Upcoming Event

Schwarzman Scholars Program Rep Visit and Info Table!

Friday, April 26th 2024, 11:30 am -
1:30 pm EDT

Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center, Vendor Table - 2nd FLR, Wellesley, MA, USA

Calling all juniors and seniors, as well as anyone interested in learning more:

Stop by the 2nd floor Lulu (next to the post office) to meet Jason Rathman, Schwarzman Admissions Outreach & Selection Officer, and learn more about the amazing Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University.?

Upcoming Event

Special Fulbright U.S. Student Program Webinar and Live Watch-Party for Wellesley!

Wednesday, April 3rd 2024, 6:00 pm -
7:15 pm EDT

Jewett Art Center, JAC-454, Wellesley, MA, USA

Calling current juniors, seniors, recent graduates, and any interested US students, of any class year - join us in person or online and -

Upcoming Event

Stanford's Knight-Hennessy Scholars - meet the Admission Director at Wellesley!

Wednesday, April 17th 2024, 12:30 pm -
1:30 pm EDT

LWC-413

Calling all class years, all majors, and citizens of any country--faculty, too: get the inside scoop about Stanford's extraordinary Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program from Rachel Rosten, Director of Admission, while she is visiting Wellesley!

Mar 31, 2024

Asian University for Women (AUW) Teaching Fellowship - direct application deadline

Eligibility: AUW welcomes all recent college graduates with strong academic and extracurricular records who share an unmitigated passion for women’s education to apply to this program. The candidates must be native-English speakers. (International and US citizens are eligible to apply!)

International Student, Travel, Service, Postgraduate

In light of looming uncertainties around the future of women’s education in Afghanistan, AUW aims to provide 500 new students from Afghanistan with a clear and fully funded path towards a university degree in the next several years.  By empowering 500 young women with the opportunity, leadership development, and academic training to enact their own visions, AUW believes this cohort will form a critical base for a future Afghanistan that will recognize women’s rights fully.

The...

Apr 4, 2024

North American Language and Culture Assistants in Spain - application deadline

Eligible: rising juniors or seniors in a BA or BS program and recent alumni who are Canadian or US native speakers of French or English, and who have intermediate-level Spanish; previous teaching experience or experience living abroad may be an advantage.

Travel, Postgraduate, International Student

Positions are available in K-12 schools throughout Spain for the academic year, to help to increase Spanish students' knowledge of English or French and North American culture. Benefits: monthly stipend; airfare and housing not covered. 

Details and application via the official website

Questions?  Any prospective applicants are welcome to seek advice from the Fellowships...

Apr 19, 2024

Global Sustainability Scholars RaMP-UP Fellows Program - expected direct application deadline

Eligible are US citizens who have have completed a bachelor’s degree focused on Biology or similar fields - for example, environmental sciences - within the past four years. If you are graduating in May 2024, you are eligible.

Postgraduate, Research/Gradschool, Travel

The Global Sustainability Scholars RaMP-UP Fellows Program offers a one-year paid research experience with Smithsonian Scientists and a cohort of peers in the Tropics. Come away with a robust research experience, scientific products, an international professional network, a peer network, and strong mentors to advocate for their careers. 

A cohort of 10-12 RaMP-UP Fellows spend a year engaged in BioDiversity studies with Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Scientists. Embedded in the tropical...

May 20, 2024

Wellesley's Samuel and Hilda Levitt Fellowship - campus application deadline

Students planning to enroll in a 360 course in the first semester of their senior year, who have the approval of their thesis advisor and department, are eligible to apply. Levitt Scholars are not eligible to apply for either a Daniels Fellowship or a Schiff Fellowship.

Research/Gradschool, International Student, Undergraduate

The Samuel and Hilda Levitt Fellowships are intended to support the thesis work of nine honors students, three each in the humanities, the social sciences and the sciences. Each fellowship consists of $3500 and is awarded in the spring of the recipient’s junior year, so that it can facilitate honors work, both during the summer preceding the senior year, if needed, and during the senior year. The fellowship is also intended to recognize students with a commitment to service.

