The preferences of funds may involve ancestry, residency, or academic interest, for example. You may use the buttons to help sort them by category.

Candidates for these funds must be nominated by the Harvard school in which they will enroll. If you find a fund that is a match, share that information with the financial aid office. You can do this as part of your financial aid application to the school. Our office does not accept applications for these funds directly from candidates.

Documentation of eligibility will be required in some cases. Documentation should be submitted to your financial aid office according to their procedures.

Please note that the funds managed by the Committee on General Scholarships are a varied group, and are in no way representative of all of the funds available at the University; nor are they able to capture the many different populations that make up the University student body.

Index by Eligibility Criteria

An index of Restricted Scholarship funds, sorted by all or eligibility criteria, is presented here.

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Birthplace, Residency, or Citizenship

CITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS

ALLSTON

Joseph M. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1980

Preference for undergraduate students with demonstrated interest in volunteer or community service, who are:

1. Residents of Allston and Brighton, Massachusetts for the last 5 years;
2. Residents of other Boston, Massachusetts neighborhoods for the last 5 years.

BOURNE

Baxendale Scholarship, 1928

Preferences, in order:

1. Descendants of Alan Bedford Hudson;
2. Students with the name Baxendale or Hudson;
3. Students from Brockton or Bourne, Massachusetts.

BRIDGEWATER

Richard N. Cross Fund, 1976

Preference for students from Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

BRIGHTON

Joseph M. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1980

Preference for undergraduate students with demonstrated interest in volunteer or community service, who are:

1. Residents of Allston and Brighton, Massachusetts for the last 5 years;
2. Residents of other Boston, Massachusetts neighborhoods for the last 5 years.

BROCKTON

Baxendale Scholarship, 1928

Preferences, in order:

1. Descendants of Alan Bedford Hudson;
2. Students with the name Baxendale or Hudson;
3. Students from Brockton or Bourne, Massachusetts.

DORCHESTER

William Stoughton Bequest, 1701

Preferences, in order:

1. Residents of Dorchester or Mattapan, Massachusetts;
2. Residents of Milton, Massachusetts;
3. Native American students.

EVERETT

Frederick E. Parlin Fund, 1928

Preference for natives of Malden or Everett, Massachusetts.

FITCHBURG

Helen E. Vickery Scholarship Fund, 1966

Preference for residents of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

HINGHAM

Francis J. Thompson Bequest, 1995

Preference for residents of Hingham, Massachusetts.

LINCOLN

Levina Hoar-Lincoln Scholarship, 1876

Preference for residents of Lincoln, Massachusetts.

MALDEN

Frederick E. Parlin Fund, 1928

Preference for natives of Malden or Everett, Massachusetts.

MARBLEHEAD

Franklin Reynolds Fund, 1925

Preference for natives of Marblehead, Massachusetts.

MATTAPAN

William Stoughton Bequest, 1701

Preferences, in order:

1. Residents of Dorchester or Mattapan, Massachusetts;
2. Residents of Milton, Massachusetts;
3. Native American students.

MILTON

William Stoughton Bequest, 1701

Preferences, in order:

1. Residents of Dorchester or Mattapan, Massachusetts;
2. Residents of Milton, Massachusetts;
3. Native American students.

OTHER U.S. CITIES AND COUNTIES

CLEVELAND, OHIO AREA

Henry L.F. Kreger Memorial Scholarship, 1966

Preference for students from the Cleveland, Ohio, area at Harvard Law School or Harvard College.

NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

William Pennoyer Bequest, 1670

Preference for descendants of Robert Pennoyer or residents of New Haven, Connecticut.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AREA

Gustav L. Harris Scholarship Fund, 1969

Preference for residents of the St. Louis, Missouri, area.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK

George U. Baylies Bequest, 1984

Preference for students from Westchester County, New York.

