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Nationally competitive fellowships provide undergraduates and young alumni with funding for graduate education, postgraduate research, and self-designed projects, or funds for undergraduate support and summer enrichment. For a full list, see the Fellowships Listing. For additional opportunities, see Direct Apply Fellowships.

Fall 2024 Fellowship Updates

UK/Irish Fellowships: Seniors can still apply for nomination for the Keasbey and St. Andrew’s Society of New York State fellowships, and for the Gates-Cambridge fellowship. Contact fellowships@middlebury.edu with questions. Nomination for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships is completed for the fall 2024 cycle. Nomination applications for Fall 2025 UK/Irish fellowships deadline is April 4, 2025. See go/uk-irish for more information about applying for nomination and fellowships that require nomination from Middlebury.  

Fulbright ETA and Study/Research Grants: Submit your drafts by August 15 in your MiddApply application for feedback. The internal deadline is September 8 (11:59pm). See go/fulbright.

 Watson fellowships: The nomination deadline is September 5 at noon. See go/watson.

Appointments with Dean Gates in late August and September: these are reserved for applicants for fellowships with September/early October deadlines. Contact fellowships@middlebury.edu with questions.

 

Deadlines

See Fellowships Deadlines Calendar

Events

See Fellowships Events Calendar

Fellowship information sessions are held on campus during the academic year. Past sessions and conversations with recipients and foundation directors are available. Watch Videos

Updates

See the Fellowships Blog

Follow the Fellowships blog to stay up-to-date with important reminders, opportunities and announcements.

  • Congrats to St. Andrew’s Scholarship Winner – Josiah Durfee, ‘25

    | by Heidi Greenwald

    Josiah Durfee, a political science major and Geography minor, will head to the University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland this Fall to pursue his Master of Letters (MLitt) degree in Strategic Studies, with his St. Andrews Scholarship. This opportunity will allow him to deepen his study of conflict and strategy and continue research on the […]

  • 2026 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship Application Now Open 

    | by Heidi Greenwald

    This fellowship is for immigrants or children of immigrants planning to attend graduate school full time in the US, or those students early in their graduate studies in the US. Detailed information about eligibility, selection, and the application process is now available on the Soros web site. Sign up for an upcoming information session to […]

  • Schwarzman Scholars Application Now Open

    | by Heidi Greenwald

    Applications are now open for this one-year, fully-funded master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, which is designed to build a global community of future leaders who will serve to deepen understanding between China and the rest of the world. Eligibility: For candidates who hold passports from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao […]

Contact Us

Lisa Gates, Associate Dean for Fellowships and Research
Office: Davis Family Library 212

Email: fellowships@middlebury.edu

Schedule an appointment or find events: use the CTRL online scheduler. Appointments can be by phone or Zoom. Open appointments are available during the semesters, J-term and summer months. If you have a time-sensitive matter, email fellowships@middlebury.edu to schedule an appointment.

Note: During September, Dean Gates works primarily with candidates applying tor fellowships with September/early October deadlines.