Old Westbury students who are interested in pursuing external national and international prestigious fellowships should contact the Student Success Center. Students considering these national programs through SUNY Old Westbury should contact the Office of Financial Aid.
Assistance will include identifying opportunities and developing applications. The campus community will be served by:
- Maintaining a database of and providing information on distinguished scholarships and fellowships.
- Recruiting applicants and matching student achievements and objectives with award opportunities.
- Advisement on scholarship process and assistance on application materials.
- Coordinating campus selection process for nominated awards.
Campus Scholarships
SUNY Old Westbury awards thousands of dollars in scholarships each year to its students. Learn more about scholarships awarded by SUNY Old Westbury by visiting the Campus Scholarship page.
Students interested in discussing and pursuing one of these national scholarships or fellowships should review the database for the Old Westbury contact.
Check out our Notable Success Outcomes for a list of Old Westbury's past recipients of these opportunities!
Contact:
Ricky Guerra
Academic Advisor
Academic Planning Center, H-208
guerrar@oldwestbury.edu
(516) 876-3211
National Fellowships and Awards
| Award | Deadlines* | Purpose | Campus Nomination | Campus Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIA Scholarships | Foundation: January 15, 2025 | Open to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific Islander (AANHPI) undergraduate students. Scholarship amounts range from $2,500 one-year awards to $20,000 multi-year awards. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| The Beinecke Scholarship | Campus: January 12, 2025 Foundation: March 28, 2025 | For undergraduate juniors who plan to pursue graduate studies in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. | Required | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
| Benjamin and David Scharps Legal Essay Award | Campus: March 1, 2025 Foundation: March 17, 2025 | SUNY students (Juniors and Seniors apply) can earn a gift of up to $1,500 ($1,000 for second prize) toward their future legal studies. Applicants will submit a 2,000 word essay that is responsive to the chosen topic. Submission is to be sent in standard essay format. | Required | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
| Black Family Fellowship | Foundation: January 12, 2026 | Provides financial support, co-curricular programming, and community building for veterans, reservists, and active-duty service members for select Harvard University programs. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Byron Hanke Fellowship | Foundation: May 1, 2025 | For graduate students to implement research projects related to the development, management, & governance of common interest communities and their community associations. Stipends range from $3,000-$5,000 over one year, or as determined by the Foundation. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Carl A. Scott Book Scholarship | Foundation: March 16, 2025 | A $500 book scholarship will be awarded to a student pursuing a master's in social work who has demonstrated their commitment to promoting equity, racial, economic, and environmental justice in their social work careers. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund | Foundation: April 1, 2025 | Need-based scholarship awarded to students at the college level who are active in the progressive movement. Applicants have interest in careers in which they will battle forms of oppression (including racism, homophobia, and sexism). | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| DoD SMART Scholarship | Foundation: December 5, 2025 | Provides STEM students with the tools needed to pursue higher education and begin a rewarding career with the DoD. With a full scholarship, students pursuing STEM degrees will be able to focus on complex research to further the DoD's mission and create a lasting impact. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Flagship Scholarship | Foundation: December 5, 2025 | Empowers LGBTQ students who are earning their undergraduate, graduate, & doctoral degrees at accredited colleges in the United States. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Goldwater | Campus: December 8, 2025 Foundation: January 30, 2026 | Sophomores and juniors into careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. | Required | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
| Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference | Foundation: July 1, 2025
| First-Year and sophomores interested in public policy/international relations. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Program | Foundation: February 15, 2026 | HSF Scholars have access to a full range of invaluable Scholar Support Services, including career services, mentorship, leadership development, knowledge building, and wellness training. HSF Scholars may also be eligible to receive a scholarship, which ranges from $500-$5,000 and awarded directly to students | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Humanity in Action | Foundation: May 30, 2025 | Sophomores, juniors, seniors interested in histories of discrimination and resistance | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| IBTTA Foundation Scholarship | Foundation: April 18, 2025 | Awards a one-time 5,000 dollar scholarship to students pursuing transportation-related degrees | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| James Madison Memorial Fellowship | Foundation: March 9, 2025 | Offers $24,000 to individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary school level. Fellowship applicants compete only against other applicants from the states of their legal residence. As funding permits, the Foundation plans to offer one fellowship per state per year. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Knight-Hennessey Scholarship | Foundation: October 11, 2026 | A fully funded opportunity for Seniors pursuing graduate school to take part in any of Stanford University’s offered graduate programs. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Leadership and the American Presidency (LTAP) | Foundation: March 15, 2026 | Grounded in leadership, civil discourse, and working across difference, the program is offered to students of all majors. Students will be placed in an internship depending on their interests, study leadership through the course, and participate in programming. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| The Margins Fellowship | Foundation: October 15, 2025 | The Fellowship offers a $5,000 stipend, residency time at Millay Arts, a writing workshop, mentorship, and publishing opportunities to creative writing fellows. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows | Temporarily Postponed | A highly selective six week summer institute for rising college juniors offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities at the home of America’s first president just outside our nation’s capital. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Nancy Foster Scholarship Program | October 31, 2025 | For seniors. An opportunity with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) to support graduate and doctoral studies in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology, and additional oceanic and marine endeavors. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Foundation: By discipline/Mid-Late October 2025 | Graduate studies in natural and social sciences, mathematics | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | ||
