East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State University has three finalists for nationally competitive awards. Jerome Hamilton Jr. is a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The Truman Scholarship recognizes students with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to a career in public service. The scholarship provides financial support for graduate study and leadership training […]
East Lansing, Mich. – The MSU Distinguished Student Awards Office has nominated four students for the nationally recognized Truman Scholarship. The Truman Scholarship, sponsored by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, recognizes students with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to a career in public service. The scholarship provides financial support for graduate study and […]
East Lansing, Mich. – The MSU Distinguished Student Awards Office has nominated four students for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Michigan State has produced 53 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 chosen field. The award […]
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State University has nominated two students 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 scholars include academics, […]
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State University senior Dorothy Zhao is the institution’s 20th Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship provides support for outstanding undergraduates in the United States to study any academic subject at United Kingdom universities of their choice for up to three years. This year over 1,000 candidates applied, producing 51 Marshall Scholars […]
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State University alumna Angela Yuan is the institution’s first Schwarzman Scholar. The Schwarzman Scholars program selects students from around the world for a fully funded one-year master’s degree and leadership program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. This year over 4,200 candidates applied globally. Approximately 400 candidates were interviewed, […]
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State University is proud to announce its national finalists for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship and Rhodes Scholarship. Organizers will announce the results of these competitions in the coming weeks. The Marshall Scholarship provides support to approximately 50 of the most outstanding undergraduates in the country to study at any university […]
East Lansing, Mich. – The National/International Fellowships and Scholarships (NIFS) Office has changed its name to The Distinguished Student Awards Office to better reflect its purpose. The Distinguished Student Awards Office, administered by the Honors College, is dedicated to supporting undergraduate and graduate students pursuing prestigious external awards. Honors College membership is not required to […]
East Lansing, Mich. – Roxy Sprowl is the 13th Udall Scholar to be named from Michigan State University (MSU). Sprowl is an Honors College junior majoring in social work in the College of Social Science with minors in race and ethnicity of the United States, and American Indian and Indigenous Studies. She is a member […]
East Lansing, Michigan – Twenty-five exceptional undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni, from Michigan State University have been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), along with eight honorable mentions. The program is the country’s oldest graduate fellowship program that supports graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who […]
