Category: Fellowships

Stephanie Jordan ’20 and Teal Witter ’20 Named Goldwater Scholars

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, STEM

Congratulations to Middlebury’s newest Goldwater Scholars, Stephanie Jordan and Teal Witter! Stephanie and Teal were selected from a national pool of 1223 natural science, engineering and mathematics students nominated by 443 colleges and universities. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship provides scholarships up to $7,500 to support undergraduates pursuing careers in math, natural sciences, and engineering. Read more about Teal and Stephanie (and about swarm robotic programming and quantum algorithms) in the newsroom: http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2019-news/node/619221 .

Oscar Psychas ’21 Named Udall Scholar

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships

Congratulations to Oscar Psychas ’21, Middlebury’s newest Udall Scholar! Oscar was one of 55 sophomores and juniors selected nationwide for his outstanding work on environmental issues and advocacy.

Read more about Oscar and the Udall Scholarship here: https://udall.gov/OurPrograms/Scholarship/MeetScholars.aspx?webid=5703 and http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2019-news/node/619278

You can read more about one of Oscar’s projects, WildMidd, in the newsroom: http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2019-news/node/618477 Way to go, Oscar!

Watson Webinar on Tuesday, May 7 at 3pm EST

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships

Potential Watson candidates may want to attend the Spring informational webinar on Tuesday, May 7 at 3pm EST. The webinar is open to all! You can sign up through this link . Please note that the webinar will be recorded and available to play for anyone who is not able to attend the webinar.

And if you missed Middlebury’s April 15 “preliminary application” deadline, no worries–you can still submit it after that date. See go/watson for instructions on how to apply for nomination from Middlebury.