Funded by the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation, this select group of Middlebury Institute students will focus on the ways that conflict transformation (the development of creative solutions to conflict-based systems and situations) manifests in diverse regions, cultures, contexts, and fields around the globe.
These fellowships and related benefits (see below) are available to in-person and online Middlebury Institute students who meet all of the following criteria:
The fellowship is only available to students who did not previously participate in the program.
Benefits and opportunities for fellows include the following:
Learn more about our current and past fellows and their conflict transformation projects.
Online students can still apply to start a Conflict Transformation fellowship in fall 2025. Follow the instructions below. All deadlines are midnight Pacific Time on the highlighted date. We encourage you to complete each step as soon as possible.
Incoming Online Students
Continuing Online Students
This application deadline has passed. In-person fellows for fall 2025 were notified on May 7, 2025.
Timing for the availability of the fall 2026 Conflict Transformation Fellowship application for online students will be announced in spring 2026.
The fall 2026 Conflict Transformation Fellowship application for in-person students will be available in early March with an April 1 application deadline.
Conflict Transformation Fellows share their diverse, thought-provoking research.
Conflict Transformation Fellow Libby Mohn asks how we can protect our shared waters.
Conflict Transformation Fellow Elisabeth Ampthor delves into language and conflict.
Watch the recording of the Conflict Transformation webinar for prospective students from March 2025 below.
Dr. Netta Avineri and a panel of current fellows discuss the professional development, interdisciplinary engagement, research projects, and scholarship benefits of the Conflict Transformation Fellowship.
Watch the recording of the Conflict Transformation expert discussion from our summer 2024 Preview Days below.
Check out recordings from past events.
If you have questions about applying to the Middlebury Institute degree programs, please contact your enrollment advisor.
For more information about the Conflict Transformation Graduate Fellowship Program, please contact David Wick:
Associate Professor; Program Chair, International Education Management; Graduate Pillar Lead, Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation
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International development student Neshae Johnson explored the power of compassionate action through multimedia storytelling highlighting organizations that use this approach in serving migrants from South America.
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Translation student and Conflict Transformation Fellow Chelsea Flores examines the 1969 Football War between Honduras and El Salvador and its enduring impact on her family.
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Through a yearlong fellowship supported by the Conflict Transformation Collaborative, 40 students applied their skills to develop creative approaches to conflict. Topics ranged from international aid efforts and refugee support systems to Bitcoin policies, shark/human relations, and more.
