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How to Get Ahead with Fulbright

By Jourdann Borski | Oct 5, 2016

The Fulbright student programs provide a wide array of research, study, and teaching opportunities in over 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students. All of the grants and fellowships through Fulbright allow recipients to spend one academic year pursuing a research or arts project, or teaching English, in a foreign country. Applicants from across…

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The Boren Scholarship in Action with Frederick (Rick) Cieri III (’17)

By Jourdann Borski | Sep 27, 2016

  Frederick (Rick) Cieri received the opportunity of a lifetime to study for a year in São Paulo, Brazil with the Boren Scholarship. Rick has gone to Brazil to study Portuguese, which is deemed a “critical language”: by the Boren Scholarship since it is less commonly taught in the United States. Rick applied to the…

Internal Deadline for Fulbright Applications is Thursday Sept 15th 2016.

By Naomi Shanguhyia | Sep 9, 2016

The Internal Deadline for Fulbright Applications for the 2016/17 cycle is on Thursday, Sept 15th, 2016 at 12.00 noon. Only applications that will have been submitted by this date/time will be forwarded to the Syracuse University Fulbright Campus Committee for review. If you are applying for any of the awards in this application cycle, make…

NSF Graduate Research Fellow Joshua Woods (’16)

By Blythe Scherrer | Sep 1, 2016

Joshua Woods will soon begin his doctoral studies at Cornell University in the Robert Fredrick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. A recent graduate with a degree in chemical engineering and a minor in chemistry, Josh is the recipient of a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship supports outstanding students pursuing research-based…

Truman Finalist Rachel Brown-Weinstock (’17)

By Blythe Scherrer | Aug 30, 2016

Rachel Brown-Weinstock, a senior with majors in policy studies, citizenship and civic engagement, and sociology, applied for the Truman Scholarship during her junior year. Although she did not ultimately receive the award, Rachel learned a great deal through the application process and advises young change agents to consider applying. Rachel is passionate about rural education…

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

Badge that reads Fulbright Top Producer U.S. Student Program 2023-2024
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blue circle with wavy exterior that reads AY 2021 - 2022 Gilman Top Producer
Fulbright Program logo of blue ombre circle surrounded by the text "Fulbright Program Top Producer Student Program"