Open Fellowships (No Nomination)
The following fellowships do not require university endorsement, but we support applicants throughout the fellowship application process unless noted otherwise here. If you have any questions about these fellowships or wish to be added to the relevant listserv(s), please e-mail us at fellowships@georgetown.edu.
Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Program offers study abroad opportunities to undergraduate students who are committed to pursuing a career in U.S. government services
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for Boren
- All undergraduate levels; study abroad programs outside of western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
- Planning to study in a country of which they are not a citizen
- GPA: No minimum
- U.S. citizen
The Critical Language Scholarship is a fully funded summer language and cultural immersion program.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for CLS
- All class years, graduate students
- Foreign critical language learning
- GPA: No minimum
- U.S. Citizens
Fulbright UK Summer Institutes offer summer programing at a UK university for US undergraduate students.
- First-years and sophomores
- Have had little to no travel or study outside of the US/North America
- GPA: 3.7 minimum
- U.S. Citizens
The Blakemore Freeman Fellowship funds one academic year of full-time, intensive language study in East and South Asia.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for Blakemore
- Must have a bachelor’s degree
- All fields
- GPA: no minimum
- U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program funds study abroad.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for Gilman
- All class years; students must receive a Pell grant to qualify
- All fields
- GPA: No minimum
- U.S. Citizens
The Voyager Scholarship helps students pursuing careers in public service by providing access to travel and education, including:
- Financial aid up to $50,000
- $10,000 for “Summer Voyage” experience
- 10-year travel stipend
- Sophomores
- GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0
- Be a United States (US) citizen, US permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card), or an individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA)
The P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans provides leadership opportunities and funding for New Americans in any professional or academic graduate field.
- A college senior or recipient of a bachelor’s degree. Not yet 31 years old at time of application
- Not beyond your second year – if already enrolled – in the graduate degree program for which you request support.
- No GPA minimum
- A New American (a green card holder or naturalized citizen if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in this country).
The Humanity in Action Program allows fellows to participate in a month-long immersion in Europe to explore histories of discrimination and resistance.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for HIA
- Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and alumni.
- All fields
- GPA: No minimum
- U.S. Citizens and International Students
The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows Program is a summer institute for rising college juniors offering leadership development and research experience.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for Mt. Vernon Fellowship
- Rising juniors
- All fields
- GPA: minimum 3.4
- U.S. Citizens
Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship seeks to diversify – and support fellows entering – the USAID Foreign Service Officers.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for Payne
- Current seniors, grad students, alumni
- All fields with USAID connection
- GPA: minimum 3.2
- U.S. Citizens
Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program invites you to join a multidisciplinary and multicultural community.
- No restrictions based on age, college or university, field of study, career aspiration, or citizenship.
- Must apply to and be accepted by Stanford University, and enroll in a full-time graduate degree program to be considered.
- Learn more about the program here and the CRF’s optional institutional endorsement.
Luce Scholars Program offers support for individualized language training in Asia.
- Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- Candidates may be graduating seniors, recent graduates, or young professionals under the age of 32 or, no more than three years out from receiving bachelor’s degree.
- Candidates who have majored in Asian Studies are now eligible to apply.
- Candidates who have spent 18 weeks or more (since beginning college) in one of the countries where we place Luce Scholars are eligible to apply to be placed in a country where they do not have significant experience.
The Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellowship offers support to students investigating international crises with a religious component.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for Pulitzer
- Full time undergraduate or graduate Georgetown student
- All fields
- GPA: No minimum
- Georgetown students of any nationality
Princeton in Africa Fellowships places fellows in service and NGO professional positions devoted to African development and advancement.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for PiA programs
- Seniors and young alumni
- All fields
- GPA: No minimum
- Any graduate from a U.S. university
- Note: No application fee; $350 placement fee (after acceptance)
Princeton in Asia Fellowship Programs provides a year of service through professional internships and teaching English opportunities.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for PiA programs
- Seniors, alumni
- All fields
- GPA: No minimum
- U.S. Citizens and International Students
- Note: No cost to submit an application
Princeton in Latin America places fellows in professional roles at non-profits throughout Latin America.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for PiLA programs
- Seniors and alumni
- All fields
- GPA: No minimum
- U.S. Citizen and International Students graduated from U.S. and Canadian universities
- Note: $100 application fee; $500 placement fee (after acceptance)
Samvid Ventures invests up to $50,000 in Samvid Scholars’ graduate educations. Each Scholar also receives two years of leadership development programming.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for Samvid
Schwarzman Scholars offer a one-year Master’s Degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
- Seniors, alumni, graduate students
- All fields
- GPA: no minimum; 3.7+ recommended
- U.S. Citizens and International Students
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship allows fellows to work with policy experts at leading think tanks and advocacy groups in DC working on peace and security issues.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for Scoville
- Seniors, grad students, alumni
- All fields connect to peace and security studies
- GPA: No minimum
- U.S. Citizens and International Students
Eisenhower Global Scholars Program offers a one-year Master’s Degree in Europe in Public Policy or International Relations.
- Note: CRF advising/listserv not available for Eisenhower
- Seniors and recent alumni
- GPA 3.7+
- U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents