Scholarships and Funding
The University Honors Program mentors any USU undergraduate applying for a national or international scholarship or fellowship. In addition, the program offers specific scholarships and other funding for active and engaged Honors students and supports their application for additional forms of USU funding. Honors is proud to offer financial support to Honors students at every level of the program.
The following list moves outward from the Honors Program itself, to USU as a whole, and finally to national and international funding and scholarships.
Honors Research and Study Abroad Funding
Active and engaged Honors students may apply for up to $500 per term in funding for research/creative projects and up to $1000 one time for study abroad. This funding is open to all Honors students (first-year students through seniors), and the program accepts applications (links below) on a rolling basis.
University Honors Program Scholarships
Active and engaged Honors students may apply through ScholarshipUniverse for the Honors scholarships listed below. Please follow each link to learn more about eligibility and criteria for these various opportunities, and apply through ScholarshipUniverse by clicking the link below.
- Honors "Dare to Know" Book Awards
- Honors Access and Inclusion Scholarship
- Douglas D. Alder Scholarship
- Elaine R. Alder Scholarship
- Helen B. and Lawrence O. Cannon Scholarships
- Morse Scholarships
USU Grants and Scholarships
USU scholarships are available only to USU students. Be sure to check the eligibility requirements for each scholarship before applying through ScholarshipUniverse (link above).
College Scholarships
- Caine College of the Arts
- College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
- College of Engineering
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- College of Science
- Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
- Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
- S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
National Scholarships and Fellowships
Honors advises, guides, and supports all USU undergraduates interested in applying for national or international scholarships or fellowships. Unless otherwise noted, the internal USU deadline for submission of the preliminary information form is six months prior to the intended scholarship application deadline.
Opportunities Aligned with USU's Land-Grant Mission
Honors proactively and strategically advises for a limited number of awards with criteria that closely match the demographics of our institution and its students. Because all of these awards require an institutional nomination, students must complete a preliminary information form by the internal (USU) deadline indicated below.
- Udall Undergraduate Scholarship (for second- and third-year students)
Deadlines for the 2023 competition:
Internal (USU): September 30, 2022
External (Udall Foundation): March 2, 2023
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship (for third- and fourth-year students)
Deadlines for the 2023 competition:
Internal (USU): September 30, 2022
External (Truman Foundation): February 7, 2023
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship (for third-year students)
Deadlines for the 2023 competition:
Internal (USU): September 15, 2022
External (Goldwater Foundation): January 27, 2023
Other Opportunities
Opportunities are listed by the year in college during which students are eligible to apply (for some scholarships, students are eligible at several points in time). Students interested in one of these opportunities should send an expression of interest to the Honors Program (honors@usu.edu).
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
- Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
- Gallagher Koster Scholarship
- NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program
- Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship
- Pickering Graduate Fellowship
Fourth Year / Post Graduation
- American Astronautical Society Scholarship to the International Space University (ISU)
- Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
- Gates-Cambridge Scholarship Program
- George J. Mitchell Scholarships
- Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship for Arts Students
- James Madison Fellowships
- Knowles Science Teaching Fellowship
- Marshall Scholarships
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
- National Science Foundation
- Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship
- Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
- Pickering Graduate Fellowship
- The Rhodes Scholarship Program
Scholarships Administered by the Office of Global Engagement
The following scholarships are not administered by Honors. Please contact the USU Office of Global Engagement if you are interested in applying for any of these opportunities.