Other award opportunities

Be sure to seek out available resources on campus that might provide support and/or recognition for your efforts.

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

National Humanities Leadership Council
Giuliano Fellowship

External Fellowships

Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Churchill Scholarship
Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
Marshall Scholarship
Mitchell Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarship
Fulbright Program
NSF Gradiate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Stony Brook and SUNY Awards

Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence
Provost's Award for Academic Excellence
Benjamin & David Scharps Legal Essay Competition

Click the drop-down for more details of each.

Application Period Open for the National Humanities Leadership Council
Applications due October 11, 2024
The application period for a place on the National Humanities Leadership Council 2024-25 is now open (*requires campus nomination). The NHC offers professional development and mentorship for outstanding undergraduate students from Stony Brook University and other NHC-sponsoring institutions of higher education in the United States.

As NHC Council members, students take part in a unique series of leadership opportunities and discussion sessions with thought leaders, exploring the importance of humanistic perspectives in contemporary society. Selected students will have the opportunity to pursue specific individual or collective humanities projects and will network with professionals who represent a range of fields including academia, nonprofit work, the arts, science communication, museum studies and curation, and activism and advocacy.

Applicants are NOT required to have declared concentrations or majors in humanities fields. The Council is open to any undergraduate students from NHC-sponsoring institutions with an interest in the humanities.

To apply for a place on the 2024-25 Leadership Council, fill out the online application by 11:59 PM ET on October 11, 2024. Successful applications will be notified by email in November. Please email NHC Director of Public Engagement Dr. Jacqueline Kellish with any questions (jkellish@nationalhumanitiescenter.org).

Application

Guiliano Global Fellowship Program

Applications due October 1/March 1

Check the College of Arts and Sciences website for deadlines (typically October 1 and March 1)--including
Edward Guiliano '78, PhD, Global Fellowship Program: Undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences may utilize this award for creative expression, research, and cultural activities for personal development outside of their comfort zone through travel, as projects must take place at least 200 miles from the student’s home or the Stony Brook campus. The goal of the Guiliano Global Fellowship program is to give Stony Brook students the opportunity to have a truly enriching, transformational educational experience.
Check the website of the Office for External Scholarships & Fellowships Advising to find out more about research and study abroad opportunities (including Fulbright & DAAD fellowships).

Goldwater Scholarship opportunity (a national competitive award). Sophomore and/or juniors involved in research who have a commitment to a research career in mathematics, the natural sciences and/or engineering and are planning to pursue a Ph.D. may want to consider applying for external competitions such as the Barry Goldwater Scholarship.

Other competitive awards for post graduate study in the U.K. and Ireland include the Churchill, Gates-Cambridge, Marshall, Mitchell and Rhodes Scholarships.
Check the Division of Undergraduate Education website to find out more about the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, and the Provost's Award.

Scharps Legal Essay Competition: SUNY also sponsors an essay competition for students in their junior year who are interested in pursuing a career in the legal field.

Jean-Claude Velasquez, Class of 2014, recipient SUNY Chancellor's Award

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