STARK AND TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES, OHIO

Leon W. Redpath Scholarships, 1938

Preferences, in order:

1. Residents of Stark and Tuscarawas Counties, Ohio;
2. Residents of Ohio.

CARBON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Horace De Y. Lentz Scholarship, 1974

Preference for residents of Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA

Ernest Frederick Slater Scholarship, 1955

Preferences, in order:

1. Descendants by birth or adoption of Edward F. Slater;
2. Residents of the City of Orangeburg, South Carolina;
3. Residents of South Carolina.
   Note: This scholarship is not open to students in their first year at Harvard.

STATES

DELAWARE

Harvard Club of Delaware Scholarship Fund, 1945

Preference for residents of Delaware.

MINNESOTA

George Chase Christian Memorial Scholarship, 1936

Preference for residents of Minnesota, with preference to graduate students.

RHODE ISLAND

Harold A. Berry Scholarship Fund, 1979, and Charles H. Smith Bequest, 1947

Preference for residents of Rhode Island.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Ernest Frederick Slater Scholarship, 1955

Preferences, in order:

1. Descendants by birth or adoption of Edward F. Slater;
2. Residents of the City of Orangeburg, South Carolina;
3. Residents of South Carolina.
   Note: This scholarship is not open to students in their first year at Harvard.

VERMONT

Charles Downer Scholarship Fund, 1927

Preferences, in order:

1. Students who bear the surname Downer and who are descendants of Joseph or Robert Downer of Wiltshire, England;
2. Other students bearing the surname Downer;
3. Descendants of members of the Harvard Class of 1889;
4. Residents of the State of Vermont;
5. Descendants of graduates of Harvard College.

MAINE

Harvard Club of Maine Scholarship Fund, 1984

Preference for residents of Maine.

HAWAII

Peter Brooks Saltonstall ’43 Memorial, 1947

Preference for students from Hawaii, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, the East Indies, Taiwan, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

OTHER COUNTRIES OR REGIONS OF THE WORLD

ARAB LEAGUE COUNTRIES

The Harvard Arab Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, 2009

Preference for students from Arab League countries, especially students who have received an academic degree from a school within one of those countries.

CANADA

Peter D.C. Thomas Scholarship Fund, 1994, and Harvard University Associates in Canada Scholarship Fund, 1994

Thomas Fund: Preference for citizens of Canada. Students in the Schools of Law, Medicine, Divinity, and Business are excluded.
Harvard University Associates in Canada Fund: Preference for citizens of Canada.

PHILIPPINES

Ayala Scholarship Fund, 1996 and Eugenio Lopez Scholarship Fund, 1996

Both funds give preference to (in order):

1. Citizens of the Philippines;
2. Asian nationals;
3. American students of Filipino descent;
4. Students of Filipino or Asian history, languages, or other related subjects.

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Arthur Daniel Stillman Endowed Beneficiary Aid Fund, 1969

Preference given to (in order):

1. Students from Southeast Asia;
2. Students concentrating in academic areas related to Southeast Asian studies.

PACIFIC ISLANDS

Peter Brooks Saltonstall ’43 Memorial, 1947

Preference for students from Hawaii, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, the East Indies, Taiwan, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

ENGLAND

Horace Cecil Fisher Scholarship Fund, 1977

Preference for students from England.

GREECE

Aristides Evangelus Phoutrides Memorial, 1925

Preference for students of Greek birth or of Greek parentage.

POLAND

The Harvard Club of Poland Fellowship Fund, 2011

Preference for citizens of Poland.

CHINA

Arthur Theodore Lyman and Henry Sturgis Grew Memorial Scholarships, 1926; The Harvard-China Fellowship Fund, 2009; Guo Family Fellowship Fund, 2011; Qiu Family Fellowship Fund, 2012

Lyman and Grew Fund: Preference for students at the Schools of Public Health, Medicine, and Dental Medicine with the following preferences (in order):

1. Students from China;
2. Students from other areas of Asia.
   Harvard-China, Guo Family, and Qiu Family Funds: Preference for Chinese citizens in graduate degree programs.

