Global Awards & Fellowships

The Humanity in Action Fellowships explore issues of social justice, human rights, politics of memory and remembrance culture, and civic engagement. They look at the ways in which communities co-exist to create a pluralistic society, and the structural challenges arising from asymmetrical power dynamics. The Fellowship entails one month of immersive study in the summer, followed by a year-long community-based Action Project. Each Fellowship program is tailored to its location. Fellows are challenged to understand their host city’s unique history of injustice against the background of their own national and local contexts. Fellows learn about the host society’s present struggles to navigate dominant and minoritized cultures and identities, while also being inspired by what collective action based on intersectional solidarity can look like.

Eligibility: In Europe, Humanity in Action invites applications from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Poland, and Ukraine. If you are residing in one of the countries or have the citizenship of one of these countries (but live abroad), you are required to apply through one of our European offices. If you are a student or recent graduate in/from the US, you are required to apply through our New York office. As a US based applicant you can apply to the Amsterdam Fellowship, Berlin Fellowship, Copenhagen Fellowship, and the Washington DC-based Mapping Democracy Fellowship.

Application: There are two different application processes for applicants from or residing in Europe and applicants from or residing in the US. You may also be eligible to apply to different fellowship programs, depending on your location. Refer to the website for more details.

Deadline: Generally in Fall; sign up on the website to be notified when applications for the 2024 Fellowship are open.

The Goldwater Scholarship supports sophomore and junior students major in natural science, engineering and mathematics who have the potential to be future research leaders in their fields. This scholarship provides up to $7500 every academic year to cover costs used in education.

Eligibility: US Citizens in STEM fields. Applicants have to be sophomore or junior and intended to do research in STEM fields. At least 3.0 GPA (4.0 scale), though competitive GPAs will typically be 3.8+.

Application: Students have to apply via the NYU New York internal nomination process on the website.

Deadline: Preliminary Application due November 13, 2023

Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) is designed to provide international students with opportunities to study at higher education institutions in Korea, both undergraduate and graduate level. The scholarship aims to enhance international education exchange and strengthen mutual friendship between Korea and participating countries.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold citizenship of NIIED designated countries that are invited to take part in the GKS program. * Korean citizens and Koreans holding dual citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program. Applicants must be under the age of 40 as of September 1st of the inviting year. However, an academic professor who are under 45 years of age as of September 1st of the inviting year that also holds a citizenship of one of the Official Development Assistant (ODA) recipients are eligible to apply. Applicants must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree as of July 31 of the inviting year. * Applicants who have graduated from a high school in Korea or ​have completed an undergraduate program, a master's program, or a doctoral program in Korea are not eligible to apply for the program. (Exception: GKS scholars) Applicants must have maintained the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) equivalent to or higher than 80% in their previous degree program.

Application: Applicants submit their applications either to Korean Embassies in their home countries or Korean universities designated by NIIED. Each embassy and university selects the successful candidates among the applicants based on NIIED’s selection criteria. Refer to the website for more details.

Deadline: The deadlines for the 2024 cycle were in December 2023.

Global Health Corps (GHC) fellowships identify and nurture talented young leaders with a wide range of skill sets and backgrounds. Fellows work within health organizations in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the U.S., and Zambia. Throughout the yearlong fellowship and beyond, they access robust training, mentorship, coaching, resources, and integration into GHC’s global network.

Eligibility:

• US Fellowships require living in the United States full time with work authorization, and having worked in a U.S-focused non-clinical public health role for at least 6 months at the time of application.
• Africa Fellowships' eligibility entails being a citizen or legal permanent resident of Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.

Application: Apply online

Deadline: Priority applications for the Africa Fellowship are due January 2, 2024; no information is available on the US Fellowship at this time, but the previous priority deadline was February 24, 2023

The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship. The Institute of International Education has administered the program since its inception in 2001.

