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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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.