Undergraduate Students

ONCA supports students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program or recent alumni holding a bachelor’s degree (with no additional degrees beyond) in applying for the following awards:

Awards for summer research, internships, and study abroad:

Amgen Scholars Program

Offers summer biotechnology research opportunities at thirteen institutions in the United States and four institutions across Asia.
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Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

Provides funding for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving a federal Pell Grant to study abroad.
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Critical Language Scholarship

Provides full funding for students to experience cultural immersion and foreign language programs overseas.
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DAAD RISE - Research Internships in Science and Engineering

Summertime internships with German doctoral students at universities and research institutions. No German language skills are required.
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Fulbright UK Summer Institutes

Allows freshmen and sophomores the opportunity to experience one of a wide range of three-to-four-week programs at institutions of higher learning in the UK.
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Humanity in Action Fellowship

Brings together international groups of students for a month-long summer program on human rights and democracy in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sarajevo, or Warsaw.
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Awards for longer-term study abroad:

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

Provides funding for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving a federal Pell Grant to study abroad.
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David L. Boren Scholarship for International Study

Provides undergraduate students with the resources they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to U.S. security, in exchange for a commitment to work in the federal government.
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Awards for undergraduate tuition, research, leadership projects and creative activity:

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Awards scholarships for undergraduate tuition to sophomores and juniors pursuing research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
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BMI Student Composer Award

Awards for vocal, instrumental, and/or electronic classical music compositions made by students who are citizens of a country in the Western Hemisphere.
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Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics

An essay competition for sophomores and juniors writing about a particular ethical issue they have encountered.
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Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Awards sophomores studying oceanic and atmospheric sciences with academic assistance for up to two years and a 10-week internship under NOAA faculty.
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La Unidad Latina

Awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students residing in the United States who are dedicated to the civic empowerment of Latino communities.
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ONCA Undergraduate Leadership Grants

Awards scholarships to undergraduate students with a community engagement, creative activity and/or research project that may impact society. 
Learn more about ONCA Undergraduate Leadership Grants.

Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

Provides scholarships to sophomores and juniors interested in a career related to the environment, Native American health care, or a career in tribal public policy.
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Awards for one-year experiences after graduation:

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program

Provides graduating seniors with research assistantships with the Endowment’s senior associates.
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Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or English Teaching Assistantships.
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Awards for graduate school tuition, research, and creative activity:

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

A highly selective and prestigious award open to students who are a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom and are interesting in applying to pursue graduate or doctoral education at Cambridge.
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Harry S. Truman Scholarship

Offers scholarships to juniors wishing to attend graduate school in preparation for public service careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, or education.
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Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program

Provides full funding for graduate study at Stanford University.
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Marshall Scholarship

Finances young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom.
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Mitchell Scholarship

Provides funding for one year of post-graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland to young leaders from the United States.
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Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship

Funds graduate school in the U.S. for "new Americans" (green card holders or naturalized citizens if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in the United States).
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Rhodes Scholarship

Provides exceptional students with funding for a graduate degree or degrees at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
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Other Resources:

For additional information about national award opportunities, please visit the National Collegiate Honors Council website (opens in a new window). If you'd like to learn more about scholarships and resources for undocumented students, particularly those interested in medicine, please visit the EduMed organization's website (opens in a new window).