AVAILABLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARSHIPS

Here is a selected listing of scholarships available to University of Michigan students. For additional listings of scholarships available, please visit the Financial Aid website or the LSA Honors website.

Competition deadlines are subject to change; please consult with the scholarship coordinator for your school or college for the latest information.

Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Fellowships
Rhodes Scholarship
Marshall Scholarship
Mitchell Scholarship
Churchill Scholarship
Fulbright Scholarship
Goldwater Scholarship
Luce Scholars Program
Truman Scholarship
Udall Scholarship

Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship

The Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship is awarded to juniors who are planning graduate work in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Applicants should have excellent academic records and recommendations from faculty who can speak to their promise of success in a graduate program, and must be able to demonstrate a history of receiving financial aid. Nominees must be endorsed by their institutions.

For more Information regarding the Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship, please visit the website.
Application deadline: early February
U-M Contact: Elleanor H. Crown

Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Fellowships

This program awards approximately 35 scholarships to college seniors or recent graduates to attend graduate school. Funding for tuition, room and board, books, and other required fees varies, but it can extend for the length of the graduate degree program, up to six years, with a maximum award of $50,000 per student per year.
Application deadline: early February
U-M Contact: Elleanor H. Crown

Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship provides funding for two or three years of graduate study in Great Britain. Rhodes Scholarships are used in any program available at Oxford. Nominees must be endorsed by their institutions. More information about the Rhodes Scholarship is available on their website.
U-M Preliminary Application deadline: last Friday in March
U-M Contact: Scholarship Coordinator or or Gretchen Weir.

To be eligible for the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, or Churchill Scholarships, students must hold an undergraduate degree by the fall in which the scholarship begins. Successful candidates usually have a GPA of 3.7 or better and a record of participation in activities that demonstrate leadership and commitment.

In 2005, the Provost’s Council on Student Honors modified the Rhodes, Marshall, and Mitchell application process at UM, instituting a phased approach. Phase 1 materials (two faculty recommendations, transcripts, résumé and personal statement) must be submitted to the Office of the Provost, 3084 Fleming Administration Building, by 4:00 p.m. on the last Friday in March. Campus interviews will take place April 14 and 15, 2008. Applicants who are endorsed by the University will prepare formal application packets for the fall, including a 1,000-word personal statement due August 1. It is very important to begin discussing letters of recommendation with faculty members before the end of Winter Term.

Marshall Scholarships

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Marshall Scholars can choose from a large number of universities and programs in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Nominees must be endorsed by their institutions. Information about the Marshall Scholarship can be found on their website.
U-M Preliminary Application deadline: last Friday in March
U-M Contact: Scholarship Coordinator or Gretchen Weir.

To be eligible for the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, or Churchill Scholarships, students must hold an undergraduate degree by the fall in which the scholarship begins. Successful candidates usually have a GPA of 3.7 or better and a record of participation in activities that demonstrate leadership and commitment.

In 2005, the Provost’s Council on Student Honors modified the Rhodes, Marshall, and Mitchell application process at UM, instituting a phased approach. Phase 1 materials (two faculty recommendations, transcripts, résumé and personal statement) must be submitted to the Office of the Provost, 3084 Fleming Administration Building, by 4:00 p.m. on the last Friday in March. Campus interviews will take place April 14 and 15, 2008. Applicants who are endorsed by the University will prepare formal application packets for the fall, including a 1,000-word personal statement due August 1. It is very important to begin discussing letters of recommendation with faculty members before the end of Winter Term.

Mitchell Scholarship Program

The George Mitchell Scholarship Program provides for one year of graduate work in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. Nominees must be endorsed by their institutions. Information about the Mitchell Scholarship can be found on their website.
U-M Preliminary Application deadline: last Friday in March
U-M Contact: Scholarship Coordinator or or Gretchen Weir.

To be eligible for the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, or Churchill Scholarships, students must hold an undergraduate degree by the fall in which the scholarship begins. Successful candidates usually have a GPA of 3.7 or better and a record of participation in activities that demonstrate leadership and commitment.

In 2005, the Provost’s Council on Student Honors modified the Rhodes, Marshall, and Mitchell application process at UM, instituting a phased approach. Phase 1 materials (two faculty recommendations, transcripts, résumé and personal statement) must be submitted to the Office of the Provost, 3084 Fleming Administration Building, by 4:00 p.m. on the last Friday in March. Campus interviews will take place April 14 and 15, 2008. Applicants who are endorsed by the University will prepare formal application packets for the fall, including a 1,000-word personal statement due August 1. It is very important to begin discussing letters of recommendation with faculty members before the end of Winter Term.

Churchill Scholarship

The Churchill Scholarship provides funding for a single year for graduate work in math, science, or engineering at Churchill College, Cambridge. Information about the Churchill Scholarship can be found on their website.
Application deadline: mid-October
U-M Contact: David Gerdes

To be eligible for the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, or Churchill Scholarships, students must hold an undergraduate degree by the fall in which the scholarship begins. Successful candidates usually have a GPA of 3.7 or better and a record of participation in activities that demonstrate leadership and commitment.

Fulbright Scholarship Program

The USIA Fulbright Program provides a number of opportunities for American citizens to study and conduct research abroad and for citizens of other nations to do so in the United States. Information about the Fulbright Scholarship Programs can be found on their website.
Application deadline: August 1
U-M Contact: Amy Kehoe

Goldwater Scholarship

Up to 300 students in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering who will be juniors and seniors in the coming academic year will be selected for scholarships of up to $7500/year by the Barry M. Goldwater Foundation. Applicants must be nominated by their institutions. Information about the Goldwater Scholarship can be found on their website.
Application deadline: mid-November
U-M Contact: Elleanor H. Crown

Luce Scholars Program

Launched in 1974, the Luce Scholars Program is intended for recent college graduates of the highest intellectual and professional promise who lack any previous experience of Asia. Internships, arranged for each scholar on the basis of his or her specific interest, background, qualifications, and experience, run from mid-September until July. Scholars are not paid by the their local sponsors, but they receive a significant monthly stipend from the Henry Luce Foundation sufficient to cover their normal expenses in Asia.
Application deadline: early November
U-M Contact: Amy Kehoe

Truman Scholarships

Truman Scholarships are awarded annually to juniors and third-year seniors who are planning careers in public service. Successful candidates receive awards of up to $30,000 for the senior undergraduate year in college and two years of graduate studies. Information about the Truman Scholarship can be found on their website.
Application deadline: early January
U-M Contact: Elleanor H. Crown

Udall Scholarships

Udall Scholarships are awarded annually to sophomore and junior students who are planning careers related to the environment and to Native American and Alaska Native students who plan careers in health care and tribal public policy. Information about the Udall Scholarship can be found on their website.
Application deadline: early January
U-M Contact: Robert Owen