Cater Society of Junior Fellows
About the Society
Recent Projects
A Study of the Evolution of Civil Society in Cambodia
Internship with the Center for International Policy in Washington, DC
Internship with British Museum
Internship with Hansard Scholars Program in London
Internship with New York Stage and Film
Researching Youth Well-Bring with an Aboriginal Controlled Agency in Australia
Internship with National Endowment of the Arts
Launching a Pilot Program to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap in Schools
Dramaturgy internship with Philadelphia Theatre Company
Internship with International Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland
Internship with St. Jude Medical Center
Volunteer Projects in South Africa and Cambodia
The Douglass Cater Society of Junior Fellows is the College's flagship academic enrichment program—one that rewards creativity, initiative and intellectual curiosity with competitive grants to support self-directed undergraduate research and scholarship anywhere in the world. The intent is to bring together the best and brightest in what founder Douglass Cater called "a companionship of learning."
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Requiring a grade point average of 3.6 or better, membership in the Cater Society is offered to students who achieve distinction among the school's top scholars. At Society meetings—open to the entire student body and to faculty and staff—Junior Fellows who have completed their independent projects funded by the Society give short presentations about their experiences. The Cater Society of Junior Fellows also sponsors several social events throughout the year.
Junior Fellows grants are highly competitive. To receive project funding, applicants are expected to prepare well-crafted proposals for consideration by the Junior Fellows Advisory Council, comprising the Provost and Dean of the College, the Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs, the Chairs of the three Divisions (or their designates), the Curator, and the Student President and Vice President of the Society.
For more information, e-mail Curator Austin Lobo.