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Fellowships for the Sciences

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)

Learn more about NIST SURF

Fellowships for the Sciences

Kate Dailinger

Director, Fellowships

Caitlin Roberts-Donovan

Senior Assistant Director, Fellowships

fellowships@wellesley.edu

Discover Funding Opportunities

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

Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program at Wellesley College (sophomores and juniors)

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship (sophomores and juniors)

National Institutes of Standards & Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (NIST SURF) (students)

Fellowships and Scholarships for Study Abroad

Fulbright Program (rising seniors & graduates)

Churchill Scholarships (seniors & graduates)

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program (seniors & graduates)

Projects for Peace (students)

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (rising seniors)

The Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Scholarship for Foreign Study or Traveling Fellowship (seniors)

Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships (WCGF—seniors & graduates)

Luce Scholars Program (seniors & graduates)

Marshall Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

US-Ireland Alliance Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

Rhodes Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Graduate Scholarship (seniors)

Schwarzman Scholars Program (rising seniors & graduates)

Mary Elvira Stevens Traveling Fellowship (graduates)

Wellesley-Yenching Fellowship at Chung Chi College in Hong Kong (seniors & graduates)

Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Wellesley-Yenching Fellowship at Ginling College in Nanjing (seniors & graduates)

Elisabeth Luce Moore '24 Fellowship at the National Palace Museum in Taipei (seniors & graduates)

Yenching Academy Scholarship at Peking University (seniors & graduates)

Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program at Wellesley College (sophomores and juniors)

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship (sophomores and juniors)

National Institutes of Standards & Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (NIST SURF) (students)

Fellowships and Scholarships for Study Abroad

Fulbright Program (rising seniors & graduates)

Churchill Scholarships (seniors & graduates)

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program (seniors & graduates)

Projects for Peace (students)

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (rising seniors)

The Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Scholarship for Foreign Study or Traveling Fellowship (seniors)

Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships (WCGF—seniors & graduates)

Luce Scholars Program (seniors & graduates)

Marshall Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

US-Ireland Alliance Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

Rhodes Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Graduate Scholarship (seniors)

Schwarzman Scholars Program (rising seniors & graduates)

Mary Elvira Stevens Traveling Fellowship (graduates)

Wellesley-Yenching Fellowship at Chung Chi College in Hong Kong (seniors & graduates)

Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Wellesley-Yenching Fellowship at Ginling College in Nanjing (seniors & graduates)

Elisabeth Luce Moore '24 Fellowship at the National Palace Museum in Taipei (seniors & graduates)

Yenching Academy Scholarship at Peking University (seniors & graduates)

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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

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Ella Mullikin ’20, 2019 Barry Goldwater Scholarship Awardee

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Stanford's Knight-Hennessy Scholarship: Official Info Session

Tuesday, July 28th 2026, 8:00 pm -
9:00 pm EDT

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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.

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