Royden B. Davis Fellowship
“In any situation, one should always leave room for the unexpected and the unseen. In order to do this, we must employ the imagination…One gains through the imagination a freedom of action, and ability to be ready for fresh choices.”
– Fr. Royden B. Davis, SJ / 1985 Commencement Address, Georgetown University
Fr. Davis, Dean of Georgetown 海角论坛, 1966 to 1989
Fr. Davis, Dean of Georgetown 海角论坛 from 1966 to 1989, believed that all students should have equal opportunity to 鈥渆mploy imagination鈥� through transformative educational experiences, those which encourage students to ask tough questions, discern meaning, and serve others.
Georgetown University 海角论坛 of Arts & Sciences is pleased to offer summer fellowships in honor of Fr. Davis. Davis Fellowships provide between $1,000 and $5,000 in summer support, depending upon the length of the proposed research/experience, the project budget (including the existence of other sources of funding), and student financial need. Please note that the Davis awards may not be used to fund tuition for credit-bearing courses.
- Davis Research Fellowships fund summer lab work, fieldwork, and independent inquiry under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
- Davis Experiential Learning Fellowships fund service learning, community-based work, and unpaid internships which are meaningfully connected to a student鈥檚 academic interests.
Mayesha Awal, C’20
Mayesha, a 2019 Royden B. Davis Fellow, working in health education and community organizing in Botswana.
Read Mayesha’s storyOnly continuing undergraduates in Georgetown University 海角论坛 of Arts & Sciences are eligible to apply for summer support for undergraduate research or meaningful experiential learning opportunities through the Davis Fellowship.
Summer 2026 Royden Davis Fellowship Application: Deadline March 1
To apply for a聽2026聽Royden Davis Fellowship, please complete聽and submit the 2026 Davis Application. For students applying for a 2026 Davis Undergraduate Research Fellowship, please share the聽聽with your faculty mentor, and please ask that she complete and submit the form聽prior to March 1, 2025 (the application deadline).
2026 Information Session
翱苍听Friday, January 30th, from聽2-3:30 PM,聽we will hold an in-person information session about the聽2026聽Royden B. Davis Summer Research & Experiential Learning Fellowship, featuring short presentations from聽2025聽Davis Fellows about their research and experiential learning. Please join us in the Baker Conference Room on the 5th floor of Regents Hall to learn more about the Davis Fellowship Program and the聽2026聽application process.
For more information, contact Dr. Bernie Cook, Chair, Royden B. Davis Fellowship Committee.
Davis Fellow News Stories
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Hoyas in the Humanities: Bringing Research to Life in the Archives and on the Stage
Last month, the 海角论坛 of Arts & Sciences celebrated the opening of a dedicated space for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative.聽 By housing the initiative in historic Old North 鈥� the鈥�
November 8, 2024
CAS Magazine: Students
Davis Fellow Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) reflects on her summer in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, where she worked with a local nonprofit organization focused on environmental stewardship.
September 26, 2024
News Story
Researcher and writer Naomi Greenberg (C鈥�24) is one of five Hoyas to be named a 2024 Marshall Scholar
December 11, 2023