Scholarships
Below is a comprehensive list of all 21 prestigious scholarships that SOP currently supports through strategic advising, draft review, and/or campus endorsement consideration.
Trailblazer’s 10
Spring – Summer Advising
The Trailblazer’s 10 Cycle for 2023-24 opens Spring 2024.
To begin your scholarship journey, visit our Scholarship Advising page!
Trailblazer’s 10 Deadlines:
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- Pre-Application Deadline: April 10th, 2023
- Schwarzman Pre-Application Deadline for Chinese Passport Holders: March 10th, 2023
- Scholarship Deadlines: Variable in Fall 2023
Academic Standing:
Juniors and Seniors
Trailblazer’s 10
Spring – Summer Awards
Pre-Application Opens: Mid-Feb. 2023 | Due by April 10 Noon 2023 |
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Scholarship | Award Information | Eligibility |
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program | - Funds 3 years of graduate study ($34,000/yr) toward research-based M.S. or Ph. D. (NOT M.D.) in science, engineering, or social science in the U.S. - For students who have research experience, especially publication(s) or presentation(s). - 1,500-2,000 Awards. | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 - Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident. - 3.2+ GPA recommended; |
Pre-Application Opens: Mid-Feb. 2023 | Due by April 10 Noon 2023 |
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Scholarship | Award Information | Eligibility |
Fulbright U.S. Student Program (140+ countries)* | - Funds 1 academic year of graduate study, independent research, or special grants in arts, music, or teaching English in 140+ available host countries. - 1,000+ Awards. | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 - Must be U.S. citizen. - 3.5 + GPA recommended |
Churchill Scholarship (UK)* | - Funds 1 year of Master's study at Cambridge in the sciences. - For students who have research experience, especially publication(s) or presentation(s). - 15 Awards. - UCI may nominate 2 students. | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 - Must be U.S. citizen. - 3.7+ GPA recommended |
Gates Cambridge Scholarship (UK)![]() | - Funds up to 3 years of graduate study at Cambridge. - For students who have exceptional academic merit, demonstrated leadership, & community service record. - 90 Awards/40 from U.S. | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 - No citizenship restrictions. - 3.7+ GPA recommended |
Rhodes Scholarship (UK)*![]() | - Funds 2 years at Oxford. - For students with exceptional academic merit, demonstrated leadership, & community service record. - 95 Awards/32 from U.S. | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 - Must be aged 18-23 - No citizenship restrictions. - 3.7+ GPA required |
British Marshall Scholarship (UK)* | - Funds 1-3 years at any U.K. university. - For students who have exceptional academic merit, demonstrated leadership, & ambassadorial potential. - 45-48 Awards. | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 - Must be a U.S. citizen, graduating after April 2018. - 3.7+ GPA required |
George Mitchell Scholarship (Ireland)* | - Funds 1 year of graduate study at institutions in the Republic of Ireland. - For students with exceptional academic merit, demonstrated leadership, & community service record. -12 Awards. | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 - Must be aged 18-29 - Must be U.S. citizen. - 3.7+ GPA recommended |
Schwarzman Scholars (China)![]() For Chinese passport holders: Pre-app due March 10 | - 1-year Master's study in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in China. - For students with strong academic performance & demonstrated leadership record. - 200/Awards/90 from U.S. | - Must intend to graduate by Spring 2025 - Must be aged 18-27 - No citizenship restrictions. - 3.5+ GPA recommended |
Pre-Application Opens: Mid-Feb. 2023 | Due by April 10 Noon 2023 |
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Scholarship | Award Information | Eligibility |
Fulbright U.S. Student English Teaching Assistantship | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 | |
Fulbright U.S. Student Binational Business Internship | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 |
Pre-Application Opens: Mid-Feb. 2023 | Due by April 10 Noon 2023 |
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Scholarship | Award Information | Eligibility |
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans | -$20,000 per year plus stipend for graduate study in any major. - For students who exhibit creativity, initiative, & record of accomplishment. - 30 Awards. | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 - Both parents must have been born abroad as non-U.S. citizens. - 3.7+ GPA recommended |
Knight-Hennessy Scholars*![]() | - Funds 3 years in any graduate program at Stanford University. - For students with demonstrated leadership & vision for large-scale positive change. - For students who have a specific, ambitious career goal. - 100 Awards. | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 - No citizenship restrictions. - 3.7+ GPA recommended |
* = Requires UCI endorsement (nomination) & campus screening process; deadlines must be met in order to qualify.
= Available to international students.
Explorer’s 11
Fall – Winter Advising
The Explorer’s 11 Cycle for 2023-24 opens in Fall.
To begin your scholarship journey, visit our Scholarship Advising page!
Deadlines for Explorer’s 11 Cycle 2023-24:
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- Pre-Application Deadlines: Late-October, Mid-November
- Scholarship Deadlines: Variable Winter 2024
Academic Standing:
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- Beinecke: Juniors & Seniors
- DoD SMART: Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors†
- Goldwater: Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors†
- National Institute of Health: Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors†
- N.O.A.A: Sophomores & Juniors
- Killam: Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors†
- California Capital Fellows: Seniors
- Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows: Seniors
- Strauss: Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors
- Truman: Juniors