CFSA: Cultivating Exceptional Potential
In the News
Teng Zeng, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was selected as the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising’s Mentor of the Year for 2022. Each year CFSA solicits nominations for Mentor of the Year from students and alumni who have applied for national fellowships and scholarships during the previous year. This award recognizes Dr.…
Matt Cufari, a senior physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, a Coronat Scholar and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been named 2022-23 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). Founded by the Mercury…
Syracuse’s Meghan Root and Marco Salas of Arizona State each will receive a $10,000 Jim McKay Scholarship, awarded by the NCAA to college athletes who demonstrate achievement in sports communication or public relations or hope to contribute to the field. Root, a forward on the Syracuse women’s soccer team, graduated with a degree in public relations this…
CFSA staff Jolynn Parker, Melissa Welshans, and Adam Crowley were recently interviewed for a story with SU News! To learn more about CFSA and their mission, read the full story here.
Sasha Valitutti, a junior aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a recipient of a Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The award will fully fund her tuition for her remaining years of college; provide her with an annual stipend of…
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
