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There are many exciting Undergraduate Fellowship Opportunities at Russell Sage College!
| Broughton Fellowship Fund | Focus: Research, Senior Thesis, or Capstone Project Eligibility: Graduate students and senior level undergraduates Contact: Dean of Health Sciences | Established in 1980 by William G. Broughton in honor of his father and mother, Henry Primm Broughton and Jane Tinkham Broughton. These Fellowships intend to create opportunities for advanced, scholarly work for two kinds of students: (1) graduate students preparing a thesis for a master’s degree or a doctorate or (2) undergraduates who, during the senior year, require financial support for travel, field study, or laboratory expenses for a baccalaureate thesis or senior project. Recipients must present their research findings in a public lecture or symposium. |
| Chuk-Yin Lam-Erwin Fund | Focus: Chemistry Eligibility: All undergraduates Contact: Dr. Emilly Obuya | Established in 1996 in memory of faculty member Chuk-Yin Lam-Erwin by her husband, Robert Erwin, fellow faculty members and friends. The Funds may be used by chemistry students to pay expenses for presenting a paper at a regional or national science meeting, or to fund any miscellaneous student activity, which goes above or beyond normal coursework. |
| Cynthia Crocco Spector ’74 and Dr. Sherman David Spector Fellowship Fund | Focus: History, Political Science, International Studies (including languages) Eligibility: Sophomore, Junior, Senior Women-identifying students encouraged to apply Contact: Dr. Kate Kagan | Established by Cynthia Crocco Spector, ’74 in her and her late husband’s name. Dr. Spector was a beloved professor at Sage who felt travel and research opened up unknown worlds to students. This fellowship is awarded to sophomore, junior or senior students enrolled in history, political science, or international studies for experiences that are broadly enriching and can support travel, learning, study, or research. Should no one apply from those majors, women-identifying students from any major will be considered. |
| Doris Adams Ferguson ’53 Memorial Fund for Sociology | Focus: Sociology or Criminal Justice Eligibility: Junior, Senior Contact: Dr. Michelle Napierski-Prancl | Established in 2003 by James T. Ferguson, Sr., to honor his late wife’s memory. This Fellowship is given to at least one student annually in sociology or criminal justice. It provides funds during the junior or senior year for travel, field study, baccalaureate thesis, senior project, internship or creative, advanced study, fieldwork or research. Students are required to present their research publicly and through a written report that may be published. |
| Guy Torre Travel Award | Focus: Nutrition Eligibility: Sophomore, Junior, Senior Contact: Professor Kameron Rowe | Established in 2005 by Carmela (Millie) Estes to give nutrition majors the opportunity to broaden their educational experiences by traveling abroad through Sage sanctioned travel programs. Recipients must be enrolled in a nutrition program, be a sophomore, junior or senior, and be in good standing. |
| Katherine Johnson Memorial Travel Fund | Focus: Travel & study, US and international Eligibility: All undergraduate and graduate students Contact: Study Abroad Program, Undergraduate Dean’s Office | Established in 2007 through a bequest by Katherine Disbrow Johnson RSC 1929 who wanted to make possible travel and study outside the limits of the United States for students, both graduate and undergraduate, who would not otherwise be able to afford such travel and study. |
| Nancy Parker Neumann Memorial Scholarship Fund | Focus: Anyone studying migration or social justice Eligibility: All undergraduates Sponsor: Dr. Michelle Napierski-Prancl | Established in 2005 in Nancy’s memory by her family and friends for students who attend the Border Witness Program through the New York State Labor Coalition or a similar program. |
| Scrimshaw Stern Student Travel Fund | Focus: National or International Travel for Study, Research, or Service Eligibility: All undergraduates Contact: Study Abroad Program, Undergraduate Dean’s Office | Established in honor of the inauguration of Russell Sage College’s ninth president, Susan C. Scrimshaw, Ph.D., for students to present at national or international conferences or when traveling to do research or service either domestically or internationally. |
| Student Government Foreign Study Fund | Focus: National or International Travel for Study, Research, or Service Eligibility: All undergraduates Contact: Study Abroad Program, Undergraduate Dean’s Office | Established in 1971 by the student government for students who study abroad. |
| Women’s Institute Fellowship | Focus: Eligibility: Contact: | tba |
