Scholarships and Fellowships
Brandeis offers numerous scholarships and fellowships to students who have shown a capacity to achieve both in and out of the classroom.
Each year, a select group of academically outstanding students receive merit scholarships in recognition of their achievements and future contributions to our classrooms and community.
Scholarships and fellowships are awarded to first-semester first-year students. Scholarship amounts remain the same throughout your time at Brandeis and are renewable for up to eight semesters, provided you meet renewal requirements.
All applicants to Brandeis are considered for merit scholarships; no additional application is required. Exceptions (such as the Leonard Bernstein Fellowship) are noted where applicable.
Merit Scholarship Renewal Requirements
The most prestigious scholarship offered by Brandeis, the Justice Brandeis Scholarship starts at $35,000 annually and recognizes students with outstanding academic records at the top of our applicant pool who will leave a lasting impact on the Brandeis community.
Fellowship Opportunities
Fellowships at Brandeis allow cohorts of academically driven students to work closely alongside each other and their professors.
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Humanities Fellowship is awarded to a select cohort of intellectually promising students with a demonstrated interest in the humanities. Fellows work directly with humanities faculty, participate in an interdisciplinary keystone seminar, delve into leading-edge scholarship through special programming, and receive a merit scholarship.
Named for a founding member of the Brandeis University arts community, the Leonard Bernstein Fellowship is a distinctive, highly selective vocal and instrumental chamber music program awarded to pianists, violinists, and vocalists. It provides a select number of accomplished student musicians with private lessons with faculty, additional performance opportunities and a merit scholarship. A recorded audition is required for consideration for the Leonard Bernstein Fellowship.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement as well as community service and activism. MLK Fellows have access to individualized and holistic academic advising, resource workshops, community building activities off-campus, and a growing alumni network.The amount of this scholarship equals the student's calculated institutional financial need.
The Quantitative Biology Research Community (QBReC) is an interdisciplinary cohort that promotes student and faculty cross-departmental collaboration. QBReC Fellows can conduct research with top faculty working at the intersection of the physical and life sciences. Fellows complete an intensive fall seminar, and conduct an in-depth research project in one of six participating labs, and receive a merit scholarship. Students who demonstrate excellence within the sciences and a passion for interdisciplinary study are invited by the admissions office to apply for this Fellowship by mid-February.
Scholarship Opportunities
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The Stroum Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship given to four outstanding graduating seniors from Waltham High School in Waltham, Massachusetts. To be considered, eligible students must apply to Brandeis as a first-year student simply submit their admission application and submit the CSS Profile.
This scholarship is available to entering first-year students who have attained National Merit Finalist status and have designated Brandeis as their first choice through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
Recipients of this renewable $500 scholarship are chosen by the NMSC. NMSC begins mailing offers to college-sponsored Merit Scholar designees May 1.
The Giumette Academic Achievement Award (GAAA) was developed by the Office of Students and Enrollment, in conjunction with the Student Union and the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, as a way to recognize currently enrolled sophomores who have distinguished themselves in their course of study at Brandeis. Formerly known as the Brandeis Academic Achievement Award, the award was renamed in 2015 in honor of Peter Giumette, who served as the Dean of Student Financial Services for over 20 years and who had a deep commitment to increasing access to educational opportunities for first-generation and low-income students.
The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding scholarship and academic achievement as evidenced by grades, faculty recommendations, and personal accomplishment. A maximum of five awards in the amount of $5,000 per semester will be conferred for the junior and senior years. Recipients will be chosen by a selection committee comprised of students, faculty, and staff.
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Students admitted to the International Business Scholars program, which allows students to complete accelerated master's degrees at the Brandeis International Business School, receive a scholarship that covers 25 percent of tuition for their graduate study.