• Description:

    The McDonnell International Scholarship offers a generous financial package to support graduate and professional degree studies at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. The 2025 McDonnell International Scholars Academy covers full tuition, a monthly living stipend, a relocation expense allowance and travel allowance for all selected candidates.

    The McDonnell International Scholarship Academy program cultivates a community of culturally and academically diverse leaders who will address the world’s most complex challenges by driving positive and lasting change.

    Through its longstanding international partnerships, the program is an incubator of groundbreaking ideas that advance collaborative interdisciplinary research.

    A transformational experience, the Academy enhances leadership capacity through mentorship, professional development, and unique engagement opportunities. It is this foundation that builds the character and conviction to lead with a global mindset and social responsibility.

    Eligibility 

    To be considered for the 2025 McDonnell International Scholars Academy;

    • Applicants must apply to an eligible Washingon University doctoral or master’s degree program.
    • Application to the McDonnell Academy is separate from and in addition to an application to a graduate degree program at Washington University in St. Louis. Applicants must apply separately to both the McDonnell Academy and the WashU doctoral or master’s program. 
    • Applicants must have earned or plan to earn a bachelor’s degree or higher before the end of the 2024-25 academic year (July 2025).
    • This fellowship is not available for undergraduate studies.
    • Applicants from all countries are welcome. However, priority is given to international graduate candidates who are graduates of one of the Academy’s Partner Universities
  • Fields

    •  Tourism

    • Accounting

    • Aerospace Engineering

    • Agricultural Science

    • Agricultural Science

    • Anthropology

    • Archaeology and Ancient History

    • Architecture and Design

    • Artificial Intelligence

    • Arts and Culture

    • Astrophysics

    • Banking and Finance

    • Biochemistry

    • Biological Sciences

    • Biology

    • Biomedical Science

    • Building Technology

    • Business and Economics

    • Chemical Engineering

    • Chemistry

    • Civil Engineering

    • Communication

    • Computer Engineering

    • Computer Science

    • Criminology

    • Data Science

    • Dentistry

    • Ecology

    • Economics

    • Education

    • Engineering

    • Entrepreneurship

    • Environmental Science

    • Epidemiology

    • Food science Technology

    • Forestry

    • French

    • Geographic Information Systems

    • Geography

    • Geosciences

    • Health Science

    • History

    • History of Art and Film

    • Horticulture

    • Hospitality and Management

    • Human Kinetics

    • Human Resources

    • Humanities

    • Information Systems

    • IT

    • Journalism

    • Journalism

    • Law

    • Library

    • Library and Information Science

    • Linguistics

    • Literature

    • Machine Learning

    • Management

    • Marine Science

    • Marketing

    • Material Engineering

    • Material Science

    • Mathematics

    • Mechanical Engineering

    • Media

    • Medicine

    • Microbiology

    • Modern Languages

    • Museum Studies

    • Music

    • Neurobiology

    • Neuroscience

    • Nursing

    • Nutrition

    • Office Technology Management

    • Peace and Conflict

    • Pharmaceutical Science

    • Philosophy

    • Physics

    • Physiology

    • Plant Science

    • Political Science

    • Politics and International Relations

    • Psychiatry

    • Psychology

    • Public Health

    • Public Policy

    • Real Estate

    • Science

    • Social Science

    • Social Welfare

    • Social work

    • Sociology

    • Software Engineering

    • Soil Science

    • Space Science

    • Special Education

    • Sport Science

    • Supply Chain

    • Sustainable Development

    • Theology

    • Transportation Science

    • Urban Planning

    • Wild-life management

    • Zoology

  • Qualifications

    • Bachelor

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