Seniors & Recent Graduates

Endorsed Graduate Scholarships

  • Awards are substantial and recipients are held in high esteem by educational institutions and employers
  • Provides funding for graduate and postgraduate education
  • Clicking on the award title below will take you to the foundation’s home page
  • Awards are listed by Lafayette application deadline

IMPORTANT: Please note that the campus submission deadlines for the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell and Fulbright programs have been changed. Campus application materials are now due on September 6th; the Letters of Recommendation drafts for Marshall, Mitchell and Rhodes are–due on  September 10th, for Fulbright on September 13th.

Please note: On Monday, 16 August, this page of our website will be replaced. The page will include expanded information on the different scholarships and fellowships including a campus application submission link.

Lafayette College Deadlines
6 September; LOR drafts due 10 September
Rhodes Scholarship

  • Awards: minimum of £11,500
  • Two to three years of study leading to a degree from Oxford University
  • Eligibility -US Citizen (some exceptions apply), Seniors & recent graduates
  • All fields
  • LAF Campus Application Instructions (PDF)
Marshall Scholarship

  • One to three years of graduate study in any discipline leading to a degree from any British university
  • Eligibility -US Citizen, 3.7 and above GPA, Seniors & recent graduate within 2 years of receiving their undergraduate degree
  • LAF Campus Application Instructions (PDF)

 
Mitchell Scholarship

  • One year of graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland in any discipline
  • Eligibility -US Citizen, Seniors & recent graduates under the age of 30 (by 1 October of the application year)
  • LAF Campus Application Instructions (PDF)

 
6 September; LOR drafts due 13 September

Fulbright Scholarship

  • One year of study or research in any country where there is a Fulbright Commission
  • Eligibility -US Citizen (some exceptions apply), Seniors & recent graduates
  • Any discipline
  • LAF Campus Application Instructions (PDF)
3 December
CEIP Junior Fellows Program

  • Award Amount- $35,000
  • One year fellowship to work as a research assistant
  • Eligibility – Seniors & last year graduates who have not begun graduate/professions school
  • All fields
  • LAF Application Instructions (PDF)

 
6 DecemberProject for Peace Grant

 
Deadline Date Varies
NCAA Scholarship

  • For graduate/professional study
  • Eligibility – Seniors
  • All sports & all academic fields
  • Instructions available through the Athletics department