Fellowships for International Students
Fellowships for International Students
Exploring Funding Opportunities
Wellesley-funded opportunities and a wide range of external scholarships and fellowships are open to students and graduates of any nationality. Explore the resources below to get started, but these are just a few options, for which you'd need to apply through our office. There are many more options out there, and current students should explore the Experiential Learning browser for a wealth of funded opportunities for Wellesley students.
Explore more extensive opportunities listed chronologically by Deadline: click on "Fellowship" to reveal search filters including "international student"!
Smart and capable as you are, you don't have to go it alone! The Fellowships team is here all year 'round, including over the summer, and happy to help you explore fellowships, brainstorm ideas, review drafts, choose recommenders, prep for interviews, and much more. Book a fellowships appointment now-- we can't wait to talk with you!
But wait, there's more: Fellowships virtual drop-ins, workshops, and panels happen throughout the calendar year: check out our events listings!
Office hours
Already reviewed the resources and ready to take the next step? Book a fellowships advising appointment or drop in to pop-up advising hours (listed below, with virtual pop-ups listed as events in Handshake) to meet with the Fellowships team!
8:30 am – 4:30pm
Green Hall 444
Pop-up advising hours
See the Fellowships events listings in Handshake for varying dates/times, and zoom links.
2025 College Policies for Funded Summer Internships
This resource covers funded internship policies regarding:
- Eligibility
- Time Commitment
- Outside of Work Conflicts
- Compensation
- International Student Requirements
- The Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR)
- Communication & Expectations
Booking a Professional Headshot (Guidelines for Student Sign-Ups)
Tess Mattern, Career Education's Director of Marketing and Operations, is available to take headshots for students by appointment.
Tell us a little bit about the Goldwater Scholarship and what inspired you to apply.
Tell us a little bit about your Watson project and where it has taken you this year!
My project is centered on peer-led harm reduction work, so I’ve been spending time with non-profits where people who use drugs are providing services and/or advocating for their communities. So far, I’ve been partnered with Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users in Canada, É de Lei in Brazil, Harm Reduction Victoria in Australia, IDUCARE in the Philippines, and Indonesian Drug Users Network in Indonesia.
"The Watson provides truly extraordinary, transformative opportunities. And that’s true not only for those who win the fellowships, but also for every student brave enough to delve into their deepest curiosities and to explore the most creative ways they might aspire to contribute to their communities and to the world."
“The The Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program will give me a community of like-minded thinkers and builders who were on a similar mission to make research more actionable, accessible, and applicable to the everyday realities of those whom we ‘research.’”