Awards and Grants

Muhlenberg College has created two programs for academically talented students: the Postgraduate Awards Initiative and Summer Research Stipends in all disciplines. Since its inception four years ago, the former has resulted in 49 awards for students and recent graduates, including the first-ever Truman Fellowship for Muhlenberg and several Fulbrights and NSFs. With these grants, students have pursued studies at Princeton, Harvard, Brown, and universities overseas. Closely mentored students, whether actual award winners or not, have praised our program for its value in developing their habits of self-scrutiny, their sense of participating in a professional conversation within and beyond the College, and their competitiveness for graduate and professional school applications. Many of these students have received Summer Research Stipends of $2500, plus academic credit and paid housing.