Welcome to the TCNJ Competitive Post-Graduate Fellowships Page
Here you will find information about national and international competitive fellowships, scholarships, and awards that support study, research, or teaching in a wide range of academic disciplines. Recipients of scholarships attend graduate programs, conduct research and teach in countries around the world. They become leaders in their fields of study and in their communities.
For most competitive fellowships, TCNJ maintains its own internal deadlines, which typically occur in the fall semester a full month or more before national deadlines. This allows TCNJ faculty and staff to assist students in navigating the competitive and selective application process. Students are encouraged to begin speaking with the fellowships office well in advance of the fellowship deadline.
Scholarship Updates
For more information, or to sign up for an information session, please email fellowships@tcnj.edu.
Quick Reference Chart
| Who Can Apply | Scholarships & Fellowship | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. citizens who are or will be students in a degree seeking program in a U.S. university | Boren Awards | Contact our campus representative for more information. Jennifer Margherito – margherj@tcnj.edu |
| Undergraduate Seniors or recent graduates | Churchill Scholarship | funds a year of master's study in science, engineering, or mathematics at Cambridge University |
| U.S. citizens or nationals who have a bachelor's degree or who will have a bachelor's degree completed before the start of the grant | Fulbright U.S. Student Program | Study, research, or English teaching abroad |
| minimum requirement of an undergraduate degree | Gates Cambridge Scholarship | funds postgraduate degrees at Cambridge University, all fields |
| U.S. citizens or nationals who are enrolled in an undergraduate program and who are or will be receiving a Federal Pell Grant | Gilman Scholarship | funds undergraduate study abroad or internship abroad, all fields |
| Undergraduate Sophomores or Juniors | Goldwater Scholarship | Students majoring in the natural sciences, engineering, or mathematics who intend to pursue research careers in these fields |
| U.S. citizens or nationals who are college seniors, recent graduates, or first year graduate students | Hertz Fellowships | funds graduate students pursuing a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering |
| minimum requirement of an undergraduate degree | Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program | funds graduate study at Stanford University, all fields |
| U.S. citizens who have an undergraduate degree or who will have an undergraduate degree before the start of the scholarship | Marshall Scholarship | funds graduate study at selected British Universities, all fields |
| U.S. citizens or nationals who have an undergraduate degree or who will have an undergraduate degree before the start of the scholarship | National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship | funds graduate study in science or engineering in an NDSEG aligned topic at a U.S. institution |
| U.S. citizens who are planning to enter a graduate degree program or who are in their first year of graduate study or who are returning to graduate study | NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program | funds graduate study in approved fields in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering |
| Undergraduate seniors or recent graduates--applicants must have an undergraduate degree before the start of the scholarship. | Rhodes Scholarship | funds graduate study at University of Oxford, all fields |
| Undergraduate Seniors or recent graduates--applicants must have an undergraduate degree before the start of the scholarship. | Rotary Scholarships | Graduate-level coursework and research for 1-4 academic years. |
| Undergraduate seniors or recent graduates--applicants must have an undergraduate degree before the start of the scholarship. | Schwarzman Scholars | funds Master's Degree in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University, Beijing |
| Undergraduate Juniors | Truman Scholarship | scholarship for graduate study for students interested in public service careers |
| Undergraduate Sophomores and Juniors | Udall Undergraduate Scholarship | scholarship for future leaders in environmental, Tribal public policy, and health care fields |