OSDFA has identified a set of “Priority Awards” that best align with our campus’ mission, our students/alumni strengths, and that have the greatest potential to elevate our applicants in achieving their goals. This list is not exhaustive but is an excellent place to begin your search. We have categorized these awards into 5 “buckets”: International/Language, STEM/Research, Public Service/Policy, Graduate School, and Professional.

Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3

Tier 1

Graduate School	Rhodes Gates Cambridge Marshall Payne
Professional	FAO Schwarz Urban Fellows
STEM	NSF REU Goldwater
International/Language	Gilman Critical Language Scholarship Fulbright US Student
Public Service/Policy	PPIA JSI Udall Truman Humanity in Action

Tier 2

Graduate School	Schwarzman Scholars Knight-Hennessy DAAD PD Soros Pickering Rangel
Professional	Carnegie Endowment Congressional Hunger CORO Fellows Program
STEM	DAAD RISE Ernest F. Hollings SMART DoD NSF GRFP
International/Language	Fulbright Summer Institute Boren Awards Douglass-O' Connell
Public Service/Policy	PPLC Rangel Summer Voyager

Tier 3

Graduate School	FAIT Samvid Scholars William D. Clarke, Sr. Diplomatic Security
Professional	Lead for America Govern for America Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Community Health