{"id":33,"date":"2018-03-05T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T17:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-after-macalester\/fellowshipsandawards\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:56:09","slug":"fellowshipsandawards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/fellowshipsandawards\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowships and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">Every year, Macalester students are awarded fellowships and scholarships from well-known organizations such as Fulbright, Rhodes, and the National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p>One testament to the value of a Macalester education is the number of prestigious foundations that choose to support Mac grads in their continuing education. In the last 10 years, Macalester students have been awarded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2025 AWARDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>7<\/strong><br>Fulbright grants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Davis Project for Peace grants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mandela Rhodes Scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knight-Hennessy Scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thomas J. Watson Fellowship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goldwater Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2024 AWARDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>6<\/strong><br>Fulbright grants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2<\/strong><br>National Science Foundation fellowships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mellon Mays Fellowships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thomas J. Watson Fellowship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goldwater Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AWARDS (PAST 10 YEARS)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>73<\/strong><br>Fulbright grants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>27<\/strong><br>National Science Foundation fellowships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3<\/strong><br>Harry S. Truman scholarships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 <\/strong><br>Schwarzman scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1<\/strong><br>Morris Udall scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container card-group--2\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Macalester Newswire<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Recent Accolades from Mac Grads<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/macalester-senior-awarded-2025-watson-fellowship\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Meira Smit \u201925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/IMG_5316_cropped-scaled.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Thomas J. Watson Fellowship<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Thomas J. Watson Fellowship recipients are graduating seniors nominated by one of 41 partner institutions. They receive a $40,000 stipend, student loan assistance, and health care for a one-year project outside the United States. Meira Smit \u201925 received a grant to research sustainable, ancestral agricultural practices across the world.<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/macalester-senior-awarded-2025-watson-fellowship\/\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/macalester-graduate-named-knight-hennessy-scholar\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Ronan Wallace \u02bc22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/Ronan-Wallace-1080x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Knight-Hennessy Scholarship<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Knight-Hennessy scholars receive up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies at Stanford while &#8220;engaging in experiences that prepare them to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world.&#8221; Ronan Wallace \u02bc22 is the first Macalester graduate to receive this honor.<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/macalester-graduate-named-knight-hennessy-scholar\/\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One testament to the value of a Macalester education is the number of prestigious foundations that choose to support Mac grads in their continuing education. 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