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FSU students receive prestigious language study scholarships

Published: May 12, 2020 | 9:00 am | Posted in: News, University News

Six Florida State University undergraduate students were recently selected to receive nationally competitive language study scholarships through initiatives funded by the federal government to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages critical to national security and economic prosperity.  Four FSU students won Boren Awards, offered through an initiative of the National Security […]

Seven FSU students win prestigious NSF graduate fellowships

Published: May 5, 2020 | 3:52 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Seven Florida State University students have received the highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. The fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. “Florida State has extraordinary students who are the next generation of faculty […]

FSU neuroscience undergraduate wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Published: April 13, 2020 | 12:59 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Jessica Dixon is the second consecutive Presidential Scholar at FSU to win the Goldwater Scholarship.

A Florida State University student whose personal experiences inspire her dream of being a neuroscience researcher has received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship, awarded to the nation’s brightest mathematics, science and engineering college sophomores and juniors. Jessica Dixon, a sophomore from Indialantic, Florida, will receive up to $7,500 in both her junior and senior years […]

FSU among nation’s top-producing institutions of U.S. Fulbright scholars, students

Published: February 10, 2020 | 3:56 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University is one of the nation’s top research institutions for producing Fulbright U.S. Scholars and students, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, which publishes an annual list of top producers by type of institution. Notably, Florida State is one of only 20 in the country to be named a top producer for both […]

FSU student receives prestigious Boren Scholarship

Published: December 10, 2019 | 1:55 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life, University News

Maddy Johnson will study in Amman, Jordan, next spring.

Florida State University Presidential Scholar Maddy Johnson has been awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship to study Arabic next year in Amman, Jordan. Boren Awards, offered through an initiative of the National Security Education Program, allow students to study abroad for up to a year in areas of the world critical to U.S. national security and […]

Filar pushes FSU students to dream bigger

Published: August 21, 2019 | 3:28 pm | Posted in: University News

Craig Filar, associate dean of Undergraduate Studies and director of the Office of National Fellowships

When Craig Filar first started as the director of Florida State University’s Office of National Fellowships, he knew how competitive it is to win some of the nation’s most prestigious awards. But that didn’t stop him from encouraging FSU’s high-achieving students from dreaming bigger. Instead, he started likening his position at ONF to that of […]

FSU students awarded record number of Gilman Scholarships

Published: June 28, 2019 | 2:33 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

A record number of Florida State University students are studying or interning around the world this summer thanks to prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State. FSU’s 28 Gilman Scholars are the most in school history. The Gilman Scholarship is a grant program that gives students the opportunity to study […]

Florida State scores 10 U.S. Fulbright student awards

Published: June 10, 2019 | 2:18 pm | Posted in: University News

Ten outstanding Florida State University graduate students and recent alumni will spend the 2019-2020 academic year teaching English or conducting research projects abroad as a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program, administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, offers grants for graduating college seniors, graduate students, young […]

Physics undergraduate student wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Published: May 23, 2019 | 9:51 am | Posted in: University News

A Florida State University student who conducts research in theoretical physics has received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, awarded to the nation’s brightest mathematics, science and engineering college sophomores and juniors. Shae Machlus, a rising senior from New Port Richey, will receive $7,500 from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation to cover the […]

Recent FSU graduate wins prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Published: February 27, 2019 | 2:07 pm | Posted in: University News

Gil Damon ('18) is a the recipient of the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship. (FSU Photography)

Recent Florida State University graduate David “Gil” Damon has been selected for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship — the University of Cambridge’s most prestigious international postgraduate scholarship. The goal of the Gates Cambridge program is to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others. “It’s such an exciting opportunity to collaborate […]

Devoted humanitarian Samantha Kunin recognized as Rhodes Scholar finalist

Published: November 19, 2018 | 9:20 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Samantha Kunin is the second FSU student in two years to earn the distinction of Rhodes Scholar finalist.

Florida State University senior Samantha Kunin is an accomplished scholar, dedicated humanitarian and an avid rower. Those achievements put her on an exciting journey as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship this fall. Kunin, 20, interviewed Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama for the world’s oldest and most celebrated international fellowship award. While she was not one […]

FSU students win Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship to study abroad

Published: October 2, 2018 | 2:47 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Dwight James III (right) films an anti-smoking advertisement in Dakshindari, India.

Twenty-one Florida State University students have spent recent months studying in 12 different countries around the globe thanks to prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State. The Gilman Scholarship is a grant program that gives students the opportunity to study or intern abroad and emphasizes learning about culture and language to […]

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