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Fellowships

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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.

Spring Fellowship Deadlines: UK/Irish Nomination, Preliminary Applications for Fulbright and Watson

Attention juniors, seniors and recent alumni: Many fellowships supporting graduate study in the UK or Ireland require nomination from Middlebury.  See go/uk-irish for more information. Nomination applications are due April 5, 2023 for anyone planning to apply in the Fall 2024 cycle. 

For those exploring a Watson or Fulbright, we encourage you to submit a preliminary application by April 15. This is not required by helps facilitate advising conversations. Internal deadlines for these competitions are in early September for the Fall 2024 cycle.

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

  • Knight Hennessy Scholars Info Session 4/6

    Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023
    Time: 3:45pm - 4:45pm
    Location: Davis Family Library 145
    Knight Hennessy Scholars information Session With Rachel Rosten, Senior Associate Director of Admission Thursday, April 6 at 3:45pm-4:45pm, Davis Family Library, Room 145 Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University, a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate scholarship program, providing up to three years of financial support for graduate study at Stanford while participating in engaging experiences that prepare scholars to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world. The application for fall 2024 enrollment opens June 1, 2023. See more at https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/  Register for the session on the KHS admission events page This session is being offered by Fellowships in the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research. See go.middlebury.edu/fellowships for more information.  

Deadlines

See Fellowships Deadlines Calendar

  • UK-Irish Scholarships for Graduate Study Nomination Deadline (4/5)

    Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
    Time: All Day Event
    Location:
    Deadline to submit an application to be nominated for UK-Irish scholarships is April 5, 2023 for graduate study during academic year 2024-2025. If you are nominated, you will continue to work on your final application through the summer for fall 2022 submission. See more information and a list of included scholarships at go.middlebury.edu/uk-irish.

  • Fulbright and Watson Fellowships Preliminary Application Deadline (4/15)

    Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
    Time: All Day Event
    Location:
    For 2024-2025 fellowships, the application process begins in spring of 2023. Submitting a Fulbright or Watson preliminary application for the April 15 deadline allows you to receive multiple rounds of feedback from a fellowships advisor and create a competitive application for the September deadlines. See more information and a link to the application at go/fulbright or go/watson.

Opportunities

See the Fellowships Blog

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

  • Summer Research at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    | by Lisa Gates

    Applications are open for a 10-week research experience that will allow undergraduates the chance to work alongside experienced faculty mentors and explore pressing aerospace problems at Embry-Riddle. The Interdisciplinary Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program provides total immersion into all aspects of laboratory work along with other enrichment activities. Students receive a $5,000 stipend, with […]

  • University of Exeter UK – Global Excellence Scholarships for 2023/24, Webinars in History, Archeology Sessions 2/24/23

    | by Lisa Gates

    Postgraduate Taught Global Excellence Scholarships for Postgraduate Taught (Masters) degrees support international students wishing to develop their academic potential and contribute to the thriving University community of students and staff from over 140 countries. Scholarships available: A range of £5,000, £10,000 and full scholarships are on offer. Application online at: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/globalexcellence/form-2023/ Deadline is April 21, […]

  • Voyager Scholarship Application Deadline March 22, 2023

    | by Lisa Gates

    The Voyager Scholarship–the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service is open: January 25, 2023 through March 22, 2023 3:00 pm Central Time What is it? The Voyager Scholarship helps students pursuing careers in public service by providing access to travel and education. Benefits include: Have questions? Read our FAQ sheet for more information. Applicants to the Voyager […]

Updates

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Contact Us

To schedule an appointment with Dean Gates or find out about upcoming 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 to fellowships with September/early October deadlines. 
 

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