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Barry Goldwater Scholarship Application NOW OPEN

By Melissa Welshans | Oct 21, 2019

CFSA is excited to announce that the 2020 application for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship is now open! The Barry Goldwater Scholarship is designed to attract outstanding students into careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit to students who are sophomores or juniors during the current…

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Syracuse University Submits Record Number of 2020 Fulbright Grant Applications

By Melissa Welshans | Oct 9, 2019

Syracuse University Submits Record Number of 2020 Fulbright Grant Applications

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Military-Connected Students of the Month: Marine Corps Veterans and Gilman Scholars Tristan Carson ’20 and Zach Watson ’20

By Melissa Welshans | Oct 9, 2019

Military-Connected Students of the Month: Marine Corps Veterans and Gilman Scholars Tristan Carson ’20 and Zach Watson ’20

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MFA Graduate Student and CLS recipient, Neil Cooney, featured in SU’s Graduate School Newsletter

By Melissa Welshans | Oct 9, 2019

AS REPORTED IN SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S GRADUATE STUDENT NEWSLETTER: Grad Student Spends Summer in Korea through a Critical Language Scholarship The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) is a program funded by the Department of State that sends undergraduate and graduate students abroad to learn a critical-need foreign language (Swahili, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Chinese, among others) for 8…

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SU’s First Luce Scholar and a Fulbright Scholar, Laura Marsolek, Gives Presentation at Prestigious Indian University

By Melissa Welshans | Oct 9, 2019

  Art History alum Laura Marsolek (B.A.’13, M.A.’15), SU’s first Luce Scholar and a Fulbright grantee to Kosovo in 2013, recently presented a guest lecture at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly, the Prince of Wales Museum) in Mumbai (Bombay), India. Laura’s lecture was titled “The Jewelry of Jodhpur/Marwar: At Court and in the…

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. 

You can read more about CFSA in this SU News story. 

Interest Meetings

One-on-One Advising

Writing Workshops

Interview Preparation

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

To request disability accommodations for any of the CFSA-hosted events below, please email cfsa@syr.edu

November 2024

06nov12:00 pm1:30 pmCritical Language Scholarship (CLS) Writing Workshop

12nov4:00 pm5:00 pmBoren Information Session

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December 2024

05dec3:30 pm4:30 pmRemembrance Scholarship In Person Information Session

10dec4:00 pm5:00 pmRemembrance Scholarship Virtual Information Session

12dec3:00 pm4:00 pmSummer STEM Research Opportunities for Undergrads

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National Recognitions

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