Academics: Awards and Fellowships

Academic Awards and Fellowships

HWS students regularly win prestigious fellowships that fund graduate study, international travel, and unique experiences. In two of the past three years HWS has been named a top producer of winners of the US Fulbright Student Awards, and students have won the Barry M. Goldwater Excellence in Science Award, the Rhodes Scholarship, the Marshall Scholarship, the Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship, and the National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship.

The HWS Fellowships Advisor works closely with students and alumni to help them identify opportunities and develop strong applications to these nationally and internationally competitive programs.

Students interested in fellowships should contact:

Scott MacPhail
Fellowships Adviser
Trinity Hall
315-781-3514
macphail@hws.edu

The professional staff members of the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional, and Experiential Education also offer a number of other services for students as they prepare for summer internship and research opportunities as well as post-graduate careers. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Career Services by emailing cso@hws.edu or calling (315) 781-3514 to set up an appointment with one of our advisors. The Salisbury Center can connect you with alums in your career field of interest, assist with the job and internship search, and help with everything from resumes to interview preparation.

Fulbright Scholarship

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides full research grants and English Teaching Assistantships awarded for graduate study, research or teaching opportunities in more than 140 countries.

2017

Juliana Heffern ’17, Malaysia	Jordan Loretz ’17, Taiwan
Danielle Mueller ’16, MAT ’17, Czech Republic	Sara DeVault-Feldman '17, Vietnam

2016

Charles S. DeBenedetto '16, Taiwan	Virginia DeWees '16, Malaysia
Ryan Kertanis '16, Mongolia	Emma McDowell '15, Thailand
Afrika Owes '16, South Africa	Sophia Skaff '15, Brazil
Olivia Woodruff '16, Senegal

2015

Cydney Chibnall '15, France	Katherine Cornell '15, India
Jeanine Cryan '15, Greece	Georgia Decker '15, Malaysia
Kathryn DePietro '15, Brazil	Jordyn Dezago '15, Ecuador
Christopher Troy '15, Argentina

2014

Laura Alexander '14,
Malaysia

Melissa Hosek '14,
Taiwan

2013

Katherine Marino '13, Argentina	Molly Krifka '13, Peru
Silene Binkerd-Dale '13, Germany	Tatianna Echevarria '13, Vietnam
Laura Valdmanis '10, Latvia

2008

Stephanie Eggen '08, Malaysia	Cristina Bain '08, Vietnam
Chloe Hall '06, Mongolia

2007

Jane Erickson '07, Indonesia

2006

Kathleen Bush '06, Denmark

2005

Chirlie Y. Felix '04 , Brazil

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship provides support for students who display intellectual curiosity and aspiration and enduring potential to make significant contributions in mathematics or sciences.

2016

Nathanyal Truax ’17, Honorable Mention

2014

Macy Howarth '16,
Scholar

Alison McCarthy '15,
Honorable Mention

2012

Sam Schneider '13,
Scholar

Alexa Hill '14,
Honorable Mention

2011

Wade Perkins '12,
Scholar

2010

Jessica Popp '11,
Scholar

Deirdre Wholly '11,
Honorable Mention

2009

Travis Blum '10,
Honorable Mention

Robert Hendry '10,
Honorable Mention

2005

Max Macaluso '06, Scholar

2004

Caterina Caiazza '05, Scholar

2003

Julia James '04, Scholar

2002

Jennifer Pratt '03, Scholar

2000

Rebecca Gooch '01, Scholar

Rhodes Scholarship

The oldest international fellowships, the Rhodes Scholarship brings outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford.

2009

Hannah Zale '09, National Finalist

2008

Thomas Cahill '09, Finalist

2004

Julia James '04

Marshall Scholarship

Founded in 1953, Marshall Scholarships provide American students full funding for two years of graduate study at a university in the United Kingdom.

2012

Wendi Bacon '12

2010

Hannah Zale '09, Finalist

2007

Leanne Roncolato '07, Finalist

Rangel Fellowship

Funded by the U.S. Deparment of State and managed by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University, the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship supports extraordinary individuals who want to pursue a career in the U.S. Foreign Service.

2014

David Luna

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Gates Cambridge Scholarships are awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject offered at the University of Cambridge.

2006

Max Macaluso '06

Morris K. Udall Scholarship

The Morris K. Udall Scholarship awards merit-based scholarships to outstanding students who intend to pursue careers related to the environment, or Native American Health Care and Policy.

2011

Jerimiah Booream-Phelps '12

2010

Travis Blum '10

2009

Brittany Flaherty '10

2008

Clancy Brown '08

NOAA Hollings Scholarship

Offered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship program seeks to increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, outreach and education.

2016

Lukas Ruddy '18

2014

Brooke Adams '16

Macy Howarth '16

2013

Pamela Eck '15

2011

Maria Tarduno '13

2009

Jessica Popp '11

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.

2010

Samuel Georgian '10, Scholar	Jessica Greger '10, Scholar
Travis Blum '10, Honorable Mention

2008

Rachel Sumner '08, Scholar

Princeton in Asia Fellowship

The Princeton in Asia fellowship provides transformative, service-oriented experiences for bright, talented graduates and to serve the needs of Asia. Fellowships are the means of fostering person-to-person diplomacy, enhancing mutual understanding, serving vulnerable communities with unmet needs and providing transformative experiences for fellows and host communities.

2015

Dominque Miller '15, Vietnam

2012

Stephen Wolff '12

2009

Dale Watkins '09

Harry S. Truman Scholarship

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to persons who demonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service.

2013

David Luna '14, Finalist

2011

Caroline Dosky '12, Finalist

2010

Amanda Ward '11, Finalist

John Managhan '11, Finalist

Critical Languages Scholarship

Sponsored by the Department of State, the Critical Languages Scholarship program offers a fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students, with the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the U.S. and other countries.

2014

Melissa Hosek '14,
China

2013

Howard Kouan '14,
China

2012

Nathaniel Shils '13, Russia

2011

Caitlin Hughes '12,
Jordan

Chelsea Hudson '12,
Russia

2010

Emma Pierce-Schell '12,
South Korea

2008

Harris Goldman '08,
Russia

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HWS students distinguish themselves through their academic achievements, earning some of the most competitive and respected national and institutional scholarships and grants.