A BRIEF GUIDE TO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR WABASH STUDENTS

Over the years Wabash College has relied on a rather informal and student initiated process of identifying and pursuing graduate fellowships and other sources of support for post-undergraduate study. Wabash College believes that each individual student is responsible for identifying and pursuing graduate fellowship opportunities. While we do not propose to modify this basic philosopy toward grants competitions, the Graduate Fellowship Committee feels that the collection and at least brief description of the main national programs will be helpful to both students and faculty. Most national fellowship programs maintain web-sites. Interested students and faculty should consult them for more details and for updated information. You can begin by typing in the scholarship name into your favorite www search engine.

In addition to contacting a member of Graduate Fellowships Committee, another excellent on-campus source of information is the Wabash College Office of Career Services.

Below we offer information on a few of the more prominent programs. We strongly recommend exploring funding options for graduate study and we stand ready to offer guidance and support. Good luck!

These are designed to give recent B.S./B.A. recipients, master's and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. Individual grantees plan their own programs. Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination of activities.

It is the Fulbright Board's policy that grants be awarded to the best qualified students regardless of the degree level. Preference, however, will be given to candidates who have recently received the baccalaureate degree. These candidates are not restricted as to field of study, nor will they be required to have formulated long-term specific educational or career goals beyond those necessary for a successful experience abroad. The on-campus application deadline is October 11 and the national deadline is October 21.

In recent years, Wabash has had two Fulbright Scholars. Doug Finn (Class of '02) won a Fulbright to study the response of Catholicism to Islam in Germany. Jared Sonnicksen ('01) won a Fulbright to study in Germany. He explored the impact of the Green Party on German politics.

For more information, visit the Fulbright Student Home Page or contact Wabash College's on-campus Fulbright Representative, Prof. Humberto Barreto, at barretoh@wabash.edu.

These provide full support for one year of graduate study for students entering a Ph.D. Program in the humanities (defined to include history as well as our Div. II departments) and planning on a career in college teaching. Students who do not go straight to graduate school can apply for up to five years after graduating from college. Mellon applicants should have very high class rank and GRE scores as well as a clear sense of the direction they plan to take in graduate study. The deadline for requesting an application is early December; the GRE must be taken in October or December.

For more information, visit the Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies Home Page or contact a member of the Graduate Fellowships Committee.

The Truman Scholarship is awarded in the junior year. It provides $30,000 ($3,000 for the senior year and $27,000 for graduate or professional school) for students who seek careers in the public or not-for-profit sector. Applicants should have a strong academic record and a track record of leadership in public affairs. Application deadline is mid-January.

Our own Chris Deufel (Class '00) is a recent winner. Congratulations, Chris! Chris is pursuing a PhD in Physics at Cornell and returned from a Truman-sponsored summer project in El Salvador.

For more information, visit the Truman Scholarship Home Page

Rhodes Scholarships

Rhodes Scholarships provide support for two or three years of graduate study at Oxford University. More or less all fields are available, but one is well advised to propose a course of study about which one is already well prepared. Most applicants apply in their senior year, with deadlines coming in mid-October. A student may apply from his home state or from the state where he attends school. The selection process takes place initially on the state level, and then semi-finalists compete in various regions. There are 32 scholars chosen from the United States and another 30 or so from other parts of the world. In recent years, Wabash College has had students make it to the state level and one survived to the national level, but we have not had a Rhodes Scholar in some time. Maybe YOU can do it!

For more information, visit the Rhodes Scholar Home Page or contact Wabash College's on-campus Rhodes Representative and Rhodes Scholar, Prof. Steve Morillo, at morillos@wabash.edu.

Marshall Scholarships provide support for graduate study in the United Kigndom. At least 40 scholaships are awarded annually to US citizens who are recent graduates of accredited colleges and universities. You must have at least a 3.7 GPA to apply. The application deadline is in October.

For more information, visit the Marshall Scholar Home Page or contact Wabash College's on-campus Marshall Representative, Prof. Steve Morillo, at morillos@wabash.edu.

These three year fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to the master's or doctoral degree in the natural sciences, engineering, mathematics and social sciences supported by the National Science Foundation. Minority Graduate Fellowships are available for members of recognized minority groups. Application deadline is early November. Applicants must take the GRE general test and the subject test for the field they will pursue in graduate school. The GRE must be taken by early December.

For more information, visit the NSF Funding Home Page or contact contact a member of the Graduate Fellowships Committee.

These fellowships are for current and future secondary school teachers of American History, American Government, or social studies. Fellowships pay up to $24,000 for master's degree level study of the history and the principles of the U.S. Constitution. Applications are due by March 1.

For more information, visit the James Madison Fellowship Home Page or contact Wabash College's Chair Teacher Education, Prof. Deborah Butler, at butlerd@wabash.edu.

The competitive Indiana Governor's Fellowship has provided a number of Wabash graduates with a first taste of public sector work and good contacts for subsequent employment. Ten Governor's Fellows are selected in April or May of each year, with the year-long fellowship beginning in early summer.

After a brief orientation program, Fellows begin a series of three or four job placements in Indiana executive agencies or departments. They may work on special projects in the Governor's Office, the Department of Commerce, the Indiana Lottery, Department of Revenue, Budget Agency, among others. Many Governor's Fellows continue employment with state agencies after the term of the fellowship ends. Although the pay is not great (around $20,000), the experience, contacts, and longer term employment possibilities make this an attractive option.

A political science major is not essential, but an interest in politics, government, or public policy certainly helps. The deadline for application is during February.

For more information, visit the Indiana Governor's Fellowship Home Page or contact Prof. David Hadley, (hadleyd@wabash.edu). He has been involved with this program for many years and is willing to help you.

See Rotary Scholarships for more information.

From the Gates Cambridge Scholarship web site:

These graduate study fellowships are for students with green cards, naturalized citizens, or children of two naturalized citizens. A candidate may not be on a foreign student visa. Fellowships pay $20,000 in maintenance and half tuition wherever the student studies, for up to two years. Applications are due by November 30.

For more information, visit the Soros Fellowships for New Americans Home Page.

The George Lewes Mackintosh Memorial Fund provides scholarships to six Wabash College graduating seniors each year, without regard to need, who will be going on to graduate or professional schools. Selection is made by a committee of the College based upon departmental recommendations.

Send mail to Humberto Barreto at barretoh@wabash.edu.

Send mail to Steve Morillo at morillos@wabash.edu.

Send mail to Will Turner at turnerw@wabash.edu

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Page Last Updated: 3 Oct 2007