Hannah 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 MoreApplication 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.…
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…
Read MoreLuce Finalist Lily Fein (’16) Reflects on the Application Process
In February, Lily Fein traveled to New York City as a finalist to the Luce Scholars Program. She mingled with fellow finalists and members of the selection committee — prominent journalists, academics, artists, lawyers, and diplomats — at a cocktail party before the final interview. With majors in ceramics and history of art, Lily was interested in Japanese ceramic…
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