The International Fellowships Office identifies high-ability and high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students and assists them with developing their potential as candidates for nationally competitive fellowships and scholarships. The office encourages students to combine scholarship and research with service and leadership to prepare them for meaningful experiences after they have completed their degree programs.
International fellowships are opportunities that can and will change your life. The application and preparation process is intense, the selection criteria are highly competitive, and the experience itself can be all-consuming. Throughout the process, from application through your fellowship year, you will learn more about yourself, your interests, your potential, and the future life and career that you want. Students who go down this path and fully engage with the application process will benefit from the introspection that it requires.
These fellowships – some may call them grants or scholarships – are nationally competitive awards to fund study or research. If successful in your application, you will benefit from the experience itself and the prestige associated with awards like the Fulbright, Rhodes, and Marshall. Northwest faculty have received some of these awards and are excited to work with our students to pursue these opportunities.
Dr. Brian Hesse
International Fellowship Director
