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Fellowships & Awards

Fellowships & Awards support students in preparing competitive applications for prestigious, merit-based scholarships and fellowships. Regardless of the outcome, we are committed to helping students think deeply and critically about complex issues while providing a constructive space for reflection and imagination to help foster student engagement.

Signature Programs

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Boren Scholarship

Fulbright Student Program

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

For college students who want to attend graduate school to prepare for careers in government or elsewhere in public service
Up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school, participate in leadership development activities and have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal government
Extensive public service records, strong leadership potential, and committed to careers in government or public service
Must be a junior in the upper quarter of the class
GPA: 3.2

Marshall Scholarship

Mitchell Scholarship

Rhodes Scholarship

Udall Undergraduate Foundation

Contact

Dr. Rand Brandes

Martin Luther Stevens Professor of English, Director of the Visiting Writers Series, Director of the Lineberger Center

Hickory Campus

School: 828.328.7077