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
Upcoming Event

Fellowships Virtual Pop-up Advising

Tuesday, April 14th 2026, 9:30 am -
10:30 am EDT

Virtual

Calling any Wellesley student or graduate: drop in online or call in by telephone to chat about fellowships and scholarships - no appointment necessary!From the most general question (what exactly is a fellowship, anyway?) to the most specific (could I use this fellowship to study bees in Eastern Europe?)?the Fellowships team is here to help! All inquiries are welcome!*Looking for feedback on drafts?

Upcoming Event

OC&C Spring D&I Coffee Chat Series

Tuesday, April 14th 2026, 11:00 am -
1:00 pm EDT

Virtual

OC&C D&I Coffee Chat Event Series?Please join us for these cross-campus coffee chats! We will be hosting a series of diversity focused coffee chats this Spring to highlight various networks in our firm that support diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Sign up to join current OC&C employees to ask questions (general or related to diversity & inclusion). Please register for a 30-minute slot before joining any events.

Upcoming Event

Stanford's Knight-Hennessy Scholarship: Official Info Session

Thursday, April 16th 2026, 3:00 pm -
4:00 pm EDT

Virtual

Students of any class year or major - especially juniors, seniors, & recent grads - curious to learn more about the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program at Stanford are warmly encouraged to join this official webinar!Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a fully-endowed, multidisciplinary leadership development program for graduate students at Stanford University.

Upcoming Event

Partners Group Financial Analyst Information Session

Thursday, April 16th 2026, 7:00 pm -
8:00 pm EDT

Virtual

The Partners Group Financial Analyst Program is a unique opportunity for recent university graduates with top credentials to launch an exciting and challenging career with a leading private markets investment firm. Analysts will complete rotations amongst a subset (2-3) of Partners Group's teams, including the five asset classes (Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Royalties) and the Client Solutions team.

Upcoming Event

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Info Session in-person at Wellesley!

Thursday, April 16th 2026, 12:45 pm -
1:45 pm EDT

Science Center, N220, Wellesley, MA, USA

Calling all class years, all majors, and citizens of any country--faculty, too: get the inside scoop about Stanford's extraordinary Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program from Christian Tanja, Senior Assistant Director Director of Admission, while he is visiting Wellesley!The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program offers generous scholarships for any graduate/professional degree offered at Stanford, cultivates and supports a multidisciplinary and multicultural community of graduate students from across Stanford University, and delivers engaging experiences that prepare graduates to be visionary, courag

Upcoming Event

Oxford Ellison Scholars Program: Official Info Session

Friday, April 17th 2026, 11:00 am -
11:45 am EDT

Virtual

STEM students of any class year - especially juniors, seniors, &*grads - curious to learn more about the Ellison Scholars program at Oxford are warmly encouraged to join this official webinar!The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) provides fully-funded scholarships for doctoral (DPhil/PhD) study at the University of Oxford, where students directly contribute to working to solve some of humanity's most enduring challenges.Spanning AI, pathogens, generative biology, materials and devices for the life sciences, economics, correlates of immunity, and plant biology, these programs tackle