2025-26 Student Direct Apply Fellowships

Charles C. Chappelle Fellowship

For graduating Purdue undergraduates who will enter a Purdue graduate program at the West Lafayette Campus in Fall 2025.

Students apply directly through the following link: Apply Here

The Charles C. Chappelle Fellowship provides a one-year fellowship to students with undergraduate degrees from Purdue for the furtherance of postgraduate research at the University. Recipients are selected on the basis of character, intellectual ability, and promise of degree attainment. This fellowship includes a stipend, graduate tuition scholarship, payment of most fees, and a medical insurance benefit.

Submission Requirements

• CV
• Impact Essay (1,000-word document on how Purdue has impacted your development through Purdue's campus initiatives of learning, discovery, and engagement)
• Unofficial Purdue Electronic Transcript

Support

$28,000 per year minimum
One year of support from OGSPS

Timeline

Application Link Opens: October
Application Deadline: February 3, 2025, at 11:59 PM
Award notification: March 3, 2025 to winners only

Ludwig Kruhe Fellowship

For doctoral students who are/will be PhD candidates in 2026

Doctoral student direct application link: Apply Here

The Ludwig Kruhe Fellowship was established as a means for promoting a deeper understanding of global issues and international relations. It is intended for doctoral candidates in one of the following programs: agricultural economics, civil engineering, foreign languages and literatures, history, management, economics, or political science. This fellowship provides a one-year award package that includes a stipend/salary, tuition, payment of most fees, and a medical insurance benefit.

Submission Requirements

Support

$28,000 per year minimum
One year of support from OGSPS

Timeline

Application Link Opens: October
Application Deadline: February 3, 2025, at 11:59 PM
Award notification: March 3, 2025 to winners only