CFSA: Cultivating Exceptional Potential
In the News
The Beinecke Scholarship provides substantial funding for the graduate education of young people of exceptional promise. It is open to junior-year college students and was created to enable them to be courageous in selecting research or creative-focused courses of graduate study in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Lener was one of 16 Beinecke Scholars…
Cummings, a geology major in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has been named a 2026-27 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). Founded by the Mercury 7 astronauts, the foundation awards scholarships to students in their junior or senior year who are pursuing a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) degree with intentions to pursue research…
Three Syracuse University students have been selected to participate in the Boren Awards, a national scholarship provided by the Defense Language and National Security Education Office within the Department of Defense. Boren Awards provide up to $25,000 for undergraduates and graduate students to pursue international critical need language study. This year, all recipients are students…
Three Syracuse University students have been awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), and one student has been recognized with an honorable mention. The fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in STEM, social sciences and STEM education in…
Three Syracuse University students-one researching proteins, one mapping geothermal heat beneath Greenland’s ice sheet and one engineering bacteria-fighting surfaces for medical implants-are recipients of the 2026 Goldwater Scholarship. They are the following: Mallory Brown ’27, a neuroscience and statistics major in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and a member of the Renée Crown University…
What We Do
CFSA helps Syracuse University undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni apply for national scholarships and fellowships. These external awards provide funding and recognition across a range of disciplines and interests.
Institutional Endorsement
Syracuse University requires all students and alumni who are seeking institutional endorsement for the Marshall Scholarship and Rhodes Scholarship to express their interest in applying by June 1 and to complete an “Intent to Apply” form by July 1, detailing their record on leadership, service, academic accomplishments, and their rationale for the application. To express interest, email cfsa@syr.edu or one of CFSA's advisors directly. You can find the link to the "Intent to Apply" form below. A campus committee will meet in July to review these forms and select the students who will be endorsed by the University.
Applicants seeking CFSA’s support and assistance with applications to the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship, the Schwarzman Scholars Program, the Luce Scholars Program, or the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program ,should also complete the form.
Prestigious Fellowships Intent to Apply Form
Let us know if you intend to apply for a prestigious award (those listed under "Institutional Endorsement" above) by completing this form by July 1st.
Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Awards and Deadlines
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Start Application: June 1
- Internal Deadline: September 8
- National Deadline: October 6
Prestigious Fellowship Intent to Apply
- Due July 1: Required for all applicants to the Marshall Scholarship and Rhodes Scholarship. Recommended for applicants pursuing the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, Luce Scholarship, and Schwarzman Scholarship
Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
- National Deadline: October 1
National Recognitions
