Davidson Fellows Scholarship Program

To be eligible for consideration as a Davidson Fellow, applicants must: Be 18 or younger as of the application deadline to be eligible. Teams of two are eligible. Both team members must meet eligibility requirements. Davidson Fellows must be available to attend, with one parent or guardian, the awards reception and other recognition events to be held in September in Washington, DC. The Davidson Fellows program awards $100,000, $50,000 and $25,000 scholarships to gifted and high-achieving students, 18 years old or under, who have completed a significant piece of work. Application categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Outside the Box. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen residing in the United States, or a Permanent Resident of the United States residing in the United States, or be stationed overseas due to active U.S. military duty, and must have completed a significant piece of work in one of the submission categories. Each applicant must submit the required elements outlined within their category of choice, plus two nominator forms and all required Attachments. Applicants and their parents also must sign a statement of commitment that, if named a Davidson Fellow, the applicant and a parent or guardian will attend the award reception in Washington, D.C. The 2026 application is closed. The 2027 application will open in the Fall of 2026.