tuition and mandatory fees, for three funded years spread across a five-year fellowship period. NSF expects to make about 1,500 awards. You must be a US citizen, national or permanent resident, and you must be an undergraduate senior, a bachelor's degree holder with no graduate enrolment, or a first-year graduate student. Applications close between 19 and 23 October 2026 depending on your field, with reference letters due 16 October 2026.
Hertz Fellowship 2027 - Up to $250,000 for a PhD
The Hertz Fellowship is the hardest doctoral award in American science to win and one of the most generous. Fellows get up to five years of support worth as much as $250,000: a $38,000 nine-month personal stipend, the full tuition equivalent at any of more than 50 US universities, and $5,000 a year more if they have dependent children. It is open only to US citizens and permanent residents heading into or just starting a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics or engineering. The 2027 application opened on 31 August 2026 and closes on 30 October 2026, with references due 2 November. Nineteen fellows were chosen from more than 1,450 applicants last cycle.
NASA Hubble Fellowship Program 2027 - $87,500
The NASA Hubble Fellowship Program funds 24 new astrophysics postdocs for the 2027 class, paying $87,500 in year one at a US host institution of your choice, with up to three years of support, a $21,000 research budget and health insurance. Open to any nationality. Applications close 28 October 2026.
Boeing Internship 2027 - Paid 10-12 Week US Program
Boeing runs one of the largest paid internship programmes in US aerospace, and the Summer 2027 postings are live now across engineering, business, supply chain, finance, human resources, IT and data analytics. Placements run full-time for 10 to 12 weeks between mid-May and September, at more than 30 US sites from Everett and Seattle to Arlington, Saint Charles, Huntsville, Wichita and Oklahoma City. Eligibility is short and strict: you must be a currently enrolled college or university student with an expected graduation date on or after August 2027, and you must be free to work full-time for the whole block. Two lines decide most applications. Boeing will not sponsor an employment visa for these roles, and export control rules mean many of them require US Person status. Summer 2027 postings state that applications will be accepted until 23 October 2026.
Stanford Science Fellowship 2027 - $98,000 Stipend
The Stanford Science Fellowship pays early-career natural scientists a $98,000 annual stipend for three years of postdoctoral research at Stanford, plus up to $10,000 a year for research and up to $2,500 for relocation. Open to all nationalities. Apply through Academic Jobs Online by 16 October 2026.
Big Ten Smithsonian Fellowship 2027 - $45,000 Stipend
The Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship pays PhD candidates at BTAA universities a $45,000 yearly stipend, prorated, plus up to $5,000 for research to spend 3 to 12 months at the Smithsonian with a staff advisor. Tenure starts between June 2027 and May 2028. Apply through SOLAA by 15 October 2026.
UMAPS Fellowship 2027 - African Faculty at Michigan
The UMAPS Fellowship (University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars) brings early-career faculty from African colleges and universities to Ann Arbor for a five-month research residency in 2027-2028. The African Studies Center funds the stay, including travel, housing and a stipend, pairs each scholar with a U-M faculty host, and takes applications until 15 October 2026.
Knight Hennessy Scholarship 2027 - Stanford Full Funding
The Knight Hennessy Scholarship 2027 is Stanford University's flagship graduate award, run as the Knight-Hennessy Scholars programme. It pays tuition and fees, a living stipend, one round trip a year and a relocation allowance for up to three years of graduate study in any of Stanford's seven schools, including MA, MS, MBA, JD, MD, MFA, MPP, DMA and PhD programmes. Up to 100 scholars are chosen each year and applicants of every nationality are welcome. The application for the 2027 cohort closes on 6 October 2026 at 1 pm Pacific Time, and you must also apply to your Stanford degree programme by 1 December 2026 or its own earlier deadline.