Student Fellowships and Scholarships

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Offers college graduates of “unusual promise” a year of independent, purposeful exploration and travel – in international settings new to them – to enhance their capacity for resourcefulness, imagination, openness, and leadership and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community.

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship

Recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention

Nuclear Forensics Graduate Fellowship Program

Provides support to graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in nuclear, geochemical, and other disciplines directly related to nuclear forensics.

The Claremont Colleges Library Undergraduate Research Award

Recognizes the importance of those students whose investigation into and study of sources has made skillful and creative use of materials from the Library and beyond, and who have learned about the research process through inquiry and discovery.

Napier Initiative Fellowship

Supports a new generation of leadership for social change through a partnership between the Claremont retirement community and the five Claremont undergraduate colleges.

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

Created to ensure that the United States would maintain its leadership in science and technology by supporting some of the very best science and engineering college students.

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, Honorable Mention

Provides a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue research careers in these fields.