Make an impact on the world. Help your community. Develop your professional skills. Conduct important research. Attend graduate school. Develop your leadership capacities. Immerse yourself in another culture. Teach others. Grow academically.
Make an impact on the world. Help your community. Develop your professional skills. Conduct important research. Attend graduate school. Develop your leadership capacities. Immerse yourself in another culture. Teach others. Grow academically.
Already working on a fellowship application and want to discuss application drafts and specific application questions? Make an appointment with senior director Jennifer Locke on Handshake by choosing Fellowships Advising/Draft Review as your appointment type.
Interested in learning what a fellowship is and what opportunities might be right for you? Make an appointment with either senior director Jennifer Locke or advising assistant Angela Vawter on Handshake by choosing Fellowships Introduction as your appointment type.
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The National and International Fellowships Office connects current Oxy students and alumni to non-Oxy sources of funding that support a range of activities suitable for a wide variety of majors, personal goals and professional interests. It provides guidance to those pursuing merit-based awards and promotes the College’s proud tradition of extended, in-depth scholarship.
The office offers full support to students and alumni throughout the entire application process. The director makes individualized advising appointments, provides application feedback, conducts application workshops and information sessions, and provides comprehensive interview preparation.
Foundations and governments fund a wide range of domestic and international activities including:
It is never too early to set up an appointment to discuss these enriching, valuable opportunities. You may be eligible for a fellowship from your very first semester at Oxy until several years after you graduate.
The Obama Scholars Program at Occidental College empowers the next generation of leaders in active pursuit of the public good by providing exceptional students from all backgrounds with a carefully crafted set of curated experiences over the course of two years. The Fellowships office supports student applicants who apply to this unique-to-Oxy program.
Office Hours by appointment. Please email jlocke@oxy.edu.
AGC First Floor
1600 Campus Road M-12
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