Focused on scholarly, service and professional pursuits, fellowships combine highly specialized learning environments with opportunities to make transformative change through practical experience, global exchange, rigorous training, and collaboration. The Matthews Center for Career Development’s Fellowships & Scholarships Program and Davidson Impact Fellows Program help students and alumni pursue these scholarly and experiential learning opportunities.

184 attendees at 21 fellowships & experiential learning info sessions in 2021-22

280 Fellowships & experiential learning student appointments

7 Number of years Davidson has been named a Top Producer for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program develops a community of future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation. Every year, up to 100 high-achieving students from around the world receive full funding to pursue any graduate degree at Stanford University. In spring 2022, AJ Naddaff ‘19 was the first Davidson candidate to be named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. At Stanford, AJ will pursue a PhD in Comparative Literature.

The mission of the Davidson Impact Fellowship Program (DIF) is to provide high-impact fellowship positions for graduating Davidson students with key nonprofit leaders at the forefront of critical social issues. DIF empowers postgraduate fellows to create and implement solutions to the most urgent problems confronting communities, fostering leadership, and promoting robust social change.

Thanks to the generosity of the Harvey family, underscored by partners at Wells Fargo Securities, Levine Foundation, and the Duke Endowment, this postgraduate fellowship initiative has empowered Davidson graduates to work with organizations addressing critical social issues such as health, education, policy, social justice and the environment. The 2021-2022 DIF program welcomed a new host organization this year, the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation.