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  • Fellowship Advising

    Students work with the coordinator to identify and apply for nationally competitive opportunities.

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    Check out the upcoming information sessions and events offered by the Fellowships Advising.

  • International Summer Research Funding

    Hamilton’s new program supports students who wish to conduct summer research outside the U.S.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Who should consider applying? When should I start the process? What makes a strong application?

  • Recent Award Recipients

    Each year our students compete favorably for some of the country’s most prestigious fellowships.

    Quentin Messer '26 Truman Scholars Leadership Week
The process of applying for fellowships helps candidates clarify goals, define resources, identify mentors, and develop tools applicable to all aspects of their lives. We encourage all candidates to be intrepid in pursuing fellowship opportunities that will expand both their worldview and their perspective on themselves.

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Recent Fellowship Award Winners

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.

Brianna “Bri” Padilla ’25

William M. Bristol Fellowship

Padilla will travel to Mexico, Australia, Indonesia, and Greece to explore the preservation of shark populations for her project “Fins for the Future: Global Shark Restoration.” A biology and studio arts double concentrator, Padilla will use her year abroad to “shape not only my understanding of shark restoration but also my broader approach to global issues.”

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

Charlie Haberstock ’25 and Andrew Fredericks ’25

Two Geosci. Majors. Two Passion Projects. Two Watson Fellowships

Andrew Fredericks ’25 and Charlie Haberstock ’25 both received a 2025 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, a national $40,000 grant to pursue a one-year passion project anywhere in the world. While receiving the award is a feat in and of itself, the two geosciences majors were particularly excited when they heard that the other had won. Close friends since their first year at Hamilton, the pair had supported each other throughout the Watson application process.

Charlie Ratner ’23, Bristol Fellow

Bristol Recipient Ratner ’23 Returns to Share His Story

Individuality. Creativity. Collaboration. Dependence. To Charlie Ratner ’23, lacrosse has always provided the perfect blend of striving for success both as an individual and working together as a cohesive team. These qualities have been the building blocks of Ratner’s life; in fact, he describes his lacrosse stick as an inherent part of his very being.

Hamilton College is a Top Fulbright Producer, 2024-2025

Hamilton Again a Top Fulbright Producer

For the 21st consecutive year, Hamilton has been recognized among the colleges and universities with the most students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Danielle Roper ’06

50 Years of Watson Fellows

Though their projects and itineraries couldn’t have been more varied, Hamilton’s Watson Fellows all describe their experience as life-changing. We caught up with a few to mark the program’s 50th anniversary.

Contact

Contact Name

Lisa Grimes

Director of Student Fellowships

Office Location
Bristol Center

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