Scholarships

Office of Distinguished Scholarships Strive

Type of Award

GPA Minimums

Open to Non-US Citizens

Need-Based

Scholarship Subject GPA Minimum Location
University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships

Fellowships support architectural research and instruction. Fellows spend one year in residence and teach three classes in addition to pursuing their fellowship interests.The fellowships are for nine months.

Design / Muschenheim Fellowship
The fellowship offers design instructors early in their career the opportunity to develop a body of work in the context of teaching. Fellows play a significant role in the definition of studio teaching while pursuing their creative endeavors. Proposals for the fellowship focus upon the development of a specific project individually or with students outside of teaching or center upon a particular set of pedagogical themes engaged in a studio context.

Project / Oberdick Fellowship 
The fellowship facilitates the development and realization of a significant exploration into some aspect of architectural production. Fellows are provided with resources for the execution of a project that may take the form of an exhibit, publication, installation, or any other manifestation. Projects may range from the exploration of an emergent building, fabrication, and environmental technologies to the realization of architectural works.

Sanders Fellowship / Architecture / Research
The fellowship supports individuals with significant, compelling and timely research dealing with architectural issues. Research could be within architectural, urban, landscape, or cultural history or theory; architectural or environmental technology; or design studies. The fellowship will support both research and the development of research-related curriculum.

DIVERSITY / THE SOJOURNER TRUTH FELLOWSHIP

The Sojourner Truth Fellow position in the Master of Urban Planning Program was created as a way to engage scholars and reflective practitioners who can bring into our program rigorous attention to issues of race and ethnicity as they relate to the theory and practice of urban and regional planning. The Sojourner Truth Fellow gives a lecture open to the university community during the academic term and visit campus for workshops with Taubman College students.

Humanities and Fine Arts, Public Policy & Social Sciences Unspecified North America
University of Pennsylvania’s Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship

Fellowships support scholars in the humanities, social science, and the arts at all levels. Fellows are expected to be in residence in Philadelphia at the Katz Center. The fellowship is for one semester or one academic year.

Humanities and Fine Arts, Public Policy & Social Sciences Unspecified North America
University of Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarship

Tuition, stipend, and research grants paid for 3.5 years at the University of Warwick for a PhD program.

Additional Fellowships Unspecified
University of Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Post-MFA and Postdoctoral Fellowships

Fellowships offer time, space, and an intellectual community for aspiring authors of fiction and poetry. Fellows teach one section of undergraduate mixed-genre or single-genre creative writing each semester and assist with Institute fellowship competitions for the following year. Fellows are expected to participate fully in the life of the Madison writing community and must commit to reside in the Madison area for the full duration of the fellowship. The fellowship is for one year.

Humanities and Fine Arts Unspecified North America
UPenn Elsie Phare Fellowship

The Elsie Phare Fellowship will support a student in UPenn’s well-established Post-Baccalaureate Program in Classical Studies, providing $20,000 towards tuition and living expenses.

Humanities and Fine Arts 3-4 North America
USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship

The Payne Fellowship Program awards ten fellowships valued at up to $48,000 annually for a two-year program. At the conclusion of two years of study, the Payne Fellow is expected to obtain a degree in international development or another area of relevance to the work of the USAID Foreign Service at a U.S. graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program.  Fellows who successfully complete the Payne Program and USAID Foreign Service entry requirements will receive appointments as Foreign Service Officers with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Global Studies & Foreign Language Skills, Public Policy & Social Sciences 3-4 North America
UUAW International Fellowship

The program provides support for women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and who intend to return to their home country to pursue a professional career. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions are supported.

Unspecified North America, Other Locations
UWE Millennium Scholarship for International Students

The University of the West of England, Bristol offers the Millennium Scholarship to international students who will be required to undertake an internship working within the International Office or other departments, and will also be required to undertake ambassadorial activity for the University throughout the duration of the course.

Humanities and Fine Arts, Math & Science, Media & Journalism, Public Policy & Social Sciences Unspecified Europe / UK
Vaclav Havel Library Foundation Contest

Vaclav Havel Library Foundation announces a contest for students of drama and performance studies for the best mini-drama inspired by the quote from the play The Increased Difficulty of Concentration written by Vaclav Havel

Humanities and Fine Arts Unspecified Europe / UK
Valparaiso University Lilly Fellows Program in the Humanities and Arts Post-MFA and Postdoctoral Fellowships

for postdoctoral teacher-scholars who seek to prepare for leadership roles in teaching and administration in Catholic or Protestant institutions of higher education. Fellows teach eight courses over two years, receiving mentoring from a senior faculty member, participate in a colloquium program, and carry out scholarly or creative work in the fellow’s field and in the relationship of Christianity to the academic vocation. The fellowship offers support for two years.

Humanities and Fine Arts Unspecified North America