2008 Woodie Awards
Two win Watson Fellowship
The competitive fellowship program will send two current seniors to nine countries next year. The winners were among 176 finalists from 48 colleges
By: Jakob Wartman
Issue date: 3/24/06 Section: News
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The Watson Foundation has awarded Sneh Rao â?TM06 and Chloe Poynton â?TM06 2006-2007 Watson Fellowships, providing both Rao and Poynton the opportunity to pursue a one-year independent project outside the United States.
The Fellowship grants Rao, an International Studies, Latin American Studies and Hispanic Studies major, and Poynton, an Anthropology and International Studies major, a $25,000 stipend and money designated for the repayment of student loans.
All graduating seniors who attend participating institutions are eligible to apply for a Watson Fellowship nomination, regardless of major or post-collegiate plans, provided they have a proposal and a year to spend on their project.
Rao and Poynton are among 48 other winners across the United States. The two were selected from a pool of 176 finalists from 48 elite private colleges.
Each participating college is able to nominate up to four students. Interested students apply and Macalester brings the number of applicants down to 10. From there, Macalester interviews the candidates and narrows the field down to the four nominated for the Watson Fellowship, Rao said.
Nishad Avari â?TM06 and Courtney Dicmas â?TM06 were Macalesterâ?TMs other nominees for the Fellowship.â?oeThe Macalester interview with [Dean of Academic Programs Ellen Guyer] and the Watson committee was much tougher than the Watson interview, which besides one curveball question was just a chat,â?? Poynton said.
This is Macalesterâ?TMs seventh year as a participating institution and Rao and Poynton are Macalesterâ?TMs ninth and 10th Watson Fellows.
The Fellowship is designed for an independent study where Watson Fellows must create, execute and evaluate their own projects. A Fellowship year is not meant for a 12 months dedicated exclusively in a training course or volunteer work, which is the reason Watson Fellows do not affiliate with an academic institution, The Watson Fellowship website said.
The Fellowship grants Rao, an International Studies, Latin American Studies and Hispanic Studies major, and Poynton, an Anthropology and International Studies major, a $25,000 stipend and money designated for the repayment of student loans.
All graduating seniors who attend participating institutions are eligible to apply for a Watson Fellowship nomination, regardless of major or post-collegiate plans, provided they have a proposal and a year to spend on their project.
Rao and Poynton are among 48 other winners across the United States. The two were selected from a pool of 176 finalists from 48 elite private colleges.
Each participating college is able to nominate up to four students. Interested students apply and Macalester brings the number of applicants down to 10. From there, Macalester interviews the candidates and narrows the field down to the four nominated for the Watson Fellowship, Rao said.
Nishad Avari â?TM06 and Courtney Dicmas â?TM06 were Macalesterâ?TMs other nominees for the Fellowship.â?oeThe Macalester interview with [Dean of Academic Programs Ellen Guyer] and the Watson committee was much tougher than the Watson interview, which besides one curveball question was just a chat,â?? Poynton said.
This is Macalesterâ?TMs seventh year as a participating institution and Rao and Poynton are Macalesterâ?TMs ninth and 10th Watson Fellows.
The Fellowship is designed for an independent study where Watson Fellows must create, execute and evaluate their own projects. A Fellowship year is not meant for a 12 months dedicated exclusively in a training course or volunteer work, which is the reason Watson Fellows do not affiliate with an academic institution, The Watson Fellowship website said.
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