Mitchell – Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising

In the News: Cameron MacPherson Named as University’s First Mitchell Scholar

Picture of Cameron Macpherson - SU's first Mitchell Scholar

Cameron MacPherson ’16, a graduate student in Pan African studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a recipient of the prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship for graduate study in Ireland. He is Syracuse University’s first Mitchell Scholar. MacPherson is one of only 12 U.S. students selected from more than 300 applicants…

In the News: Zainab Abdali (’18) and Cameron MacPherson (’16) are finalists for prestigious nationally competitive scholarships

Two Syracuse University students have been named finalists for three of the United States’ most prestigious nationally competitive scholarship awards: the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship. Zainab Abdali, a senior English and textual studies and mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, was selected as a finalist for the…

Application Bootcamp August 23rd and 25th

All 2016-2017 Fulbright and UK/Asia award applicants are invited to CFSA’s Application Bootcamp. CFSA will host two “bootcamp” workshops at the end of August for applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Marshall Scholarship, Luce Scholars Program, Schwarzman Scholarship, and Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Rhodes and Mitchell applicants are restricted from receiving help on their drafts.…

Some of SU’s distinguished guests…

…have interesting links to nationally competitive scholarships! Nicholas Kristof gave the commmencement speech for our May 2013 graduates and encouraged them to “find some issue that resonates with you, that you care about, and then work to get engaged in it.” You can read the text of his speech here: http://news.syr.edu/commencement-speech-by-new-york-times-columnist-nicholas-kristof-54504/ Did you know that…