Fellowship Advising
The Office of Student Fellowship helps Hamilton students and recent alumni connect with transformative experiences and opportunities.
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Fellowship Advising
Students work with the Director to identify and apply for nationally competitive opportunities.Join Us!
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International Summer Research Funding
Hamilton’s new program supports students who wish to conduct summer research outside the U.S.Frequently Asked Questions
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Recent Award Recipients
Each year our students compete favorably for some of the country’s most prestigious fellowships.
Recent Fellowship Award Recipients
Sabina Feder ’25
William M. Bristol Fellowship
Feder, a food studies major, took classes in literature, anthropology, and environmental science to create her own interdisciplinary major at Hamilton and prepare for her project “Waste Not: Local Initiatives Against Global Food Waste.” She will visit New Zealand, the Bahamas, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Andrew Fredericks ’25
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Fredericks’ Watson will take him to countries with exciting human evolutionary discoveries: Germany, Georgia, and Kenya for their fossil sites of early hominins, and Brazil for its population of chimpanzees that have developed a unique ability to use tools.
Charlie Haberstock ’25
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Haberstock’s Watson project will take him to some of the most isolated towns in Canada, Finland, Greenland, and Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island. He plans to study the issues faced by remote economies as globalization leads to a dangerous feedback loop of economic depression and depopulation.
Naval Lappalainen ’25
Critical Language Scholarship
Naval Lappalainen ’25, a double major in history and Russian studies, from Wilmington, Del., will study in Kyrgyzstan.
Xavier McMahon ’27
Critical Language Scholarship
Xavier McMahon ’27, a double major in world politics and Russian studies from Louisville, Kentucky, will be based in Daugavpils, Latvia.
Quentin Messer ’26
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
A world politics concentrator, Messer plans to pursue a J.D. and Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) following graduation. He is Hamilton’s third recipient of the prestigious award following Dewayne Martin ’24 and Frederick Nelson ’78.
Yuxuan Xu ’26
Goldwater Scholarship
Xu is currently spending the semester at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass., where he’s exploring how marine organisms can reveal insights into human biology. His time at Woods Hole has him excited for a future in science; he has ambitions to earn a Ph.D. in neuroscience, the inspiration for which he attributes to Professor of Biology Emeritus Herman Lehman.
More Fellowships News
Boies ’26 and Kwon ’26 Awarded Bristol Fellowships for International Travel
Caroline Boies ’26, a math and art double major, and Elise Kwon ’26, a biochemistry major and music minor, have both been awarded the William M. Bristol Jr. ’17 Fellowship for International Travel, providing them the opportunity to engage in independent studies abroad. The fellowship sponsors projects “based on strong personal interest and commitment” and that “exhibit a spirit of inquisitiveness and a seriousness of purpose.”
Conti ’27, Wilson ’27 Awarded Goldwater Scholarships for Sciences, Math, Engineering
Emma Wilson ’27 and Sara Conti ’27 are recipients of the prestigious 2026 Barry Goldwater scholarship, a national award that supports students intending to pursue research careers in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. For both Wilson and Conti, this award not only validates their work, but reflects their research and mentorship at Hamilton.
Meet Hamilton’s Watson Fellowship Finalists
Four Hamilton seniors are finalists for the 2026-27 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, a national fellowship awarded to seniors from select colleges “for purposeful, independent exploration outside the United States.”
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Student Fellowships
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Lisa Grimes
Director of Student Fellowships
