Graduate Studies

NEW LISTING* The National Institute of Health offers biomedical research programs leading to a PhD from Cambridge and Oxford. These are interdisciplinary programs designed to train outstanding students in various areas of biomedical research. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Stipends of $23,100.00 per year are awarded to each recipient of this award.

The Department of State has authorized the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to accept applications for the Foreign Affairs Fellowship(*). This program is design to attract outstanding students from all ethnic and social backgrounds, who are interested in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. In order to be eligible to apply, you must be a US Citizenship, in the Sophomore year of undergraduate school, and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 out 4.0 scale at time of application. Deadline date: February 21, 2003. Similar to military scholarships, "fellows" are provided educational funding for their junior and senior years and first year of graduate school. Upon completion of the graduate studies, they are obligated to work a minimum of four and one half years in an appointment as a Foreign Service Officer. The number of fellowships will be determined by available funding. Contact Woodrow Wilson Foundation for more information and application materials.

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans provides up to two years of graduate study in any subject anywhere in the U.S. Candidates must be holders of a Green Card, a naturalized citizen or a child of two naturalized citizen parents.

Washington and Lee sponsors the Vernon W. Holleman Jr. Fellowship. The Holleman Fellowship was established in 2000 by family, friends, and alumni in memory of Mr. Holleman, W&L Class of 1958, and will be awarded each year to a W&L freshman or sophomore from the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The selection committee welcomes adventuresome proposals for summer work or study in the United States or abroad. Proposals may relate to public or community service opportunities; to civic learning experiences that will enhance student leadership qualities and provide an incentive "to make a difference." The activity must be related to the educational mission of Washington and Lee. Applications are due to the dean of students beginning January 1st and no later than February 15th. Up to $5,000 will be awarded on an annual basis. Please contact Dean of Students Dawn Watkins at x8751.

International Graduate Fellowships

Most graduate fellowships do not require application until the fall term of the senior year, but students who think they may be interested in post-graduate study should have in mind the general criteria for selection in order to plan an effective course of study. At the minimum, begin to prepare for applying no later than the summer before your senior year.

Further information about these and other fellowships may be obtained from individual liaison officers or members of the Committee on Graduate Fellowships, comprised of the following members:

Ex Officio Members
Janet Ikeda, Associate Dean of the College
Dawn Watkins, Dean of Students

Sascha Goluboff - 2003-2007
Roberta Senechal - 2003-2007
Roger Crockett - 2004-2008
Jeff Kosky - 2004-2008
David Marsh - 2005-2009
Michael Smitka - 2005-2009
Cecile West-Settle - 2005-2009
Rebecca Benefiel - 2006-2010
Marcia France - 2006-2010