Highlights from the 2020-2021 Fellowship Application Cycle

53 Haverford students and alumni submitted over 65 applications to 12 national fellowship programs requiring institutional endorsement/nomination.

In the Fulbright U.S. Student Program’s most competitive year to date, 17 students and applicants were selected as semifinalists–a record number. Of this group, 5 were eventually named alternates and 4 were ultimately offered a Fulbright grant:

Fulbright Recipients
Rachel Brodie ‘19, English Teaching Assistantship, Taiwan
Claire Cai ‘21, English Teaching Assistantship, Germany
Ellen Schoder ‘19, English Teaching Assistantship, Spain
Tsion Syoum, ‘21, Study/Research, Uganda

Fulbright Alternates
Raynor Bond Ashpole ‘21, Study/Research, United Kingdom
Zachary Brown ‘21, Research, Germany
Sarah Curtis ‘20, Study/Research, Netherlands
Chace Pulley ‘21, English Teaching Assistantship, Cyprus
Safiyah Riddle ‘18, Study/Research, Spain

Two students were selected as Watson Fellows and will travel around the world while pursuing an independent, original project of their own design:

Watson Recipients
Soha Saghir ‘21, “Violence, Conflict, and Peace Within Muslim Communities”
Joseph Stein ‘21, “Surviving a Melting World and Mourning Ice”

Three students advanced to the finalist stage of the fellowship program to which they applied–a noteworthy distinction given the competitiveness of these programs:

Gaither Junior Fellows Program
Finalist: Yifan Feng ‘21, Asian (Japan) Program

Marshall Scholarship
Finalist: Raynor Bond-Ashpole ‘21

Truman Scholarship
Finalist: Brandon Pita ‘22

Special thanks goes to the following faculty and staff for their assistance with the application and nomination process, from providing feedback on applications to conducting interviews with candidates:
Jennie Ciborowski, Arboretum
Brie Gettleson, Libraries
Barbara Hall, Chesick Scholars Program
Eric Hartman, CPGC
Erin Haughee, Psychology
Roshan Jain, Biology
Minako Kobayashi, East Asian Languages & Cultures
Kristin Lindgren, Writing Center
Karen Masters, Physics
Jenn O’Donnell, Communications
Bruce Partridge, Astronomy
Gabrielle Solis, Writing Center
Walter Sullivan, Quaker Affairs
Theresa Tensuan, Dean’s Office
Chris Teter, Admissions
Carly Valenzuela, Admissions
Anna West, Health Studies
Katie Zichelli, Athletics

Congratulations to all the students and alumni named above! If you’re interested in applying to a fellowship for the 2022-2023 award year (i.e., submitting an application during the 2021-2022 academic year), check out the fellowships section of CCPA’s website and contact Jason Chan, Haverford’s fellowship advisor, via jchan2 [at] haverford.edu (email) or Handshake.