Fellowship Resources
"Fellowship" is a broad term that encompasses research, teaching or service opportunities. Fellowships can be awarded to students already enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program as well as to those who have graduated. They are typically 1-2 years in length and often offer recipients a stipend or scholarship.
Tips for Finding Fellowships
- Review the information and resources provided via the NYU Office for National Scholarships. Here you can join the listserv for updates (see bottom right of page).
- Utilize fellowship-specific search engines (see below)
- Search traditional job/internship databases, using the keyword "fellowships". Indeed.com, SimplyHired.com and Idealist.org are great places to start.
- Look for non-profit organizations, government agencies, professional associations, cultural organizations, and research institutes that are aligned with your area of interest.
- Connect with faculty members, especially if you are interested in research. Some academic departments may also have a staff member that specializes in national fellowship applications.
- Identify and network with current and past fellows who have pursued a fellowship in your field of interest. Ask them for tips and resources.
Fellowship Search Engines
COS Funding Opportunities (via NYU Library): This database is a compilation of available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding. It offers information on opportunities for recipients anywhere in the world, working in any discipline.
Institute of International Education Fellowship Finder (U.S. and Abroad)
Public Service Fellowships (U.S. and Abroad) via Idealist.org
The Social Science Research Council Fellowship Search
Cornell University Fellowship Database
Undergraduate Fellowships
Diversity-related Scholarships and Fellowships (via NYU Wasserman)
Various Fields- Fullbright Scholarships NYU students interested in applying should view the resources available via the NYU Office for National Scholarships.
- Rhodes Scholarship: The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting outstanding all-round students at the University of Oxford, and providing transformative opportunities for exceptional individuals. More information is available via the NYU Office for National Scholarships.
Education
- Teach for America: Fellowship for leaders with a record of achievement who work to expand educational opportunity, starting by teaching for two years in a low-income community.
- New York City Teaching Fellows: NYC Teaching Fellows allows graduates from all academic majors the opportunity to earn a subsidized master's degree while working as a teacher in New York City.
Government/Public Service
- New York City Urban Fellows: A nine-month fellowship which combines work in Mayoral offices and City agencies with an intensive seminar series that explores current urban issues impacting public policy."
- New York City Service Fellows: Obtain practical City government experience in the areas of volunteerism and community service at the City level.
- Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service: The program brings together diverse emerging leaders working in public service positions throughout in New York City. Through FELPS, these leaders gain valuable experience and exposure to a range of career exploration activities that will help them define their path into public service.
Nursing
- John Dystell Nursing Fellowship: Sponsored by the National MS Society and supported by the John Dystel Fellowship Fund, this program offers registered nurses advanced training in MS nursing care.
Screenwritting
- Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting: Awarded to a student who plans to pursue a career in screenwriting upon completion of his or her undergraduate course of study.
Film Preservation
- Kodak Fellowship: A unique program to help foster the education and training of the next generation of moving image archivists
Journalism
- The Wall Street Journal Asia Fellowship/NYU : The Fellowship provides promising journalists from Asia with the opportunity to participate in the three-semester masters program in the Business & Economic Reporting program at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
Science/Math/Engineering
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program: To provide a continuing source of highly qualified individuals to those fields of academic study and research - an NYU contact is listed on this website.
- The U.S. Department of Defense : U.S. citizens studying in the natural sciences and mathematics.
- National Science Foundation: A list of funding for students that focus on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention.
Behavioral/Social Science
- The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships: The awards provide up to three years of funding for underrepresented applicants studying the behavioral, natural, and social sciences, and the humanities.
International/Energy/Politics
Graduate/PhD Fellowships
Various Fields- Fullbright Scholarships: NYU students interested in applying should view the resources available via the NYU Office for National Scholarships.
Journalism/Literary Reportage
- Banff Fellowship : The fellowship offers an opportunity to develop a major essay, memoir, or feature piece during a month-long residency.
Social Entrepreneurship
Humanities/Social Sciences
- NYU's Institute of Human Development and Social Change: Doctoral Students in the following departments: Applied Psychology, Humanities and Social Sciences in the Profession, Teaching and Learning (Steinhardt); Economics and Sociology (FAS); and the Wagner School of Public Service
- American Council of Learned Societies: Over 15 million in funding for scholars in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels.
Public Service
U.S. History
- Center for the United States and the Cold War Fellowships and travel grants and the Frederic Ewen Academic Freedom Fellowship: Post-doc supports research on the Cold War at home and the ways in which this ideological and geopolitical conflict with the Soviet Union affected American politics, culture, and society.
Policy/Health/Science
- National Science Foundation: A list of funding for students that focus on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention.
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: Science & Technology Policy Fellowships in five program areas to provide the opportunity for accomplished scientists and engineers to participate in and contribute to the federal policymaking process while learning firsthand about the intersection of science and policy.
Fellowship Lists Compiled by Other Institutions
Columbia University Fellowship List
UC Berkeley Fellowship List (Undergraduate and Graduate)
National Fellowships and Deadlines via Willamette University


