December 11, 2025

Bennington continues to secure and steward impactful winter fellowships for students. Between the thirty fellowships awarded, the College has provided $114,420 in funded experiential learning for the Winter 2026 Field Work Term.

ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION FELLOWSHIP 

Through the Endeavor Foundation Environmental Action Fellowship Program, students are placed into internship positions at nonprofits with a focus on environmental protection and environmental justice. 

In addition to their internships, Fellows develop together as a peer-supported cohort through pre-and post-Fellowship coursework and mentorship, led by Judith Enck, Senior CAPA Fellow, and founder of the Beyond Plastics project. By combining hands-on work experience with education and mentorship, this Fellowship aims to equip participants with the experiences, skills, and capacities to advance environmental justice causes, address complex societal challenges, and become effective changemakers in the world.

Past Endeavor Fellowship internship sites have included Food & Water Watch, Clean Air Coalition of Western NY, Story of Stuff, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Cafeteria Culture, Human Well-Being Foundation, Lights Out Norlite, Clean Ocean Action, C-40 Cities, Moms Clean Air Force, Just Zero, Bronx River Alliance, Grassroots Alliance Against Incineration, Center for Biological Diversity, New York Communities for Change, Rural and Migrant Ministries, Sane Energy, Grassroots Environmental Education, Conservation Law Foundation, Community Action Works, National Young Farmers Coalition, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Resonant Energy, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, and Make The Road New York.

Fellows include:

• Katriina Aasmaee '26, Food and Water Watch
• Mohamed Ahmed '27, Climate Action Now
• Julia Fornari '28, The Story of Stuff Project
• Nephthalie Jerome  '28, Seeding Sovereignty
• Stephen Kitomary '27, Louisiana Bucket Brigade
• Audie Lagarra '26, Environmental Advocates NY
• Ariel Luangkhot '28, Sure We Can
• Portia Poglinco '26, Cafeteria Culture
• Elsa Rubin '28, Food and Water Watch
• Maryam Saeedi '28, Fracktracker

LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP 

Established in 2018, the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation Fellowships in Theatre is an annual fellowship program operated in partnership with the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation, offering exceptional Bennington drama students the opportunity to work in paid internships at Off-Broadway non-profit theatre companies during the College’s Field Work Term. Participating students also receive mentorship from George Forbes, Executive Director of the Lucille Lortel Foundation and the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation.

Fellows include:

• Clio Calvin '27, Repertorio Español
• Vila Gonzalez '27, Movement Theatre Company
• Anna Grace Hethcox '26, Billie Holiday Theater
• Madeline Johns '26, Women’s Project Theater
• Mia Nadborne '26, Women’s Project Theater
• Megan Reid '26, La MaMa Theater
• Sophia Wolbach '27, Pregones/PRTT

CREATIVE LEGACY FELLOWSHIP

What forces and individuals contribute to shaping an artist’s legacy? What happens to all of the objects, materials, and correspondence that artists create during their lifetime? What is a catalogue raisonné?

Through the Creative Legacy Fellowship, selected students are placed into internship positions at artist-endowed foundations to investigate these questions. In addition to their internships, Fellows develop together as a peer-supported cohort through pre- Fellowship meetings, coursework and mentorship, led by Liz White, faculty member in Visual Arts and director of the Museum Fellows Term program. By combining hands-on work experience with a complementary educational component, this Fellowship aims to introduce participants to the nascent field of artist-endowed foundations, and invite the consideration of philosophical and creative questions, while simultaneously offering practical knowledge applicable to future professional opportunities.

• Sephira Ainsworth '28
• Garrett Gould '26
• Chandra Iftehar '26
• Holland Williams '26

NEWMAN AND COX PUBLIC ACTION STUDENT FELLOWSHIP 

Through the Newman and Cox Public Action Student Fellowship, students complete an FWT position or Independent Study focused on public action, either domestically or internationally, each supported by a grant. Work may take place anywhere across the globe. 

The Newman and Cox Public Action Student Fellowship is made possible by the generous support of the Jerome A. and Estelle R. Newman Assistance Fund and the Spencer Cox '90 Field Work Term Fellowship for Student Activists.

Fellows include:

• Camille Akers '27
• Mrinal Arun '26
• Abraham Dreher '26
• Simu Kaur '27
• Meri Mkrdumyan '26
• Rijad Muslic '26
• Gavin Sofronski '26
• Devan Spiro '27
• Calli Tonnes-Priddy '26