In the Spring of 2002, the parents and friends of Ben Ling ’98 established a fellowship to honor Ben’s memory. Awarded annually, the Ling Fellowship supports a Colby Government major who undertakes either an internship or a significant research project.
While he was at Colby, Ben majored in Government and was involved in a number of internships and major research projects. A summa cum laude graduate of Colby, Ben went to Washington in order to pursue a career working on agricultural and ranching issues. He died of cancer in 2001.
Purpose
Student Eligibility
Award
Program Eligibility
Internships may be either paid or unpaid, full-time or significant, part-time; the work of the internship must, however be clearly and significantly related to the student’s academic program or professional and career goals.
Research projects must be clearly connected to a student’s course of study at Colby, e.g., research for an Honors Thesis or major independent study project.
Application Procedures
Applications for Summer 2022 will be live on this DavisConnects webpage on February 28th, 2022. Students will submit a general application (please visit the DavisConnects student funding page to prep all essay questions and application materials) and then answer the following question before March 14th at 11:59 PM EST:
Please describe how this opportunity commits to a larger, coherent course of study or direction in personal and professional development as a Government major.
Any questions about the Ling Fellowship should be addressed to Professor Shea, x5357, [email protected]
Any questions about the general funding application process should contact Scott Lamer, Associate Director of Global Experiences at DavisConnects at [email protected]
Deadlines
Application Closes: March 14th, 2022 @ 11:59 PM EST
Award Notifications: April 8th, 2022 @ 5:00 PM EST
Post-Acceptance Requirements: Friday, May 20th, 2022 @ 5:00 PM EST