Scholarships and Fellowships
Seniors
Senior-Eligible Scholarships and Fellowships for Senior Year Opportunities
Boren Undergraduate Scholarship
Academic Year: Freshman to Senior
Program Focus: Study abroad, language, government, national security
Award: Up to $25,000 for long-term study abroad
Critical Language Scholarship
Academic Year: Freshman to Senior, Graduate students
Program Focus: Study abroad, language
Award: Fully funded summer immersion language study in languages critical to national security and U.S. engagement with the world
Gilman International Scholarship
Academic Year: Freshman to Senior
Program Focus: Study abroad
Award: Up to $5000 towards a study or intern abroad program of the student’s choice for students with financial need
Senior-Eligible Scholarships and Fellowships for Post-Graduate Opportunities
Churchill Scholarship
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, recent graduates
Program Focus: Study abroad, graduate study, STEM
Award: 1 year funded graduate study at Churchill College at University of Cambridge
DAAD RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) Germany
Academic Year: Sophomore – Senior
Program Focus: Study abroad, STEM, research
Award: Funded summer STEM-focused research internship in a German lab or institution
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Recent graduates
Program Focus: Study abroad, graduate study, research
Award: Fully funded year abroad to research, study at the graduate level, or teach English
Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, alumni, graduate students
Program Focus: Study abroad, graduate study
Award: Funded graduate study in any offered subject at University of Cambridge for students who are committed to improving the lives of others
Hertz Graduate Fellowship
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, graduate students
Program Focus: Graduate study, STEM
Award: 5 years of PhD funding valued at up to $250,000 for students with the greatest potential to create transformative solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Alumni
Program Focus: Graduate study
Award: Up to three years of funding for a graduate degree at Stanford University in any discipline
Marshall Scholarship
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Alumni
Program Focus: Graduate study, Study abroad
Award: Funding for 1-2 years’ graduate study at a choice of UK universities
Mitchell Scholarship
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Alumni
Program Focus: Graduate study, Study abroad
Award: Funding for 1 year of graduate study at universities in Ireland and Northern Ireland
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Graduate students
Program Focus: Graduate study, STEM
Award: Three years of graduate funding in a STEM field
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Alumni
Program Focus: Graduate study, STEM
Award: Full funding for a PhD
Quad Fellowship
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Alumni
Program Focus: Graduate study, STEM
Award: $40,000 towards a STEM graduate program of the student’s choice in the U.S.
Rhodes Scholarship
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Alumni
Program Focus: Graduate study, Study abroad
Award: Funding for 2-3 years of graduate study at Oxford University in the U.K. for students with outstanding academic and leadership qualities and/or commitment to others and the common good
Samvid Scholarship
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Alumni
Program Focus: Graduate study, Leadership
Award: 2 years of graduate school funding ($50,000 per year) and professional development programming with a cohort of exceptional peers to explore leadership, purpose, and path to impact.
Schwarzman Scholarship
Academic Year: Graduating seniors, Alumni
Program Focus: Graduate study, Study abroad
Award: Funding for 1 year master’s degree in Beijing, China with a focus on public policy, economics, business, and international studies
Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (DOD SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program
Academic Year: Freshman – Juniors, Graduating seniors, Graduate students
Program Focus: STEM
Award: Full tuition, annual stipends, summer internships, and guaranteed employment with the Department of Defense after graduation. For each year of funding that students receive, they are obligated to work for the Department of Defense for that same period of time after graduation
LOOKING AHEAD TO MINES@150
As Colorado School of Mines prepares for our 150th anniversary in 2024, dynamic and disruptive change is all around us. MINES@150 is our plan to position Mines for future success.
It calls for change, but also to stay true to our timeless mission, pillars and core values. MINES@150 leverages our size, location, and history, ensuring that our graduates will continue to be distinctive and highly valued, placing Mines at the frontiers of STEM education, research and innovation, and elevating our status among the world’s top universities.