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Partial Funding Scholarship Guides
Partial Funding Scholarships
Not every scholarship covers 100% of your costs, but partial funding can still make a huge difference. The scholarships listed here cover a significant share of tuition or living expenses, reducing what you need to pay out of pocket.
AERC World Bank Visiting Scholars 2026 - Washington DC
The AERC World Bank Visiting Scholars Program 2026 places African economists at World Bank headquarters in Washington DC for a research residency of four to six months. Run jointly by the African Economic Research Consortium and the World Bank Africa Region Chief Economist's Office, it takes up to two scholars for the 2026/2027 cohort. Visiting scholars join the Office of the Chief Economist for Africa Region, revise a draft paper for the World Bank Working Paper Series and a ranking journal, present at least one seminar, and contribute to the Bank's Africa research programme. Eligibility is narrow: you must already be an AERC researcher, including from the AERC Collaborative PhD Programme, with an active AERC project at interim, post-field or final paper stage on a topic relevant to the World Bank Africa Region agenda. Expressions of interest close 6 September 2026 and late applications are not considered.
Tech Journalism Fund 2026 - $5,000 to $25,000 Grants
The Tech Journalism Fund 2026 is Omidyar Network's project grant for US-based journalists reporting on technology and society, paying $5,000 to $25,000 towards the cost of a single resource-intensive story. Freelancers, staff reporters, editors and whole teams are eligible across any medium. The money covers reporting costs rather than salary: travel, research and fact-checking support, multimedia work, data access such as LexisNexis searches and government record requests, and a stipend for the reporting time itself. Priority goes to pitches on AI regulation and tech policy, investigations into the companies and people shaping the AI industry, the effect of AI on children and families, and how workers and unions are dealing with AI at work. Applications run on a rolling basis with no deadline and are usually reviewed within 30 days. Every funded project stays editorially independent and discloses the support.
Oregon State University Scholarships 2027 - Up to $16,000
Oregon State University Scholarships 2027 are the merit awards OSU hands to new undergraduates entering the Corvallis or Bend campuses in Fall 2027, and almost all of them are decided off your admission application with no separate form. Non-resident first-years can be offered the Provost Scholarship at up to $16,000 a year, renewable across four years. Oregon residents compete for the Presidential Scholarship at up to $10,000 a year and the Finley Academic Excellence Scholarship at up to $5,000. International first-years get guaranteed regional awards worth $2,000 to $16,000 a year depending on their country of residence, reaching $64,000 across a four-year degree. OSU awards more than $20 million in merit scholarships to new undergraduates every year. The priority deadline for Fall 2027 is 1 February 2027, with Early Action closing 2 November 2026.
USC Merit Scholarships 2026 - Full-Tuition Trojan Awards
USC Merit Scholarships 2026 are the merit-based undergraduate awards handed out by the University of Southern California Office of Admission, ranging from a few thousand dollars a year up to the full-tuition Trustee Scholarship worth about $75,384 per year at the 2026-27 rate. The tiers are Trustee (full tuition), Presidential (half tuition, about $37,692), Deans (quarter tuition, about $18,846), plus Associates, Directors and Leadership awards, a $20,000 per year National Merit Finalist award, and the Mork Family and Stamps Leadership scholarships that add a $5,000 living stipend on top of full tuition. There is no separate scholarship application. Every first-year applicant who files a complete application by the 1 November 2026 Early Action or Early Decision deadline is considered automatically, with performing and visual arts applicants covered by the 1 December 2026 deadline instead.