Center for Careers & Internships

The Watson Fellowship provides $25,000 for a year of international travel to pursue a personal passion after graduation—each year, Middlebury puts forth four nominees to the Watson Foundation. Seniors, attend this session to learn about the internal application process and immediate next steps. For other students thinking ahead, this is a great introduction to crafting a future Watson proposal.

We have found that our most rewarding travel experiences come from being active members of a community rather than passive tourists. For this reason, Walking Tree specializes in programs that integrate travelers into communities around the world where they will work to complete meaningful community service while living with local families. Our programs are designed for a proactive, select group of travelers who are not looking for the typical tourist trip, but rather an opportunity to interact with another culture while forming relationships that can continue long after they return home.

With six graduate business programs and four joint-degree programs, the Schools of Business offer many options to pursue your graduate business degree. Some of the special opportunities we would like to provide to Middlebury; 1. Three campus visits per year 2. All admitted students from Middlebury will be guaranteed a minimum of a $10,000 scholarship. 3. Coach’s Award, student’s nominated by a head coach from one of Middlebury’s athletic programs will be guaranteed a minimum of $10,000 if they meet the following academic criteria 3.0 GPA/550 GMAT or 303 GRE.

An Admissions Counselor from Vermont Law School will also speak about the school, its community, and its various degree programs, including the one year Master of Environmental Law & Policy, as well as the JD offerings. Information on the law school admission process will also be available. All students interested in environmental education and careers, as well as law school - and regardless of current grade - are welcome to attend. In the meantime, please checkout Vermont Law School’s recently published Top 10 Environmental Watch List: www.watchlist.vermontlaw.edu

For over 40 years, the Upper Valley Educators Institute has been recognized as a national leader in preparing college graduates for careers in teaching. Its hands-on, competency-based approach starts with the premise that teaching is an art best learned through practice. UVEI interns spend 80% of their time in actual classroom practice and 20% on theory. Each intern spends four days a week, full time, in a classroom under the supervision of a mentor teacher.

The University of Virginia’s M.S. in Commerce is a pre-experience business degree designed specifically for liberal arts, science, and engineering majors only. Our current class of 94 is academically strong and diverse. The program features specialty tracks in either Financial Services or Marketing & Management, as well as a month of global immersion in Europe, China, or Southeast Asia.

Launching A Career in International Affairs: is international affairs graduate school right for you? At IR/PS we offer a two year professional master’s degree in Pacific International Affairs. IR/PS is the University of California’s only professional school of international relations as well as the only such program in the U.S. focused on the Pacific region - East Asia. Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Our school was recently ranked in the top ten for foreign affairs by Foreign Policy.

Launching A Career in International Affairs: is international affairs graduate school right for you? At IR/PS we offer a two year professional master’s degree in Pacific International Affairs. IR/PS is the University of California’s only professional school of international relations as well as the only such program in the U.S. focused on the Pacific region - East Asia. Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Our school was recently ranked in the top ten for foreign affairs by Foreign Policy.

GET A JUMP START ON YOUR CAREER WITH THE TUCK BUSINESS BRIDGE PROGRAM! The Bridge Program is an intense four-week summer experience located at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. This total immersion program is designed to give top liberal arts and science undergrads practical, marketable business skills – particularly relevant in today’s job market. Bridge topics range from managerial economics to marketing, strategy, finance and accounting, and are taught by the same faculty who have made the Tuck School one of the top business schools in the world.

The Truman Scholarship awards scholarships for students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or elsewhere in public service. Each new Truman Scholar receives up to $30,000 for graduate study. Scholars also receive priority admission and supplemental financial aid at some premier graduate institutions, leadership training, career and graduate school counseling, and special internship opportunities within the federal government. Recipients must be U.S.