USA Scholarships
Masters Scholarship Guides
Masters Scholarships
Guides to US master's scholarships, including research degrees. Each one covers who qualifies, what the award pays, and how to apply.
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.
East-West Center Fellowship 2027 - Study at UH Manoa
The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship pays general graduate tuition and fees at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, gives you a single room in an East-West Center residence hall, and adds a stipend that partly covers food and incidental costs. The Center values the package at roughly $22,000 a year before tax, with extra aid possible where you can show financial need. Awards run for one academic year and can be renewed once, to a maximum of two years. Applications for the 2027 intake close on 1 December 2026 at 11:59 PM Hawaii Standard Time, and you have to apply to UH Manoa by that same date if you are not already enrolled there. Open to US citizens and permanent residents and to citizens of listed countries across the Pacific, Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia.
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.
Editing Services Scholarship 2026 - $1,000 Essay Award
The Editing Services Scholarship 2026 is a $1,000 award from editing.services, the writing and editing marketplace run by ServiceScape Incorporated. One winner is chosen on the quality of a 300-word essay answering a single question: how does writing impact today's world? There is no transcript, no GPA floor, no recommendation letter and no fee. You need to be at least 18 and attending, or about to attend, an accredited college, university or trade school in 2026. Entries opened on 1 December 2025 and close on 30 November 2026 UTC, with the winner notified by email in December 2026 and the $1,000 mailed as a check within four weeks.
University of Detroit Mercy Scholarships 2027
University of Detroit Mercy Scholarships are awarded from your admission file, so applying for admission puts you in the running for every university award automatically. Detroit Mercy does not publish freshman merit tiers, but the figures it does publish are concrete: transfer grants of $6,000 to $14,000 a year by GPA, a $2,000 Catholic Education grant, a $1,000 Visit Grant, and international awards up to $10,000 a year. Above those sit four routes to full tuition, the Titan Edge for Michigan students, the Jesuit Founders and Phi Theta Kappa scholarships for transfers, and the MPLCC award. The date that decides how much is in play is 1 December 2026, the Scholarship Priority deadline for Fall 2027 entry.
University of Michigan-Dearborn Scholarship 2027
The University of Michigan-Dearborn Scholarship is awarded from your admission file, with no separate scholarship form anywhere in the process. Non-resident and international first-year students are placed on a GPA ladder worth $5,000 to $12,500 a year, or $20,000 to $50,000 across four years. Students from eight nearby states and Ontario can instead be assessed at the in-state rate through the Great Lakes Scholarship, worth around $18,000 a year. Non-resident graduate students on in-person programmes receive the Graduate Dearborn Scholarship, which pays $1,250 to $8,000 a semester depending on credit load. Every merit award renews on a cumulative 3.0 GPA and full-time enrolment for up to eight semesters. The next date that matters is 15 November 2026, the Winter 2027 deadline for applicants who need a visa.
UMass Lowell Scholarship 2027 - Up to $20,000/yr
UMass Lowell decides merit scholarships from your admission application, and there is no separate scholarship form to chase. Out-of-state, national and international first-year students are considered for awards of $8,000 to $20,000 a year. Massachusetts residents compete for the Chancellor's Scholarship at full tuition and mandatory fees, or the Dean's Scholarship at up to half. New England students see $8,000 to $14,000 and students from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania see $5,000 to $13,000. Every award renews for up to eight consecutive semesters on a 3.000 GPA and full-time enrolment. Apply by Early Action I on 5 November 2026 for Fall 2027 entry.
USDA Internship Program 2027 - Unpaid, Washington DC
The USDA Internship Program places emerging leaders inside the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a semester of public service work in Washington DC, and the Spring 2027 cohort runs from 25 January to 30 April 2027 with applications due by 13 November 2026. Read one line before you plan around it: USDA states plainly that these internships are unpaid, with no housing and no relocation assistance. Eligibility is unusually open in one direction and completely closed in another. You do not need to be enrolled in a degree or hold one, but you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old at the time of application, so international students cannot apply. The placement is in person at the Whitten Building, there is no remote option, and selected applicants go through security screening before they start.
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.
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.
AAUW International Fellowship 2028 - Up to $25,000 in STEM
The AAUW International Fellowship pays women who are not US citizens or permanent residents $20,000 for a first master's degree or $25,000 for a first doctorate, studied full time in a STEM field at an accredited US institution. The 2027-28 application window closes at 5pm ET on 17 September 2026, so this guide is set up for the 2028-29 cycle, which is expected to open in mid-August 2027 and close in mid-September 2027.
Forté MBA Fellowship 2027 - How Schools Pick Fellows
The Forté MBA Fellowship 2027 is an MBA scholarship you cannot apply for directly. You apply to the MBA at one of Forté Foundation's member business schools, more than 40 of them in the US, and if you are admitted the school reviews you for all of its scholarships and picks its own Forté Fellows. Each school sets the dollar amount, which ranges from a partial award to full tuition. Fellows also get Forté conferences, a resume book sent to corporate partners and lifetime access to the Forté network. For the class entering in fall 2027, apply in Round 1 or Round 2, and Round 2 at most US member schools closes around early January 2027.