Successes & News

Fulbright Success Rate

In the last five years, 49 percent of Fulbright applicants have been offered awards, and almost 80 percent of applicants demonstrate just how competitive they are by reaching the semi-finalist stage.

Recent Fellowships Successes

Smith College’s 2022 Fulbright Scholar Emily Paule’22 will arrive in Taiwan this fall, embarking on an English teaching assistantship.

Seven Smith College students and two alums have been chosen as 2022-23 Fulbright winners! Last year, seven Smithies were selected as 2021–22 Fulbright awardees, an additional three recent alums received deferred awards for 2020–21, and another alum received an award via her graduate school.
Three Smith undergraduates were awarded Critical Language Scholarship awards for summer 2022.

Cody Bloomfield '22 was selected as a Carnegie Gaither Junior Fellow for the Russia and Eurasia Program.
Ibuki Sugiura '22J will pursue a master’s degree in climate science at the University of Hamburg with the support of a DAAD Study Scholarship.
Audrey Cho '24 (Environmental Science & Policy) was awarded the prestigious Udall scholarship which recognizes undergraduate students committed to issues relating to the environment.
Helen Danielson '22 (Engineering) and three alums were selected as 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellows. Each fellow is recognized for their achievements and potential in research and receives funding for three years of graduate school. Read about Helen in the Grécourt Gate profile.
Liam Knight AC ’23J (Mathematics) and Vivien Qiao '23 (Biochemistry) were awarded the Goldwater Scholarship in recognition of their academic achievements and progress toward their research goals. Read about Liam and Vivien in this Grécourt Gate profile of our Goldwater scholars.
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Audrey Cho ’24: Udall Scholar

Audrey Cho ’24 was one of 55 college students selected nationally in 2022 from more than 380 applicants for a prestigious Udall Undergraduate Scholarship.

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Fellowships By the Numbers

568

Since fall of 2016, at least 568 Smithies have applied for prestigious national and international fellowships.

21

Just last academic year alone (2021–22), 21 alums applied for nationally and internationally competitive fellowships.

185

The number of Smithies awarded fellowships since fall 2016, including Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, Goldwater, Marshall, NSF Graduate Research, Rangel, Pickering, Truman and Udall.

Fulbright Achievements

Smith College has one of the strongest U.S. Student Fulbright programs in the country. In addition to demonstrating Smith’s global reach, Smithies’ success in carrying out projects in over 40 distinct fields of research illustrates the strength of the curriculum as well as the extraordinary talents of Smith students, faculty and staff.

2022
9 Fellows, 3 Alternates, 19 Semi-Finalists, 28 Candidates

2021
11 Fellows (includes 1 alum who applied via her graduate school + 3 re-applicants who were offered prior year deferrals at the semi-finalist stage of the current competition), 3 Alternates, 20 Semi-Finalists, 24 Candidates

2020
16 Fellows, 1 Alternate, 21 Semi-Finalists, 25 Candidates

2019
15 Fellows, 2 Alternates, 20 Semi-Finalists, 24 Candidates

2018
17 Fellows, 1 Alternate, 24 Semi-Finalists, 31 Candidates

2017
14 Fellows, 4 Alternates, 26 Semi-Finalists, 37 Candidates

2016
19 Fellows, 2 Alternates, 28 Semi-Finalists, 43 Candidates

2015
20 Fellows, 5 Alternates, 31 Semi-Finalists, 42 Candidates

2014
15 Fellows, 4 Alternates, 27 Semi-Finalists, 37 Candidates

2013
25 Fellows, 4 Alternates, 32 Semi-Finalists, 42 Candidates

2016
19 Fellows, 2 Alternates, 28 Semi-Finalists, 43 Candidates

2015
20 Fellows, 5 Alternates, 31 Semi-Finalists, 42 Candidates

2014
15 Fellows, 4 Alternates, 27 Semi-Finalists, 37 Candidates

2013
25 Fellows, 4 Alternates, 32 Semi-Finalists, 42 Candidates

2012
19 Fellows, 3 Alternates, 28 Finalists, 42 Candidates

2011
19 Fellows, 5 Alternates, 29 Semi-Finalists, 40 Candidates

2010
16 Fellows, 1 Alternate, 19 Semi-Finalists, 27 Candidates

2009
14 Fellows, 3 Alternates, 21 Semi-Finalists, 36 Candidates

2008
17 Fellows, 2 Alternates, 23 Semi-Finalists, 32 Candidates

2007
14 Fellows, 3 Alternates, 19 Semi-Finalists, 30 Candidates

2006
17 Fellows, 1 Alternate, 21 Semi-Finalists, 23 Candidates

2005
14 Fellows, 2 Alternates, 21 Semi-Finalists, 30 Candidates

2004
9 Fellows, 1 Alternate, 14 Semi-Finalists, 28 Candidates

2003
8 Fellows, 2 Alternates, 12 Semi-Finalists, 27 Candidates

2002
5 Fellows, 1 Alternate, 6 Semi-Finalists, 10 Candidates

Fulbright By the Numbers

80+

Since Smith introduced a Fulbright advising program in 2001, candidates have been offered Fulbright fellowships to more than 80 countries.

40

Smithies have pursued Fulbright fellowships in more than 40 fields, including agriculture, biology, chemistry, dance, economics, education, engineering and physics.

Top 3

In 16 of the last 18 years, Smith has ranked in the top 3 nationally among liberal arts colleges for the number of Fulbright U.S. student awards.

300

More than 300 Smithies have been offered Fulbright awards between 2002 and 2022.