Fellowships for the Sciences

Rhodd
I think a lot of the time in these kinds of applications, they’re not really looking for you to be perfect ... they want to see that you’re able to adapt and work with what you’re given.”
Holland Rhodd-Lee ’19, Neuroscience & Music
2018 National Institute of Standards and Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (NIST SURF)

Fellowships for the Sciences

Discover Funding Opportunities

Many scholarships can support scientific research, graduate study in the sciences, and more.

Office hours 

Already reviewed the resources and ready to take the next step? Book a fellowships advising appointment or stop by pop-up advising hours (listed as events in Handshake) to meet with the Fellowships team!
8:30 am – 4:30pm
Green Hall 444

Ella Mulkin
Ella Mullikin ’20, 2019 Barry Goldwater Scholarship Awardee
Oct 27, 2025

Michel David-Weill Scholarship for graduate study at Sciences Po - campus deadline

Eligible: graduating seniors in any field (including but especially Economics) who are U.S. citizens.

Research/Gradschool, Travel, Postgraduate

Named for Michel David-Weill, an alumnus of Sciences Po and former chairman of Lazard Frères investment bank, this scholarship provides an American student seeking to pursue a Masters degree at Sciences Po with a stipend of approximately $80,000 to cover the cost of attendance (tuition and living expenses) over the course of two years. Wellesley is one of a limited number of partner institutions invited to nominate one...

Oct 30, 2025

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans - direct application deadline

Eligible: graduating seniors and graduates whose birth parents were born outside of the US as non-US citizens. You might have been born in the US or be a naturalized citizen, adopted from abroad, a Green Card holder, granted asylum or refugee status in the US, or have graduated from high school & college in the US (including current and past DACA recipients). You must be 30 year old or younger as of the application deadline and planning to be enrolled in graduate school full-time in the 2025-2026 academic year.

Research/Gradschool, Postgraduate

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans support up to two years of graduate/professional study in any discipline at universities in the United States. 

Find out if you're eligible!

(Please note the deadline for this fellowship is 2:00 pm EST.)

Did you know?  ...

“I will be the first doctor in my family and the first to attend graduate school with the gift of the Sarah Perry Wood Medical Fellowship.”

Nov 1, 2025

Wellesley Internships - fall application deadline

Eligible are current Wellesley sophomores and juniors.

Undergraduate

 

Each summer Wellesley College funds over 250 students to work in internships around the world. Use the College Experiential Learning Browser to search for internship placements with over 100 distinct employer partners or to find grant funding for unpaid/underpaid student-identified internships. 

Each opportunity listed in the browser includes a link to an information sheet for eligibility and application instructions. Please read the internship information sheet carefully as application...

Recruiting Best Practices (Students)

Kate Rettstadt
Kate Rettstadt

Career fairs, meetups, and industry insight events are a great opportunity to gain exposure to a specific industry, job function or sector.