National Fellowships and Scholarships

Our office is here to help ALL BGSU students pursue national fellowships and scholarships. We encourage you to identify your values and broaden your worldview. National fellowships and scholarships offer the opportunity to enrich your academic goals and build upon the foundation set by your undergraduate experience.

As future leaders, researchers and change agents, these experiences expand your knowledge and cultivate cross-cultural conversations. Nationally competitive fellowship and scholarship award committees consider your academic achievement, contributions to the community or field of study, character development, and academic/professional goals.

Start the process early! Advanced planning and clearly defined goals are required to be a successful candidate. If you are a student interested in getting more information, please fill out the interest form here.

Getting started on your Fellowship/Scholarship process:

Step 1. Review the scholarship opportunities listed below for more information and to determine what opportunities you would like to learn more about and potentially apply for. This is not an exhaustive list so take initiative to research other opportunities. Be aware of application deadlines!

Step 2. Submit a Prospective Applicant Form so we can learn more about your academic and career interests.

Step 3. Schedule a meeting with the National Scholarship Advisor through Navigate or via email (Honors@bgsu.edu).

It is typical to begin the application process a year before the deadline. If you have questions, please contact the Honors College (Honors@bgsu.edu). For eligibility, selection criteria, and application materials, visit the scholarship websites below.

Several of the scholarship opportunities below require institutional nomination in order to apply. Please click on individual scholarships below this chart to learn of any required institutional nomination processes. These opportunities are denoted with an * on the chart.

"Class Level" is based on credit hour standing. For example, sophomore status typically requires that students have two full years remaining in their undergraduate studies.

Scholarship	Class Level	Deadline	Discipline	Type of Funding	Eligibility
Voyager Scholarship	Sophomore	March	Any	Scholarship for undergraduate, travel funding	Career interest in helping others, experience serving their communities, and can demonstrate an expansive view of what’s possible through public service.
Goldwater Scholarships *	Sophomores or juniors	January	Engineering, Natural Science, Math	Scholarship for undergraduate	Research experience and career interests in math, science, or engineering research
Marshall Scholarship *	Seniors or recent graduates	September	Any	International graduate education	Plans to attend any eligible graduate program at a Marshall approved university in the United Kingdom
Rhodes Scholarship *	Seniors or recent graduates	(apply to Rhodes Scholarship before Oxford)	Any	International graduate education, stipend	Will fund most graduate programs at Oxford University
Truman Scholarships *	Juniors	January	Any	Graduate Study	Graduate studies leading to work in government, education, the nonprofit sector, or the public interest/advocacy sector to improve these conditions via policy work
Boren Scholarships for International Study	Any (including fellowship opportunity for graduate students)	January	Any	International Study	Interest in studying abroad outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program	Any, must complete one full year of university study before CLS program begins		Any	International Program	Can articulate the value of learning the target language and engagement with the language after the program ends
Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute	Juniors	Fall (usually October)	Any	Fully funded 7 week summer program geared toward graduate school preparation in policy	Graduate school and career interest in public policy
Gilman	Undergraduate students at a US institution receiving a Federal Pell Grant	March	Any	International Study	Applied to or accepted for a credit-bearing study abroad or internship program up to one year in a Level 1 or Level 2 Travel Advisory country
Gates Cambridge *	Seniors or recent graduates applying to a PhD, MScor MLitt, or one year postgraduate course at the U. of Cambridge	October	Any (will not fund bachelor's, MD, clinical studies, or business)	International Graduate Study	Outstanding intellectual ability, commitment to improving the lives of others, leadership and ambassadorial potential
Fulbright	Seniors and Recent Graduates (must have a bachelor's degree by the time the award starts)	October	Any	International Program	Interest in research, teaching, or study in another country. Candidates who have not resided or studied in the country to which they are applying for more than six months (not counting undergraduate study abroad) are preferred.
Beinecke Scholarship *	Juniors	March	Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences	Graduate Study	Documented history of being eligible to receive need-based financial aid. Plan to enter a research- or creative-focused master’s or doctoral program in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.

Updated: 07/20/2026 02:17PM