UGA Office of Scholarships x The Secret Curriculum Project

The Office of Scholarships is a great resource for UGA (Honors AND Non-honors) students. They work with students on outside/external scholarships and fellowships.

Below there's helpful information pertaining to the scholarships and fellowships that they handle and information about informational seminars/sessions for these opportunities as well!

Here's Some Helpful Information about Foreign Service Fellowships:

FOREIGN SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS.pdf

Here's Some Helpful Information about External Scholarship Opportunites:

external-scholarships presentation (1).pdf

Events you should look out for in April and May (forms to register next to the information) :

COMPETING FOR EXTERNAL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

April 14 @ 5:30-7:00 pm

The program will include overviews of the major graduate awards. The program is open to both Honors and non-Honors students. Scholarships under consideration: Carnegie/Gaither, Churchill, Knight-Hennessy, Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes. For awards that do not require campus nomination (such as Gates Cambridge and Schwarzman), you may still receive assistance from the scholarships office throughout the application process.

Link to Schwarzman info sessions throughout the summer:

connect.schwarzmanscholars.org/portal/info-sessions

FOREIGN SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS

April 15 @ 5:00-6:00 pm

Rising fourth-year undergraduates, 2021 graduates, and other recent alumni who will be seeking admission to enter graduate school in the fall of 2022 for a two-year program at a U.S. university in an area of relevance to the Foreign Service should attend a virtual information session on Thursday, April 15, at 5:00pm. The program will include overviews of the Rangel, Pickering, and Payne Fellowship Programs.

STANFORD KNIGHT-HENNESSY SCHOLARS INFORMATION SESSIONS

Sessions beginning in April and continuing throughout the summer

There are over 70 online information sessions are open to all audiences. Some events will be general information sessions, while others will be tailored for world region and academic discipline at Stanford. Tailored information sessions will feature relevant scholar panelists and consider global time zones. The first information session will occur on April 13, and they will continue throughout the calendar year.

STANFORD KNIGHT-HENNESSY SCHOLARS

Link to Register/ Additional Info

Register here:

https://apply.knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/portal/admission-events

Info Session Outline: https://stanford.app.box.com/s/ppgexyp90m3y0vbmyghit0dnnzejvu18

FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSIONS

Sessions beginning in May and continuing throughout the summer

The U.S. Fulbright Student Program awards around 1,800 grants annually and operates in over 140 countries, with the purpose of facilitating cultural exchange and fostering mutual understanding. Grants provide funding for one academic year. The next competition is for the academic year of 2022-23, with a campus deadline of September 7, 2021. Length and start time varies by country, ranging from 8-12 months during the academic year. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree by the beginning of the grant period, so current juniors, seniors, and recent alumni are encouraged to attend these info sessions.

Register for UGA's Fulbright listserv to receive notices about info sessions and advising appointments: