Tuesday Nov 14 at 4:30pm, Fisk 201 The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, open to Wesleyan seniors, allows a group of daring young leaders from select US colleges and universities to travel the world for a year after graduation, pursuing a project of their own design, centered on their own personal passions. As a Watson Fellow,…
Are you interested in a career in public service? Is pursuing a career that advances the public good the way you want to make an impact on the world? If so, and if you’ve been building a track record of leadership experience, you might be interested in the Truman Scholarship.This session will discuss the campus process…
VIA is a fellowship program that offers groundbreaking experiential learning initiatives in both Asia and the United States, fostering cross-cultural comprehension, establishing collaborative relationships, and delivering life-changing encounters to our participants and the communities they engage with. VIA has programs in four different areas of interest, catering to a wide range of student interests. The…
The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This opportunity is open to US citizens with a GPA of 3.2 or higher, seeking careers in the foreign service in international…
Thanks to all who attended the event about Fellowships and Scholarships for Careers for the Public Good at the Fries Center for Global Studies on Wednesday October 11th. Associate Director for Fellowships, Erica Kowsz, presented an overview of some of the many fellowship opportunities that can support students’ (and recent alumni’s) career trajectories in public…
Three of Wesleyan’s recently selected Fulbrighters from the Class of 2023, Anna Tjelveit, Ben Levin, and Nick Bowman, gathered in Fisk Fall on May 3 to share their experiences with other students planning a Fulbright application. They talked about their experiences with the application process and their expectations and goals before departing the US this…
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State designed to expand the perspectives of recent graduates, graduate students, and young professionals. Fulbright recipients conduct research, teach English, or pursue graduate studies in 140 partner countries each year. Lexie Prendergast, a Wesleyan graduate in the class of 2020, generously shared…
Keleki Logoh ’23 lived in Togo, located in West Africa, until she was seven years old. In 2021, she went back home for the first time since she was a little girl. “I was shocked by the state of the country,” Logoh said. Food scarcity was an issue since over 60 percent of the citizens…
Thomas J. Watson Fellow Jocelyn Velasquez Baez ’23 will travel to at least six countries in a year’s time to explore how the integration, adaptation, and practice of traditional medicine is perceived in diverse Indigenous and ethnic communities around the world. The Watson Fellowship, sponsored by the Watson Foundation, allows recent graduates from 41 partner institutions…
Students gathered at the Fries Center for Global Studies for a panel discussion with Watson Fellows Livia Cox (‘22) and Inayah Bashir (‘20) on April 18th. The Watson Fellowship is a prestigious fellowship in which 41 universities, including Wesleyan, participate. Watson recipients must design an independent year-long project to pursue abroad. The two fellows shared…
