Fellowships & Scholarships

For the 19th consecutive year, Hamilton College has been named a Fulbright U.S. Student Program top-producing institution. Sixteen students and six graduates applied for the 2022-23 academic year cycle. Of those, 13 students were named semi-finalists, 10 received the grant, and one was selected as an alternate.

Mary Hurner ’24, a public policy major from Heber City, Utah, is among the first recipients of the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, also known as the Voyager Scholarship.

Jacquelin (Jackie) Prunier ’23 and Adriel Wandja ’24 have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for study abroad this summer. Prunier will travel to Argentina, while Wandja will study in Spain.

Art major Emma Berry ’22 will head to Taiwan as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant after graduation. Read how her Taiwanese heritage and interest in exploring the country’s art and culture led her to pursue this opportunity.

World politics major Finlay Adamson ’22 will experience another country’s culture firsthand when he heads to Bulgaria as the recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.

Hispanic studies/neuroscience double major Sarah Bargamian ’22 will travel to Spain as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant after graduation.

Computer science major Adam Valencia ’22 was awarded a $10,000 Project for Peace grant, which he’ll use this summer to address inequalities in the technology industry.

Past recipients of Hamilton’s prestigious Bristol Fellowship have ventured around the globe exploring the seahorse trade, kayaking down wild rivers, and living with poor women in marginalized communities, just to name a few.

Amy Zhai ’22 is among six seniors who were recently awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships. We’ll be featuring all of them on the news page in coming weeks.

Hispanic studies major Anyi Rescalvo ’22 will teach in Mexico through a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship after graduation.