Abroad Award
Term Length: 1 year
Needs Institutional Endorsement
US Citizenship Not Required

• Undergraduate degree must be completed before orientation begins. Applicants from any field are welcome.
• Candidates must be at least 18 but not yet 29 years of age as of August 1 of their Schwarzman Scholars enrollment year (for the Class of 2024-2025, as of August 1, 2024).
• English language proficiency
• Northeastern University endorsement

Schwarzman Scholars will be selected on the basis of not only their academic aptitude and intellectual ability, but also their leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, ability to anticipate paradigm changes, exemplary character, and desire to understand other cultures, perspectives and positions.

The scholarship will include:

• Tuition Fees
• Room and board
• Travel to and from Beijing at the beginning and end of the academic year
• An in-country study tour
• Required course books and supplies
• Lenovo laptop and smartphone
• Health insurance
• A personal stipend of $3,500

To apply to the Schwarzman Scholarship, you will need to submit a completed application by the internal deadline for the review of Northeastern Internal Endorsement Committee. While applicants are free to apply at-large, we strongly encourage applicants to seek Northeastern’s nomination and avail themselves of our Undergraduate Research and Fellowship office’s assistance.

The application elements are:

• An application form that includes a Biographical Profile, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae, a Video Introduction, an indication of Interests, details of relevant educational information, work experiences, leadership roles, experience abroad.
• Two essays and two short answer responses. The two required essays are a Leadership Essay (750 words) and a Statement of Purpose (500 words). The essays are a critical component of the application, designed to help the selection committee understand you as an individual and get a sense of your demonstrated leadership abilities and potential, as well as your writing and analytical skills. Detailed descriptions of what is expected from each essay are included on the prompt of the application form. Essays can be uploaded as PDF or Word document. The two Short Answer responses have a 100-word limit each. Word counts are strict and any essays that exceed the limits may be disqualified. Footnotes, headers, and titles all count towards an essay’s total word count.
• Three recommendations. DO NOT solicit these through the Schwarzman application site. Instead register these references on the Internal Northeastern Fellowship Portal.
• An official Northeastern University transcript
• A short video self-introduction of no more than 1 minute. Introduce yourself in any style or setting you think best conveys your interests and personality. The point of this recording is to allow the committee to hear you introduce yourself in your own voice and style.

Complete all elements of the application on the official Schwarzman application site but DO NOT solicit letters of reference there. Upload all of the application materials to Northeastern’s Internal Fellowship Application Portal.

Please contact the Undergraduate Research and Fellowships office for more information about applying, as well as Request for Reference Forms to use while soliciting references.