The Office of Fellowships is holding an Interest Meeting and Writing Workshop about the Voyager Scholarship next Friday 2/28 in Fisk 201 (the Global Studies Center) at 3:30-4:30pm. We’ll talk about strategies for approaching the application and then have some time to work on your writing and review ideas with me (your friendly neighborhood fellowship advisor, Erica Kowsz).
The Voyager Scholarship is open to sophomores with a GPA of 3.0 or above who are US citizens, permanent residents, US nationals, or DACA recipients, who have demonstrated financial need, clear public service experience, and intend to pursue a career in public service, broadly defined. From the website: “Public service can include careers in government, nonprofit, or the private sector, ranging from school teachers, community organizers, social workers, entrepreneurs with ideas for socially impactful businesses, journalism, arts, and design — a range of fields through which people are committed to creating a more connected, just, and equitable world.”
The Voyager Scholarship is a 2-year leadership development program run by the Obama Foundation. It provides $50,000 in financial aid, funds a junior summer travel itinerary of your own design (the “Summer Voyage”), and comes with a $2000/year travel stipend for 10 years after graduation. Learn more on the Voyager Scholarship profile on the Office of Fellowships website or watch the recording of our conservation with Voyager Scholar Michael Gadinis in spring 2023 (Wesleyan SSO login required; just enter your email and the system should take you to the SSO login).
No need to register ahead for next Friday’s event, just come by. We’ll have snacks!
