Global Awards & Fellowships

Clarendon Scholarships aim to give the most academically-able students not only the life-changing opportunity to study at Oxford, but also the chance to form lasting social, academic and professional networks. The University has one goal in mind when selecting Clarendon scholars: to choose the best students worldwide, as decided by experts in each student's field. While scholars are selected solely on academic criteria, Oxford believes that by selecting and nurturing the best and brightest minds in any given field the advancement of their study at Oxford will, by its very nature, produce leaders in that field. As well as providing for fees and living costs Clarendon aims to enhance the Oxford experience, and the Clarendon community is going from strength to strength. The Scholars' Association is extremely active in providing events which range from the academic and educational, via the careers-oriented, to the cultural and social. Clarendon scholarships cover course fees in full. This applies to Home and Overseas fee status students. Scholars on a full-time course will receive an annual grant for living expenses of at least the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate, which is normally sufficient to cover the living costs of a single student living in Oxford. In 2023-24, scholars receive at least £18,622.

Eligibility: There are no restrictions by nationality or country of ordinary residence. All full-time DPhil and Master’s courses are eligible, as long as you have applied by the December or January deadline, whichever is relevant for your course. However, applicants who hold a deferred graduate offer are not eligible to be considered for this scholarship. Current students who will continue to study for the same degree at Oxford in the next year are also not eligible for this scholarship.

Application: If you apply for a full-time or part-time Master’s or DPhil at Oxford by the relevant January deadline for your course, you will be automatically considered for a Clarendon scholarship.

Deadline: December-January

The Churchill Scholarship provides funding to American students for a year of Master’s study in science, mathematics, and engineering at the University of Cambridge, based at Churchill College. This program provides an opportunity for independent research (often leading to publications); the environment is well balanced between academic work, social life, and extracurricular; and Churchill is the only college at Cambridge that is focused on STEM subjects

Eligibility: An applicant for the Churchill Scholarship must be a citizen of the United States, either native-born or naturalized, and must be enrolled in one of the Participating Institutions and due to graduate during the same academic year as the deadline or be a student who has graduated from one of those institutions within the past 12 months before the deadline. Upon taking up the Churchill Scholarship, a Churchill Scholar must hold a bachelor’s degree.

Application: The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States accepts nominations for the Churchill Scholarship from a limited number of Participating Institutions, including New York University. Contact shanghai.global.awards@nyu.edu for more information. Each institution will have an internal application deadline some weeks in advance of the Foundation nomination deadline. The most recent nomination deadline for the Churchill Scholarship was November 1, 2023.

Deadline: November 1, 2023

China Scholarship Council is a non-profit organization providing national scholarship programs to aid Chinese students to study abroad.The scholarship fund mainly comes from national financial allocation and other contributors.

Eligibility: Chinese citizens

Application: Apply online.

Deadline: Please visit their website for more information

Chevening is the UK Government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. Chevening offers two types of award – Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships – the recipients of which are personally selected by British embassies and high commissions throughout the world.

Eligibility: Refer to the website for a full list of eligibility criteria. Most pertinently, to be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship you must:

• Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory.
• Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended.
• Have completed all components of an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate programme at a UK university by the time you submit your application. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honours degree in the UK but may be different depending on your course and university choice.
• Have at least two years (equivalent to 2,800 hours) of work experience.
• Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by the deadline listed on the application timeline.

You are not eligible for a Chevening Scholarship if you:

• Hold British or dual British citizenship (unless you are a citizen of a British Overseas Territory or hold BN(O) and are applying from Hong Kong).
• Have previously studied in the UK with funding from a UK Government-funded scholarship.

Application: Apply online.

Deadline: November of the year prior to your degree start.

The Amjad & Suha Bseisu Foundation was founded by Amjad and Suha Bseisu in 2005 with the desire to empower young people and support disadvantaged communities in the Levant and Malaysia. Having suffered as first and second-generation refugees, Amjad and Suha wanted to focus on increasing the availability of equal opportunities for all.The Bseisu Foundation offers different scholarships and funding opportunities for Master's programs across the UK, US, Middle East and Malaysia.

