Fellowships
The Middlebury Institute provides support for students applying for prestigious national and international fellowship opportunities. Career-oriented fellowships can be a great way to explore a region, language, or help you conduct research projects.
What are fellowships?
Fellowships are short-term opportunities lasting from a few months to several years that are focused on one’s academic, personal, and professional development, which are sponsored by specific organizations seeking to expand leadership and/or awareness in their respective field.
Fellowships provide funding and professional development opportunities for students to gain new skills in their desired industry. From intensive language training, internships, and researching projects, fellowships can help support cultivating the skills needed to pursue your own personal, academic and professional goals.
Note: If you are looking for financial support through a fellowship or scholarship for your studies at MIIS, consider the resources available at the Financial Aid office.
Fellowships at MIIS
The Middlebury Institute Fellowships team supports students and alumni applying for U.S.-based and international fellowship opportunities by providing information sessions, application workshops, campus interviews, and one-on-one advising sessions. In some cases, we manage the selection process for certain awards, ex. Projects for Peace. The Fellowships team partners with faculty and staff for outreach, advising, review committees, and selection panels.
Our goal is to provide you with tools to be competitive applicants for their fellowships of interest, by helping to showcase their academic, personal, and professional experiences.
Learn how students like you use fellowships to further pursue their personal, academic and professional goals. Explore student stories.
Meet the Fellowships Team
Fellowship Impacts
Check out our annual report that highlights the achievements, impact, and progress made by our fellowships office and those in the MIIS community who support our goal of empowering MIIS students to reach their academic, professional, and personal pursuits through fellowships.
2023 MIIS Fellowships Annual Report
Getting Started
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Discover Fellowship Opportunities
Our curated fellowship list is organized by degree program or overall interest to help you find opportunities that ultimately best suit your personal, academic and professional goals.
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Explore Resources
As you start the application process, utilize campus resources to guide your timeline, hone your writing, and provide you with good practices to be competitive.
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Schedule an Advising Session
15-minute virtual or in-person sessions are available with the Fellowships Team.
Upcoming Events & Deadlines
Fulbright 2025-2026 Competition
Interested in a Fulbright? Chat with the Fellowships Team! Email us at institutefellowships@middlebury.edu (current students and alumni are eligible)
Competition Launch
April 2, 2024
Check Out Information Sessions Hosted by Fulbright Here
Campus Deadline
September 9, 2024
National Deadline
October 8, 2024 | 5:00pm Eastern Time
Boren 2025-2026 Awards
Interested in a Boren? Chat with the Fellowships Team! Email us at institutefellowships@middlebury.edu
Competition Launch
Application is now live!
Campus Deadline
Friday, January 3rd, 2025
Campus Interviews
Monday, January 13th, 2025
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
National Deadline
Boren Fellowships: January 22, 2025 | 5:00pm ET
Boren Scholarships: January 29, 2025 | 5:00pm ET
Presidential Management 2025 Fellows
Competition Timeline
Open September 4, 2024 at noon ET
Closes September 18, 2024 at noon ET
Look out for upcoming events in MIIS Newsletters and Digital Signage.
*If you would like to partner with us to co-host a fellowship event, feel free to contact us at institutefellowships@middlebury.edu.
Newsroom
Students Win Fellowships for Language Study and Research in Taiwan and Kazakhstan
Two students will have the opportunity to hone their language skills while gaining paid professional experience abroad, all before completing their degrees. Boren Awards have made this all possible.
(Credit: Alex Christodoulou )
Students Awarded Boren Funding for Language Study and Research in Ghana and Taiwan
Middlebury Institute students Gabe Albright MAEPM ’24 and Alex Christodoulou MAEPM ’24 recently completed fellowships in Taiwan and Ghana through the Boren Awards program. Boren provides up to $25,000 in funding for graduate students to learn “less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests,” while conducting research related to national security.
Student Project for Peace Focuses on Youth in Nepal
At the Middlebury Institute, learning doesn’t stop during the summer. That was certainly the case for Environmental Policy and Management student Karan Kunwar ’23, who implemented a visual storytelling program in his home country of Nepal with a grant from Projects for Peace. The initiative grants $10,000 awards to students to execute projects that tackle the world’s most pressing issues.
Nine Students Awarded Prestigious Critical Language Scholarships
Nine Institute students have been chosen as recipients of the Critical Language Scholarship, a highly competitive award funded by the U.S. State Department.
Resources
For Students
The Middlebury Institute Fellowships Team actively recruits and supports our signature fellowships: Fulbright, Boren, Critical Language Scholarship and Projects for Peace. Additionally, we are here to support students interested in any opportunities in the Fellowships List, and will consider unlisted programs, too.
Resources
- Self-Reflection Fellowship Worksheet: Use this worksheet to help guide you through the process of discovering which fellowship is the best suited for your goals.
- Writing Workshop for Research Proposals Presentation: Interested in applying for a research based fellowship, this presentation allows you to go through the steps of where to start and what fellowships are looking for in a proposal.
- Personal Statement Writing Workshop Presentation: Use this presentation to help you as you get started writing your personal statements for fellowships like Fulbright and Boren. This is a good way to start in the essay writing process.
- Additional Fellowship Resources for Applicants: this is an all encompassing document that includes information for essay writing and getting a grasp on other aspects of fellowship applications. This is more specifically geared towards Fulbright, but it includes helpful tips for an array of fellowships.
- The Graduate Writing Center is also a great resource for students when it comes to reviewing your essays and making sure every “t” is crossed, and “i” is dotted. Check out the Graduate Writing Center
Contact Us
Faculty Director of Fellowships and Associate Professor and Chair, MAIEM
Fellowships Coordinator