CFSA: Cultivating Exceptional Potential
In the News
Kyle Rosenblum, a senior psychology and policy studies major and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Schwarzman Scholars program. Kyle is the first Schwarzman finalist from Syracuse University since the Schwarzman Scholars program launched in 2015. Kyle says he decided to apply because…
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…
Syracuse University Submits Record Number of 2020 Fulbright Grant Applications
Military-Connected Students of the Month: Marine Corps Veterans and Gilman Scholars Tristan Carson ’20 and Zach Watson ’20
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…
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.
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
National Recognitions
