CFSA: Cultivating Exceptional Potential
In the News
Six first-year students have been selected to join the CFSA-SOURCE Young Research Fellows (YRF) Program, which is supported by the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE) and Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA). Young Research Fellows, guided by their faculty mentors, engage in two years of group mentoring in early research and…
Hannah Cochingco Comia ‘G21 will spend the next academic year in Finland conducting research on and performing the music of two Finnish composers, Jean Sibelius and Toivo Kuula, through the support of an American Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) Fellowship! The ASF offers fellowships of up to $23,000 to support individuals as they pursue research, study or…
Kyle Rosenblum ’20 and Mallie Prytherch ‘G19 joined Christian Tanja, a representative from the Schwarzman Scholars program, to conduct a Q&A about the prestigious opportunity on Zoom recently for prospective applicants. Kyle is currently participating in the program, while Mallie was selected to begin the program in Fall 2021. To watch a recording of their…
Madison Tyler, a second-year English and textual studies and African American studies double major in the College of Arts and Sciences was recently accepted to the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill’s Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP), a competitive, paid summer fellowship designed to foster the entrance of talented students from diverse backgrounds…
Rosa Calosso ‘G20 applied for the prestigious Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, with the assistance of CFSA’s assistant director, Melissa Welshans, in December 2020. Having received her master’s in science from the Cultural Foundations of Education program at Syracuse University, Rosa was applying to Ford at the same time as she was applying to Ph.D. programs…
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
We require all Syracuse University students who are seeking institutional endorsement for the Marshall Scholarship and Rhodes Scholarship to register with CFSA 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.
A campus committee will meet in July to review these forms and select the students who will be endorsed by the University. Students 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. The “Intent to Apply” Form will open in late May and close on July 1st.
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
CLS Advising Appointments
Advising appointments will be held
- Monday, November 3: 3:00pm-5:00pm
- Friday, November 7: 10am-12pm
- Monday, November 10: 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Thursday, November 13: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sign up HERE for an advising slot.
Upcoming Awards and Deadlines
PPIA Junior Summer Institutes (Due Nov. 1)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (Due the week of November 10)
Critical Language Scholarship (Due Nov. 18)
Department of Defense SMART Scholarship-for-Service (Due Dec. 7)
Boren Awards (Due Jan 21 [Fellows] and Jan 28 [Scholars])
National Recognitions