ASIA

Ayala Scholarship Fund, 1996 and Eugenio Lopez Scholarship Fund, 1996

Both funds give preference to (in order):

1. Citizens of the Philippines;
2. Asian nationals;
3. American students of Filipino descent;
4. Students of Filipino or Asian history, languages, or other related subjects.

MEXICO

The Dionisio Garza Medina Family Harvard University Graduate Fellowship for Mexico 2014, 2014 and The Henry Villalon OPM’99 and Rosalie Ramirez Magana Fellowship Fund, 2014

Medina Family Fund: Preference for Mexican graduate degree students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Design, the Graduate School of Education, the Harvard Business School, the Harvard Kennedy School, or the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Villalon/Ramirez Magana Fund: Preference for Mexican graduate degree students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education, the Harvard Kennedy School, or the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Schools Attended

BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL

Fiske Scholarship Fund, 1970

Preference given to graduates of Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts.

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL HIGH SCHOOLS

Daniel A. Buckley Bequest, 1905, and Eliot B. Spalding Scholarship Fund, 2001

Buckley Fund: Preference for graduates of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School or other public non-sectarian schools in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Spalding Fund: Preference for graduates of any Cambridge public high school or parochial high school located in Cambridge, for students with at least five years of prior residency.

FISK UNIVERSITY

Judson Bemis Financial Aid Fund, 1985

For students at the Graduate School of Education, the Divinity School, and the Medical School who are graduates of the following institutions, in order of preference:

1. Fisk University;
2. Hampton University;
3. Any other accredited historically African-American college.

GADSDEN, ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL

Mark D. Cory Scholarship Fund, 1954

Preference for graduates of Gadsden High School in Gadsden, Alabama.

BELMONT HILL SCHOOL

Thomas Hooker Flint 1958 Memorial Scholarship, 1957

Preference for graduates of Belmont Hill School at Harvard Medical School and Harvard College.

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY

Judson Bemis Financial Aid Fund, 1985

For students at the Graduate School of Education, the Divinity School, and the Medical School who are graduates of the following institutions, in order of preference:

1. Fisk University;
2. Hampton University;
3. Any other accredited historically African-American college.

HARVARD COLLEGE

Thomas E. Upham Class of 1968 Fund, 1939

Preference for Harvard College graduates preparing for a career in public service.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Princeton Fellowship, 1910

Preference for graduates of Princeton University in their first year as graduate students at Harvard.

MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, HIGH SCHOOL

Frank Lawson Cady Scholarship Fund, 1965, and Frank Milton Cady Scholarship Fund, 1965

Preference for graduates of Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

FIRST-YEAR GRADUATE STUDENTS OR ANY UNDERGRADUATES FROM A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, TENNESSEE, OR KENTUCKY

James A. Rumrill Scholarships, 1909

Undergraduate nominees must have graduated from secondary schools in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, or Kentucky. Graduate students must have been awarded an undergraduate degree from an institution in any of the above-mentioned states.

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Ancestry or Name

JOSEPH AND ROBERT DOWNER OF WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND

Charles Downer Scholarship Fund, 1927

Preferences, in order:

1. Students who bear the surname Downer and who are descendants of Joseph or Robert Downer of Wiltshire, England;
2. Other students bearing the surname Downer;
3. Descendants of members of the Harvard Class of 1889;
4. Residents of the State of Vermont;
5. Descendants of graduates of Harvard College.

GOVERNOR THOMAS DUDLEY OF MASSACHUSETTS

Albert J. Lynch Scholarship, 1972

Preference for descendants of Governor Thomas Dudley.

DAVID AND BEULAH ELLIS OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

Calvin and Lucy Ellis Aid, 1899

Preference for descendants of David Ellis and Beulah Newell of Dedham, Massachusetts, or John Ellis and Hannah Ellis of Walpole, Massachusetts.

JOHN AND HANNAH ELLIS OF WALPOLE, MASSACHUSETTS

Calvin and Lucy Ellis Aid, 1899

Preference for descendants of David Ellis and Beulah Newell of Dedham, Massachusetts, or John Ellis and Hannah Ellis of Walpole, Massachusetts.

HENRY BRIGHT, JR., OF WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS

Bright Legacy, 1880

Preference for descendants of Henry Bright, Jr. and Anne Goldstone of Watertown, Massachusetts, who bear the surname Bright.

JOHN AUSTIN AMORY, CLASS OF 1907

John Austin Amory, Class of 1907, Scholarship Fund, 1954

Preference for descendants of John Austin Amory.

ROBERT PENNOYER

William Pennoyer Bequest, 1670

Preference for descendants of Robert Pennoyer and residents of New Haven, Connecticut.

ALAN BEDFORD HUDSON

Baxendale Scholarship, 1928

Preferences, in order:

1. Descendants of Alan Bedford Hudson;
2. Students with the name Baxendale or Hudson;
3. Students from Brockton or Bourne, Massachusetts.

EDWARD FREDERICK SLATER

Ernest Frederick Slater Scholarship, 1955

Preferences, in order:

1. Descendants by birth or adoption of Edward F. Slater;
2. Residents of the City of Orangeburg, South Carolina;
3. Residents of South Carolina.
   Note: This scholarship is not open to students in their first year at Harvard.

JOHN W. APPEL

John W. Appel Loan Fund, 1919

Preference given to descendants of John W. Appel.

JOSEPH E. AND OCTAVIA W. GOODBAR

Joseph E. and Octavia W. Goodbar Scholarship, 1965

Preference given to descendants of Joseph and Octavia Goodbar at Harvard College.

MEMBERS OF THE HARVARD COLLEGE CLASS OF 1889

Charles Downer Scholarship Fund, 1927

Preferences, in order:

1. Students who bear the surname Downer and who are descendants of Joseph or Robert Downer of Wiltshire, England;
2. Other students bearing the surname Downer;
3. Descendants of members of the Harvard Class of 1889;
4. Residents of the State of Vermont;
5. Descendants of graduates of Harvard College.

MEMBERS OF THE HARVARD COLLEGE CLASS OF 1902

1902 World War Memorial Scholarships in memory of Andre Cheronnet-Champollion, Edward Ball Cole, and Elbert Walker Shirk, 1923

Preference for descendants of members of the Class of 1902.

STUDENTS WITH THE SURNAME BAXENDALE OR HUDSON

Baxendale Scholarship, 1928

Preferences, in order:
Restrictions, in order of preference:

1. Descendants of Alan Bedford Hudson;
2. Students with the name Baxendale or Hudson;
3. Students from Brockton or Bourne, Massachusetts.

STUDENTS WITH THE SURNAME THAYER

Alexander Wheelock Thayer Bequest, 1899

Preference for students bearing the surname Thayer.

STUDENTS WITH THE SURNAME DOWNER

Charles Downer Scholarship Fund, 1927

Preferences, in order:

1. Students who bear the surname Downer and who are descendants of Joseph or Robert Downer of Wiltshire, England;
2. Other students bearing the surname Downer;
3. Descendants of members of the Harvard Class of 1889;
4. Residents of the State of Vermont;
5. Descendants of graduates of Harvard College.

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Other

CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES OF GODFREY L. CABOT, INC.

Cabot Corporation Scholarship Fund, 1955

Preference given to sons of employees of Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc., or its subsidiary and associated companies.

STUDENTS OF THE JEWISH FAITH

Allen D. and Marion L. Rubin Scholarship Fund, 1981

Preference for students of the Jewish faith.

STUDENTS PREPARING TO SERVE IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES

Caroline Cady Hewey Fund, 1965

Preference for students intending to pursue diplomatic service for the United States.

GRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR STUDENTS AT THE HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL OR THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

John U. Monro Fellowship Fund for Public Service, 2008)

MERITORIOUS SCHOLARS WITH FINANCIAL NEED

C.V. Starr Scholarship Fund, 2000

Awarded to one meritorious scholar at each of Harvard’s graduate and professional schools with financial need.

