Whether you are interested in spending time overseas, doing independent research, or going to graduate school, the Advisor for Fellowships and Prizes can help you apply for nationally and internationally competitive grants to help you realize your goals. These include the Marshall, Rhodes, Fulbright, Goldwater and Truman for undergraduates, graduating seniors, and alumni.

Resources available to you through the Advisor for Fellowships and Prizes include:

  • counseling on which grant opportunities fit you best
  • guidance on the application process
  • assistance in writing and revising your personal statements and project proposals
  • interview preparation
  • referrals to resources and information on major scholarships
  • advice from past scholarship winners and finalists

The process of applying for fellowships and awards is often more about the journey than the final destination. Regardless of whether or not you win an award, the application process will help you clarify your goals for the future, find out more about yourself and your value systems, improve your writing and interviewing skills, and even give you a head start on preparing graduate school application materials.

For more information please email betty.sugarman@yu.edu.

Yeshiva University Summary of Recommended Fellowships

Marshall Scholarship
Rhodes Fellowship
Fullbright Fellowship
Goldwater Fellowship
Truman Fellowship

Marshall Scholarship

Description

Forty scholarships are awarded annually to finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree at any institution in the United Kingdom for two years.

Selection Criteria

  • U.S. citizenship

  • Minimum GPA of 3.7

  • Candidates must have graduated from their undergraduate institution after April 2016

  • Candidates must not have studied for, or hold a degree or degree-equivalent qualification from a British University.

  • Evidence of academic achievement, leadership, and public service

Internal Deadline

September 7, 2019

How to Apply

Follow the link below to register on the Marshall web site and gain access to an official application. Complete the application on-line and turn in all the following materials to Dean Shalom Holtz, Yeshiva College, Furst 101 by the internal deadline, above:

  • Application (includes essays)

  • Four letters of recommendation (Recommenders must complete their letters on-line. In addition, please ask them to email their letters to Dr. Betty Sugarman at betty.sugarman@yu.edu

  • Transcript: The Dean’s Office will obtain an unofficial copy of your college transcript; however, if you are selected as one of YU's nominees, you will need to secure an official transcript from the Registrar's Office.

http://www.marshallscholarship.org

Selection Process

  • After submitting your application materials, you will be interviewed in person (or by telephone if you are unavailable in person) by members of the Fellowships and Prizes Committee.

  • When all interviews are completed, the committee will select Yeshiva University’s nominees and notify you of your status.

  • You will have an opportunity to make final revisions to your application before submitting it on-line. The national deadline is in early October.

  • Within several weeks, Marshall will notify you to tell you if you have been selected to interview at the regional level. (Interviews occur during the second or third week of November.)

  • Shortly after the regional interviews, you will be told whether or not you have won a Marshall Scholarship.

Rhodes Scholarship

Description

Thirty two scholarships are awarded annually to provide for two years of graduate study at the University of Oxford, England (with the possibility of renewal for a third year).

Selection Criteria

  • U.S. citizenship (Applications are also accepted from students who are citizens of Bermuda, Canada, the Commonwealth of the Caribbean, Kenya, Singapore, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.)

  • Between the ages of 18 and 24 on Oct. 1 of the year of application

  • Literary and scholastic attainments

  • Energy to use one's talents to the full, as exemplified by fondness for and success in sports

  • Truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship

  • Moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one's fellow beings.

Internal Deadline

September 7, 2019

How to Apply

Follow the link below to register online for an application. Turn in all the following materials to to Dean Shalom Holtz, Yeshiva College, Furst 101 by the internal deadline, above:

  • Application cover sheet

  • 1,000-word personal statement

  • Five to eight letters of recommendation (Recommenders may email their letters to Dr. Betty Sugarman at betty.sugarman@yu.edu)

  • Transcript: The Dean’s Office will obtain an unofficial copy of your college transcript; however. If you are selected as one of YU’s nominees, you will need to secure an official transcript from the Registrar's Office.

http://www.rhodesscholar.org/

Selection Process

  • After submitting your application materials, you will be interviewed in person (or by telephone if you are unavailable in person) by members of the Fellowships and Prizes Committee.

  • When all interviews are completed, the committee will select Yeshiva University’s nominees and notify you of your status.

  • You will have an opportunity to make final revisions to your application materials before sending them directly to the appropriate district committee of the Rhodes Scholarship program in early October.

  • Within several weeks, Rhodes will notify you to tell you if you have been selected to interview at the district level. On the day of the district interviews, you will be told whether or not you have won a Rhodes Scholarship.

Fulbright Grants

Description

Approximately 1,560 grants are awarded annually for one academic year to pursue graduate study, conduct independent research, or participate in a teaching assistantship in over 155 countries around the world.

Selection Criteria

  • U.S. citizenship

  • Open to graduating seniors and alumni (no age limits)

  • Graduating seniors must go through Yeshiva University’s internal process; alumni may apply independently as "at-large" candidates, or submit their applications through YU’s internal process.

