ByMichael T. Nietzel,
Senior Contributor.
Schwarzman Scholars, regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships, has announced its recipients for 2026-27.
This 11th cohort consists of 150 scholars selected from 40 countries and 83 universities around the world. They include more than 50 students from the U.S., who will begin their graduate studies in China in August 2025.
Each Schwarzman Scholar is given the opportunity to study in a one-year, fully funded master’s degree program in global affairs at Schwarzman College on the campus of the highly regarded Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.






