Franklin College encourages students to look for funding opportunities for study abroad and graduate school programs through external scholarships. External scholarships are highly-competitive awards given on a national level. The application process required for an external scholarship can be a lengthy, time-consuming and academically-challenging process, but the honor of representing Franklin College on a national academic level can be truly rewarding.

In order to be eligible to apply for an external scholarship, Franklin College students must complete the following:

1. Meet with the Director of PDP prior to the campus deadline to receive a Franklin College External Scholarship application.
2. Return the Franklin College External Scholarship application and scholarship specific essays to the Office of PDP by the campus due date listed below.
3. Student materials will be evaluated by a Campus Selection Committee.
4. If Franklin College approves the application for endorsement, the student will work with a faculty adviser to refine the application essays.
5. The student will continue to work with the Director of PDP to ensure that all application materials are submitted by the national scholarship deadline.
   

Campus Due Date: September 15

Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social/Natural Science, Computer Science
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, Engineering, Science
National Physical Science Consortium, Science, Mathematics, Engineering
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, Any fields
Public Policy and International Affairs Program, Any fields

Campus Due Date: November 15

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, Mathematics, Natural Science, Engineering
Boren Awards for International Study, Any fields
Department of Homeland Security Scholarship Program, Science, Technology, Mathematics
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation , Any fields
Josephine de Kármán Fellowship Trust, Any fields
NASA Graduate Student Research Program, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics

Campus Due Date: January 15

James Madison Graduate Fellowships, Arts, Humanities, Social Science
Morris K. Udall Foundation, Engineering, Science, Justice, Education, Business, Health, Economics

Campus Due Date: July 15

Fulbright U.S. Student Program, All fields
Gates Cambridge Scholarships, All fields
George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program, All fields
Marshall Scholarships, All fields
Rhodes Scholarships, All fields

Campus Due Date: N/A

The Rotary Foundation, All fields