Graduate fellowships are prestigious honors awarded to exceptionally promising students pursuing advanced study. At Knox, our rigorous, broad-based curriculum, combined with one of the country's most active undergraduate research programs, prepares our students with the skills they need to excel at the post-secondary level.

Leading research universities regularly award fellowships to attract Knox students to their graduate programs, and many Knox students have distinguished themselves in national graduate fellowship competitions. Knox students regularly receive Fulbright, National Science Foundation, Javits, and Mellon Fellowships—among the most esteemed post-graduate honors available for college students.

Fulbright Fellowship
Fulbright Fellowships are awarded to United States students to pursue one academic year of study, research or teaching experience overseas. Sponsored by the United States State Department, the Fulbright Program is the federal government's premier scholarship program. Eleven Knox students have received Fulbright Fellowships in the last eight years:

• Teaching assistantship in English and research on voting patterns among young people in Korea. David Han, 2006.
• Genetic research on malaria in the African nation of Malawi. Lindsey Turnbull, 2006.
• Teaching assistantship in education and independent study of relations pertaining to United States policy toward North Korea. Christin Kjelland, 2005.
• Study of environmental policy, University of Keele, Great Britain. Helen Scharber, 2003.
• Study of religion, politics and the South Asian community, United Arab Emirates. Angela Rossman, 2003.
• Independent research on modernism and the idea of identity through the works of key individuals in early 20th Century Vienna, University of Innsbruck, Austria. Carolyn Schenck, 2001.
• Teaching assistantship in English and research on the influence of anglicized words in the German lexicon, Germany. Ellen Titzkowski, 2001.
• Research on the evolution of social and legal policy toward immigrants in Germany, Humbold University, Germany. Margaret Anthony, 2001.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
NSF Graduate Fellowships are among the most celebrated honors for young scientists. The fellowships offer recognition and three years of support for advanced study to outstanding graduate students in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, and to research-based Ph.D. degrees in science education.

• Graduate study in biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Elizabeth Mandel, 2004.
• Graduate study in biology, Loyola University. Michelle Rafacz, 2002.
• Graduate study in neuroscience, University of Minnesota. Neil Torbert, 2000.

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships are designed to help exceptionally promising students prepare for careers of teaching and scholarship in humanistic disciplines. Former Mellon Fellows are now teachers and scholars at some of the nation's top colleges and universities.

• Graduate study in classics, University of Michigan. Nathan Bethell, 2001.

Jacob J. Javits Fellowship
The Javits Program, which is funded by the United States government, provides support for outstanding students pursuing a Ph.D. in selected fields of study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

• Graduate study in philosophy, University of Chicago. Brian Prugh, 2001.