CFSA: Cultivating Exceptional Potential
In the News
Anthony Ruscitto, ’22, G’23, L’27 and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was recently recognized as a 2025 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation. The award unites and empowers remarkable military service members, veterans and spouses as the next generation of public and private sector leaders committed to service beyond self. Tillman Scholars receive academic scholarships, leadership development…
Julia Fancher, a rising senior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a logic minor in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been renewed as an Astronaut Scholar for the 2025-26 year by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). She was originally named as a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar.…
Lilyan “Lily” Minicozzi ’26, an industrial and interaction design major with a minor in sustainability design recently shared information about her project, Full Circle, with Syracuse University’s Rob Enslin for the series “Orange Stories.” In the article, Lily discusses her research, which is co-funded by CFSA and SOURCE’s Emerging Research Fellows Program. The ERF program…
Jorge Morales ’26, a double major in history and anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs with a minor in English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the highly competitive Beinecke Scholarship. Morales is one of only 20 students nationwide to receive this prestigious award, which supports exceptional undergraduates…
Katsitsatekanoniahkwa Destiny Lazore, a rising senior communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and political science major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences (with a minor in Native American studies) and a member of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, has been named as a 2025 recipient…
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
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Upcoming Awards and Deadlines
Fulbright UK Summer Institutes (Due Feb. 2)
Udall Scholarship (Due Mar. 4)
Gilman Scholarship (Due Mar. 5)
National Recognitions
