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There are 15 opportunities available for Second Year students.

AccessUVa Opportunity Fund at the University of Virginia

The purpose of this fund is to provide additional funds for project awards, allowing students the freedom to follow their academic interests without accruing debt. Applicants are encouraged to think broadly about the type of academic experiences in which they would like to participate. Students may propose a wide range of activities including: Research projects Fine and performing arts projects Study-abroad opportunities Public service (including the Jefferson Public Citizens Program) Opportunity to supplement other awards (such as Harrison Undergraduate Research Grants)

Boren Undergraduate Scholarship (NSEP)

The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is a unique scholarship opportunity for U.S. undergraduates to study abroad. Created in 1991, NSEP awards scholarships to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. NSEP was designed to provide American undergraduates with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation, in exchange for a commitment to seek work in the federal government.

Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes

This program offers intensive overseas study in critical foreign languages: Arabic, Azeri, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, HIndi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu. Recipients participate in beginning, intermediate, or advanced level summer language programs overseas for a period of 7 to 10 weeks.

DAAD - Undergraduate Scholarship

Highly qualified undergraduate students are invited to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany. The goal of this program is to support study abroad in Germany and at German universities. Preference will be given to students whose projects or programs are based at and organized by a German university. Scholarships are available either as part of an organized study abroad program or as part of an individual, student-designed study abroad semester or year.

Department of Homeland Security Scholarship Program

The Department of Homeland Security Scholarship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission.

Galbraith Scholars program

Named in honor of the Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006), the Galbraith Scholars program honors Professor Galbraith’s lifelong commitment to illuminating the economic ills of material hardship and inequality. One of the world’s most recognized economists, known for his development of Keynesian and post-Keynesian economics, a public intellectual whose lively mind and wit drew attention to some of the most fundamental economic and political challenges of our times, John Kenneth Galbraith signals the ideals that motivate the Galbraith Scholars Program. A two-time recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1946 and 2000) and former Ambassador to India (1961-63), John Kenneth Galbraith’s contributions to American society underscore the possibilities and promise of public service in a new generation of Galbraith Scholars. This program aims to illuminate graduate school and career options for talented undergraduates who aspire to apply themselves to important social problems.

Gilman International Scholarship

The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.

Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.

Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace

This program offers 100 full scholarships for intensive language study at the Middlebury Summer Language Schools in: Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian.

Public Policy and Leadership Conference

The Public Policy and Leadership Conference (PPLC) is designed to inform students about careers in the public sector. The conference will encourage students who possess a commitment to public service to prepare for graduate study in public policy and international affairs, as well as to provide information on financial support through various fellowship programs. The conference aims to attract students from groups under-represented in public policy and international affairs in an effort to increase the diversity of students receiving these professional degrees. The conference will help prepare future leaders for study in public policy, particularly those from historically under-served communities and people of color.

Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program

The Rangel Program is a collaborative effort between Howard University and the U.S. State Department that seeks to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers as diplomats in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. The program seeks individuals interested in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing U.S. foreign policy. The Program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service and those with financial need.

Shannon Award

Named in honor of the University of Virginia’s fourth president from 1959-1974, the Edgar F. Shannon, Jr., Award recognizes a Second-Year Student who, though early in his or her academic career, has exhibited the qualities of character and achievement so valued by ODK. Mr. Shannon was initiated into the Alpha Circle of ODK at Washington & Lee University in 1938. He was also the first recipient of ODK’s most prestigious national commendation: The Laurel Crown Circle Award. Mr. Shannon began a tradition of the Presidential “State of the University” Address at a Virginia Circle ODK luncheon each spring. Both during and following his tenure as president, Mr. Shannon maintained a warm and involved relationship with ODK on both the national and local levels.

SMART Scholarship Program (Department of Defense)

The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program provides full scholarships to students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The SMART program aims to increase the number of scientists and engineers in the Department of Defense.

Udall Scholarship

The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.

Virginia Space Grant Consortium Teacher Education STEM Scholarship

The goal of this program is to encourage talented individuals to pursue professional studies leading to a teaching certification in the sciences, technology education, and mathematics.