Royden B. Davis Fellowship
“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 1966 to 1989
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 serve others.
Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences is pleased to offer summer fellowships in honor of Fr. Davis. Davis Fellowships provide between $1,000 and $5,000 in summer support, depending upon the length of the proposed research/experience, the project budget (including the existence of other sources of funding), and student financial need. Please note that the Davis awards may not be used to fund tuition for credit-bearing courses.
- Davis Research Fellowships fund summer lab work, fieldwork, 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.
Mayesha Awal, C’20
Mayesha, a 2019 Royden B. Davis Fellow, working in health education and community organizing in Botswana.
Read Mayesha’s storyOnly continuing undergraduates in Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences are eligible to apply for summer support for undergraduate research or meaningful experiential learning opportunities through the Davis Fellowship.
2025 Royden Davis Fellowship Application: Deadline March 1
To apply for a 2025 Royden Davis Fellowship, please complete and submit the 2025 Davis Application. For students applying for a 2025 Davis Undergraduate Research Fellowship, please share the 2025 Faculty Mentor Form with your faculty mentor, and please ask that she complete and submit the form prior to March 1, 2025 (the deadline for application for a 2025 Davis Fellowship).
2025 Information Session
On Thursday, January 30th, from 4:30-6:00 PM, we will hold an in-person information session about the 2025 Royden B. Davis Summer Research & Experiential Learning Fellowship, featuring short presentations from 2024 Davis Fellows about their research and experiential learning. Please join us in the Baker Conference Room on the 5th floor of Regents Hall to learn more about the Davis Fellowship Program and the 2025 application process.
For more information, contact Dr. Bernie Cook, Chair, Royden B. Davis Fellowship Committee.
Davis Fellow News Stories
News Story
Hoyas in the Humanities: Bringing Research to Life in the Archives and on the Stage
Last month, the College of Arts & Sciences celebrated the opening of a dedicated space for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative. By housing the initiative in historic Old North – the…
November 8, 2024
CAS Magazine: Students
Davis Fellow Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) reflects on her summer in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, where she worked with a local nonprofit organization focused on environmental stewardship.
September 26, 2024
News Story
Researcher and writer Naomi Greenberg (C’24) is one of five Hoyas to be named a 2024 Marshall Scholar
December 11, 2023