What is the Magellan Project?

The Magellan Scholarship is one of the finest international research programs in the United States. It was devised and created by an expert panel of professors and academia at Washington and Jefferson College to give students the exceptional opportunity to complete an individual research project of their own academic interest. Students are able to propose any project of their choice with the guidance and support of professors and faculty. Any student at Washington and Jefferson College can apply for the Magellan Scholarship and honestly, why wouldn’t you? Hundreds of thousands of graduates across the nation enter the job market each year, each of whom probably has one, if not several, internships under their belt; coupled with a high GPA and involvement in several clubs and you might actually land a job at some entry-level career position at your local firm. Here’s the facts: Top tier institutions and global corporations see that resume cross their desk every day, and they’ll decide in the first 40 seconds of an interview if they’re going to hire you. You were an intern at your local law firm?.. So are the other 50 suits sitting in the lobby. Magellan Scholars don’t have that problem. Their unique academic work speaks for itself. I completed an independent research project on the strategic, operational and tactical usage of security forces in Israel and how it effects the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. That experience gives you a level of confidence anywhere you go. Washington and Jefferson College has one of the best Pre-Law and Pre-Health programs in the nation and now, one of the best international study programs available to students. Wherever the Magellan Project takes you, you’ll have insights into ideas and concepts you would have never imagined. I never dreamt in my lifetime, let alone in my freshman year of college, I would have been able to go to Palestine and Israel and study the geopolitical conflict occurring, but that before I became I Magellan Scholar.