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.
FAO Schwarz Fellowship 2027 - $105K-$115K Over 2 Years
The FAO Schwarz Fellowship is a paid two-year post-graduate role at a nonprofit host organisation in Boston, New York City or Philadelphia. Fellows starting in summer 2027 receive total compensation of roughly $115,000 in Boston and New York or $105,000 in Philadelphia, plus the same benefits as entry-level staff at their host. Applications for the 2027-2029 cycle open on 1 November 2026 and close at 9:00 PM ET on 1 February 2027. You must be a college senior graduating between November 2026 and summer 2027 from an accredited four-year institution, and you must already be able to work in the United States, because host organisations cannot sponsor work visas.
Berea College Scholarship 2027 - No Tuition, Fully Funded
Berea College charges no student tuition, and has not done so since 1892. Every admitted student receives the Tuition Promise Scholarship, which covers whatever tuition is left after federal, state, institutional and private aid has been applied. Tuition is listed at $56,900 for 2026-2027, and Berea funds as much of the $5,000 housing and $4,142 food charge as your FAFSA allows, which is why 85 per cent of the fall 2025 class paid nothing at all. From Fall 2027, the intake this guide covers, Berea guarantees 100 per cent of tuition, housing, food, fees and supplies for every enrolled student with no loans. Admission is restricted to students with high financial need and strong academic promise, and every student works at least 10 hours a week in the Labor Program.
Eastern Michigan Presidential Scholarship 2027 - Full Ride
The Eastern Michigan Presidential Scholarship is the most prestigious award Eastern Michigan University gives an incoming first-year student. It covers full tuition plus room and board for four years, which EMU values at roughly $100,000, and every Presidential Scholar joins The Honors College. Applications for the class entering Fall 2027 close on 15 December 2026, and EMU says no exceptions will be made. You qualify on a 3.85 high school GPA with no test score, or on a 3.5 to 3.84 GPA paired with a 25 composite ACT or a 1200 SAT. A campus visit during the 2026 calendar year is part of the application, and a virtual honors session counts.
SMART Scholarship 2027 - Full Tuition, $30k-$46k
The SMART Scholarship is the Department of War Scholarship-for-Service Program for STEM students in the USA. It pays full tuition with no monetary cap, an annual stipend of $30,000 to $46,000 depending on degree level, a health insurance allowance up to $2,500 a year and a miscellaneous allowance up to $1,000 a year, then places you in a civilian job at the sponsoring facility that picked you. Every funded year carries one year of service in return. The cycle closing at 5 p.m. EST on 4 December 2026 funds study from Fall 2027, and it is open to citizens of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Miami University Presidential Fellows Scholarship 2027
The Presidential Fellows Scholarship is Miami University's top merit award, and it is a genuine full ride: tuition, mandatory fees, housing and food for four years, plus a one-time academic enrichment fund of up to $5,000. Miami publishes the cohort size as fifteen students a year, all of them inside the Honors College, though the most recent incoming class came in at 22. There is no separate scholarship form. You indicate your interest on the Miami admission application, and your complete file has to be in by the firm 1 December 2026 deadline for Fall 2027 entry. One thing changed this cycle: self-reported ACT or SAT scores are now required for Presidential Fellows consideration, even though Miami stays test optional for everyone else. International applicants are eligible, and the Class of 2030 cohort includes a student from Mongolia.
University of Rochester Chemistry PhD Scholarship 2027
Every PhD student in the University of Rochester Department of Chemistry gets the same package: a full tuition scholarship, health insurance and a living stipend set at $35,520 for the 2026-2027 academic year. The GRE is not required, applications close on 1 December for fall entry only, and the $70 application fee is waived automatically for anyone with a 3.5 GPA or better. Teaching is part of the deal at six units across the degree, usually three semesters in the first two years, and departmental fellowships such as Sherman-Clarke, Ewart and Weissberger add a bonus on top of the base stipend later on.
Simmons Distinguished Scholar Award 2027
The Simmons Distinguished Scholar Award is the largest merit award Simmons University offers its incoming first-year class, and the only one that asks for a separate application. It covers full tuition, mandatory fees other than health insurance, and housing and meals for four years, and it replaces any other merit scholarship Simmons has already offered you. Simmons publishes no dollar figure for the award, but measured against its own published 2026-2027 rates the package is worth about $68,600 a year for a non-nursing resident student. You apply by sending a 300 to 500 word essay on your leadership style alongside your admission application by 1 December 2026, for entry in Fall 2027. First-year applicants entering in the fall are eligible, international students included, and transfer, Dix Scholar and spring applicants are not.
Harvard Environmental Fellows Program 2027 - $92,000
The Harvard Environmental Fellows Program places recent doctorate recipients with a Harvard faculty host for two years of environmental research in any discipline. The 2027 cohort is paid a salary of $92,000 a year, with employee health insurance eligibility, up to $2,500 in relocation costs and a $2,500 annual professional expenses allowance. HUCE expects to award around five fellowships, and applications close on 1 December 2026 at 5pm ET.
Notre Dame Doctoral Program 2027 - Sustainable Development
The University of Notre Dame's Doctoral Program in Sustainable Development at the Keough School of Global Affairs opens for a Fall 2027 start, with applications closing on 1 December 2026. Admitted students get a five-year funding guarantee: a 12-month stipend set at $39,000 for Keough doctoral students in 2026-2027, a full tuition scholarship worth $69,510 a year, a health insurance premium subsidy, summer research support and up to $4,000 for conferences and professional development. The programme is STEM-designated, takes about five years, and trains researchers in climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental governance and development policy.
Richmond Scholars 2027 - Full Tuition, Housing & Food
The Richmond Scholars Program is the University of Richmond's most prestigious merit award, given to about 25 incoming students each year and worth full tuition plus on-campus housing and food, renewable for up to eight consecutive semesters. Scholars also get a one-time enrichment grant of up to $5,500, priority course registration, guaranteed on-campus housing and a faculty mentor. There is no separate scholarship application: every first-year admission application on file by 1 December 2026 is considered automatically, whichever plan you apply under. Finalists hear through the Spider Portal by 1 February 2027, interview with a faculty committee over Zoom in mid-February, and final selections are made by 1 March 2027.
University of Hawaii ADB Scholarship 2027 - Fully Funded
The University of Hawaii ADB Scholarship 2027 is the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program run by the East-West Center for masters study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It pays full tuition and fees, roundtrip airfare to Honolulu, housing in an East-West Center residence hall, a monthly stipend, book funds, health insurance and J-1 visa sponsorship. The East-West Center runs this competition every other year, and the cycle for the Fall 2027 academic year opened on 18 August 2026 and closes on 1 December 2026 at 11:59 PM Hawaii Standard Time. Applicants must be citizens and current residents of one of the 40 ADB developing member countries, aged 35 or under, holding a four-year bachelors degree and at least two years of full-time professional work after that degree. US citizens, permanent residents and anyone already living or working outside their home country cannot apply.
Neukom Fellowship 2027 - $70,000 at Dartmouth
The Neukom Fellowship is a two-year postdoctoral appointment at the Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College, with the option to request a third year. Fellows receive a $70,000 stipend for 2027-2028, mentors in two departments, and funds for equipment, travel and research materials. Applications for positions starting 1 September 2027 close on 1 December 2026.