
Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards
Download our guide about undergraduate and postgraduate funding opportunities for qualified students and recent alums of Muhlenberg College.
The Dean of Academic Life seeks to assist undergraduates and recent graduates engage in a process of reflection upon their education — inside and outside the classroom — their values and their life goals in order to enhance success in applying for opportunities that will enable them to realize their goals (e.g. nationally prestigious awards, graduate or professional study).
Opportunities include significant student research and presentation, study abroad and meaningful volunteer and service-learning work. The process acknowledges the different levels of readiness of students, from the first year through postgraduate study. Included are many opportunities to work with faculty awards advisors and the Dean, including an intensive mock application and interview program during the Junior year, whose reward is a $1000 Presidential Scholarship. Hundreds of national and international awards, finalist statuses and honorable mentions have been earned by Muhlenberg students and recent graduates.
Whether students receive an award or not, the process has helped all students get to know themselves better and present themselves better in future competitions and in postgraduate careers. Close work with faculty who teach, advise and inspire these students is central to success.
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Kammie Takahashi, PhD
Director of Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards
2020-2021
J. William Fulbright - The Fulbright is the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The award subsidizes one year’s teaching or research abroad. Chris Herrick, Political Science, was the advisor to the Fulbright award.
The College has 6 students applying for the Fulbright for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Barry M. Goldwater – The program awards up to $7,500 annually for a maximum of two years to students with a demonstrated commitment to a career in science or math, excluding medical school. Joseph Keane, Chemistry, is the advisor to the Goldwater.
National Science Foundation - The NSF awards $34,000 per year, plus $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to students embarking on graduate study in the sciences. Bruce Wightman, Biology, is the advisor to the NSF award.
Harry S. Truman - The Truman is a $30,000 scholarship for graduate study in preparation for a career in public service. Students are chosen because of outstanding leadership potential. Michele Moser Deegan, Dean of Academic Life and professor of Political Science, is the advisor to the Truman.
2019 - 2020
J. William Fulbright - The Fulbright is the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The award subsidizes one year’s teaching or research abroad. Chris Herrick, Political Science, was the advisor to the Fulbright award.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship - The program awards a $5,000 scholarship for study abroad. Donna Kish-Goodling, Global Education, is the advisor to the Gilman.
Thomas D. Rossing Physics Scholarship – The Rossing Fund for Physics Education awards scholarships to students studying physics from colleges and universities associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who have displayed exemplarity academic excellence.
2018-2019
Harry S. Truman - The Truman is a $30,000 scholarship for graduate study in preparation for a career in public service. Students are chosen because of outstanding leadership potential. Michele Moser Deegan, Political Science, is the advisor to the Truman.
J. William Fulbright - The Fulbright is the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The award subsidizes one year’s teaching or study abroad. Chris Herrick, Political Science, is the advisor to the Fulbright award.
National Science Foundation - The NSF awards $34,000 per year, plus $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to students embarking on graduate study in the sciences. Bruce Wightman, Biology, is the advisor to the NSF award.
National Collegiate Athletic Association Scholarship Program - The NCAA awards one-time grants of $7,500 to students in their final year of intercollegiate athletic completion who excel academically and athletically. Megan Eddinger, Athletics, and Lindsey Nagy, Economics and Finance, are the advisors to the NCAA award.
2017 – 2018
J. William Fulbright - The Fulbright is the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The award subsidizes one year’s teaching or study abroad. Chris Herrick, Political Science, is the advisor to the Fulbright award.
National Science Foundation - The NSF awards $34,000 per year, plus $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to students embarking on graduate study in the sciences. Bruce Wightman, Biology, is the advisor to the NSF award.
National Collegiate Athletic Association Scholarship Program - The NCAA awards one-time grants of $7,500 to students in their final year of intercollegiate athletic completion who excel academically and athletically. Megan Eddinger, Athletics, and Peter Pettit, Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding, are the advisors to the NCAA award.
