Office of Fellowships
Davidson’s Office of Fellowships connects students and recent alumni to prestigious and world-renowned fellowships and scholarships, including the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Rhodes Scholarship and more.
The program approaches each application process as a learning opportunity with the potential to be a formative experience, helping candidates articulate their strengths, refine their goals and envision their lives of leadership and service.
What is a Fellowship?
Fellowships are competitive awards and programs that offer funding and other resources for meaningful immersive work, like research, teaching, or service. Like scholarships, fellowships can also support academic study.
Fellowship Opportunities
The fellowships and scholarships below are those we most often work with, but this list is not comprehensive. Review the Opportunities At-a-Glance chart (Google Drive) for an overview of requirements and then check each award page below for information about campus endorsement, general eligibility, timing, and requirements.
Awards for Undergraduate Candidates
- Beinecke Scholarship * (For graduate study)
- Critical Language Scholarship
- DAAD Rise-Germany
- Fulbright UK Summer Institute
- Goldwater Scholarships *
- NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
- Truman Scholarships * (For graduate study)
- Udall Scholarships *
* Must be endorsed or nominated to apply
Graduate Study & Research in the United States
- Gaither Junior Fellows Program * ^
- Knight-Hennessy Scholars * ^ (Endorsement accepted)
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
- Walter Byers Graduate Scholarship (Scholar-athletes) * ^
* Must be endorsed or nominated to apply
^ International students may be eligible
Graduate Study & Research Outside of the United States
Review the Fellowships & Scholarships for International Graduate Study guide for more information.
- Boren Fellowships * (Endorsement accepted)
- Churchill Scholarship *
- DAAD Graduate Study Opportunities ^
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program *
- Gates Cambridge Scholarships ^
- Luce Scholarships *
- Marshall Scholarships *
- McCall MacBain Scholarships * ^
- Mitchell Scholarships *
- Rhodes Scholarships * ^
- Schwarzman Scholars ^
- Smith Scholarship ^
- Walter Byers Graduate Scholarship (Scholar-athletes) * ^
- Watson Fellowship * ^
* Must be endorsed or nominated to apply
^ International students may be eligible
Awards for Historically Underrepresented Populations
In addition to these programs, all Davidson students are strong candidates for other prestigious awards, including the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Rhodes Scholarships and more.
Nomination & Endorsement
If an award is marked with an asterisk in the section above, you must first be endorsed or nominated through Davidson’s Office of Fellowships to apply. There is a separate Davidson application process to be considered for endorsement or nomination with a deadline set much earlier than the fellowship's published application deadline. Davidson committees review applications, conduct interviews with candidates and make endorsement and nomination decisions.
All awards listed are competitive, and we encourage you to consult with us for application guidance even if endorsement is not required.
Guidance & Resources
Interested candidates (including students and alumni) are invited to schedule a Fellowships & Scholarships advising appointment via Handshake (login required) with Gaylena Merritt (gamerritt@davidson.edu), Director of Fellowships, to discuss fellowship opportunities.
