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Seniors receive competitive postgraduate scholarships, fellowships

Kathryn Muchnick | Friday, May 19, 2023

Thirty-two seniors have been awarded a variety of fellowships and scholarships to participate in postgraduate programs. Awardees include a Churchill Scholar, six National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate research fellowships, two Boren scholarships, a Luce scholarship and 17 Fulbright recipients. In years past, graduating seniors have received other prestigious awards, including past Boren scholarships, two critical

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Seniors receive competitive scholarships, fellowships to open doors to post-graduate opportunities

Ryan Peters | Friday, May 13, 2022

More than 30 graduating seniors have won competitive fellowships and scholarships to participate in post-graduate programs in a variety of fields this year. Among the awardees, 19 received a Fulbright award, six received a National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship and two received a Yenching fellowship. Notre Dame was named one of the top producers of

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Over 20 seniors receive competitive fellowships, grants through CUSE

Adriana Perez | Friday, May 21, 2021

A total of 22 graduating seniors have won a variety of fellowships and scholarships to participate in post-graduate programs. Awardees include 17 Fulbright finalists, two National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows, one 2020 Truman Scholar, one Luce Scholar and one Yenching Scholar. In years past, members of the class of 2021 have won many

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43 Notre Dame students awarded fellowships in graduating class

Ellie Dombrowski | Friday, May 15, 2020

The class of 2020, with a total of 43 fellowship recipients, is heading into this fall with promising prospects. Of these, 25 are Fulbright grants, one is a Rhodes scholarship, 14 are Gilman scholarships and two are National Science Foundation research fellowships. With its largest number of fellowships awarded to Notre Dame students yet, Dr.

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ND juniors receive Goldwater Award

Observer Staff Report | Friday, April 3, 2020

Three Notre Dame students, juniors Leah Harmon, Alex Kokot and Theodore MacMillan, have been named Goldwater Scholars for the 2020-2021 year, the University announced in a press release Thursday. The award is a scholarship named after former U.S. senator Barry Goldwater. It awards outstanding sophomores and juniors in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and/or

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Notre Dame fifth-year student named Rhodes Scholar

Observer Staff Report | Monday, November 25, 2019

Notre Dame fifth-year student Prathm Juneja was named the University’s 20th Rhodes Scholar, the school announced in a Saturday press release. The Edison, New Jersey native will begin his time at the United Kingdom’s Oxford University next October. Juneja, along with seniors Matthew Schoenbauer and Nicholas Ottone, was one of three Notre Dame students who

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University warns students against phishing emails regarding student employment

Observer Staff Report | Friday, June 28, 2019

A new phishing scam on Notre Dame’s campus is targeting students via email, the Office of Information Technologies (OIT) said in an email to the student body Thursday. The emails appear to be from a Notre Dame professor and offers students a paid job as a research assistant, OIT said in the email. The message

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Seniors receive Fulbright fellowships, grants with help of CUSE

Ciara Hopkinson | Friday, May 18, 2018

Fourteen members of the class of 2018 will be heading off this fall to conduct research, attend graduate school or teach English with the aid of national and international fellowships and grants. The majority of those students are Fulbright grant recipients. Jeffrey Thibert, director of the Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE), said Fulbright grants

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Students dedicate fall break to funded research

Natalie Casal | Wednesday, October 4, 2017

During fall break, Notre Dame undergraduates will explore a wide range of research topics through funding from entities such as the Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE), the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, the College of Science and the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts (ISLA). The Nanovic Institute will send 11 students to 10 countries, including France, Spain,

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CUSE workshops aim to broaden undergraduate research opportunities

Kelli Smith | Monday, September 25, 2017

In an effort to promote intellectual development, the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE) hosts workshops across campus that cater to undergraduates interested in research, scholarly engagement, creative endeavors and fellowships. Assistant director of undergraduate research, Yvonne Mikuljan, said the CUSE workshops introduce students to various kinds of research and learning experiences while offering

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