Outside Scholarships for International Students

Aga Khan Scholarship
The Aga Khan Foundation provides a limited number of scholarships each year for postgraduate studies to outstanding students from developing countries who have no other means of financing their studies. Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant: 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July. The Foundation gives priority to requests for Master’s level courses but is also willing to consider applications for PhD programs, when doctoral degrees are necessary for the career objectives of the student.

Bergmeyer Scholarship
The annual Bergmeyer Scholarship recognizes and supports leadership potential in interior design, industrial design, architecture, and graphic design through a $1,500 scholarship* and an opportunity to take part in an immersive in-person learning and mentorship experience with some of the industry’s top designers at Bergmeyer.

CARAT Database for Grants and Fellowships
Through the CARAT database, students can access information about grants and fellowships appropriate to graduate and postdoctoral students.

Democracy Doctoral Fellowships
The Ash Center awards two dissertation research fellowships to Harvard Kennedy School Ph.D. candidates or other Harvard University students in related fields. The aim of this fellowship is to support well-defined doctoral work from Harvard University students focused on innovations in public participation and political participation in non-democracies.

Edmond J. Safra Graduate Fellowship
The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics encourages teaching and research about ethical issues in the professions and public life. Its Graduate Fellowships support outstanding Harvard graduate and professional students who are writing dissertations or are engaged in major research on topics in practical ethics, especially ethical issues in areas such as architecture, business, education, government, law, medicine, public health, public policy, and religion.

Institute of International Education Fulbright Program & Resources
The Fulbright Program, the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program offers grants to study, teach and conduct research for U.S. citizens to go abroad and for non-U.S. citizens to come to the United States.

International Education Financial Aid
Requires no marketing information and is a very comprehensive search engine for international scholarships.

The IPRA Foundation Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship
The Dorothy Senesh Fellowship is available to women from countries in the Global South who have completed a Bachelor’s degree, who have been accepted to an in-person graduate program, and whose graduate work is to be focused on issues related to the goals of the International Peace Research Association Foundation. Awards are considered based on need.

Margaret McNamara Education Grants
The US-Canada program of the MMEG offerings is open to currently enrolled, full-time students from a variety of countries around the world. Please see the MMEG country eligibility list .

Noma-Reischauer Prize in Japanese Studies
The prize will be awarded annually for the best essays on Japan-related topics written by Harvard University students; one prize of $3,000 for the best essay by a graduate student.

Pivot Database for Grants
Harvard subscribes to this searchable database of federal and private funding opportunities in all academic fields.

Radcliffe Engaged Student Grant Program
The Radcliffe Engaged Student Grant Program provides $1,500 stipends per project to support the research, creative, and service work of Harvard undergraduate and graduate students on topics related to the Radcliffe Engaged focus areas. The focus area topics from the 23-24 cycle were Law, Education, and Justice and Climate Change, with a particular interest in climate justice.

Salata Travel Grant Program
The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability’s Travel Grant Pilot Program funds individual students who are planning trips for the purpose of advancing their academic or professional development goals. Funding is available only for travel during the Fall, Spring, and Winter inter-session. The program welcomes applications from all Harvard students.

Soros Fellowship for New Americans
New American is defined as a resident alien (who holds a Green Card), a naturalized citizen, or the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens. Green Card holders must have had more than one IRS filing. The grants are for $20,000.

Urban Land Institute’s Etkin Scholars Program
Through this program, ULI District Councils  will identify a cohort of students and provide the students with a welcoming and concrete entrée into ULI knowledge at the local and national level with funding support, free ULI student membership, creative programming, networking, and learning opportunities throughout the academic year of their scholarship.

United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) Scholarships
The USGIF scholarship program aims to support and encourage talented individuals who demonstrate a passion for geospatial intelligence, geospatial sciences, and related disciplines.

Vectorworks Design Scholarship
The Vectorworks Design Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a design program for the upcoming school year.

World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
Offers various scholarships, including the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, for students who are citizens of countries other than the US.