| Northwestern Latino Law Students Association (LLSA) Pre-Law Scholars Program | Foundation: February 20, 2025 | Pre-Law Scholars will be chosen from college juniors, seniors, or recent graduates who demonstrate academic promise and financial need. Scholars will receive up to $1,800 to cover tuition in a commercial LSAT prep course. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| The Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship | Foundation: April 1, 2025 | Sophomore students that have an interest in public service and provides them with the following: financial aid to alleviate the burden of college debt, meaningful travel experiences to expand their horizons, and a network of mentors and leaders to support them. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Open City Fellowship | Foundation: December 15, 2025 | The Fellowship offers a $2,500 grant, skill-building workshops, and publishing opportunities to Fellows to write about the Asian American and Muslim American communities of the tristate area: New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Pat Tillman Scholars Fellowship Program | Foundation: February 28, 2025 | Supports academic scholarships, a national network, and professional development opportunities in all different fields for military veterans and their spouses. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship | Foundation: October 26, 2025 | Immigrants or the children of immigrants, who are pursuing graduate school in the United States | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship | Foundation: September 29, 2025 | Undergraduate and graduate students for careers in the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Public Policy and International Affairs | Foundation: November 1, 2025 | Help students achieve a Master’s or joint degree, typically in public policy, public administration, international affairs or a related field | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Rachel Carson Council Fellowship Program | Foundation: April 15, 2025 | For students interested in environmental study and advocacy and provide students funding to carry out projects or campaigns on behalf of the RCC. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program | Foundation: October 14, 2025 | For Seniors interested in graduate studies and future careers in foreign service to gain hands on experience in summer internships in Washington DC and in global embassies across the globe. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| The Reducetarian Fellowship | Foundation: March 15, 2025 | NYC-area undergraduate students who are eager to create a more sustainable, healthy, and compassionate world. A one-year experience designed to equip & encourage students to pursue a career focused on combating industrial animal agriculture. Each fellow receives a $7,500 stipend to support their participation in the program, and one-on-one mentorship from the Fellowship Director throughout the year. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| S.M.A.R.T. Scholarship-for-Service Program | Foundation: December 5, 2025 | The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program is funded by the Department of Defense (DoD). It is a combined educational and workforce development opportunity for bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. students to gain technical skills in critical STEM fields and support the national security mission of DoD. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Truman Scholarship | Campus: November 25, 2025 Foundation: February 4, 2026 | Graduate studies in public service | Required | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
| Udall | Campus: February 7, 2025 Foundation: March 1, 2025 | Sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to American Indian nations or to the environment. | Required | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
| Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship | Foundation: Rolling Admission: Deadlines in November, January, & March | For seniors who plan to pursue teaching in a post-secondary institution (grades 7-12) in a STEM field. Students will attend a masters program at a partnering university in that state (Pennsylvania, and others), and must then commit to three years of teaching in one of the local school districts (specific to location of the university) for a period of 3 years. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
NOTE: Please see the scholarship or fellowship website for all application instructions and deadlines. Campus Deadline: This indicates the deadline for submissions to Old Westbury. Foundation Deadline: This indicates the date the application is due to the foundation.
International Fellowships and Scholarships
| Award | Deadlines* | Purpose | Campus Nomination | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boren | Foundation: January 23, 2026
| Undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests | Office of International Enrollment Services | |
| Critical Languages Scholarship | Foundation: November 16, 2025 | Summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Freeman-ASIA | Campus: March 28, 2025 Foundation: April 4, 2025 | Scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia | Office of International Enrollment Services | |
| Fulbright US Student | Campus: September 1, 2025 Foundation: October 10, 2025 | To do research or teach English in over 150 countries. | Required | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
| Gates Cambridge | Foundation: October 13, 2025 | Full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| George R. Mitchell | Campus: September 1, 2025
Foundation: September 28, 2025 | Postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland. | Required | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
| Gilman | Foundation: March 14, 2025 | Students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding to participate in study broad programs worldwide. | Office of International Enrollment Services | |
| Luce Scholarship | Foundation: October 14, 2025 | Opportunity to take part in a placed internship within Asia to give students the chance to learn and become immersed in Asian culture. Language training is included. Open to seniors, graduate students, and recent alumni. | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra | |
| Marshall | Campus: September 1, 2025 Foundation: September 26, 2025 | Graduate level study at an UK institution in any field. | Required | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
| Rhodes | Campus: September 3, 2025 Foundation: October 4, 2025 | Graduate studies at Oxford University. | Required | Academic Planning Center Ricky Guerra |
NOTE: Please see the scholarship or fellowship website for all application instructions and deadlines. Campus Deadline: This indicates the deadline for submissions to Old Westbury. Foundation Deadline: This indicates the date the application is due to the foundation.