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Smith students and alumnae who are U.S. citizens with a GPA of 3.5 or above are invited to attend the yearly Fellowships Information Meeting.

This meeting is your opportunity to get in on the ground floor and position yourself to maximize your chances of winning a highly prestigious and lucrative fellowship.

Fellowships Informational Meetings give you all the information to get started, and are followed by breakout sessions with faculty mentors and/or former fellowship applicants.

MEETING PREPARATION

Be sure to visit this vital link in order to see for which fellowships you are qualified for entry into the Smith Fellowships Program: Eligibility Requirements.

Register between February 15th and March 1st of your junior year for early fall fellowships such as the Fulbright and for U.K. universities. For late fall fellowships, all students must register by the end of August.

A key link is When to Apply, which shows which fellowships are relevant to first-years, sophomores, juniors and seniors. See also Which Fellowship Profile Fits Yours.

You absolutely have to think ahead and start planning NOW. Students currently abroad should especially pay attention to this rule. Being abroad is a great advantage in terms of being able to make the host-country contacts so vital for Fulbright and other fellowship applications. See Alert! Junior Year Abroad?

Prepare for the meeting by perusing the pages of this website, if necessary starting at the beginning (www.smith.edu/fellowships).

If you don't know what a fellowship is, start at the Overview and then read about what the different fellowships offer, at Specific Fellowships. Once you know which fellowships suit you, register at Smith Registration for Fellowships.

Seniors may also register between February 15th and March 1st. However, seniors applying for the Fulbright must start those applications immediately and complete them before graduation. Off-campus alumnae will no longer be able to apply for Fulbrights through Smith.

Smith is one of the leading institutions in the country per capita and a top college overall for producing Fulbright Fellows, so we have the expertise to guide you. Smith also has one of the highest applicant success rate among the top Fulbright producers, so you have the opportunity of a lifetime. NOW is the time to inform yourself so you know where you stand.

Think big. Think ahead. Think fellowships.