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May 9, 2016

5 Students Win Fulbright Grants

This story first appeared on “NC State News” on April 22, 2016.  You can access the original story here.   Five NC State students will head off around the globe as winners of prestigious Fulbright grants for the 2016-17 academic year. As Fulbright Scholars, they’ll teach and conduct research in fields ranging from chemistry to architecture at sponsoring… 

May 9, 2016

32 Students Score NSF Fellowships

This story first appeared on “NC State News” on March 31, 2016.  You can view the original article here.   Another sign of NC State’s upward trajectory: a record-breaking 32 NC State students earned prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation this year. An additional 26 received honorable mention. Recipients include 17 students who have completed or will soon complete… 

May 9, 2016

The Right Chemistry: Au+H2O Times 2

The following originally appeared on NC State News on April 1, 2016. You can access the original story here.   Two NC State juniors earned the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2016, a highly competitive award established three decades ago to enhance academic opportunities for the nation’s top students in science, mathematics and engineering. The scholarship covers the cost… 

Nov 10, 2015

Upcoming: US-UK Fulbright Summer Institutes

  Program Website:  US-UK Fulbright Summer Institutes Description:  Participants in these programs will get the opportunity to experience an exciting academic program at a highly regarded UK University, explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK and develop their academic ability by improving presentation, research and communication skills. Who Should Apply:  US undergraduates (aged… 

Nov 10, 2015

Schwarzman Scholars Program Information Session

Robert Garris, Global Director of Admissions for the Schwarzman Scholars will be giving a presentation on this scholarship program. Who: Schwarzman Scholars, inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship, is a program designed to help future leaders meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond by preparing them to better understand China’s culture, economy, governance and… 

Oct 27, 2015

Have curiosities, will travel: Fulbright Scholars expand research, learning overseas

This story originally appeared on the NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences web page.  You can find the original story here.     When Maurita Harris set out to learn American Sign Language, she started with an ASL dictionary. It was a perfectly reasonable place to start, and as she quickly learned, one of… 

Oct 3, 2015

Grad student, Boren Fellow seeks answers to youth unemployment in Morocco

This story originally appeared on the NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences web page.  You can find the original story here.     Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, youth unemployment rates are some of the highest in the world. Upward of 30 percent of the region’s population younger than age 25 don’t… 

Nov 10, 2010

Fellowship Advising Office SUPER-curricular SEED Grant

Description Strong candidates for highly competitive national fellowships are intellectually engaged; they value a broad-based education and they have explored their individual interests through wider reading and research outside structured classroom and extracurricular activities. The Fellowship Advising Office SUPER-Curricular Seed Grants are intended to encourage and enable promising undergraduate students to build on their undergraduate studies by participating…