Fellowships and Awards

The TCNJ Honors Program is committed to helping its members enhance their educational and scholarly opportunities. We encourage you to consider applying to campus, national, and international scholarship and fellowships.  Below is a list of major national fellowships and scholarships that are offered annually.  Planning is important for many of these, as they will require recommendations and in some cases, institutional endorsements.   For more information, contact the TCNJ Honors Office or the programs campus representative.

Scholarship/Fellowship	Areas of Study	Who Should Apply	Campus Deadline	National Deadline	Campus Representative
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship For current undergraduates pursuing careers as scientists, mathematicians, and engineers	Engineering, Mathematics, or Natural Science	Sophomores & Juniors who intend on pursuing a PhD or career in research	October for intent to apply, followed by early November deadline (4 applicants will be chosen to represent TCNJ)	Lat Friday in January	Michelle Bunagan (bunagan@tcnj.edu)
Boren National Security Education Fellowships For current undergraduates pursuing language and cultural study in areas vital to U.S. security interest	Humanities, Social Sciences, Language	All undergraduates	none	Feb 3, 2021	Jennifer Margherito (margheri@tcnj.edu)
Fulbright Grants Study, research, or teach abroad	Any	Seniors, Graduate Students	Early September	Oct 13, 2020	Jennifer Palmgren (palmgrei@tcnj.edu)
Gates Cambridge Scholarship	Any	Seniors, Graduate Students	none	Oct 14, 2020
Gilman Funds for study abroad to almost any country	Any (STEM majors are especially encouraged)	Sophomores, Juniors	none	Oct 20, 2020 Pacific Time (for spring and early summer) March 2021 (for fall and regular summer)	Jennifer Margherito (margheri@tcnj.edu)
Marshall Scholarship Funded post-graduate study at a British University	Any	Seniors, Graduate Students	none	Sept 25, 2020
Mitchell Scholarship Funded post-graduate study in Ireland	Any	Seniors, Graduate Students	none	Sep 28, 2020
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship For current seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students pursuing graduate studies in the sciences, engineering, and social sciences.	Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering	Seniors, Graduate Students	Spring semester of Junior Year	Varies by discipline, Oct 2020
Rhodes Scholarship Study at Oxford University	Any	Seniors, Graduate Students	Spring semester of Junior Year	Oct 7, 2020
Udall Scholarships Environmental Science, Health Care, or Tribal Public Policy		Sophomores, Juniors	none	March 2021