Major Scholarships NISO Coordinates

These external awards require a campus nomination from Purdue.* While the application year notes when students are eligible to apply, please be advised that there is a multiple level campus application and evaluation process. Explore your options early and work with NISO staff well in advance. For many scholarships that you apply for as a Senior, you must begin the application as a Junior. In most cases, students begin working on the application materials months in advance of the campus deadline.

*Gates Cambridge Scholarships do not require a campus nomination, but are extremely competitive and complex. You will need our help.

Award	Fields of Study	Funding Purpose	Location	Basic Eligibility	Application Year	Campus Deadline
Astronaut Scholarship	Sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics	General scholarship	U.S.	-U.S. citizen -Conducted a considerable amount of research in their field	sophomore, junior	Feb TBD
Beinecke Scholarship	Arts, humanities or social sciences	General scholarship, graduate school funding	worldwide	-U.S. citizen or U.S. national -Financial need as defined by federal financial aid guidelines -Will enter a graduate program in the arts, humanities, or social sciences	junior	Feb TBD
Boren Scholarship	Open	Study abroad to countries with languages critical to U.S. national security	worldwide	-U.S. citizen -Study abroad must take place prior to earning undergraduate degree -Interest in working in any government agency	freshman - senior	Jan TBD
Boren Fellowship	Open	Graduate student research/study abroad to countries with languages critical to U.S. national security	worldwide	-U.S. citizen -Research/study abroad must take place prior to earning graduate degree	any year of graduate studies OR senior planning to go abraod during 1st year of graduate school	Jan TBD
Churchill Scholarship	Engineering, mathematics, sciences, poilicy	1 year graduate study at University of Cambridge	U.K.	-U.S. citizen -Not yet completed a Ph.D.	senior or recent graduate	9/11/25
Fulbright U.S. Student Program	Open	1 year study, research, or teaching assistantship	worldwide	-U.S. citizen -Not yet completed a Ph.D.	senior or grad student	8/22/25
Gilman Scholarship	Open	Study abroad	worldwide	-Recipient of federal Pell Grant -Study abroad or international internship	freshman - senior	9/25/25 - funding for programs with start dates between 12/1/25-10/31/26 ------------ 2/27/26 - funding for programs between 5/1/26-4/30/27
Gates Cambridge Scholarship	Open	1-4 years graduate study at University of Cambridge	U.K.	- Citizen of any country outside the U.K.	senior	U.S. applicants: 9/11/25 -------------- non-U.S. applicants: 11/13/25
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship	Sciences, engineering, and mathematics	General scholarship	U.S.	- U.S. citizen - Highly involved in research	sophomore, junior	11/13/25
Knight Hennessy Scholars	Open	1-3 year graduate study at Stanford University	Standford only	- Demonstrated leadership - Citizen of any country	senior or grad student	NEW Aug 2026 TBD
Marshall Scholarship	Open	1-3 years of study at any U.K. institution	U.K.	- U.S. citizen - Must not have studied for, nor hold a degree or degree-equivalent qualification, from a British University	senior	8/14/25
NSF GRFP pre-advising for undergrads	Sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics	1-3 year graduate study in the U.S. NISO provides pre-advising: What is it? Why apply? Purdue's resources	U.S.	- plan to pursue research master's or Ph.D. - U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident	senior or alumni	NEW Jul 2026 TBD
Rhodes Scholarship	Open	2-3 years study at University of Oxford	U.K.	-U.S. citizen, permanent resident -citizen of certain British Commonwealth countries	senior	8/14/25
Harry S. Truman Scholarship	Open	General scholarship, senior year and graduate school funding	U.S.	- U.S. citizen or national - Committed to a career in public service	junior	11/6/25; 1/5/26
Udall Scholarship	Open	General scholarship	U.S.	- U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident -Committed to a career related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American healthcare	sophomore, junior	Jan TBD