Fellowships for the Social Sciences
Fellowships for the Social Sciences
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!
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
Sending Application Updates (Health Professions Advising resource)
The application process spans a long period of time. During that time, you have have accomplishments you would want to share with the schools to which you are applying.
Completing Secondary Applications (Health Profession Schools)
After receiving your primary application, health professions schools may ask you to complete a secondary application and pay a supplemental application fee.
GPA Calculations for Health Profession Schools
In evaluating your application, health professions schools will look at your courses, grades, and grade point averages (GPAs). They may look at your overall GPA from Wellesley, your overall undergraduate GPA (including any undergraduate courses taken away from Wellesley), and your graduate GPA. Many will also look at your science or “BCPM” GPA, which is typically calculated from Biology (including Neuroscience), Chemistry, Physics, and Math (including statistics) course grades.
Fulbright Program (rising seniors & graduates)
Supports a year (or occasionally more) of study or research abroad in any discipline, or year-long English teaching assistantships (ETAs) abroad in programs designed by the host countries. Eligible are graduating seniors and graduates who are US citizens. Campus application deadline for Wellesley students and graduates typically in August, after an optional draft deadline in July.
Career Resources for Students with Differing Abilities
This resource provides career resources for students with differing abilities, including job and internship opportunities, job search tools, and scholarships.
Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships (WCGF—seniors & graduates)
Wellesley College offers a number of fellowships and scholarships for graduate study or research open to Wellesley seniors and graduates. Two awards are open to women graduates of any American institution (the Schimke and the Shackford). Awards are usually made to applicants currently enrolled in or applying to graduate/professional school for the following academic year; there is a single common application process for most of these awards, and the campus deadline is typically in January.