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National Fellowships The University of San Diego is seeking talented undergraduate and graduate students interested in applying for prestigious national fellowships.
Fellowships provide opportunities for personal and professional development, including graduate school or research abroad, public service after graduation, foreign language study or teaching English in another country.
Nationally Competitive Fellowships Fulbright Grant
OPEN TO SENIORS AND RECENT GRADUATES
Fulbright offers two types of grants: research/study grants and English Teaching Assistant (ETA). Requirements vary by country, but typically research/study grants require fluency in the language of the host country. ETAs help teach the English language while serving as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. Truman Scholarship
OPEN TO RISING JUNIORS
Truman provides graduate school funding for students preparing for careers in government or public service. Students must have a demonstrated commitment to service, be planning a career that benefits the public good and have outstanding leadership potential. Knight Hennessey Scholars Program
OPEN TO CURRENT SENIORS AND ALUMNI
Knight Hennessey provides graduate school funding for students enrolled in a full-time graduate program at Stanford. Students must demonstrate independence of thought, purposeful leadership and civic commitment. Rhodes Scholarship
OPEN TO CURRENT SENIORS AND ALUMNI
Each year, 32 students from across the U.S. are selected as Rhodes scholars, enabling them to pursue advanced studies at the University of Oxford. Applicants are selected on the basis of intellectual and academic achievement, integrity of character and leadership abilities. Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
OPEN TO CURRENT SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS
Goldwater provides undergraduate school funding to help alleviate the shortage of highly qualified professionals in natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Applicants must have intellectual intensity, exposure to undergraduate research and a strong commitment to a research career. British Marshall Scholarship
OPEN TO CURRENT SENIORS AND ALUMNI
Marshall finances U.S. students to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Awarded students have the potential to excel as scholars, leaders and contributors to improved U.K.-U.S. understanding. Boren Scholarships
OPEN TO CURRENT STUDENTS
Boren provides funding opportunities for students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad. Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)
OPEN TO CURRENT STUDENTS
CLS is a fully funded overseas language and cultural immersion summer program for undergraduate and graduate students with the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships with other countries. Soros Fellowship
OPEN TO CURRENT SENIORS AND ALUMNI
The Soros Fellowship for New Americans is a merit-based fellowship exclusively for immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate school in the United States.
2017 Fellowship Recipients James Bennett
FULBRIGHT SCHOL ARSHIP 2017
Being a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique and teaching in the austral African country for two years left me with one conviction: to write stories. Writing about the people that impacted my life in Mozambique —— both positively and negatively —— allows the rest of the world to see what lies behind the curtain of Portuguese and the drama of African development failures. The hard realities and unexpected beauties of life in rural Mozambique inspired me to search for a way to recount them for others. HO ME TOW N :
San Diego, California
Attend an MFA program in the U.S. and ultimately write and teach in a university setting. Much of my motivation to write —— both fiction and nonfiction — stems from travel, something that will always occupy a prominent place in my agenda.
A SPIRATIONS:
Katherine Quinn
FULBRIGHT SCHOL ARSHIP 2017
Fulbright will be an incredible transformational experience. I feel that my dreams are within reach and can’t wait for the challenges and adventures ahead. H OME TOW N:
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A SPIRATIONS: Work
as a foreign service officer for the Department of
State Halie Sonnenschein
GOLDWATER SCHOL ARSHIP 2017
It is an honor to win the same award that some of today’s greatest minds have received. It is something I never dreamed possible. Receiving this has helped me realize the potential I have as a scientist, and has strengthened my desire to pursue graduate school and a career in research. H OME TOW N: ASPIRATIONS:
Pleasanton, California
Lead my own research lab after earning a PhD
In Dr. Bell’s lab, we study a small protein involved in an innate immune signaling pathway. The function of this protein is unknown, and the lab is working to determine what function this protein plays in the cell and how its function might change upon infection. My project focused on eliciting the protein’s function through what it interacts with —— the idea that if you interact, you may share a function.
