The ONIS newsletter is a semi-monthly record of news concerning applications for nationally and internationally competitive scholarships, primarily for undergraduates and primarily for the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota. If you would like to have a copy emailed directly to you, please send a request to natschol@umn.edu. Follow ONIS on Twitter (@natscholUMTC) for the latest news and updates.
Celebrations:
Seniors Elyse Eckert (Political Science and Sociology), Gurtaran Johal (Political Science and Sociology) and Lily Braatz (Political Science, Global Studies and Spanish) have been awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships in Germany, Spain and Andorra respectively, and recent graduates Fisher Chu (’21 Elementary Education) and Rose Xiong (’21 AMES) have awarded the same for South Korea. Recent graduates Annika Herdtle (’21 Ecology, Evolution and Behavior) and Katie Nichols (’21 Anthropology) have been offered Fulbright research awards to Germany, Juliet Paulson (’21 AMES, Anthropology and History) to study at National Chengchi University in Taiwan, and Nadia Huffman (’19 Economics) to assess digital business initiatives in Bulgaria. Another alum, Joseph Waldvogel (’19 Finance), has been named an alternate for a Fulbright award to Mexico.
Sydney Kakuk (’21 Political Science and Music) has been awarded the University’s first Scoville Peace Fellowship. Sydney has been a research assistant for Professor Mark Bell, a specialist in nuclear weapons and international relations, and she has completed the International Nuclear Safeguards course at the Monterey Institute for International Studies and a Kissinger Summer Fellowship at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She will spend the next year as an intern with a think tank working on nuclear arms control issues in Washington D.C. Sydney has also performed in University Opera Theater productions and as a soloist with assorted choral ensembles, and she hopes to combine her musical skills with a career in diplomacy.
Four seniors were awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. Benjamin Alva (Biomedical Engineering), Clara Lemaitre (Computer Science/Engineering), Tanner Mierow (Evolution, Environment & Behavior) and Hope Thilges (Developmental Psych).
Kindra Peterson (Political Science; Russian) has been named an alternate for a Boren Scholarship.
Its Fulbright Time! The Fulbright US Student Program has opened its application for the 2023-24 academic year. Rising seniors, recent graduates and graduate students are invited to apply for awards that support independent research, graduate study and English language instruction in countries around the world. Recent University of Minnesota students have received Fulbright Awards to study for graduate degrees in coastal ecosystems in Galway, Ireland, cultural studies in Istanbul, psychology in the Netherlands, and plant science in East Anglia, England. Others have completed research projects on dendrochronology in Chile, urban theater in Brazil, biomedical engineering in Germany, architecture in South Korea, and animal behavior in Morocco. Still more have taught English in Brazil, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and elsewhere.
Students require an interview with a campus committee and an institutional assessment to complete their applications. Undergraduates and alumni interested in applying in the current cycle should contact ONIS at natschol@umn.edu to make arrangements. Graduate students should contact the Graduate College Fellowships Office at gradfellow@umn.edu. Both offices will be holding information sessions and workshops over the next months to help students prepare competitive applications. The campus deadline for submitting applications is August 24. Campus interviews will be conducted in September and final applications must be submitted by October 11.
Approaching Scholarship Deadlines: Scholarships with a campus deadline listed are ONIS priority scholarships with require a university nomination process. Students must consult with ONIS and submit a preliminary application for these awards. Scholarships with only a national deadline listed are ONIS supported scholarships. Students may apply directly for these awards, but ONIS is willing to support them with writing support and strategic advice.
Rising seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students may also be interested in the following scholarships that support study abroad and in the US and that have deadlines early in the fall. All are open to US citizens and foreign nationals in most areas of study.
Schwarzman Scholarship (Seniors and grads: Full support for one year of study at Tsinghua University in Beijing): September 20, 2022
Knight-Hennessey Scholarship (Seniors and grads: Full support for a graduate program at Stanford University): October 5, 2022
Gates-Cambridge Scholarship (Seniors and grads: Full support for a graduate program at Cambridge University): October 12 for U.S. Citizens; Check website for others
McCall MacBain Scholarship (Seniors and grads: Full support for a masters or professional program at McGill University in Montreal: September 21, 2022