USA Scholarships
Fully Funded Scholarship Guides
Fully Funded Scholarships & Fellowships
Every guide listed here covers an opportunity that pays for tuition, living costs, or both. No partial funding. These scholarships and fellowships handle the major expenses so you can focus on your studies or research.
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship 2027 - NOAA
The NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program supports U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and U.S. territory citizens pursuing master''s or doctoral degrees in oceanography, marine biology, maritime archaeology, and related ocean and coastal fields at accredited U.S. institutions. Typical support is about $47,000 per year ($35,000 stipend plus roughly $12,000 for education costs), plus collaboration and travel benefits. You need a 3.30 cumulative GPA. The FY27 cycle expects a Notice of Funding Opportunity in mid-September 2026, pre-applications about one month later, and invited full applications around mid-February 2027 via Grants.gov.
Critical Language Scholarship 2027 - CLS Summer
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a U.S. Department of State summer institute that sends undergraduate and graduate students to intensive eight-week language programs overseas or online. CLS covers language instruction, travel, housing, meals, materials, visa fees where applicable, and academic credit through Bryn Mawr College. You must be a U.S. citizen or national, at least 18 by May of the program year, and enrolled in an accredited U.S. degree program. Apply once per cycle for one language through clscholarship.org; expect the 2027 summer application to close in mid-November 2026 on the same annual schedule as recent cycles.
Churchill Scholarship 2027 - Cambridge STEM Award
The Churchill Scholarship sends up to 18 US citizens each year to Churchill College, Cambridge for one year of master's study in science, mathematics, engineering, or science policy. The Winston Churchill Foundation covers tuition, UK visa and health surcharge costs, round-trip airfare, a stipend above the UK Research Council rate, and eligibility for a $4,000 research grant, with total value over $80,000. You apply through a participating US undergraduate institution; the foundation nomination deadline is November 2, 2026 at 5 p.m. Eastern.
NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship 2027 - NOAA
The Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship, often searched as the NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship, places master's and doctoral students at one of 30 National Estuarine Research Reserves for two years of collaborative coastal research. NOAA funds up to $45,000 per year in direct costs for stipend, tuition, travel, and supplies. US citizens and permanent residents apply through their university on Grants.gov; applications are due in late 2026 for an August 2027 fellowship start.
Rome Prize 2027 - Up to $30,000 Rome Fellowship
The Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome supports about thirty US artists and scholars each year with a residency in Italy. Full-term winners receive a $30,000 stipend, a private bedroom and bath, a studio, weekday meals through the Rome Sustainable Food Project, and nine months in Rome from September through June. Half-term awards pay $16,000. Most categories require US citizenship at application; several humanities postdoctoral tracks also accept foreign nationals who have lived in the United States for three years before the deadline. Applications for the 2027-2028 residency close November 1, 2026, with a higher-fee window through November 15 and recommendation letters due November 30.
Cooke College Scholarship 2027 - Up to $55K/Year
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program supports high-achieving US high school seniors with financial need who plan to enroll at a four-year college in Fall 2027. Awards are last-dollar funding after institutional aid and can reach up to $55,000 per year for tuition, living expenses, books, and fees, plus advising and graduate school support. You need an unweighted GPA of at least 3.75, SAT/ACT/AP/IB scores on file, and family income the Foundation can review (consideration up to about $95,000 gross). Apply through the Common App from 19 August through 11 November 2026.
Wilson Center Fellowships 2027 - Research & More
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC runs several fellowship tracks for people working on US foreign policy. The flagship Research Fellowship pays about $10,000 a month for twelve remote months on a nonpartisan project, with applications due 30 September 2026 via Interfolio. The Congressional Fellowship Program offers a six-week seminar series for current congressional staff. Distinguished and visiting fellowships are by invitation. Scholars, journalists, and senior practitioners worldwide may compete for research awards when they meet publication or experience thresholds.
ACS Public Interest Fellowship 2027 - DC
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy hires one recent US law school graduate each year as a Law Fellow at its Washington, DC headquarters. The one-year, full-time fellowship pays salary and benefits while you support progressive constitutional policy programs, events, and research. Applicants need strong writing, organization, and public-interest commitment. CareerOneStop lists an annual deadline around 29 October; confirm openings at acslaw.org.
NDSEG Fellowship 2027 - $43,200 Stipend & Full Tuition
The Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship funds US citizens and nationals pursuing doctorates in DoD-relevant STEM at US institutions. Awardees receive three years of support with full tuition and required fees, a $43,200 annual stipend ($3,600 per month), and up to $1,600 toward required health insurance. FY2027 applications run August 3 through October 30, 2026 at 5 p.m. Eastern through applyndseg.sysplus.com.
Peter Buck Graduate Fellowship 2027 - $10,000
Graduate students who search for the Peter Buck Fellowships Program apply through the Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) for a ten-week, in-residence award at the National Museum of Natural History. The stipend is $10,000 for ten weeks. You must be enrolled in a degree-granting graduate program, have finished at least one full-time semester, and usually not yet be advanced to PhD candidacy. Propose research using NMNH collections with an NMNH research scientist as primary advisor. Apply in SOLAA by 15 October 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
GEM PhD Science Fellowship 2027 - $16,000+ Stipend
The National GEM Consortium PhD Engineering and Science Fellowship matches US citizens and permanent residents with employer sponsors and GEM member universities for a funded doctorate in engineering or applied science. Employer Fellows receive at least $16,000 per year, full tuition and fees through the fifth year, a department stipend top-up, and at least one paid summer internship. You need a 3.0 cumulative GPA, applications to three GEM member universities, and a contractual internship commitment. The 2026 application window closes 13 November 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern.
Scoville Peace Fellowship 2027 - $51K in DC
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship places recent college and graduate alumni in six-to-nine-month, full-time roles at Washington, DC public-interest organizations working on nuclear nonproliferation, climate and security, peacebuilding, emerging technology, and global health security. Fellows earn $4,283 per month (about $51,396 annually prorated), partial health insurance support, relocation travel to DC, $1,200 for professional development, mentoring, and policy networking. You need a completed bachelor''s degree, strong writing skills, and prior activism or advocacy experience. US citizens are preferred; a foreign national living in the US may be selected occasionally. The Spring 2027 cohort typically accepts applications from 15 September through 20 October 2026 via Submittable.