RESE ARCH:
Shea Ricketts
GOLDWATER SCHOL ARSHIP HONORABLE MENTION 2017
Undergraduate research has been invaluable to me and I applied for this award due to the foundation’s quest for supporting students who participate in undergraduate research. H OME TOW N:
San Diego, California
A SPIRATIONS: Attend
graduate school and obtain a PhD that focuses on research in tumor biology or cell immunology.
My research looks at the microscale force and morphology of cytoskeleton composites. I’m investigating the structure and relationship between force and deformation in cytoskeleton composites composed of just actin and microtubules in order to determine how each contributes to the overall structure and force response.
RESE ARCH:
Sirena Tran
GOLDWATER SCHOL ARSHIP HONORABLE MENTION 2017
As a first-generation low-income student, I have overcome many challenges in order to achieve college success. Being recognized as an honorable mention for this award is proof that my work has led me down a successful path in my undergraduate journey. H OME TOW N:
San Jose, California
A SPIRATIONS: Earn
a PhD in biochemistry
I am working with an enzymatic protein called glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), and I am trying to investigate what structural effects allosteric regulators have on this protein. Proteins are structure-function dependent macromolecules, and by using glutamate dehydrogenase as a model system, it can allow us to have a better understanding behind the structural mechanism of allosteric regulation on enzymatic proteins.
RESE ARCH:
Sofia Ramirez H OME TOW N:
CRITICAL L ANGUAGE SCHOL ARSHIP
San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico
A SPIRATIONS: Attain
a master’s degree in public policy, and pursue a career within the government or private sector that analyzes the bilateral Latin America-China domestic and commercial relationship, and its implications for U.S. interests.
RESE ARCH: Since January of 2017, I have been working at the David Rockefeller Studies Program, Council on Foreign Relations in New York City as a research associate for Latin America. I research topics in the Western Hemisphere and beyond ranging from economic policy, domestic politics, security issues and international trade with Asia. I also coordinate with foreign embassies when receiving prominent officials and arrange travel to international summits.
Eligibility to Apply Successful candidates typically have the following:
• Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher • Record of achievement in public service, leadership and/or scholarly research • Detailed letters of support from three or more faculty members
Past University of San Diego Fellows Fulbright Grant
James Bennett, English
MOZ AMBIQUE, 2017
Katherine Quinn, Communication Studies
MAL AYSI A , 2017
Jake Zawlacki, Interdisciplinary Humanities Alexandra Hafer, English
KYRGYZSTAN, 2017
GERMANY, 2015
Madeline Kasik, International Relations Morgan Martin, Marine Science
SOUTH KORE A , 2015
NAMIBI A , 2014
Amy Callahan, International Relations
ME XICO, 2014
Amelia Gentile, English and Business Administration Alexa Banker, History
INDI A , 2013
GERMANY, 2013
Trevor Crowell, Spanish
SPA IN, 2012
Caroline Kershner, Interdisciplinary Humanities
GERMANY, 2012
Goldwater Scholarship
Halie Sonnenschein, Biochemistry
2017 SCHOL ARSHIP RECIPIENT
Sirena Tran, Biochemistry
2017 HONORABLE MENTION
Shea Ricketts, Biophysics
2017 HONORABLE MENTION
W. Taylor Cottle, Biochemistry, Music Stephanie M. Gorczyca, Biophysics
2016 SCHOL ARSHIP RECIPIENT
2015 SCHOL ARSHIP RECIPIENT
Dan Partynski, Computer Science, Mathematics
2014 SCHOL ARSHIP RECIPIENT
Critical Language Scholarship
Sofia Ramirez, International Relations
TA IWAN 2015
For More Information For a list of fellowships and deadlines, go to sandiego.edu/student-scholarships, and click on National Scholarships and Fellowships. Interested students should email Dr. Ivan Ortiz, Fellowships Advisor at iortiz@sandiego.edu to make appointments for fellowship advising.