Provide opportunities for extensive research, service-learning, or career exploration. Provide a student with unique opportunities for intellectual and personal growth. Most projects will be undertaken by individuals, but joint projects may also be considered.
Fellowships usually take place during the Short Term, the summer, or the fall semester.
Most fellowships will take place in international locations. Work in the United States or in an international student's home country will be considered, but only if the project takes place in a setting which is culturally distinct from the student's own background. In 2000, fellowships included the study of Buddhism in Nepal, service in a medical clinic on the Navajo Reservation, the study of drumming in Ghana, teaching in Kenya, anthropological field research in Ecuador, human rights and advocacy work with indigenous Orang Asli people in Malaysia, a comparison of Zen and Christian monastic practices in Japan, and a retracing of the steps of an early Christian pilgrim through several countries of the Middle East. In order to apply, students must have completed at least two semesters and one Short Term at Bates before the Fellowship begins, and must have at least one semester remaining at Bates following completion of the Fellowship. Graduating seniors are not eligible.