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This page lists some financial resources outside MIT that are specifically geared toward international students. Some additional opportunities are listed on the other fellowship pages to the left.

Further opportunities may be found on the International Students Scholarships & Aid Help site.

American Association of University Women International Fellowships

AAUW Educational Foundation
International Fellowships
PO Box 4030
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
Telephone (319) 337-1716
E-mail aauw@act.org

Internationals 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. The Foundation also awards several annual Home Country Project Grants ($5,000 to $7,000 each) to women who received AAUW Educational Foundation International Fellowships between 2001 and 2005. These grants support community-based projects designed to improve the lives of women and girls in the fellow's home country.

Deadline: December 1, 2005

 

American Scandinavian Foundation

The American - Scandinavian Foundation
at Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016
Telephone 212-879-9779
E-mail info@amscan.org

Internationals Funding to Scandinavians (citizens of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden) to undertake study or research programs (usually at the graduate level) in the US for up to one year. Awards are made in all fields.

Deadline: Various deadlines

 

Asian Cultural Council

Asian Cultural Council
6 West 48th Street, 12th Floor
New York, New York, 10036-1802
USA
Telephone (212) 843-0403
Fax (212) 843-0343
E-mail acc@accny.org

Internationals Individual fellowship grants to artists, scholars, students, and specialists from Asia for study, research, travel and creative work in the United States.

Deadline: Various deadlines.

 

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program

Contact differs based on country of applicant
E-mail question@fordifp.net

Internationals The International Fellowships Program provides support for up to three yearsr of formal graduate-level study leading to a masters or doctoral degree. Fellows are selected from countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Russia, where the Ford Foundation maintains active overseas programs. Fellows may study in the US.

Deadline: Various deadlines.

 

Total Corporation Fellowship

Brima Wurie
MIT ODGE, Room 35-332
77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

Internationals With funds MIT has received from the Total Corporation, MIT will be able to offer 3 fellowships ($60,000) to incoming international graduate students from Africa. Each fellowship will continue for the duration of the student's degree program up to a maximum of two years.

Fellowships will be awarded competitively to students whose interest can broadly be categorized as energy-related or social and economic development. Priority in selection is for candidates from the countries in which Total is active in Africa: Nigeria, Angola and South Africa. It is not restricted to citizens of those African countries, however just a preference. Students from other countries in Africa may be considered as resources allow.

The ODGE requests nominations from departments in February. An MIT committee will select the fellowship recipients from nominations submitted by department heads.

Deadline: early March

 

Last updated July 25, 2008