Unfortunately, many of these grants require students to apply in the fall of the junior year, usually before admittance into the honors program. Most grants require that students already have a research project in mind and have discussed it with a faculty advisor. Deadlines are mid-November and mid February. I students planning to write a thesis. Recipients are chosen on the basis of academic record, quality of thesis proposal and financial need.
Scholarship is for the senior year.
Deadline for applications, October 25. Preference will be given to students with financial need and colonial ancestry. Deadline for nominations, December 1. The Junior Fellows are a small group of about 45 juniors and seniors chosen on the basis of their intellectual ability. They work on independent research projects and meet as a group to discuss their projects.