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.
Explorer’s 11 (E11)
Fall – Winter Advising
The Explorer’s 11 2024-25 Cycle is now open!
To begin your scholarship journey, visit our Scholarship Advising page!
Explorer’s 11 Deadlines:
- Sep. 3: E11 Pre-Application opens
- Sep. 30 at Noon: E11 Priority Submission Deadline
- Oct. 7 at Noon: E11 Pre-Application closes
Trailblazer’s 10 (T10)
Spring – Summer Advising
The T10 Pre-Application is closed.
To begin your scholarship journey, visit our Scholarship Advising page!
Trailblazer’s 10 Deadlines:
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- Jan. 8: T10 Pre-Application opens for Schwarzman Scholar Program applicants who hold passports from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and/or Macau.
- Jan. 29: T10 Pre-Application closes at noon for Schwarzman Scholar Program applicants who hold passports from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and/or Macau
- Feb. 5: T10 Pre-Application opens for all students.
- April 8: T10 Pre-Application closes at noon.
Trailblazer’s 10 (T10)
Spring – Summer Awards
Scholarship | Award Information | Eligibility | Academic Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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; | Juniors and Seniors |
Scholarship | Award Information | Eligibility | Academic Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Juniors and Seniors |
| 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 | Juniors and Seniors |
| 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 | Juniors and Seniors |
| 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 | Juniors and Seniors |
| 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 | Juniors and Seniors |
| 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 | Juniors and Seniors |
| Schwarzman Scholar Program (China)🌎 For Chinese Passport holders: Pre-Application Due January 29th, 2024 | - 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 | Juniors and Seniors |
Scholarship | Award Information | Eligibility | Academic Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulbright U.S. Student English Teaching Assistantship | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 | Juniors and Seniors | |
| Fulbright U.S. Student Binational Business Internship | - Must intend to graduate by Summer 2025 | Juniors and Seniors |
Scholarship | Award Information | Eligibility | Academic Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Juniors and Seniors |
| 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 | Juniors and Seniors |
* = Requires UCI endorsement (nomination) & campus screening process; deadlines must be met in order to qualify.
🌎= Available to international students.
Looking for other opportunities? We have carefully selected the following list of additional scholarships and post-graduation experiences for UCI undergraduates and recent alumni. They do not require campus endorsement or nomination, so apply directly to these on your own. We wish you success!