Graduate study demands creativity, persistence, and self-sufficiency. To complete your degree in a timely fashion, or to carry out research far afield, external funding is essential. Professional development, job market success, and prestige all hinge on success winning fellowships.

This website presents funding sources tailored to graduate students in all Northwestern graduate programs. Follow the links at left from your school to department. The grants, scholarships, and fellowships listed under departments represent a focused sample of the extensive funding opportunities for graduate study, research, and dissertation writing.

Because the fellowships listed on department pages are not exhaustive, we urge students to use national databases to identify additional funding opportunities. Follow the “Fellowship Search” link at left to a compendium of national fellowships databases. Alternatively, if you seek fellowship opportunities that support diversity, follow the “Diversity” link.

See the Graduate Fellowships Newsletter for twice-quarterly updates.

See the Graduate Fellowships Calendar (in HTML) for month-by-month fellowship deadlines.

See the Graduate Fellowships Calendar (in PDF) format for month-by-month deadlines.