IMPORTANT: Preparation for overseas degree seeking is a long and extensive process. Initial applications for major fellowships such as the Rhodes, Marshall, and Fulbright are generally due in home university offices (for initial rounds of vetting and elimination) in early to mid-September of one's final year of study, i.e. one full calendar year before entrance at a European or other institution is desired. Many viable candidates are rendered ineligible for these competitions due to their lack of attention to these early deadlines, so be sure to follow university directions to the letter. Additional assistance with the extensive applications may be available to you even if you are not (or are no longer) at Catholic University; many schools maintain faculty advisors whose responsibilities include preparing students and their files for Rhodes, Marshall, and Fulbright competitions. Ask at your department or at the career counseling and overseas study offices.

Here are just a few of the major overseas scholarship and fellowship programs that may be of interest to you: