Giovanna Saccoccio wins Critical Language Scholarship

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Giovanna Saccoccio wins Critical Language Scholarship Honors student Giovanna Saccoccio has been featured in SU News for being awarded the nationally competitive Critical Language Scholarship to study Turkish this summer. She worked with the Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising to prepare her application. Congratulations Giovanna! Read the full story on SU News

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Syracuse University Selected to Become a Pat Tillman Foundation University Partner

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Syracuse University Selected to a Become Pat Tillman Foundation University Partner The Pat Tillman Foundation has selected Syracuse University as its 15th Pat Tillman Foundation University Partner. Syracuse joins 14 other University Partners, including Columbia University, George Washington University and Georgetown University. The selection process is by invitation only from the Pat Tillman Foundation. Read…

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Luce Finalist Lily Fein (’16) Reflects on the Application Process

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Cross posted from the Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising (CFSA) blog! In February, Lily Fein traveled to New York City as a finalist to the Luce Scholars Program. She mingled with fellow finalists and members of the selection committee — prominent journalists, academics, artists, lawyers, and diplomats — at a cocktail party before the final interview. With majors…

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Rising Sophomore Hannah Butler Accepted to Fulbright Summer Institute

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Cross posted from the Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising (CFSA) blog! Since 2010, the US-UK Fulbright Commission has offered the opportunity for first- or second-year undergraduates to study at one of the UK’s leading institutions. The Fulbright Summer Institutes are fully-funded academic and cultural exchanges open to underclassmen of any discipline. Hannah Butler, a rising sophomore…

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Geoffrey Vaartstra (’17) Named Astronaut Scholar

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Cross posted from the Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising (CFSA) blog! Hiking in the south of Chile during his semester abroad, mechanical engineering student Geoffrey Vaartstra learned that he was named a 2016 Astronaut Scholar. This prestigious scholarship recognizes outstanding students in engineering, natural, and applied students that show initiative and creativity in their…

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Summer in the City

Thinking about your Capstone already and wishing you could work on it over the summer? Or maybe you have another research project you’ve started. The Syracuse University Student Association (SA) is partnering with the Office of Research and the Office of Academic Affairs to provide stipends to support undergraduate students to conduct research over the…

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Meet Mitchell Scholarship Founder and Schwarzman Scholarship Representative

The Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) will host two guests next week as they promote prestigious scholarships. Trina Vargo, President and Founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, will meet with students and faculty about the Mitchell Scholarship. A highly competitive and distinguished program, the Mitchell Scholarship funds a year of postgraduate study in an…

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CFSA Profile: Rachel Bass and CLS in Oman

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Most people look for ways to escape the heat in the summer. Honors student Rachel Bass (’16, A&S) had to embrace it. Rachel spent this past summer studying in Oman, on the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, where the temperature routinely climbs above 110 degrees. She was there on the Critical Language Scholarship sponsored by…

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Need funding for an unpaid internship or summer research?

Apply for the Clements Internship Award – deadline Feb. 5th  *Many Honors students have won the Clements Award – it’s a great way to fund unique opportunities or even Capstone-related work. It’s also a fantastic stepping stone to nationally competitive fellowships!* This award enables students to undertake unique, self-cultivated internships that may otherwise be financially…

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Funding for Unique Internships! Apply for the Clements Award

Career Services has announced that the application for the annual Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Award has now opened. This award enables students to undertake unique, self-cultivated internships that may otherwise be financially impossible. Clements interns usually spend the summer months away from the University, working in a professional setting under the supervision of an…

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