Cabot HouseWhether you are a sophomore, junior, or senior, we are here to help you apply for fellowships and grants. Fellowships and grants are available for undergraduate or graduate study (either in the United States or abroad), term-time or summer research, postgraduate or summer travel, public service or artistic projects, and much more. The Cabot House fellowships advising team represents a large variety of fields of interest and scholarship experiences, and is eager to help you hone your fellowship plans and applications.
Cabot's 2020-2021 Fellowships Tutors in residence are:
Niloy Biswas: niloy_biswas@g.harvard.edu (STEM)
Our non-resident fellowships tutors are:
Zarko Perovic: zperovic@jd22.law.harvard.edu (pre-law, fellowships)
Vladislov Sevostionav: vladislav@alumni.harvard.edu (research, science & engineering, traveling fellowships)
Mirac Suzgun: msuzgun@college.harvard.edu (fellowships, graduate study)
Michelle Walsh: michellelcwalsh@gmail.com (medicine/healthcare, engineering, Rhodes)
Selena Zhao: selenajzhao@gmail.com (finding the right fellowship/postgrad planning, international teaching/service, traveling fellowships, Mitchell/Rhodes)
Steps To Finding a Fellowship
- Subscribe to the Fellowships Office calendar, so that you can keep up-to-date on information sessions and application deadlines.
- Go to the Undergraduate Research and Fellowships website to get a general orientation to the kinds of fellowship opportunities that are available to Harvard students. For a specific list of available fellowships, go here, or search the Fellowships Office online database. You should also make use of this search tool from the Fellowships Office. Note that some fellowships are administered by OCS Fellowships, while others are administered by other Harvard offices (such as centers and academic departments).
- Check with your academic department to see if there are fellowships that may not be included in the URAF database.
After You Have Found a Fellowship
- Reach out to our fellowships tutors, so we can match you with the tutor who is best equipped to advise you in your particular field and/or on a particular competition.
- Request application materials from the relevant office. Once you have learned more about the fellowship that interests you, a good next step is to take a look at the application itself and take a first crack at answering the questions. If you find the questions fairly easy to answer, you might have found a fellowship that is a good match. However, if you find yourself struggling, you may want to think a bit more about how well the fellowship fits with your goals.
- Meet with your designated Cabot fellowships tutor.
- Take a look at winning applications from other students.. The URAF Fellowships Office maintains a library with student reports from traveling fellowships. The URAFFellowships Office is located at 77 Dunster Street (near Kirkland House).
- Once you have begun writing your application essay(s), be sure to keep in close communication with your Cabot fellowships tutor.
Additional Resources
- Fellowships Office: The Fellowships office was recently restructured, and is now part of the Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Office, instead of OCS. The office is located on the second floor of 77 Dunster Street, and they offer walk-in advising from 2-4pm daily during term time. You may schedule an appointment and ask questions by emailing opnfellowships@fas.harvard.edu
- Writing Center: The Writing Center offers regular workshops on essay writing and other topics that may be of interest or relevance to fellowship applicants. For info on services and availability, visit the Writing Center website.
- Bureau of Study Counsel: The Bureau of Study Counsel offers a number of workshops on topics that may be of use to fellowship applicants (such as time management and dealing with stress). For information on services and availability, visit the Bureau website.