Every year Creighton students apply for a range of highly prestigious national and international scholarships. These competitive awards offer considerable support either for undergraduate studies, continued education at the graduate level or for other significant post-graduate work, such as service to the nation or the community. For more information contact Dr. Ashley Fricks-Gleason, Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship or consult Creighton’s Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities and Resources (SOAR) website. The website contains details on a wide variety of scholarships, including (but not limited to):
Fulbright Grants allow scholars, professionals, and artists to study, conduct research, or teach English abroad.
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program awards scholarships to students intending to pursue careers in science, mathematics, and engineering.
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level in any field. One and two year scholarship are available.
National Security Education Program David L. Boren Grants support both undergraduate students (Boren Scholarship) and graduate students (Boren Fellowship) in the study of languages and cultures deemed critical to U.S. national security and who are highly motivated by the opportunity to work in the federal government for 1-2 years after completing their study.
Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowship, bringing outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford (U.K.). Applicants will have demonstrated intellectual distinction as well as promise of future "effective service to the world."
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation recognizes college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government or other public service, and provides them with financial support for graduate study.
The Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship is awarded to highly qualified sophomore or junior students who are Native American and interested in tribal public policy or Native health care, or students of any ethnicity interested in environmental issues.