Top scholarships for graduate students with upcoming deadlines
ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grant
The ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grant is available to full - time graduate research students. You must be majoring in earth sciences, biological sciences, engineering, geography, planning and resources management, or economics to be eligible for this award. A proposal and personal essay must also be submitted. Deadline: 6/6/25Award Amount: $30,000
Goodwall #ScholarshipNow Challenge
Participate in the #ScholarshipNow challenge for a chance to win $2,500! To participate, download the Goodwall app and simply share a video telling us how winning this scholarship would help you achieve your educational goals, on the hashtag #ScholarshipNow. Deadline: 6/30/25Award Amount: $2,500
My Life as a Lawyer Scholarship
The My Life as a Lawyer Scholarship is available to first - and second - year law students. To be considered, you must submit a 350 - word essay detailing how you plan to use your legal education to foster diversity in the legal profession. Deadline: 6/30/25Award Amount: Varies
American Academy of Underwater Sciences Scholarship
The American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Scholarship is available to graduate students engaged in, or planning to begin, a research project in which diving is or will be used as a principle research tool. You must be a current, student member of AAUS to be eligible for this award. One award is for a master's degree student and one award will be for a Ph.D candidate, and the remaining two awards will be for the next two proposals that have been ranked the highest. You must submit a research proposal and a letter of recommendation along with your application. Deadline: 6/30/25Award Amount: Varies
Tannenwald Writing Competition
The Tannenwald Writing Competition is available to undergraduate and graduate law students. You must submit 25 - to 50 - page typewritten paper on any federal or state tax - related topic to be considered for this award. Deadline: 7/11/25Award Amount: $1,500 - $5,000
Dr. Gregory D. Bossart Memorial Scholarship
The Dr. Gregory D. Bossart Memorial Scholarship is available to graduate students. You must be majoring in wildlife biology, epidemiology, veterinary, medical, public health, basic or social sciences, or other post - graduate program focusing on the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment using a One Health framework to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 7/31/25Award Amount: $5,000
Schwarzman Scholars Program
The Schwarzman Scholars Program is open to graduate students. This a fully funded one - year master's degree program in global studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Applicants must be proficient in the English Language and demonstrate extraordinary leadership skills, the ability to anticipate and act on trends and changes in their context, strong intellectual capacity, and exemplary character. Deadline: 9/10/25Award Amount: Full-Tuition
Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarship
The Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in a career as a foreign correspondent. You must submit a cover letter, a resume, and a 500 - word writing sample to be considered for this award. Deadline: 12/1/25Award Amount: $3,000 - $4,000
Siebel Scholars Program
The Siebel Scholars Program is open to the most talented students at the world's leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering, and energy science. Deadline: VariesAward Amount: $35,000
What is a graduate assistantship?
Like work-study programs, an assistantship provides money and/or tuition reimbursement to help grad students pay for college. However, a graduate assistantship program includes work tied directly to your graduate degree or area of interest. A graduate student working an assistantship will, in most cases, be working for the college or university they're attending. Assistantships are considered part-time paid work.What is a graduate fellowship?
A graduate student fellowship earns a stipend, or payment, and/or a tuition waiver as they work on a grad-level research project related to their field of study. Many grad students select a faculty member to work alongside on the assigned research project; this is often called their faculty adviser. Fellowship funding could be provided by private organizations or through universities. Even after securing a fellowship or assistantship, graduate students still find a financial gap exists as they plan to pay for their master's degree.I'm a Graduate Student. Is it too late to apply for scholarships?
There are many scholarship opportunities for graduate students. A first-, second-, third- and even, fourth-year grad student has access to scholarships to help them pay for an advanced degree. Some colleges offer graduate school scholarships specific to graduate programs, too.What's the easiest scholarships grad students can apply for?
Between research, thesis proposals, lectures, and reading, students pursuing a master or doctorate degree are busy! Grad students are in survival mode. Yet these advanced-level college students are searching for ways to pay for graduate school so that funding their degree doesn't feel like a full-time job. Fastweb's Featured Scholarships are some of the easiest scholarships grad students can apply for. In addition to graduate fellowships and assistantships and/or student loans, there are other forms of financial aid available for grad students. Scholarships are a form of financial aid you're not required to pay back!You Might Also Like
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