EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University third-year student Ashlin Stover has become the institution’s first Voyager Scholarship recipient, securing up to $50,000 in financial aid and a 10-year travel stipend. The Voyager Scholarship for Public Service is the brainchild of the Obamas and Brian Chesky, CEO and co-founder of Airbnb, to support students who […]
By Anneliese Mackel and Kristin Janka EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University undergraduate student Eleanor Pugh has earned a Boren Scholarship to study abroad in Kazakhstan. The Boren Awards program funds the intensive study of language and culture abroad for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students. Scholars have the option to either apply for a […]
Five Michigan State University students have earned the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a university record for a single cohort of the award. This places MSU at 60 Goldwater Scholars since the award’s inception. The Goldwater Foundation seeks sophomores and juniors committed to a research career in STEM fields with the potential for significant future […]
By Kristin Janka EAST LANSING, Mich. – Third-year student Megan Ransler is Michigan State University’s nominee for the nationally competitive Udall Scholarship. Ransler is an Honors College student majoring in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering through the College of Engineering and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources with one concentration in Ecosystems Engineering, and another in […]
By Kristin Janka EAST LANSING, Mich. – Third-year students Kaylin Casper and Isabelle Radakovich are Michigan State University’s finalists for the nationally competitive Truman Scholarship. The Truman Scholarship, sponsored by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, recognizes students with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to affecting change through public service. It provides financial support […]
By Anneliese Mackel EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University has nominated three students for the nationally competitive Truman Scholarship. The Truman Scholarship, sponsored by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, recognizes students with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to affecting change through public service. It provides financial support for graduate study and leadership […]
By: Anneliese Mackel EAST LANSING, Mich. – The MSU Distinguished Student Awards Office has nominated five students for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Michigan State has produced 55 Goldwater Scholars. The Goldwater Foundation seeks sophomores and juniors committed to a research career in STEM fields with the potential for significant future contribution in their […]
By Anneliese Mackel and Kristin Janka EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University alumnus Mustafa Syed has been named a Schwarzman Scholar, joining an elite group of future global leaders. Syed is MSU’s second Schwarzman Scholar in the history of the award. The Schwarzman Scholars program selects students from around the world for a fully funded […]
By Anneliese Mackel EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University has nominated one student for the nationally competitive James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program. This fellowship, funded by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, selects approximately 15 students for one year of funding and a placement as a research assistant to a senior scholar. Senior […]
By Anneliese Mackel & Kristin Janka EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University student Sydney Logsdon has been named a finalist for the Marshall Scholarship, which provides support to approximately 50 of the most outstanding undergraduates in the country to pursue graduate study at any university in the United Kingdom. MSU has produced 20 Marshall […]
