Prepare for Your Future

Fellowship List by Year of Application

Listed below is a list of scholarships/fellowships that you can apply for while an undergraduate. For more information on the specific scholarship/fellowship, click on the name.

Possible "Action" plans
First Year Students
Plan and take a diverse group of courses Get involved in research (apply for UCARE in mid-February) Start researching internships/volunteer programs Get involved with student organizations Run for leadership positions Start an organization Get involved with community services projects Plan study abroad Research future scholarship	Gilman scholarship to study abroad (if you are on Federal Pell funding) Critical Language Scholarship Thomas Pickering Scholarship NSEP Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Rotary Undergraduate Scholarship
Sophomore Year	In addition to the above:
Continue all of the above... Write resume and "early" personal statement	Goldwater Scholarship (Math, science, engineering research) Udall Scholarship (environmental)
Junior Year	In addition to the above:
Continue all of the above... Revise resume and personal statements Increase involvement in student organizations and take leadership roles Study abroad?	Truman Scholarship Prepare for graduate school and post-baccalaureate scholarship
Graduation Year	Focus on:
Continue taking a diverse group of courses READ outside of class (newspapers, news magazines...) Continue involvement in research Finalize resume/practice interviews	To the UK: Rhodes, Marshall, Gates Cambridge, Churchill To Ireland: Mitchell Overseas: Fulbright Rotary Ambassadorial NSEP Boren Graduate Fellowship Science: NSF Graduate Fellowship

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