Category: Fellowships

Harris-Weidner ’22 Wins Boren Scholarship

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Summer Program

Congratulations to Ming Harris-Weidner ’22! Ming is one of 217 undergraduates who received the David L. Boren Scholarship this year. The scholarship will support Ming’s continued study of Chinese language. The Boren scholarship supports students pursuing international and language education in areas of the world considered critical to U.S. interests. Read more about Ming and the Boren scholarship at http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2020-news/node/648006

Middlebury’s Newest Udall Scholar!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships

Congratulations to Jacob Freedman ’21 for being named a 2020 Udall Scholar and to Divya Gudur ’21 for receiving Honorable Mention! Jacob is one of 55 students from 48 colleges and universities selected as 2020 Udall Scholar. Read more about Jacob’s work at http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2020-news/node/647964

A 16-member independent review committee selected this year’s group on the basis of commitment to careers in the environment, Tribal public policy, or Native health care; leadership potential; record of public service; and academic achievement. Divya is one of 55 students awarded Honorable Mention. Congratulations!

Knight-Hennessy Webinars–Register Now!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Uncategorized

The Knight-Hennessy Scholarship is hosting online information sessions from now through October. Register for a convenient date/time from the Knight-Hennessy Scholars events calendar. Information sessions allow prospective applicants to learn about the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program and application process, hear from scholars (when possible), and get questions answered. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program cultivates a diverse, multidisciplinary community of emerging leaders from around the world as they prepare to address the complex challenges facing society. Scholars also receive full-funding for graduate study at Stanford University.

Congratulations to Middlebury’s Fulbright and CLS Finalists and Alternates!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Teaching English Abroad, Uncategorized

The Fellowships Office is happy to announce that twelve Middlebury students and alumni were named Fulbright finalists and another six seniors were named alternates for the 2020-21 US Fulbright Student Program. Two students were named finalists for the 2020 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program, and another three were named alternates. Congratulations to all of you! This is, however, a very different year that we planned for due to COVID-19. The summer 2020 CLS program was suspended; Fulbright grants now will not begin until Jan 1, 2021 at the earliest. This means that many finalists will not be able to accept their grants for different reasons–a reality that is disappointing to so many. But we want to recognize this accomplishment by our students and alumni–well done! Alternates and finalists can reapply–so please talk with us about that. Fulbright and CLS application processes for this fall are proceeding as normal.

Congratulations to Middlebury’s Fulbright Finalists and Alternates for Study/Research and English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Grants!

Finalists

David Anderson ‘19.5 Study/Research, Japan

Caroline Byrne, MA candidate, Language Schools, ETA, Spain

Chelsea Colby ’18, ETA, Malta

Amani Core ’18, ETA, Taiwan

Colleen Gair ’20, ETA, Slovak Republic

Athena Haywood ’20, ETA, Argentina

Isabel Herrick ’20, ETA, Columbia

Mahli Knutson ’20, ETA, Taiwan

Hannah Krutiansky ’19, ETA, Brazil

Karl Lin ’20, Study/Research, Japan

Kami Smith, MA candidate, Language Schools, ETA Andorra

Teal Witter ’20, MA Degree Award, Israel

Fulbright Alternates

Celia Alter ‘19.5, ETA, Spain

Laura Blum ’20, Study/Research, Finland

Jack Carew ’20, Study/Research, Morocco

Winslow Ferris ’20, ETA, Taiwan

Ellie Greenberg ’20, ETA, Malaysia

Michael Nunziante ‘19.5, ETA, Peru

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Finalists and Alternates

Finalists

Shamsadin Mohajerani ’20, Arabic

Victoria Toth ’21, Russian

Alternates

Priscilla Downey ’21, Chinese (Mandarin)

Henry Ganey ’22, Chinese (Mandarin)

Lilli Shoup ’22, Chinese (Mandarin)

Three Middlebury Alumni Selected as Yenching Scholars

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Uncategorized

Congratulations to Sena Voncujovi ’17, Mika Wysocki ’18, and Yuan Zeng Ashley Tan MIIS ’18, LS ’19 on their selection as Yenching Scholars! Scholars enroll in a fully-funded interdisciplinary Master’s in China Studies program at Peking University, Beijing, China. Scholars hail from 39 countries and regions; 93 international students will come together with 26 Chinese students. Through coursework, independent research, and field studies, they will examine China’s past, present and future, with particular emphasis on China’s development and role in the world.