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Sept/Oct Info Sessions for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Uncategorized

The NSF GRF Program Office will be conducting a series of webinars in September and October for potential GRFP applicants and reference writers. Following are the dates, times, and registration links for upcoming webinars:

DateTimeWebinarMeeting Title(Meetings via Zoom videoconferencing)
Thurs., Sept. 24, 2020  2PM – 4PM ESTGRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #2GRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #2Link to view real-time captions event #4577020 
Fri., Oct. 2, 202011AM – 1PM ESTGRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #3GRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #3Link to view real-time captions event #4576849
Fri., Oct. 2, 20202PM – 4PM ESTGRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #4GRFP 2021 Applicant Webinar #4Link to view real-time captions event #4576856
Thurs., Oct. 8, 202011AM – 1PM ESTGRFP 2021 Reference Writers WebinarGRFP 2021 Reference Writers WebinarLink to view real-time captions event #4576969

Get more info about the NSF GRFP here: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/

Watson Fall Webinar

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Uncategorized

The Watson foundation is hosting a fall Zoom information session on Wednesday, September 16th, 2020. Students can register here: https://www.getfeedback.com/r/yAGqOucI .

The webinar will be led by Watson Executive Director Chris Kasabach and Associate Director, Sneha Subramanian. 2019 Watson Fellow, Arish will share his Watson experience. You can learn more about Arish and his Watson experience here.

Arish Mudra Rakshasa, Watson Fellow

For more information about the Watson, see https://watson.foundation/ and go/watson .

Watson and Fulbright Internal Deadlines

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Uncategorized

Yes, deadlines are fast approaching. Summer is officially over.

Watson internal deadline: Wednesday, Sept 9 at noon. To apply for nomination, complete the required sections of the Watson online application and send an email to fellowships@middlebury.edu with a Banner transcript (advising format if possible), the names of your recommenders. In the subject line, write “Watson internal application.” We will download your online Watson app and share the materials with our selection committee. Candidates will be invited to interview with the committee in early October. See go/watson for the applicant timeline and checklist if you’ve forgotten what to complete on the Watson online application!

Fulbright internal deadline: Monday, Sept 14 at noon. Please submit your complete, final, polished application in the Fulbright online system by this deadline. If you have recommendations or affiliations that will be late, let us know. If there are errors on the transcript we sent you, let us know. If you can’t submit because you are missing recommendations, email fellowships@middlebury.edu . If there are typos or problems we discover after you submit, never fear: you have time to fix these issues. You will receive an interview sign-up sheet later on 9/14 for your campus committee interview (via Zoom).

Questions or problems: email us at fellowships.@middlebury.edu .

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)