2016 - 2017
J. William Fulbright - The Fulbright is the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The award subsidizes one year’s teaching or study abroad. Chris Herrick, Political Science, is the advisor to the Fulbright.
National Science Foundation - The NSF awards $34,000 per year, plus $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to students embarking on graduate study in the sciences. Bruce Wightman, Biology, is the advisor to the NSF.
Stephen A. Schwarzman Scholarship - The Schwarzman is for graduate study in multicultural leadership at Tsinghua University in China. Chris Herrick, Political Science, is the advisor to the Schwarzman.
St. Andrew’s Society - The regional award carries a $23,000 stipend for one year’s study in Scotland. Donna Kish-Goodling and Susan Norling, Office of Global Education, are the advisors to the St. Andrew’s.
Harry S. Truman - The Truman is a $30,000 scholarship for graduate study in preparation for a career in public service. Students are chosen because of outstanding leadership potential. Michele Moser Deegan, Political Science, is the advisor to the Truman.
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall - The Udall awards up to $7,000 to students who demonstrate the potential for significant contributions in a career related to improving or preserving the environment. Chris Borick, Political Science, is the advisor to the Udall.
2015 - 2016
National Science Foundation - The NSF awards $30,000 per year, plus $10,500 cost-of-education allowance to students embarking on graduate study in the sciences. Bruce Wightman, Biology, is the advisor to the NSF.
St. Andrew's Society McFarland - The regional award carries a $23,000 stipend for one year's study in Scotland. Donna Kish-Goodling and Susan Norling, Office of Global Education, are the advisors to the St. Andrew's.
Robert & Patricia Switzer Fellowship - The foundation invests in individuals and organizations that drive positive environmental change. It is a grantmaking organization that mobilizes leaders from diverse disciplines who focus on integrated solutions to environmental issues.
2014 - 2015
J. William Fulbright - The Fulbright is the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The award subsidizes one year’s teaching or study abroad. Chris Herrick, Political Science, is the advisor to the Fulbright.
National Science Foundation - The NSF awards $30,000 per year, plus $10,500 cost-of-education allowance to students embarking on graduate study in the sciences. Bruce Wightman, Biology, is the advisor to the NSF.
St. Andrew’s Society - The regional award carries a $22,000 stipend for one year’s study in Scotland. Donna Kish-Goodling and Susan Norling, Office of Global Education, are the advisors to the St. Andrew’s.
Harry S. Truman - The Truman is a $30,000 scholarship for graduate study in preparation for a career in public service. Students are chosen because of outstanding leadership potential. Michele Moser Deegan, Political Science, is the advisor to the Truman.
2013 - 2014
Barry M. Goldwater - The program awards up to $7,500 annually for a maximum of two years to students with a demonstrated commitment to a career in science or math, excluding medical school. Joseph Keane, Chemistry, is the advisor to the Goldwater.
J. William Fulbright - The Fulbright is the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. There are teaching (ETA) Fulbrights and study Fulbrights. The award subsidizes one year’s teaching or study abroad. Chris Herrick, Political Science, is the advisor to the Fulbright.
James Madison - The program awards fellowships for master's degree level graduate study of the framing and history of the United States Constitution. Lynda Yankaskas, History, is the current advisor to the Madison. Daniel Wilson, History, assisted with the mock application during the student's Junior year.
Harry S. Truman - The Truman is a $30,000 scholarship for graduate study in preparation for a career in public service. Students are chosen because of outstanding leadership potential. Michele Moser Deegan, Political Science, is the advisor to the Truman.
The College’s 174th Commencement honored graduates in a ceremony held in downtown Allentown’s PPL Center.
The Creative Writing and Journalism Program hosted its first in-person awards dinner since the pandemic began.
Shah is the first Muhlenberg student to receive the award, one of the most prestigious in the world.
The awards, which are considered among the most exclusive and celebrated graduate fellowships, are among several Shah has been nominated for in recent years.