STUDENTS WHOSE AREA OF CONCENTRATION IS ASIAN STUDIES

Arthur Daniel Stillman Endowed Beneficiary Aid Fund, 1969

Preference given to (in order):

1. Students from Southeast Asia;
2. Students concentrating in academic areas related to Southeast Asian studies.

GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES

John Parker Bequest, 1873

Merit fellowships for students in the natural science programs in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

STUDENTS PURSUING A COURSE OF STUDY IN THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY OR PSYCHOLOGY

Rev. Mary A. Vanderbilt Scholarship Fund, 2000

Preference for students studying theology, philosophy or psychology.

STUDENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Harry E. Clifford Fund, 1987

GRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING STUDIES RELATED TO CONFUCIUS OR CONFUCIANISM

Confucius Fellowship in Remembrance of 28 of September – Teacher’s Day, 2000

STUDENTS IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES WITH PREFERENCE FOR ENGINEERING, ASTRONOMY, APPLIED MATHEMATICS, AND PHYSICS

Claire Morton Prince Hanks Student Fund, 1966

STUDENTS STUDYING THE ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS DOING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INVOLVING PSYCHOLOGY, BRAIN SCIENCE, OR ENGINEERING; OR STUDENTS AT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DOING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

Jack and Elizabeth Meyer University Scholarship Fund, 2005

STUDENTS OF MUSIC

Thorvald Otterstrom Memorial Fund, 1968

GRADUATE STUDENTS IN MEDICINE OR MUSIC

Alwin M. Pappenheimer ’99 Fund, 1957

STUDENTS AT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES OR THE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL STUDYING GERMAN SUBJECTS

Stolper Scholarship Fund, 1989

STUDENTS OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Anna Vaughn Fund, 1935

STUDENTS OF RELIGION OR EDUCATION

Reverend Theodore H. Wilson Bequest, 1990

STUDENTS CONDUCTING BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH WITH PREFERENCE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS OF ANATOMY

The Jeffries Wyman Scholarships, 1924

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Finally, the Committee administers the following funds which provide general assistance to Harvard University students. (Applications are not accepted as awards from these funds are made by internal nomination only.)

Priscilla Alden Bequest, 1996

Jason S. Bailey Fund, 1990

Vera Bellus Bequest, 1985

Edmund J. Curley Fund, 1983

Oscar Cutler Scholarship Fund, 1989

Myer Dana and Etta Dana Scholarship Fund, 1953

Students enrolled at Harvard College, Harvard Medical School, or Harvard Law School

Ray Eder Memorial Fund, 1990

Students enrolled at Harvard College or Harvard Law School

Dwight D. Eisenhower Scholarship Fund, 1962

Addison H. Flournoy Bequest, 1967

James Souverine Gallo ’27 Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1993

Handy Scholarship, 1973

Charlotte and Gregory Hankin Student Aid Fund, 1967

Students enrolled at Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, or Harvard Law School

Franklin W. and Eve Caswell Jones Memorial Fund, 1998

Dr. Stephan G. Jones and Wanda W. Jones Scholarship Fund, 1986

Jane and Jeremy Knowles Endowed Scholarship Fund (2008)

Frank S. Lally Fund, 1987

Emma Gildersleeve Lane Fund

Arthur Lehman Fund, 1936

Students enrolled at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Design, or Harvard Medical School

The James J. Lowell and Anna L. Woodbury Scholarship, 1949

The Walton Brooks McDaniel and Helen Celemia McDaniel Fund, 1996

Barry Mumford and Bertha Mumford Scholarship Fund, 1984

Edward Pickering Parker Scholarship Fund, 1974

The Physical Rehabilitation Fund, 2010

Edward C. Smith Scholarship Fund, 1987

James N. Snitzler Scholarship Fund, 1989

Frank J. Sulloway Fund, 1982

Louis + Ida Tatelman Award Fund, 1990

John E. Thayer Scholarships, 1857

Thomas Van Stone and Ella Van Stone Scholarship, 1973

Jack B Wallach Fund, 1996

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