Eligibility: Varies according to each scholarship, but current scholarships are available for students from Malaysia, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Syria to study STEM and business courses at Imperial College London, Oxford, and Cambridge.

Application: Apply online.

Deadline: Varies for each scholarship; check the website for more details.

Boren Scholarships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Boren Scholars represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Scholars commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.

Eligibility: U.S. citizens only.

Application: Apply online Deadline: January 31, 2024

Boren Scholarships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Boren Scholars represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Scholars commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.

Eligibility: U.S. citizens only.

Application: Apply online Deadline: January 31, 2024

The Blakemore Foundation was founded in 1990 by Tom and Frances Blakemore for the purpose of providing fellowships for the advanced study of Asian languages and grants to facilitate the introduction of Asian art to communities in the United States. Together with The Freeman Foundation, it has awarded over $20 million in fellowships to support an academic year of intensive study of an Asian language at an advanced level through the Blakemore Freeman Fellowship. The Foundation also offers Blakemore Kingfisher Fellowships for nine to twelve months of full-time, intensive language study of Chinese or Korean in East Asia. These latter grants are open to citizens or permanent residents of the United States and Canada who have demonstrated intent to pursue an academic career in Chinese or Korean art history prior to the 20th century.

Eligibility: To be eligible for a Blakemore Freeman Fellowship, an applicant must:

• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the United States.
• Be pursuing a professional, business, or academic career that involves the regular use of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, or Khmer.
• By the start of the grant, have at least a bachelor's degree.
• Be at or near an advanced level in the language. By the start of the grant, applicants must have completed (at minimum) the third year of language classes at the college level, through formal classroom study at a college or university and/or in rigorous college-level language programs.
• Be able to devote oneself exclusively to full-time intensive language study during the term of the grant. Grants are not made for part-time study or research.

Application: Apply online.

Deadline: Applications for grants for study starting in the 2025/2026 academic year open on July 1, 2024 with an application deadline of December 30, 2024. Grants will be awarded in February and March 2025.

The Beinecke Scholarship Program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Since 1975 the program has selected 719 college juniors from 122 different undergraduate institutions for support during graduate study at any accredited university. Each scholar receives $5,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. There are no geographic restrictions on the use of the scholarship, and recipients are allowed to supplement the award with other scholarships, assistantships and research grants. Scholars are encouraged to begin graduated study as soon as possible following graduation from college, and must utilize all of the funding within five years of completion of undergraduate studies.

Eligibility:
- Be an undergraduate Junior at the time of application
- Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national
- Plan to enter a master's or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences
- Have a documented history of receiving need-based financial aid during college
- Have demonstrated superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise in your undergraduate career

Application: Apply online, but first for NYU's nomination. See details on NYU Global Awards here.

Deadline: Preliminary Application due January 15, 2024

The Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP) awards up to 100 scholarships each year to high-caliber students from Asia to study away from their home country or region at leading East Asian universities. In its mission to create intercultural opportunities for the next generation of leaders, the AFLSP partners with six universities in five key cities in East Asia, and supports scholars in their undergraduate or master’s degree studies, or participation in exchange programs (program offerings vary by university). The scholarship offers each student up to US$25,000 per year or a total of US$50,000 for the duration of study. Scholarship funds may be used towards university tuition, housing, and personal living expenses. Scholars also participate in the annual BXAI Summer Program, a fun and enriching experience where they have the unique opportunity to explore important global topics, engage with guest speakers and fellow scholars, and be inspired by the culture and people of the host country. For a list of eligible universities in Asia, see here.

Eligibility: Asian students interested in studying away from their home country or region and pursuing a full-time degree program at our Partner Universities are eligible for the Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP). Each Partner University operates its own independent selection process for the AFLSP. Interested students may review each university’s program offerings here and contact the university’s relevant office or program administrator directly to express their interest and/or apply for admission. The AFLSP offers successful candidates up to US$25,000 per year or a maximum of US$50,000.

Application: Each Partner University operates an independent selection process for the AFLSP in line with BXAI selection criteria. Links to each Partner University's application process can be found on the list of Partner Universities.