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Explore more than 200 scholarships, grants, fellowships and other awards. Search by award area (research, study abroad, international affairs, etc.) or by student status (first year, second year, graduate student, international student, etc.). This is not an exhaustive list of options. For more information on awards that may fit more closely with your future goals, contact our office to set up an appointment.

DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering

DAAD RISE enables undergraduate students to complete a summer research internship at a top German university or research institution.

Student Status: First Year, Second Year, Third Year, International Student
Area: Research, STEM, Agriculture, Summer Opportunity

Davis-Putter Scholarship

The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund provides grants to students actively working for peace and justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded to those who are part of a progressive movement on the campus and in the community.

Student Status: First Year, Fourth Year, Graduate Student, International Student, Second Year, Third Year
Area: Social Justice

Delta Scholars Program

The Delta Scholars Program is a two-part academic and community engagement program for talented and socially conscious college students interested in moving Mississippi and the Delta region towards a brighter, more just tomorrow.

Student Status: Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year
Area: Social Justice, Leadership, Public Service, Summer Opportunity

Dennis Washington Leadership Graduate Scholarship

The Dennis Washington Leadership Graduate Scholarship provides financial assistance to State and National Horatio Alger Scholar Alumni who have exhibited leadership, integrity, entrepreneurial skills, and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity, and who aspire to pursue a graduate level education.

Student Status: Alumni, Fourth Year, Graduate Student
Area: Leadership, Graduate Study

Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI)

The Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program encourages undergraduate students and recent graduates to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at one of 17 Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories.

Student Status: First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, Graduate Student, Alumni
Area: STEM, Research, Summer Opportunity

Department of War Cyber Service Academy

The Department of War (DoW) Cyber Service Academy (CSA) (formerly the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program) is a result of commitment from DoW and Congress to support higher education as a means to prepare the DoW workforce to deal with threats against the Department’s critical information system and networks.

Student Status: Fourth Year
Area: STEM

Department of War SMART Scholarship

The SMART Scholarship provides merit-based scholarships to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students pursuing STEM degrees. SMART scholarship recipients receive full tuition, annual stipends, summer internships, and after graduation, civilian employment with the Department of War.

Student Status: First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, Graduate Student, Alumni
Area: Government

Douglass-O'Connell Global Internship

Funded summer internship program in Dublin, Ireland based on the legacies of social justice leaders Frederick Douglass and Daniel O'Connell.

Student Status: First Year, Second Year, Third Year
Area: Social Justice, Study Abroad, Leadership, Public Service, Summer Opportunity

Emerson National Hunger Fellowship

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship trains and inspires new leaders in the movement to end hunger and poverty in the United States.

Student Status: Alumni, Fourth Year
Area: Social Justice

English-Speaking Union Scholarship

The Kentucky Branch of the English-Speaking Union awards scholarships for juniors to take summer courses at the University of Oxford or University of Edinburgh.

Student Status: Third Year
Area: Arts, Communications/Journalism, Study Abroad, Humanities, Summer Opportunity

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