Global Fellowships & Awards

Grinnell College students and alumni apply for and receive national, merit-based fellowships and awards at exceptionally high rates. This success speaks to the power of the individually advised curriculum combined with strategic cocurricular and extracurricular involvement in service-learning, internships, independent study and research, and more. National fellowship screening committees for competitive awards are more easily able to identify students of exceptional promise when applicants have already taken advantage of the wealth of opportunities afforded to them as Grinnell students.

The Center for Careers, Life, and Service administers many of the College’s fellowship and award application processes, including those for select national, merit-based awards and for certain Grinnell-specific awards. Please feel free to contact the Ann Landstrom for advising and information about the awards listed here—or about any other competitive scholarships or fellowships for which Grinnell students or alumni may be eligible.

Sebastian Corry ’27 Receives 2026 Goldwater Scholarship

In 2026, the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation proudly celebrates 40 years working to support talented college sophomores and juniors who aspire to become this nation’s next generation of researchers in science, engineering, and mathematics. This year, 454 …

By Ann Landstrom
Ann Landstrom Assistant Dean & Director of Global Fellowships & Awards
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shabab m. kabir and Rachel L. Rudacille Named 2026 Thomas J. Watson Fellows

The Watson Fellowship is a $40,000 one-year grant for purposeful, independent exploration outside the United States.

Read more on the Grinnell College website.

By Ann Landstrom
Ann Landstrom Assistant Dean & Director of Global Fellowships & Awards
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Grinnell College is Named a 2025-2026 Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

The Fulbright Program recognized Grinnell College as one of the nation’s top-producing colleges and universities for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, based on the number of students and recent alumni selected.

By Ann Landstrom
Ann Landstrom Assistant Dean & Director of Global Fellowships & Awards
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