**For details, please see the...

Jul 24, 2024

Wellesley optional priority draft deadline for fall deadline post-grad fellowships

Those planning to postgraduate fellowships with deadlines that fall between August 21 and December 31, 2024.

Research/Gradschool, International Student, Travel, Postgraduate

Plan ahead and give yourself a head-start! 

July 24 is the optional priority deadline for Wellesley applicants for postgraduate fellowships with deadlines that fall between August 21 and December 31, 2024 (including, among others, Fulbright, Rhodes*,...

Aug 21, 2024

Canada Rhodes Scholarship - campus application deadline

Eligible: graduating seniors and alumnae in any field who are Canadian citizens.

Research/Gradschool, International Student, Travel, Postgraduate

The Rhodes Trust, based at the University of Oxford, brings together and develops exceptional people from all over the world, and in all fields of study, who are impatient with the way things are and have the courage to act.  Each year, there are eleven Scholarships available for Canadians, to support postgraduate study at Oxford.

Any prospective Wellesley applicants are warmly encouraged to seek advice ahead of time from Kate Dailinger of Wellesley's fellowships office. Note that it's smart to plan ahead, given the large number of fellowship deadlines in August,...

Aug 21, 2024

McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill - campus deadline to declare intention to apply

Eligible: candidates in all fields, from any country, planning to apply in the same application cycle for admission to a full-time master’s or second-entry professional undergraduate program at McGill University.

Research/Gradschool, International Student, Postgraduate, Travel

The new McCall MacBain Scholarships seek to bring together exceptional students who strive to engage in positive change by taking on meaningful leadership roles. McCall MacBain Scholars connect with mentors and participate in an interdisciplinary leadership program while pursuing a fully funded master’s or professional degree at McGill University!

Applications will open this summer for the third global cohort. Up to 20 Canadians (citizens, permanent residents, and refugees) and 10 international candidates will...

Aug 21, 2024

U.S. Rhodes Scholarship - campus application deadline

Eligible: graduating seniors and alumnae in any field who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or current DACA recipients.

Research/Gradschool, Travel, Postgraduate

The Rhodes Trust, based at the University of Oxford, brings together and develops exceptional people from all over the world, and in all fields of study, who are impatient with the way things are and have the courage to act.  Each year, there are thirty-two Scholarship available for the United States, to support postgraduate study at Oxford.

Any prospective Wellesley applicants are warmly encouraged to seek advice ahead of time from Kate Dailinger of Wellesley's fellowships office. Note that it's smart to plan ahead, given the large number of fellowship deadlines in...

Aug 21, 2024

Fulbright U.S. Student Program - campus application deadline

Eligible: graduating seniors and alumnae in any field who are U.S. citizens.

Research/Gradschool, Travel, Postgraduate

The Fulbright US Student Program provides grants to increase cultural ties and mutual understanding between Americans and communities abroad. Fulbright Grants offer you many terrific postgraduate opportunities—from scientific research to the practice of an art to the teaching of English, in more than 130 countries. 

This is the deadline by which to apply for the Fulbright with the support of the Wellesley Fulbright committee.  You can apply directly for the Fulbright, but why not get help if you can? Any...

Aug 21, 2024

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship - campus deadline

Eligible: graduating seniors in any field from any country.

International Student, Travel, Postgraduate

The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship offers graduating seniors a one-year grant for independent study and purposeful travel and exploration outside of the United States, to enhance their capacity for resourcefulness, imagination, openness, and leadership and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community.  

Any prospective applicants are encouraged to seek advice ahead of time from Kate Dailinger of Wellesley's fellowships office: https://www....

Oct 8, 2024

Fulbright U.S. Student Program - direct application deadline

Eligible: graduating seniors and graduates in any field who are U.S. citizens.

Research/Gradschool, Travel, Postgraduate, Service

The Fulbright US Student Program provides grants to increase cultural ties and mutual understanding between Americans and communities abroad. Fulbright Grants offer many terrific postgraduate opportunities—from scientific research to the practice of an art to the teaching of English, in more than 130 countries. 

This is the deadline if you are applying directly for the Fulbright, as opposed to applying with the support of the Wellesley Fulbright committee, but why wouldn't you want the support of...