  • Be in good health. Grantees will be required to submit a satisfactory Medical Certificate of Health from a physician.

  • Have sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language of the host country to communicate with the people and to carry out the proposed study. This is especially important for projects in the social sciences and the humanities.

  • Applicants may hold a J.D. degree at the time of application, but not a doctorate.

  • Preference is usually given to applicants who:

    • Have undertaken their higher education primarily at educational institutions in the United States. Foreign study during the junior year or other periods of undergraduate study that are integral parts of the curricula of American institutions will not be considered a disadvantage.

    • Have not resided or studied in the country to which they are applying for more than six months. Duty abroad in the Armed Forces of the United States is not considered disqualifying within the meaning of this section.

    • For most grants, applicants who have had extensive previous foreign experience are at a disadvantage, but are not necessarily disqualified for that reason.

Internal Deadline

September 10, 2019

How to Apply

  • Follow the link below to register on the Fulbright web site and gain access to an official application. Complete the application on-line and turn in all the following materials to Dean Shalom Holtz, Yeshiva College, Furst 101 by the internal deadline, above:
  • Application (including one-page personal statement and two-page project proposal)
  • Three letters of recommendation (including cover sheets). Recommenders must submit their letters on-line through the Fulbright web site. In addition, please ask them to email their letters to Dr. Betty Sugarman at betty.sugarman@yu.edu (Please note that teaching assistantships have separate recommendation forms.)
  • Language evaluation form (if applicable). This must also be submitted on-line through the Fulbright web site.
  • Letter of affiliation (if applicable).
  • Transcript: Secure an official transcript from the Registrar's Office.

http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

Selection Process

  • After submitting your application materials, you will be interviewed in person (or by telephone if you are unavailable in person) by members of the Fellowships and Prizes Committee. The committee completes a confidential evaluation of your proposal, which is submitted to Fulbright.
  • After the interview, you will have an opportunity to make final revisions to your application before submitting it to Fulbright. The national deadline is in mid October.
  • ALL applications are forwarded to Fulbright for review by its national selection committees.
  • Fulbright will notify you in late January to tell you if your proposal has been "recommended" to the host country.
  • If your application has been recommended, it will be reviewed by a selection committee in the host country.
  • Final selections are made from March through May or June. Each country maintains its own schedule for making final decisions.

Goldwater Scholarships

Description

For outstanding sophomores or juniors who have a career interest in mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering. Up to 300 scholarships, distributed among the 50 states, are awarded for undergraduate college expenses up to $7,500 annually. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and demonstrated background in scientific research.

Selection Criteria

  • U.S. citizenship is required.

  • Open to sophomores and juniors ONLY.

  • Minimum grade point average equivalent to a "B."

Internal Deadline

December 3, 2018

How to Apply

Visit the Goldwater web site to register and obtain access to an application. Turn in all the following materials to to Dean Shalom Holtz, Yeshiva College, Furst 101 by the internal deadline, above:

  • Application

  • Nominee Essay which relates to the student's chosen career.

  • Three (3) letters of recommendations. The recommendations should be from a faculty member who can discuss the nominee's potential for a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering; a faculty member in the nominee's field of study; and another individual/faculty member who can attest to the nominee's potential.

www.act.org/goldwater

Selection Process

  • The Fellowships and Prizes Committee reviews all applications.

  • All candidates are interviewed by the Committee.

  • Based on application materials, interviews, and recommendations, the Committee selects four nominees. The nominees will have an opportunity to revise his or her essay prior to Goldwater's national deadline in early February.

  • Final selections are made in early spring.

Truman Scholarships

Description

Every year the Foundation provides 75 to 80 graduate scholarships in the amount of $30,000 for juniors preparing for careers in public service. Students must have strong leadership potential and interest in a career in government, education, uniformed services, or the not-for-profit sector. Selection is on the basis of "leadership potential, intellectual ability, and the likelihood of making a difference." Scholars may attend graduate school in the United States or abroad.

Selection Criteria

  • U.S. citizenship is required.

  • Open to juniors ONLY. (Students from Puerto Rico may also apply in their senior year.)

  • Candidates must be in the top quarter of their class.

Internal Deadline

November 12, 2018

How to Apply

Visit the Truman web site to register and obtain access to an application. Turn in all the following materials to Dean Shalom Holtz, Yeshiva College, Furst 101 by the internal deadline, above:

  • Application including policy statement.

  • Three (3) letters of recommendation. The first letter should address the candidate's academic qualifications; the second should address the candidate's leadership qualities; and the third should address the candidate's commitment to community work / public service.

www.truman.gov

Selection Process

  • The Fellowships and Prizes Committee reviews all applications.

  • All candidates are interviewed by the Committee.

  • Based on application materials, interviews, and recommendations, the Committee selects four nominees.

  • The Truman Foundation determines which candidates will receive interviews at the regional level.