2016-2017 National Fellowship and Scholarship Winners

 

Since the Fellowships Office was established in 1994, University students have won 845 national awards totaling more than $26.5 million for advanced academic study. This year, 286 national applications were submitted. To date, 82 advanced to the finalists round, and of those, 57 have won scholarships. These 57 awards winners have earned more than $2,367,524 for academic study. University faculty members serve on scholarship committees and assist students in preparing their applications.
2016-2017 Winners List [pdf]

 

BOREN SCHOLARSHIP
Grants awarded to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to US interests
Stefanie Feltwell (declined) - Senior, International Business & Economics, (Korea), NC (SCHC)
Nicholas Ferguson - Freshman, International Business, (China), OH
Mariah Stewart (Alternate) - Sophomore, Russian & International Studies, SC (Capstone)

CONGRESS-BUNDESTANG YOUTH EXCHANGE FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Awards for year of study and internship in Germany
Kate Kacsur (Finalist) - Senior, Environmental Science, SC (SCHC)

DAAD RISE INTERNSHIP SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Awards for summer research in Germany
Alexis Bantle - Sophomore, Biological Sciences, NC (SCHC)
Justin DuRant - Junior, Biological Sciences, SC (SCHC)
William Rivers - Sophomore, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, SC (SCHC)

DAAD RISE PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Awards for summer or fall internship in Germany
Sky Jaques - Junior, Chemical Engineering, TN (SCHC)

FREEMAN-ASIA SCHOLARSHIP
Awards for study in Asia
Cindy Son - Junior, Finance & Global Supply Chain Management, SC

FULBRIGHT-CLINTON PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIP
Year-long public policy professional placement in a foreign government
Binda Niati (Recommended) - PhD, Education, (Ivory Coast), Kinshasa, DRC

FULBRIGHT SUMMER INSTITUTE TO THE UK
Funding for summer study at one of ten UK institutions
Jane Marryat - Freshman, Biological Sciences, (Scotland), NC (SCHC)