Posts Tagged ‘Summer’
Take a Look at Junior Summer Opportunities
When it comes to applying to scholarships and fellowships it is never too early to start looking for an opportunity. Two SU juniors recently applied for and received awards that will fund enriching summer experiences in their fields before their senior year. Chizobam Nwagwu, a policy studies and neuroscience majors, is a recipient of a…
Read MoreApplications for the 2017 UK Summer Institutes are now open
The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers US undergraduates an opportunity to take part in one of ten Summer Institutes in the UK. Top UK universities and other organizations host exemplary undergraduates to study and experience culture in various regions of the UK. The Summer Institutes’ locations and programs may change each year and each location offers…
Read MoreHannah Butler (’19) Reports from Fulbright Scotland Summer Institute
SU’s first Fulbright Summer Institute participant has just finished her five-week cultural and academic adventure! Rising sophomore Hannah Butler arrived in Dundee, Scotland, in early July and is now returning to the U.S. after a busy few weeks of lessons, field trips, tours, and discussions. The Fulbright Summer Institutes offer several fully-funded programs around the UK for rising sophomores…
Read MoreAmber Barrow (’17) Shares Her Experience with the Critical Language Scholarship
In the summer of 2015, neuroscience and biology major Amber Barrow boarded a plane to Dalian, China. Her first time in China, Amber took a pledge to speak only Mandarin Chinese for the summer program. Her journey to East Asia started two years earlier when she first heard about the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) in…
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