CFSA: Cultivating Exceptional Potential
In the News
Are you looking for funding opportunities for graduate study? The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) provides fellowships to individuals selected early in their graduate careers based on their demonstrated potential for significant achievements in science, technology, and engineering. Three years of support ($34,000 stipend, along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition…
The Syracuse University Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) recently chose the first cohort of nine undergraduate researchers to participate in the newly created Young Research Fellows Program (YRFP). Participants will have access to research funding of up to $4000 over two years to support research and creative inquiry during the summer and/or academic year. …
Rachel May, Director of Sustainability Education at Syracuse University and 1978 Marshall Scholar, has written a piece on the seventieth anniversary of the Marshall Plan and on the importance of the Marshall Scholarship program. Read this insightful piece on Syracuse.com
Jordan Barrett ’18, a rising senior studying physics and mathematics, has just been named a 2017-2018 recipient of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s (ASF) award. Barrett worked with the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) to prepare his Astronaut Scholar application. CFSA helps undergraduates, graduate students and alumni explore nationally competitive scholarship opportunities and assists them…
Ryan Gross grew up hearing stories about his grandfathers’ military experiences during World War II, leading tank units through the Battle of the Bulge and serving on a Navy destroyer in the Pacific. Inspired by their service, he accepted a commission in the U.S. Army as a military intelligence officer. After his deployment with an…
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
