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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 2025 Fellowship Updates

UK/Irish Fellowships: Seniors can still apply for nomination for the 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 2025 cycle. Nomination applications for Fall 2026 UK/Irish fellowships deadline is in April 2026. 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 10 (11:59pm). See go/fulbright.

Watson fellowships: The nomination deadline is September 4 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

  • Late Fall Fellowship Opportunities (9/29)

    Date: Monday, September 29, 2025
    Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
    Location: Davis Family Library 201 (Watson Lecture Hall)
    Learn about fellowships with late fall and winter deadlines: Beinecke, CLS, David Weill, Goldwater, Keasbey, St. Andrews, Truman, and Udall. These include awards for graduate study, summer study, and undergraduate study in various fields. The session led by Dean Lisa Gates will provide a quick overview of the fellowships and nomination process.  There are opportunities for all class years. US citizenship or US national status is required for these fellowship opportunities. Read more about specific fellowships at http://go.middlebury.edu/fellowships.  Registration is appreciated due to space limitations but not required. A reminder email will be sent two hours prior to the event.    

  • Samara Gordon Wexler '23.5, Watson Fellow, "What does it mean to die well?" (10/28)

    Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
    Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
    Location: Hillcrest 103
    What does it mean to die well? Samara Gordon Wexler ’23.5 will speak about her year-long Watson Fellowship project exploring this across different cultures and healthcare systems. Samara traveled to the UK, Ghana, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and Ireland, working alongside death doulas, fantasy coffin makers, and medical teams serving remote villages to understand how communities support end of life care. Registration appreciated. 

  • Watson Fellowship Info Session with Watson Fellow Samara Gordon Wexler ‘23.5 and Dean Lisa Gates (10/28)

    Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
    Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
    Location: CTLR (Davis Family Library 225)
    Learn about the Watson fellow experience from someone who has done it! We will review the nomination and application process as well. The Watson Fellowship is open to students of all citizenships. See go.middlebury.edu/watson for more information about Middlebury’s application process. Registration appreciated.
     

Updates

See the Fellowships Blog

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

  • Interested in Teaching? Apply to the Mississippi Teacher Corps

    | by Heidi Greenwald

    The Mississippi Teacher Corps (MTC) program at the University of Mississippi provides training and licensure for non-education majors who wish to teach grades 7-12. Benefits: ·  Full scholarship for a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Mississippi (covers all tuition, books, and fees) ·  Job placement in a Mississippi public school with […]

  • September 10 Event: Learn about the Master of Public Policy Program at St. Andrews

    | by Heidi Greenwald

    Robert A. Jones House Conference Room, 2 pm Professor David Jaeger, Founding Director, will be on campus next Wednesday to speak about the new program at St. Andrews University, Scotland. Please join him to learn about the program, where students will gain real-world experience working on a group “Policy-in-Practice” project for a domestic or international […]

  • Gilman Program Now Accepting Applications – Deadline Oct 3, 11:59 pm PST

    | by Heidi Greenwald

    The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship (Gilman) Program is pleased to launch the October 2025 application cycle today with a deadline of Friday, October 3, 2025, at 11:59pm PST. The Gilman Program supports American undergraduate students with high financial need to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills and experiences […]

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.