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architectural Scholarship Fund
ZGF is committed to supporting the next generation of designers and we encourage all interested applicants across Architectural, Interior, Urban, or Landscape Design to apply. We are looking for students who display a commitment to their craft and a dedication to personal development in their chosen field.

180 Medical Scholarship Program
The 180 Medical Scholarship Program is open to full-time college students living with specific medical conditions, including spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, neurogenic bladder, or an ostomy.

American Association of University Women
International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported.

Arab Student Aid International
Arab Student Aid International provides interest-free, repayable student loans at the graduate and postgraduate levels without any prejudice to religion, gender, ethnic or racial backgrounds.

Harvard University Native American Program Fellowships and Grants
HUNAP provides support to Harvard students to conduct research on Native American and Indigenous issues, for professional development activities, and for conference attendance.

Health Policy Research Scholars
Health Policy Research Scholars is a leadership development program for full-time doctoral students who are entering their second year of study and are from populations underrepresented in specific doctoral disciplines and/or historically marginalized backgrounds.

Karman Healthcare Mobility Disability Scholarship
This scholarship applies to students who have a mobility disability, excelled academically and those who have a regard for disability awareness in America.

Lighthouse Guild Scholarship
Lighthouse Guild believes that nothing should stop people who are blind or visually impaired from pursuing higher education—especially the cost. To help, they offer merit-based scholarships for students with vision loss who are newly transitioning to college or graduate education.

Point Foundation
Point Foundation considers many factors when assessing scholarship applicants, including a proven track record of leadership and community involvement, strong academic achievement, and working for the betterment of the LGBTQ community.

Pride Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship program supports LGBTQ+ students who are leaders—in their own lives, in their families, in their home communities, in their fields of study, in their workplaces, or in our movements for justice. Applicants must be a resident of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington but may study elsewhere. Applicants are considered a resident of one of these states if they currently live within that state or have lived within that state for at least one year at any time within the last five years.

Sikh Education Fund
The purpose of the fund is to make higher education more affordable for Sikh students in America by funding a portion of their studies. SEF believes in the importance of Sikh youth becoming successful professionals while still remaining true to their Sikh identity and roots.

SmithGroup Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Program
The SmithGroup Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Scholarship Program supports and mentors students from historically underrepresented demographics in architecture, interior design, planning, landscape architecture, and engineering. Candidates who are Black/African American, Hispanic, Alaskan Native or American Indian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander are eligible to apply.

Wellesley College Fellowships
Wellesley College offers a number of fellowships and scholarships for graduate study or research that are open to graduating seniors and Wellesley alumnae. Two of these awards are open to women graduates of any American institution. Awards are usually made to applicants currently enrolled in or applying to graduate school for the following year.

WTS Foundation Scholarships
The WTS Foundation works to advance women in transportation. Applicants must be in a transportation-related field, such as transportation engineering, planning, finance or logistics.

Architects Foundation
Every year, the foundation awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to architecture students in NAAB-accredited graduate degree programs, and Architect Registration Exam (ARE) candidates who are working toward becoming licensed architects.

Carter Manny Award
The Carter Manny Award supports the completion of outstanding doctoral dissertations on architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. Students must be nominated by their department to apply for the Carter Manny Award.

Connecticut Architecture Foundation Scholarship
Students who have completed two years in accredited undergraduate architectural programs or have been accepted into an accredited graduate program are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Applicants must have a Connecticut connection (residence, school, work, etc.) in order to apply. In recent years, the individual awards have ranged from $2,000 to $5,000, depending upon the funds available in that year.

Landscape Architecture Foundation Awards
Various programs and scholarships for Landscape Architecture graduate students.

Karen Ann Shopis-Fox Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship applicants must be legal residents of the State of Connecticut and enrolled in an accredited landscape architecture program at the college or university level.

CREW Boston Educational Foundation Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded to a female student(s) entering her junior or senior year of undergraduate school or entering or enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited college or university based in New England.  The student must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the commercial real estate industry through her course studies and/or internships in a commercial real estate firm.

CREW Network Scholarship
The CREW Network Foundation scholarship program supports future female leaders as they pursue university-level education that will lead to careers in commercial real estate.

