Meet Your Fellowship Advisers

Whether you’re just beginning to explore your options or know exactly what you’re interested in applying for, we’re here to help! Both of us have earned our own fellowships and together we have decades of experience advising successful students on their own journeys.

First years, sophomores, and Smithies just learning about fellowships should meet with Jasmine.

Juniors, seniors, alums, and students considering nominated fellowships should meet with Andrew.

Andrew Dausch, Ph.D.

Director, Fellowships & Postgraduate Scholarships Program

Andrew works in partnership with faculty and staff to promote national fellowships and postgraduate scholarship opportunities across Smith College’s diverse student population. He advises students and recent alums on a broad portfolio of awards. In particular, he helps students navigate the process of applying for fellowships requiring endorsement and postgraduate awards by helping them develop their scholarly credentials and prepare their application materials.

Andrew began working at Smith in 2016. He was trained as an intellectual and cultural historian of Europe and Latin America with a specialization in cultural diplomacy, the history of the social sciences, and Franco-Brazilian transnational scholarly exchange. He earned his doctorate in history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has taught courses in European, Latin American, and World History.

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Jasmine Stork, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Fellowships & Postgraduate Scholarships Program

Jasmine supports students across all academic years, with a focus on early career students (first years and sophomores) and early opportunities. Jasmine is especially passionate about helping students think broadly about opportunities that will enrich their college experience while gaining skills for their future careers. She works with students to select appropriate opportunities and develop their application materials. She uses her own fellowship experiences, including her time as an English Teaching Assistant in Poland, to better support students through an emphasis on holistic and self-reflective advising.

Jasmine began working at Smith in 2022. She was trained in cultural studies (Ph.D.) with a specialization in digital folklore and online research methodologies, and in public health (M.P.H.) with an emphasis on marginalized and emerging communities.

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“The fellowships team was so helpful as I thought about how to put my best foot forward, giving me valuable advice that was really instrumental once I interviewed. Most importantly, the team was really affirming about my accomplishments, helped me tell the story of my experiences well, and I stepped into the process feeling confident and prepared.”

Takondwa Priscilla Semphere ’18

How to Make an Appointment

You can make an appointment with Andrew or Jasmine using your Handshake account. Log in to Handshake, select “Career Center” and then “Appointments.” Choose one of the “Fellowships/Scholarships” appointment types. For your first appointment, choose a 60-minute appointment. For a follow-up appointment, you may choose a 30- or 60-minute appointment.

If you’re an alum who needs help accessing your Handshake account, contact us at lazarus@soongshinkid.com.

Appointment Types

Fellowships/Scholarships First Meeting

60 minutes

Initial discussions about your plans for nationally and internationally competitive fellowship and scholarship applications, including building your competitive profile (internships, research, volunteering, leadership roles, summer awards, and more), requirements of particular awards, timelines to apply to award programs, etc.

Fellowships/Scholarships Update Meeting

30 minutes

For students and alums who have previously discussed their fellowships/scholarships plans with a fellowships adviser.

Fellowships/Scholarship Program Application Review

60 minutes

Individuals who have completed an application for support and met with a fellowship adviser about their application can use this appointment type to review their application drafts with a fellowship adviser. If you do not have an application for support on file, your appointment will be canceled. Candidates for Fulbright, Goldwater, Marshall, Rhodes, Truman, and Udall should use this category for reviews close to external submission deadlines.