September News
UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIPS OFFICE
MONTHLY NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2021
MON 13 | Boren Awards Virtual Info Session The Boren Awards center around the values of Language, Culture, and Service.The Boren Awards provide up to $30,000 to study abroad while focusing on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security, broadly defined to include a wide range of global challenges, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness. The UFO will be hosting the Boren Awards Virtual Info session on Monday, September 13 from 10am-12 pm. This session will have a Boren Awards representative present for questions and individual student appointments. If you are interested in a virtual student appointment following the info session please email fellowship-advising@ncsu.edu. Zoom Link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/94209398214?pwd=d3g5NVdQb0hvYUozVDlVQVFxOXl5dz09 |
TUE 14 | NSF GRFP Virtual Workshop The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program helps ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF’s mission. The UFO will be hosting a NSF GRFP Virtual Workshop on Tuesday, September 14 from 11 am- 12 pm. Attendees can join here UFO NSF GRFP Virtual Workshop. NCSU Libraries will also be hosting a NSF GRFP Bootcamp on Tuesday, September 26. More details can be found here. |
| On the Lookout Preparation is the best foundation for a great application submission. It is never too early to start planning! The 2022-23 upcoming prestigious award cycles include: Boren Awards – https://www.borenawards.org/ Goldwater Scholarship – https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/ Udall Scholarship – https://www.udall.gov/ Truman Scholarship – https://www.truman.gov/ Gaither Junior Fellows Scholarship – https://carnegieendowment.org/about/jr-fellows/ Knight- Hennessy- https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/program NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program – https://www.nsfgrfp.org/ Check out the NSF:GRFP Application Bootcamp hosted by NCSU Libraries! UK Awards: Rhodes -https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/office-of-the-american-secretary/ Churchill- https://churchillscholarship.org/award.html Marshall – https://www.marshallscholarship.org/ Mitchell – https://www.us-irelandalliance.org/mitchellscholarship If you are interested in any awards listed above please contact us at fellowship-advsing@ncsu.edu. | |
| The Beam! This year NC State reached a University Record with twenty-two students receiving the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship! The NSF GRFP is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF’s mission. Jennifer Fang Danielle Moloney Sydney Floryanzia Kyle Nguyen Temitope Ibitoye Uchenna Osia Angelina Joy Zachary Paul Parks Ishita Kamboj Sreeram Raguraman Cade Karrenberg Andy Rivas Jessica Levey April Sharp Cristina Lorenzo-Velázquez James Skripchuk Siena Mantooth Alyssa Taylor Keith Markham Ana Sofia Uzsoy Nikhil Milind Mariely Vega Gómez Congratulations to our recipients! Read about some of our recipients and their ground-breaking research here! https://spark.adobe.com/page/zCYzEndlMANun/ | |
REMINDERS
The UFO will be operating on a rotating in-office schedule. We are located in Broughton 2229 and 2219. In-person meetings may be available upon request. Please contact fellowship-advising@ncsu.edu to schedule your appointment.
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