FIABCI Scholarship Foundation
The FIABCI Scholarship Foundation provides aid and travel assistance to students who demonstrate an interest in the field of international real estate or are enrolled in real estate related courses at a qualified university. You must be a member, member’s spouse, or a dependent of a member in order to apply.

The Goldie Initiative Scholarship Program
The Goldie Initiative supports women pursuing graduate-level studies in business with a focus on real estate. $15,000 scholarships split over two (2) academic years ($7,500 per year) are awarded.

Pension Real Estate Association
Through its awards programs, PREA recognizes and assists students engaged in the study of real estate and related fields.

WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate
WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate empowers women to build successful careers in the real estate industry, supporting them at all stages of their professional development. Scholarships (financial and merit) are awarded on an annual basis to students studying real estate and related subjects, such as architecture, law and engineering among others. Applicants must be in their final year of required coursework for the degree and/or major and enrolled in the school during the full academic year to receive a scholarship.

International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
The IBTTA Foundation – the research, education and charitable arm of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association – has established a scholarship program to assist current undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in transportation-related fields (see website for full list.) If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a one-time $5,000 award.

West African Scholar Mobility Fellowship
The West African Research Association (WARA) offers funding and support for young West African scholars through its West African Scholar Mobility Fellowship (WASMF) program. This program reflects our commitment to increasing opportunities for emerging West African scholars, and of enhancing transatlantic exchange and collaboration. The WASMF is for 2 to 3 month’s research in West Africa during the summer of the current year for the purpose of preparing a doctoral research proposal or conducting doctoral research.  This competition is open to West African citizens who are currently enrolled in graduate programs at institutions of higher education in the United States.

Organization of American States Scholarship Program
The OAS Scholarship and Training Programs within the Department of Human Development Education and Employment of the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development offers scholarships for undergraduate and graduate-level studies, short-term professional training courses and innovative online training opportunities for citizens/permanent residents of the OAS Member States . Its goal is to increase access to affordable quality higher education for citizens of the Americas and support member states. OAS also offers the Rowe Fund for interest-free loans .

Brazil

Fundação Estudar’s Scholarship Program
Estudar offers a variety of educational programs in three main areas: Inspiration, Leadership, and Career. Through these programs, we support young people in fully developing their individual potential, in their search for the best education in Brazil and abroad, and in accessing compelling career opportunities.

Canada

Alberta Scholarships Program – Sir James Lougheed Awards of Distinction
Applicants must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada, be Alberta residents, and be enrolled or planning to enroll full-time in a graduate program at an institution outside of Alberta. There is a lifetime maximum of two awards per student. At the doctoral level, students must have completed at least one full year of graduate study or a master’s degree.

Canadian Federation of University Women Fellowships
The Federation has multiple fellowships for women with Canadian citizenship in either Master or Doctoral level studies.

P.E.O. International
P.E.O. Scholar Awards (PSA) provides substantial merit-based awards for women of the United States and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university.

Universities Canada Scholarships
Universities Canada manages government-funded international partnership programs and more than 140 scholarship programs on behalf of private sector companies.

US State, County, or City Affiliation

AFCEA Hawaii Scholarship
AFCEA Hawaii is committed to support Hawaii based students, teachers, and professionals in their pursuit of continued education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), Cyber, and Electronics by providing scholarships, grants, and awards.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Scholarship Listings
He Ipu Ka‘eo was created to direct you to valuable resources available to Native Hawaiian students seeking post-secondary education; both college and career training programs.

Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship
The Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship is a grassroots catalyst that empowers promising Islanders who are committed to the environmental and social sustainability of Martha’s Vineyard. To be considered, a person should be a Martha’s Vineyard resident who is committed to remain on the Island, or to return here after completion of the Fellowship, and to contribute to the Island community on a continuing basis.

India

American India Foundation’s William J. Clinton Fellowship
The AIF Clinton Fellowship is open to those aged 21 through 31 years of age who are Indian citizens or U.S. citizens/permanent residents and have received their undergraduate degree before the start of the fellowship.

