From 2013 to 2025, the Thompson Bartlett Fellowships for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science and the Thompson Bartlett Fellowships for Economics created transformative opportunities for Vassar students to pursue full-time summer internships and research in professional settings. Supported through the generosity of Dede Thompson Bartlett ’65 in honor of her mother, Emilie Jones Thompson, these need-based fellowships sought to expand access to STEM and economics careers for women and other historically underrepresented groups. Over their twelve years, the programs supported 110 STEM fellows and 30 Economics fellows, helping students connect their academic work with practical experience in corporate, government, university, non-profit, and medical settings. Though the fellowships concluded in 2025, they leave a lasting legacy of equity, opportunity, and impact in the professional trajectories of the fellows who participated.

View a list of past recipients of the Thompson Bartlett Fellowships for Science, Mathematics and Computer Science.

View a list of past recipients of the Thompson Bartlett Fellowships for Economics.