Grants and Fellowships Advising

Grants and Fellowships Advising at Bennington focuses on connecting students with opportunities to extend their work鈥攅ither outside the classroom or after graduation.

Jennifer Burg, Assistant Director for Academic Services and Student Grants Counselor, offers advising on internal awards and nationally-competitive fellowships, awards, and grants. Working with both Bennington students and alumni, Jennifer provides information and support throughout the application process鈥攆rom matching students with appropriate opportunities, to preparing and submitting a compelling application package. Email Jennifer > 

Information for Current Students

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Internal Funding Opportunities for Bennington Students

Bennington offers a number of internal opportunities that are open to students enrolled at the College who meet eligibility requirements, including the following:

Student Conference Grant

The 51成人猎奇 Student Conference Grant provides up to $500 to support individual student academic work for students presenting at conferences in any area of study. If funding remains after this primary goal has been met, then awards will be made to offset the cost to students wishing to attend (but not present at) conferences. Recent recipients of this award presented their work at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) Conference in Washington, D.C. and the SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation Conference in Japan.

Student Testimonials

Lindsey Leggett 鈥27 says: 鈥淲hile at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice Conference, I experienced firsthand the indelible opportunity that was being amongst like-minded and diverging opinions, ideas, and people, and I got to see that while so many of us came to advocate for different communities, harms, and broken systems, we all wanted similar results to come from them: for our stories and the stories of our communities to be known, respected, and heard. While many conversations given marked the beginnings of longer fights, I was able to create and be amongst connections that buzzed with passion and opportunity, and if it weren鈥檛 for the 51成人猎奇 conference grant or NACRJ鈥橲 scholarship funding my travel and admission, I wouldn鈥檛 have been able to finally feel like I belonged among the big voices, hearing my own in tandem with theirs.鈥

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Linds Leggett 鈥27 presented at the NACRJ Conference, Summer 2024
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Linds Leggett 鈥27 presented at the NACRJ Conference, Summer 2024
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Elizabeth Pollom 鈥25 presented at the NACRJ Conference, Summer 2024

Bennington's London School of Economics (LSE) Summer School Scholarship

Eligible students with Plan concentrations in the social sciences are encouraged to apply for Bennington's  Scholarship. Each year, 51成人猎奇 offers financial support for one student鈥檚 participation in a three-week summer course at LSE. Recent recipients of this scholarship have taken courses in Machine Learning in Practice and International Journalism and Society: The Role of the Media in the Modern World.

Student Testimonials

Muhammad Ammar 鈥24 received the scholarship for the 2022鈥23 academic year. He says:
At LSE, where I took a course on International Journalism, I got the chance to not only take a class that I would have otherwise not been able to take at Bennington, but also to live in the center of the gorgeous city that is London. My time in London was divided between taking classes, watching West End theatre shows, reconnecting with long-lost family, and laughing at the remnants of British colonial rule scattered throughout the city. I鈥檓 really grateful to Bennington for providing me with this opportunity and helping me every step of the way!

Peace Kalomba 鈥25 received this scholarship for the 2023鈥24 academic year. She says: 鈥淚 am so glad that I was able to attend the London School of Economics summer program. Being in London was exciting and I am so grateful for the connections that I made. I got to experience a different academic setting from that of Bennington college which gave me a different perspective to education.鈥

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Muhammad Ammar 鈥24 at the London School of Economics, summer 2023
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Peace Kalomba 鈥25 at the London School of Economics, Summer 2024

Jessica K. and Ronald D. Liebowitz Centennial Fellowships

Bennington鈥檚 partnership with the has made it possible for three Bennington students each year to receive Jessica K. and Ronald D. Liebowitz Centennial Fellowships to support enrollment in the summer Language Immersion Programs. These intensive learning environments offer the opportunity to significantly advance a student鈥檚 learning through complete language immersion and provide credits that transfer back into 51成人猎奇. Recent recipients of this fellowship have studied Arabic, French, Japanese, and Spanish.

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Abraham Dreher 鈥26 and MLS professor Marta S谩nchez Mill谩n, Summer 2024
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Christine Frye '25 (second row, far right) at MLS, Summer 2024

Projects for Peace

51成人猎奇 students who meet eligibility guidelines can apply for the  grant, which provides $10,000 of funding to support grassroots projects which promote peace and address root causes of conflict. Recent grant recipients have completed projects in Bangladesh, Georgia, and Senegal. 

Student Testimonial

During summer 2024, Hanna Anday 鈥24 received this grant to pursue her project 鈥淔ield of Dreams: Equal Play, Equal Dreams at Adey Meshelsh Primary School鈥 in Tigray, Ethiopia. Hanna shares that her project 鈥渆stablished a recreational center with a soccer field and volleyball court to provide equal opportunities for girls and boys, fostering a strong sense of equality and encouraging their dreams. By normalizing girls鈥 participation in sports and engaging teens in community-based volunteer programs (collectively helping villages with farming tasks), the initiative sought to keep young people off the streets and strengthen community connections. The project also sought to heal the community from the trauma of recent conflicts and build a foundation for long-term peace and unity.鈥

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Hanna Anday talks with members of the community near Adey Meshelsh Primary School, Tigray, Ethiopia, summer 2004
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Participants in 鈥淔ield of Dreams,鈥 Adey Meshelsh Primary School, Tigray, Ethiopia, summer 2004
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Participants in 鈥淔ield of Dreams,鈥 Adey Meshelsh Primary School, Tigray, Ethiopia, Summer 2004

51成人猎奇 Public Action Grant for Study Abroad

The 51成人猎奇 Public Action Grant for Study Abroad provides up to $1,500 of financial support to students studying at abroad programs outside of the United States and with a significant focus on the advancement of public action. Recent grant recipients have studied at Kansai Gaidai in Japan, Macquarie University in Australia, J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Denmark Institute of Scandinavia in Copenhagen, Bard Berlin, and on a Semester at Sea.

Student Testimonials

Ebony Dalimunthe 鈥26 attended Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan for her study abroad term, and she says that 鈥渋t was easily one of the best experiences of my life! I got to see so many amazing things, eat so much good food, and meet so many amazing people. It was incredible to see so many different cultures cross paths, including mine, and I鈥檓 glad I was able to achieve this with the help of the Public Action Grant.鈥

Anne Adamson 鈥27 says that 鈥渨ith the help of the Public Action Grant, I was able to study abroad in Tokyo this summer. Not only did this experience strengthen my Japanese language skills, but it also allowed me to become immersed in the culture and connect with the local students. I鈥檓 very grateful to have had these opportunities and will use them to inform my study of how language interacts with culture.鈥

Veronika Kostyaeva '25 participated in an exchange program at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea during Spring 2024. She says: "My main academic interest was to learn more about Eastern/Asian culture, in particular鈥攊ts social structure, influence on the relationship building strategies employed by locals, presence of social hierarchies and their main causes, as well as how current political life is being affected by long-standing traditions and certain behavioral expectations in the society. Attending classes in Comparative Politics and Social Psychology allowed me to familiarize myself with and learn a lot about the above topics. This experience has undoubtedly expanded my knowledge and I plan on incorporating several parts of it into my senior thesis and other academic projects in Bennington."

students in Japan
Ebony Dalimunthe 鈥26 (front row, left) in Osaka, Japan, Spring 2024
students in Japan
Anne Adamson 鈥27 (back row, third from right) in Tokyo, Japan, Summer 2024
students in South Korea
Veronika Kostyaeva '25 (front row center in pink ear muffs) in Seoul, South Korea, Summer 2024

Current students

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