CFSA: Cultivating Exceptional Potential
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Kait Hobson, ’16, is currently serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Thailand. She sent this photo of a starry sky from a recent camping trip in Chiang Mai.
The Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York offers a distinctive graduate study opportunity to students with Scottish heritage: one year of graduate study in Scotland, commencing in the fall of 2017.. The scholarship is open to residents of the state of New York, or students who attend college in the state of…
Hannah Butler, a public relations major in the Newhouse School, spent time visiting landmarks, such as Broughty Castle near Dundee, during her time with the Fulbright-Scotland Summer Institute. Read more about Hannah Butler’s Fulbright Scholarship with Syracuse University News. Link Below: http://news.syr.edu/student-explores-scottish-identity-culture-through-fulbright-program-20022/
Students socializing at the CFSA Fall Reception. On October 14, 2016, fifty-four outstanding first and second year students attended an evening reception at the Chancellor’s house to learn about the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising. This reception was meant to help prepare promising students for working with Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising through…
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully funded overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students. The scholarship aims to broaden the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages, as well as to build relationships between the people of the United States and other countries. CLS provides opportunities…
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.
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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.
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