Kate Vyborny and Deep Shah, Rhodes Scholars 2008

The following pages describe the major competitive national fellowships for graduate study (Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Gates, Churchill, Fulbright, Merage, etc.) and those available to undergraduate scholars (Boren, Goldwater, Truman, Udall, etc.).

If you are interested in more information about these opportunities or wish to be considered for one or more of them, contact the Scholarships Office for additional information regarding preparing the application; obtaining recommendations; preparing for interviews; and drafting the personal statement, program of study statement, research proposal, and CV.

Visit the other pages (links at right) for information regarding the benefits and motivations of applying for major scholarships, the process for securing campus nomination for the most competitive awards, campus and external deadlines, and the types of scholarships available.

In recent years UGA students have secured a number of these prestigious scholarships and fellowships.

GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Rhodes Scholars - Deep Shah & Kate Vyborny (2008), Adam Cureton (2003), Beth Shapiro (1999), Scott Hershovitz (1998), Rob Sutherland (1996)

Marshall Scholars - Jayanthi Narain (2007), Matt Crim (2005), Joe Wolpin (2004), Josh Woodruff (2003)

Mitchell Scholars - Christina Faust (2009)

Merage American Dream Fellows - Tulsi Patel (2009), Edmond Fomunung (2008), Katrin Usifo (2007), Felix Akinbote (2006)

Gates Cambridge Scholars - Amanda Casto (2004), William Hollingsworth & Yi S. Lee (2002), Semil Choksi (2001)

Fulbright Scholars - Christine Beitl, Samantha Haggard, Chandler Holbrook, Alex Kazer, Jason Kim, Kelly Nielsen, David Porcaro, Selena Robinson, Julie Rushmore, Desiree Suponski (2009)

Javits Fellows - Jessica Van Parys (2009), Daniel Gough (2008),

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Goldwater Scholars - Muktha Natrajan (2009), Vanessa del Valle (2008), Jessica Bryant & Nithya Natrajan (2007), Phillip Ben Ham, Doug Jackson, Yunjiang Jiang & Teerawit Supakorndej (2006), Melissa Cabinian & Caelin Cubenas (2005), Rebekah Rogers, James Chris Tarr & Amy Sexauer (2004), Amanda Casto & Laura Ellen Downs (2003), Jennifer Gibson, Kathryn Smith, Jennifer Srygley & Josh Woodruff (2002), Beth Orcutt, Paul Pollack, Steven C. Smith & Lakshmi Swamy (2001)

NSEP-Boren Scholars and Fellows - Puja Chebrolu, Laura Eaton, Dan Healy & Daniel Jackson (2009), Lee Harris Moore (2008), Yael Miller (2007), Matthew Anderson & Lee Harris Moore (2006), Timothy Casteel, Jayanthi Narain & Julia Stevens (2005)

Truman Scholars - Christina Faust (2008), Deep Shah (2007), Matt Crim & Sarah Sattelmeyer (2004), Ginny Barton (2003)

Udall Scholars - Ashley Dronenburg & Mark Milby (2009), Christina Faust (2008), Lisa Rivard (2006), Kacie Schoen (2003)