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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…
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…
Adam Crowley recently joined the Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising staff! Adam was born in Oklahoma and grew up in Missouri, Central New York, and Connecticut. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Connecticut and later returned to Central New York to attend the Syracuse University College of…
Students, Alumnae to Study Around the World on Critical Language Scholarship
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
Syracuse University requires all students and alumni who are seeking institutional endorsement for the Marshall Scholarship and Rhodes Scholarship to express their interest in applying 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. To express interest, email cfsa@syr.edu or one of CFSA's advisors directly. You can find the link to the "Intent to Apply" form below. A campus committee will meet in July to review these forms and select the students who will be endorsed by the University.
Applicants 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.
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
Most scholarships and fellowships that CFSA helps applicants pursue have deadlines that fall between September and February. Please consult our Scholarship directory to learn more about opportunities you may want to pursue during the 2026-2027 academic year.
National Recognitions
