Fellowships

Students Work at Intersection of Language and Mobility in Monterey through New Fellowship

Sierra Abukins — 2025-03-31T12:20:35-0700

The inaugural fellows created a bilingual booklet to help the community engage - in both English and Spanish - with new sidewalk murals along routes to Salinas schools. The multi-year partnership with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County lets faculty and students put their skills to work on local community projects.

Graduate Student Fellows Explore Conflict Transformation Through Hands-On Research Projects

Sierra Abukins — 2024-08-02T15:14:08-0700

Graduate students have the chance to explore how we shift conflict from destructive to constructive and work towards new possibilities via funded fellowships to support applied research and projects.

Students Win Fellowships for Language Study and Research in Taiwan and Kazakhstan

Jason Warburg — 2024-06-26T13:33:46-0700

Two nonproliferation and terrorism studies students have won highly competitive Boren Fellowships.

International Trade Alum Wins Economic Development Fellowship

Jason Warburg — 2024-04-16T15:43:21-0700

International Trade graduate Alexandra Calloway-Nation was awarded a fully-paid multi-year economic development fellowship with the Wind River Development Fund.

TESOL Alum Selected by State Department for Prestigious Teaching Fellowship

Sierra Abukins — 2024-01-31T14:47:17-0800

Nicole Pareene is one of only 200 Americans selected for the 2023-2024 English Language Fellow Program. She is teaching at Naresuan University in Thailand.

Student Project for Peace Focuses on Youth in Nepal

Jason Warburg — 2023-10-18T17:00:01-0700

Environmental policy student Karan Kunwar teamed up with a filmmaker on a storytelling program with youth who have experienced the country’s care system.

Two Institute Students Win Competitive Critical Language Scholarships

Jason Warburg — 2023-10-13T09:00:53-0700

A pair of Middlebury Institute students have won Critical Language Scholarships supporting study abroad opportunities in Japan and East Africa.

Five Middlebury Institute Students Win Presidential Management Fellowships

Jason Warburg — 2023-03-14T20:51:26-0700

Five Middlebury Institute students have earned the opportunity for rapid advancement in the government policy arena through the competitive Presidential Management Fellowship program.

2021-2022 Experiential Learning Impact Report Released

Ian Driscoll — 2023-03-01T14:18:17-0800

The Experiential Learning team released the fourth annual Experiential Learning Impact Report featuring students’ professional and academic impact during the 2021–2022 academic year.

Environmental Policy Student Wins Boren Award to Study in Vietnam

Jason Warburg — 2022-10-25T11:20:19-0700

Middlebury Institute student Noemi Agagianian MAIEP ’22 has won a $25,000 Boren Award to support Vietnamese language study while working with a local wildlife conservation organization in Hanoi.