The Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards Administration coordinates a number of external fellowships and award programs. Contact our office for additional details on the following:

Student External Fellowship Programs

• Boren Fellowships
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)/Smithsonian Fellowship Program*
• Ford Foundation Fellowships
• Horace Mann Bond/Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Student and Faculty External Award Programs

• CGS/Proquest Distinguished Dissertation Award*
• Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates - Young Scientist Awards*
• Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Awards*
• Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowships

*Some external award programs require an institutional nomination--interested persons cannot apply directly. Please contact the Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards Administration if you have questions about the application/nomination process for these awards.

Other External Student Fellowship Opportunities

• Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program (Please note that Penn State's Center for Global Studies supports student applications for this program effective with the 2015 application cycle.)