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Student Fellowships

To make possible independent learning experiences that take students beyond the classroom, the C.V. Starr Center disburses more than $10,000 in fellowship grants each year to Washington College undergraduates. The Comegys Bight Fellowships fund summer research in American studies, and the Frederick Douglass Fellowships support spring-semester research in African-American studies and related fields. Fellows’ projects have included:

  • An oral history of integration in local public schools
  • The Civil War on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
  • Literary odysseys to Colorado and Paris
  • 18th century fashion trends
  • The battle over the Equal Rights Amendment

    • The Presidential Study Fellowship in Washington allows a Washington College student to participate in the prestigious Presidential Fellows Program run by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress.

    Click here for more information on the Starr Center’s fellowship grants, including past projects, eligibility guidelines, applications, and deadlines:

    Comegys Bight Fellowships
    Frederick Douglass Fellowships
    Presidential Study Fellowship in Washington

    Where Are They Now?
    Past Fellows, New Adventures

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