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Crafting a proposal is a very introspective process. I was challenged to understand my motivations and interest in death and dying, then explain how those have informed my life’s course. From this, I gained a deeper sense of myself, academically and personally, which was rewarding in and of itself.

Sophia Zupanc ’19

2019 Watson Fellow "Dispatches from Death: Exploring How We Die"

Learn more about the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Fellowships for the Social Sciences

Kate Dailinger

Director, Fellowships

Caitlin Roberts-Donovan

Senior Assistant Director, Fellowships

fellowships@wellesley.edu

Discover Funding Opportunities

A wide range of social sciences fellowships are open to students and graduates of any nationality. Explore the resources below to get started!

Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (sophomores and juniors)

Fellowships and Scholarships for Study Abroad

Projects for Peace (students)

Truman Scholarship (juniors)

Beinecke Scholarship Program (juniors)

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (rising seniors)

Michel David-Weill Scholarship (seniors)

Carnegie Junior Fellows Program (seniors & graduates)

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

Luce Scholars Program (seniors & graduates)

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

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program (seniors & graduates)

Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships (WCGF—seniors & graduates)

Rhodes Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

Marshall Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

Mitchell Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill (rising seniors & graduates)

Schwarzman Scholars Program (rising seniors & graduates)

Yenching Academy Scholarship at Peking University (seniors & graduates)

Mary Elvira Stevens Traveling Fellowship (graduates)

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

Chinese Government Scholarship (seniors and graduates)

Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (sophomores and juniors)

Fellowships and Scholarships for Study Abroad

Projects for Peace (students)

Truman Scholarship (juniors)

Beinecke Scholarship Program (juniors)

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (rising seniors)

Michel David-Weill Scholarship (seniors)

Carnegie Junior Fellows Program (seniors & graduates)

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

Luce Scholars Program (seniors & graduates)

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

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program (seniors & graduates)

Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships (WCGF—seniors & graduates)

Rhodes Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

Marshall Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

Mitchell Scholarship (rising seniors & graduates)

McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill (rising seniors & graduates)

Schwarzman Scholars Program (rising seniors & graduates)

Yenching Academy Scholarship at Peking University (seniors & graduates)

Mary Elvira Stevens Traveling Fellowship (graduates)

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

Chinese Government Scholarship (seniors and 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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Deborah Tien ’12, 2019 Schwarzman Scholar

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