Eligibility: To be eligible for a Gilman Scholarship, an applicant must be:

• A citizen or national of the United States;
• An undergraduate student in good standing at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States (including both two-year and four-year institutions);
• Receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship;

Application: Apply online. Deadline: March 7, 2024

The Gates Cambridge mission is to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others. It aims to achieve this mission by selecting outstanding scholars, providing them with financial and non-financial support at one of the world’s leading universities and facilitating community building at and beyond Cambridge. Each year Gates Cambridge offers c.80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.

Eligibility: Refer to the website for full eligibility criteria. Most pertinently, you must be a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom.

Application: Apply online.

Deadline: Dependent on your course – either 5 December 2023 or 4 January 2024 (see Course Directory)

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. A candidate will submit a Statement of Grant Purpose defining activities to take place during one academic year in a participating country outside the U.S. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding.

Eligibility: U.S. citizens only; Applicants must have a conferred bachelor's degree or the equivalent before the start of the grant; Applicants must have sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language of the host country sufficient to communicate with the people and to carry out the proposed study/research (especially for projects in the social sciences and the humanities).

Application: Apply online

Deadline: The 2024-2025 Award Cycle has closed; 2025-2026 Award Cycle applications will open in April 2024

Non-US citizen looking to study or conduct research in the United States? Check your country's Fulbright Commission website for information on Fulbright funding for Masters' degree funding and other opportunities in the USA. Enrichment Seminars are organized in 16 different cities across the United States. Grantees also participate in specialized workshops with themes, such as From Lab to Market, focusing on research and entrepreneurship, U.S. Disability Rights and Global Health Innovations.

Eligibility: Varies by Fulbright Commission and grant in your home country.

Application: More information and application process here.

Deadline: Please check your Fulbright Commission website for this year’s deadline.

The Forrest Research Foundation Early-career Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships are designed to offer a new route through which to nurture the creative talents and research leadership skills of those working in the creative and performing arts sector. Part of the Forrest Fellowship and Scholarship schemes, these awards seek to harness the imaginative, creative, embodied and practical skills of creative/performing arts practitioners in order to generate high impact outcomes and research initiatives that will result in social, cultural and health benefits to the wider community. The Forrest Foundation is particularly interested in enhancing the quality and reputation of the Western Australian performing arts sector.

Eligibility: The Forrest Early-career Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships are open to candidates of any nationality. Applicants for these fellowships will normally be expected to meet the following eligibility criteria:

• A track record of proven academic excellence (e.g. first-class honours; grade point average of at least 3.8/4.0)
• Completion of an undergraduate degree within the past eight years, or Masters degree within past five years, or PhD within past two years - Completion of a research component in an Honours/Masters or PhD programme within a creative arts/performing arts discipline, or proven practitioner research experience and achievements
• A minimum of three years professional experience in the creative arts/performing arts sector. This could be cumulative across a number of professional contracts/appointments
• Indigenous applicants, and projects involving Indigenous participants, are particularly encouraged.

Application: Apply online

Deadline: Applications for the Early-career Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships will open from September to 31 October this year.

Forrest Scholarships are open to international and domestic students intending on enrolling in a PhD at a Western Australian university.

Eligibility: Forrest Research Foundation Scholarships are available for outstanding international and Australian students who wish to study towards a PhD at one of the following Western Australian universities:

• Curtin University
• Edith Cowan University
• Murdoch University
• Notre Dame University (Fremantle Campus)
• The University of Western Australia

An applicant must have a bachelor’s degree of First Class Honours standard or equivalent, such as a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.8/4.0. Applicants will typically be in the top 5% of students in their graduating class. The average GPA of current Forrest Scholars is greater than 3.95/4.00. Forrest Scholars are expected to reside in an apartment in Forrest Hall (exemptions may be considered in special circumstances in accordance with the Scholarship Conditions).

Application: Apply online

Deadline: Applications for PhD scholarships commencing in 2024 will be open from September to October 2023.