Welcome to the National Scholarship Competitions site

If you are interested in attending graduate school and have an exceptional undergraduate record both inside and outside of the classroom (a lofty g.p.a. is not enough), you may want to consider applying for one of the following national scholarships. Although these are among the most lucrative and prestigious fellowships available to American undergraduates, Messiah students can be competitive. Our graduates have become Rhodes, Fulbright, Carnegie, and Truman scholars and on several occasions have been finalists for the Rhodes and Marshall awards.

The time commitment involved is substantial, perhaps fifty or more hours per application, but the reward may be equally large. At the very least, you will be forced to consider your motivations and objectives for graduate education, and you will further cultivate the written and verbal presentation skills required for admission to the best graduate programs.

News update:

Senior Malcolm McDermond earns Fulbright U.S. Student Award to assist with English courses in Malaysia.

Scholarship	Eligibility	Value
Rhodes	Seniors, all disciplines	Full tuition plus stipend for living expenses at Oxford University
Marshall	Seniors, all disciplines	Full tuition plus stipend for living expenses at any UK university
Fulbright	Seniors, all disciplines; some opportunity for teaching ESL	Varies…tuition plus stipend and travel at universities worldwide
Gates	Seniors, all disciplines	Full tuition plus stipend for living expenses at Cambridge University
Truman	Juniors committed to careers in public service, including government	$3,000 for senior year, a further $27,000 for graduate school, including law school
Madison	Seniors intending to teach US history, government, social studies in grades 7-12	$24,000 for an M.A. program in US history or Politics
Mitchell	Seniors, all disciplines	Full tuition, room & board, plus stipend at any university in Ireland or Northern Ireland
Rotary	Juniors and seniors, all disciplines. Must be proficient in language of host country	$11,000 - $23,000 per year for degree oriented study in another country
Boren	Sophomores (usually), all disciplines	Up to $20,000 for language study in countries deemed to be of national security importance to the US
Carnegie Junior Fellowship	Seniors, especially Politics, Economics or History majors	$36,000, full benefits