2022 University Fellowships Day: Recap
Welcome to University Fellowship Office's 2022 University Fellowships Day Recap!
Have you ever been curious about the different types of funding that you can apply for? Perhaps you've heard of major awards like the Fulbright Scholarship, but don't know much about them. Or, maybe you just want to learn more. University Fellowships Day is the place to get all of your answers!
View our recorded sessions of the staff from NC State’s University Fellowships Office (UFO), along with guest speakers and panelists. Each session recording will provide details about awards, talk about the application process and share helpful tips and advice for undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni.
If you are interested in speaking in more detail about these or other scholarships and fellowships please complete UFO Intake Form and an advisor will get back to you!
Schedule
| Fulbright ETA/Teaching English Abroad | NSF-GRFP/ STEM awards (Grad) |
|---|---|
| Undergraduates and Graduates | Undergraduates and Graduates |
| The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program is open to students who have finished a bachelor’s degree or will do so by the start of the grant and would like to spend an academic year assisting in an English classroom abroad. | This session will focus on specific awards related to STEM majors looking for graduate school funding. Open to current undergraduate and graduate students. Specific awards being discussed: NSF-GRFP, Ford Foundation, Hertz Foundation, and how to use STEM-specific databases to find funding. |
| Fulbright ETA/Teaching English Abroad (recording) Presenter: Dr. Kristen Hetrick | NSF-GRFP/Graduate STEM Awards (recording) Presenter: Courtney Hughes |
| Boren Scholarship/Fellowship | Open Hour for International Students |
|---|---|
| Undergraduates and Graduates | Undergraduates and Graduates |
| Boren awards are open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in spending up to a year learning a less commonly taught language abroad. Boren representative Kyle Cox will join us for this session. | International student funding options are limited, but still available. Come to this session to learn more about what opportunities are available to non-US citizens. |
| Boren Scholarship/Fellowship (recording) Presenter: Dr. Kristen Hetrick | Open Hour: Int’l Students (recording) Presenter: Courtney Hughes |
| Open Hour | Fulbright Study/ Research & Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Undergraduates and Graduates | Undergraduates and Graduates |
| Join this session for any general questions regarding awards and the application process. | Fulbright study/research & enrollment awards are open to rising seniors and current graduate students who are interested in conducting research or obtaining a master’s degree in another country. These grants are year-long awards. |
| Recording Coming Soon! Presenter: Dr. Kristen Hetrick | Fulbright Study/Research & Enrollment (recording) Presenter: Courtney Hughes |
| Critical Language Scholarship | Political Science/ Policy awards |
|---|---|
| Undergraduates and Graduates | Undergraduates |
| The Critical Language Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning a less commonly taught language over the summer. CLS representative Natalie Spencer will join us for this session. | This session will discuss awards open to enrolled undergraduates or recent BA/BS graduates seeking funding with a political or policy focus. Some awards are domestic opportunities while others are focused on international topics. Some awards being discussed: Rangel Scholarship, Pickering Scholarship, Payne Scholarship, Scoville Peace Award, Gaither |
| CLS (recording) Presenter: Dr. Kristen Hetrick | Political Science / Policy Awards (recording) Presenter: Courtney Hughes |
| Funding Opportunities for CHASS | STEM Awards |
|---|---|
| Undergraduates and Graduates | Undergraduates |
| This session will focus on opportunities open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in the humanities and social sciences. | This session will focus on award open to currently enrolled – not graduated – undergraduate students in STEM areas. Awards discussed will include: Goldwater Scholarship, NOAA-Hollings, Udall Scholarship, DAAD |
| Recording Coming Soon! Presenter: Dr. Kristen Hetrick | STEM Awards (recording) Presenter: Courtney Hughes |
| Student Panel – Application Process |
|---|
| Guests: Student and Alumni Past Award Recipients |
| This panel will be an open discussion about what it is like to undertake an application process while also being a student. Panelists will be comprised of undergraduate and graduate student applicants representing various disciplines across campus. |
| Student Panel (recording) |