Watson Fellowship
The mission of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program is to offer college graduates of unusual promise a year of independent, purposeful exploration and travel outside of the United States in order to enhance their capacity for resourcefulness, imagination, openness, and leadership and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community. The Watson Fellowship is for one year and is awarded to graduating college seniors nominated by participating institutions.
Ask your Watson liaison what your on-campus deadline is. Once nominated, all your materials must be submitted to the Watson Fellowship Program on November 7. Decisions are generally announced in March.
Watch the Watson Videos
Going Solo: The Watson Journey
Memories and Motives: 1969-1999
Interview: Thomas J. Watson, Jr. with Walter Cronkite
Watch Crystal Belle's video interview on exploring hip hop and spoken word culture in Ghana, Brazil, London, Trinidad and Paris.
A Year of Cricket: Berea College graduate and native Ugandan Fred Rweru travels the globe as a Watson fellow researching and playing the sport he loves.