Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Meet the Fellows

The 55th Class of Thomas J. Watson Fellows comes from 20 states and 4 countries and exhibits a broad range of academic specialties, socio-economic backgrounds, and project diversity.

They will travel to 54 countries pursuing topics ranging from climate refugees to pediatric cancer; from contemporary African art to disability care innovation; from entrepreneurial inclusion to urban animals; from coastal resilience to modern opera.

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2023 Fellows

2022 Fellows

2021 Fellows

2020 Fellows

Watson Fellow Journeys

Drake LeBrun

Thomas J. Watson Fellow 2012

Wadzanai Motsi

Thomas J. Watson Fellow 2013

Oscar Baez

Thomas J. Watson Fellow 2008