Fellowships & Grants

Whittier College encourages students to apply for candidacy in national fellowship competitions Each year our students compete for and win national scholarship and fellowship awards.. To date, Whittier College has had four Rhodes Scholars, two Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellows, several Fulbright awardees, and a number of Marshall and Jack Kent Cooke finalists.

Winning a nationally competitive scholarship or fellowship is a great honor and a way of earning a distinction you will carry with you through the rest of your life. Not all of these awards require a perfect 4.0 GPA or an extensive resume. With a clear sense of purpose and careful preparation, you might join the ranks of award winners.
Most campus deadlines for major graduate fellowships occur in the fall semester of the senior year. Because winning proposals usually involve several revised drafts and the submission of official transcripts, GRE scores, recommendations from professors, and sometimes a committee interview, an early start is necessary. Don't wait for someone else to urge you to apply.

Even if you don't win, the application process is beneficial in helping you crystallize your goals for graduate study and your career aspirations. If you have an excellent academic record, you owe it to yourself to enter the competition. For more information about these fellowship opportunities, please go to Career Planning fellowship database click here.