Congratulations to Aubrianna Wilson ’23 and Clark O’Bryan ’23 who were recently selected as Watson Fellows by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation! The fellowship provides funding for one year of purposeful exploration through a self-designed project. Clark will travel to Ireland, Rwanda, Bangladesh and Japan to explore how traditional builders and craftspeople are responding to […]
For those applying for a 2023-24 Fulbright or Watson Fellowship, the internal application deadlines are coming soon—Wednesday, 9/7 for Watson and Thursday, 9/8 for Fulbright. If you are applying for a Fulbright, Monday, August 15 is the Intent to Apply Deadline.Meeting this deadline insures you will receive feedback on your application and a copy of […]
See http://go.middlebury.edu/watson for more information. Nomination application deadline is Sept. 7 at noon. Contact fellowships@middlebury.edu with questions.
If you’re thinking about applying for a Fulbright grant or Watson nomination in the fall, you should start working on these applications. Many of you have already talked with me about your ideas or completed a preliminary application this spring–which is a great way to get started! And yes, you can absolutely still apply for […]
Thinking about a Watson Fellowship? Whether you’re a rising senior or just want to learn more about what the Watson Fellowship is, check out the Spring Watson Webinar on Thursday, May 12th, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET. Watson Fellows Momi Afelin ’19 and Jacob Fontaine ’21 will be joining as guest speakers. The webinar will be led by Watson Executive Director (and […]
Congratulations to Justin Morande ‘22.5, Middlebury’s newest Watson Fellow! Justin was selected as part of the 54th Class of Thomas J. Watson Fellows. Fellows come from 21 states and 8 countries and exhibit a broad range of academic specialties, socio-economic backgrounds, and project diversity. Read more about Justin’s project “Place and Placelessness: Architecture at a […]
It’s officially August (gasp!) and this is usually that time when I get a lot of questions from students and alumni wanting to apply for a Watson or Fulbright and they’re just thinking about that now. It’s also the time of year when I try to take vacation, since summer is lovely and the fall […]
