Fenwick Scholar

Named for the founder and first President of the College, Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick, S.J., this program is typically open to one Holy Cross student per year. It is one of the highest academic honors the College bestows. Students are nominated by their departments, and the Fenwick Scholar is then chosen by the Committee for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies. IN recent years a numbr of biology majors have been awarded Fenwick Scholarships, most recently Ms. Marnie Cambria '97.

During the senior year, the Fenwick Scholar is free to design, with an advisor, the academic program that will complete her or his undergraduate education in the most profitable way. Scholars are free to take courses or not, to do independent study, or to undertake a combination of courses and independent study. The Committee seeks a student who will put this unusual opportunity to best use.

At the end of the senior year, the Fenwick Scholar usually makes a public presentation of a major piece of work, a scholarly essay, a group of experiments, or a demonstration of substantial accomplishment in the creative arts. The application deadline is very early in the spring semester of the junior year and therefore interested, qualified students should give considerable thought to a project starting no early than the start of their fall junior semester. Biology majors interested in this opportunity are urged to express their interest to members of the faculty for advice and so that their nomination may be considered.

Send email inquiries about the Fenwick Scholar Program to the CISS office.

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