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Fellowships are honor awards from foundations seeking to sponsor tomorrow's
leaders. Sometimes called scholarships, they grant funds for study, research,
interning, self-designed
projects, or
participation
in
programs. However, they are more about leadership than funding although leadership
is defined in its broadest sense: leaders in all spheres of life and noble
endeavors. Unlike merit awards and scholarship aid, they are competitions.
Detailed applications and
compelling
essays are
submitted.
For
projects, academic
proposals
are
required, as are overseas sponsors, who are also required for research and
some programs.
We guide you through all this.
Be sure first to establish, using the links on this website, whether you are
suited for one or more of these prestigious and generous fellowships.
Don't
miss a chance
to enhance
the future while enriching your present. Fellowships offer fabulous benefits
to
the best
and
brightest, most talented and motivated,
for
international or U.S. study, research, internships or teaching English. Not
only do they pay for you to learn, they open doors to fascinating avenues
and dynamic people. Prepare for a life-altering experience that will enable
you
to effect
change in society and propel yourself to your greatest potential and fulfillment.
Smith runs a campus program to support students applying for various fellowships, including: the Beckman,
Beinecke, Blumberg, Boren, Daad, Fulbright, Gates, Goldwater, Killam, Luce,
Marshall,
Mitchell,
Rhodes,
Truman and Udall.
Support includes a Fellowships Advisor,
faculty mentors, and a campus selection process whereby from the
pool of candidates, Smith endorses, nominates or evaluates applicants
to sponsor for the fellowship foundation competitions. In addition,
Smith supports Goldman Sachs Global Leaders, Humanity in Action,
National Science Foundation, Rotary and Soros fellowships,
as well as others that students find.
Fellowship foundations want to back those talented students most capable of
and motivated to improve society with a track record of achievement at a high
level. The process of applying for a fellowship is an accomplishment in itself
and the
product
of
this effort
will
be useful
for graduate school and other applications. To be awarded a fellowship is a
distinction that will stand you in good stead for the rest of your life. Learn
the art of self-presentation and of honing your focus for advancing yourself
so that you can contribute to society and make a difference in the world.
Good, strong character exemplified especially through community service and
extracurricular initiatives in addition to high or solid academic achievement
is central to the qualities of fellows. They are interesting and interested
students involved in life, who take moral stands or sensible risks,
push the envelope, expand their horizons, and embrace ever bigger challenges.
Foundations seek those who stand out, whose accomplishments are normally
achieved by older students. A leader is someone who produces results in her
world.
Welcome to Fellowships at Smith!
Donald Andrew
Fellowships Advisor
dandrew@email.smith.edu
