Below you will find a list of the major scholarships and fellowships you can apply for through ONSA. We also assist students interested in other nationally competitive awards. Each scholarship contains a further link to important resources and application tips.
After exploring the scholarship links, we invite you to fill out our Request Advising Appointment form, to let us know what scholarships you're interested in and what your goals are.
Also, you may contact us at onsa@honors.umass.edu to schedule a scholarship advising appointment.
Beinecke Scholarship
Boren National Security Education Scholarship & Graduate Fellowship
Churchill Scholarship
Seniors & recent graduates, U.S. citizen
U.K./Ireland Pre-Application must be completed and submitted before June 1.
DAAD Scholarships and Grants (German Academic Exchange Service)
Undergraduates and graduates
DAAD Study and Long-Term Research scholarships deadline is October 19; all other DAAD scholarships have external deadlines.
Research and study opportunities in Germany
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Seniors, graduate students, UMass Amherst alumni, U.S. citizens
Please complete and submit the Fulbright Campus Pre-Application.
Travel abroad to conduct independent research in adacemics or the arts, to pursue study, or to serve as an English teaching assistant.
Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
Seniors and graduate students, non-U.K. citizenship
U.K./Ireland Pre-Application must be completed and submitted by June 1.
Graduate degree at Cambridge University
Goldwater Scholarship
Sophomores and juniors, U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Undergraduate study in natural sciences, engineering, mathematics (STEM fields)
Marshall Scholarship
Seniors or within two years of graduating from their undergraduate institution; U.S. citizens
U.K./Ireland Pre-Application must be completed and submitted by June 1.
1–3 years of graduate study in the United Kingdom
Mitchell Scholarship
Seniors and graduate students; U.S. citizens
U.K./Ireland Pre-Application must be completed and submitted by June 1.
One year of graduate study in the Republic of Ireland
Rhodes Scholarship
Seniors and graduate students; U.S. citizens
U.K./Ireland Pre-Application must be completed and submitted by June 1.
Graduate degree at University of Oxford, England
Schwarzman Scholarship
Rising seniors, recent graduates
One-year master's degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China; master's in global affairs
Truman Scholarship
Juniors interested in public service
Graduate degree and career in public service
Udall Scholarship
Sophomores and juniors
Undergraduate degree for students dedicated to a career in the environment, or to Native American students dedicated to Native public policy careers
Additional National Scholarships in ONSA's portfolio
Check out the links for our additional scholarships to see what they're for and who is eligible
ONSA offers more nationally competitive scholarships. View our list to see if any of these opportunities align with your goals.