Iran

Houtan Scholarship
The Houtan Scholarship Foundation seeks students from all origins, Iranian and non-Iranian, who have high academic performance and have proven interest in promoting Iran’s culture, heritage, language, and civilization. A working knowledge of Parsi is also required; see Houtan Foundation’s website for full eligibility criteria.

Iranian Scholarship Foundation
The Iranian Scholarship Foundation (ISF)  provides scholarships to students of Iranian descent in the United States who demonstrate exceptional academic promise, significant financial need and a dedication to community service.

Korean Heritage

Korean American Scholarship Foundation
The scholarship recipient is selected on the basis of financial need, academic achievement, school activities, and community services. Students with a Korean heritage studying in the United States regardless of citizenship status (including Korean Nationals). If extra funds are available, other students (non-Korean) may qualify for some scholarships.

Russia

Global Education Program (GEP)
This is a Russian government-funded program that offers Russian citizens an opportunity to study at leading foreign higher education institutions.

Belgium & Luxembourg

Frank Boas Scholarship
The Boas Scholarship is awarded each year to a citizen of Belgium or Luxembourg who has been admitted for graduate study at Harvard University.

Cyprus & Greece

Cyprus Children’s Fund 
This Foundation offers multiple different scholarship options for students who can prove that they have origins in Greece and/or Cyprus. Please visit their website for application details.

France

Georges Lurcy Charitable & Educational Trust
Enables outstanding students of French colleges and universities to study in the United States. Candidates must demonstrate an interest in the fields of study related to American subjects such as the arts, government, and other areas.

Germany

Harvard Clubs of Germany
Two loans of 10,000 EUR each for students who can prove acceptance at any Harvard school or college, demonstrated financial need, and German citizenship. Must also provide a short statement on why their particular course of study has been chosen.

Ireland

Arts Council of Ireland
Individuals of Irish birth or residence working with the Arts can apply for funding.

Italy

John R. Mott Scholarship Foundation
Students native to the region of Calabria Italy who are enrolled to attend any accredited post-secondary school are encouraged to apply. Scholarships for up to $10,000/year are awarded.

The Netherlands

Cultuur FB Oranjewoud
Grant opportunities for students from the Netherlands.

Scandinavia

American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF)
The ASF will offer around $300,000 to outstanding American students, scholars, professionals, and artists for study and/or research in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden. Fellowships of up to $23,000 are intended to support an academic year-long stay, and priority is given to students at the graduate level who need to spend time at foreign academic or research institutions. Grants of up to $5,000 are considered more suitable for shorter research visits, both on the graduate or post-doctoral level. Funding is available to candidates in all fields.

CSN – Centrala Studiestödsnämnden
This program hosts scholarship/fellowship opportunities for students from Sweden. Please visit their website for more details.

Spain & Portugal

Barrie Foundation
Postgraduate grant programs for Galician citizens.

Becas Talentia
Scholarships for Andalusian citizens.

La Caixa Foundation Fellowships
Scholarships for Spanish and Portuguese students for postgraduate studies in North America.

Sweden

Sweden American Foundation
This foundation gives approximately 40 fellowships for graduate/post-graduate studies each year to students who are Swedish citizens.

Switzerland

IKEA Foundation Switzerland
The Ikea Foundation Switzerland considers applications from applicants who reside in Switzerland or who can prove that they have a close link to Switzerland. An example of this is if the applicant has completed long stretches of education to date in Switzerland or the applicant’s main place of residence is currently Switzerland.

United Kingdom

Kennedy Memorial Trust
Scholarships are available for students of UK citizenship who attend MIT or Harvard for post-graduate studies. Please visit their website for the application and requirements.

Australia

Menzies Scholarship to Harvard
The Menzies Scholarship grants at least one annual award to talented Australians who have gained admission to a Harvard graduate school. The ideal candidates for the Scholarship are Australians whose primary objective, after completing their studies at Harvard, is to make a significant contribution to this country’s development.

New Zealand

Graduate Women New Zealand
The purpose of the GWNZ Fellowships are to provide recognition and financial assistance to outstanding female degree graduates who undertake doctoral study. Applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.