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 […]
By Anneliese Mackel Michigan State University student Caroline (Colby) Orcutt has been named a finalist for the U.S. Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest and perhaps most prestigious international scholarship program, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. It is offered in 25 constituencies, which […]
By Anneliese Mackel EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University has nominated two undergraduate students for the competitive Churchill Scholarship. The Churchill Scholarship supports one year of master’s study at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, England. Established in 1959 by the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States, the award offers up to 16 American […]
By Anneliese Mackel EAST LANSING, Mich. – One Michigan State University student has been named a semi-finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship for India, and another student has been named a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship for Malaysia. The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest and perhaps most prestigious international scholarship program, enabling outstanding young people from […]
By Anneliese Mackel EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University has nominated five undergraduate students and an alumna for the U.S. Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest and perhaps most prestigious international scholarship program, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. The U.S. Rhodes […]
By Anneliese Mackel EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University has nominated six undergraduate students and two alumni for the Marshall Scholarship, which provides support to approximately 50 of the most outstanding undergraduates in the country to study at any university in the United Kingdom. MSU has produced 20 Marshall Scholars to date. The results […]
By Brandi Stover & Anneliese Mackel EAST LANSING, Mich. – Kaylin Casper is Michigan State University’s 14th Udall Scholar, receiving the scholarship for Tribal Policy. Casper is an Honors College junior double-majoring in Sociology through the College of Social Science and Humanities Pre-Law in the College of Arts & Letters. She is also pursuing a […]
