Office of Prestigious Fellowships & Scholarships

Undergraduate Scholarships Requiring a Fairfield University Endorsement

The following directory lists only those scholarships, grants, fellowships, and loans that require a Fairfield University endorsement. Unless otherwise noted, your faculty contact for these scholarships is Dr. Georgia Day, Director of the Office of Prestigious Scholarships, (203) 254-4000, ext. 4019. For rules, eligibility, application deadlines, and more, follow the links to the websites of interest to you.

Freeman-ASIA
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students for study in Asian and Southeast Asian countries for summer, semester, and academic-year programs. Students are expected to help promote study abroad programs in Asia and Southeast Asia upon return to the United States. Scholarships are awarded based on financial needs.

Faculty Contact: Christine Bowers, ext. 3404

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarships
The DAAD New York office, founded in 1971, supports academic exchanges between the U.S., Canada, and Germany and offers a broad range of scholarships, grants, and fellowships in Germany for U.S. and Canadian citizens, from undergraduate students to post-doctoral scholars as well as faculty and higher education professionals. Over 50,000 individuals per year are awarded scholarships by DAAD.
Faculty Contact: Dr. Iris Bork-Goldfield, ext. 2685

Morris K. Udall Scholarship
This foundation awards $5,000 or the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board, on the basis of merit to sophomores and juniors studying the environment or related fields, or those with native American and native Alaskan backgrounds who study healthcare or tribal public policy.
Faculty Contact: Dr. Raymond Poincelot, ext. 2223

NSEP/David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships
This program offers opportunities for U.S. undergraduates to study abroad. These scholarships are awarded to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.
Faculty Contact: Dr. Iris Bork-Goldfield, ext. 2685

Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship
This program provides a flat grant of $23,000 or its equivalent for one academic year of study in countries in which Rotary Clubs are present. The availability of Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scolarship is determined by each Rotary district and varies from year to year. Applicants must conract their local Rotary clubs.
Contact: Christopher Johnson, ext. 2920

St. Andrew's Scholarship Programs
Saint Andrew's University in Scotland offers scholarships to American students of Scotish descent from different areas of the United States - most notably from New York state and the Washington, D.C. area - as well as children of 9/11 victims' families.

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
This program awards prizes that cover tuition, room, board, and mandatory fees during the junior and senior years of college and during the first year of graduate study with reimbursement for books and one round-trip travel costs for students committing to the pursuit of a graduate degree in international studies at graduate schools affiliated with the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (WWNFF). Only U.S. citizens are eligible for this fellowship.