Senior Spends Summer Working at FairVote, Advocates for Ranked Voting Process
September 21st, 2020
As we head toward Nov. 3, Georgetown student Cate Paterson (C’21) is doing her part to help ensure a fair 2020 election. A member of the Davis Fell…
Royden B. Davis Fellowship
The application for the 2021 Royden B. Davis Fellowship is now open.
“In any situation, one should always leave room for the unexpected and the unseen. In order to do this, we must employ the imagination…One gains through the imagination a freedom of action, and ability to be ready for fresh choices.”
– Fr. Royden B. Davis, SJ / 1985 Commencement Address, Georgetown University
Fr. Davis, Dean of Georgetown College from 1966 to 1989, believed that all students should have equal opportunity to “employ imagination” through transformative educational experiences, those which encourage students to ask tough questions, discern meaning, and to serve others.
Georgetown College is pleased to offer summer fellowships in honor of Fr. Davis. Davis Fellowships provide between $1,500 and $3,000 in summer support, depending upon the length of the proposed research/experience and the project budget (including the existence of other sources of funding). Please note that the Davis awards may not be used to fund tuition for credit-bearing courses.
- Davis Research Fellowships fund summer lab work, field work, and independent inquiry under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
- Davis Experiential Learning Fellowships fund service learning, community-based work, and unpaid internships which are meaningfully connected to a student’s academic interests.
Only continuing undergraduates in Georgetown College are eligible to apply for summer support for undergraduate research or for meaningful experiential learning opportunities through the Davis Fellowship.
In order to apply for a 2021 Royden Davis Fellowship, please complete and submit the 2021 Davis Fellows Application. For students applying for a 2021 Davis Undergraduate Research Fellowship, please share the 2021 Faculty Mentor Form with your faculty mentor and please ask that she complete and submit the form prior to March 19, 2021.
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