Distinguished Awards
The national grants, fellowships, and awards that are characterized as distinguished or prestitious awards are highly competitive and demand extensive preparation for the application process beginning as early as the freshman year.
To prepare to apply for a distinguished scholarship, consider the following ...
- All require a high GPA and an outstanding academic record.
- The awards vary widely in terms of eligibility requirements, financial award amounts, fields of study and career objectives, language requirements, and deadlines.
- In many cases, the applicant must be endorsed or nominated by Washington State University. Therefore, when reading the information in this website, note that a campus deadline to apply for the award is set well in advance of the national deadline.
- Most graduate fellowships require students to submit completed applications during their senior year of college in anticipation of holding a college degree at the time of acceptance of the award.
Learn more about the scholarships by visiting the websites noted in each award's description.
WSU Deadlines
| Boren Awards | January |
| DAAD | Dec. 15 |
| RISE | Jan. 31 |
| Gilman Scholarship | Oct. 4 |
| Goldwater Scholarships | Dec. 2 |
| Truman Scholarships | February |
| Udall Scholarships | TBA |