As a sophomore, you are eligible to apply for a few more fellowships, and you should continue to participate in activities that will make you a stronger candidate for the larger number of fellowships open to you as a junior and senior.
Words of Advice
- If you are considering studying off-campus in your junior year, there are a number of fellowships that you should investigate. The Off- Campus Studies “Money Matters” site includes information on awards that could be helpful in funding your program.
- This is the year you will declare your major! Cultivate relationships with professors in that field and consider doing research for them.
- Become more involved in extra-curricular activities here at Carleton, and assume leadership roles in the activities you are passionate about.
- Take a look at Carleton-funded fellowships and consider applying for one to support research you’d like to do or an experience you’d like to have.
National/International Fellowships Open to Sophomores
- American Chemical Society Scholars Program and ACS Co-Sponsored Programs
- Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program
- Boren Scholarship
- Critical Language Scholarship
- DAAD Scholarships
- DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program
- Davis Projects for Peace
- Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
- Evolving Earth Student Grant Program
- Fulbright Canada- Mitacs Globalink Internship Program
- Fulbright Summer Institute
- Goldwater Scholarship
- Health Research Training Program (NYC)
- Humanity in Action
- Killam Fellowship
- John Lewis
- Mellon Mays Fellowship
- Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Earnest F. Hollings Scholarship
- Phillips Scholars
- Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program
- SMART Scholarships
- Udall Scholarship
- Youth Activity Fund of the Explorers Club