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)

Giuliano Fellowship
National Humanities Leadership Council (apply through Humanities Institute)

External Fellowships

Barry Goldwater Scholarship, Churchill Scholarship, DAAD Awards, Marshall Scholarship, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, NSF Gradiate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) and more...

Stony Brook and SUNY Awards

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

Click the drop-down for more details of each.

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.

National Humanities Leadership Council
The Humanities Institute (HISB) will select a small number of outstanding undergraduate nominees for the National Humanities Student Leadership Council 2024-2025. If you know of students who may be strong candidates for this year's Council, encourage them to apply via the HISB website, linked below. Students need not be humanities majors to apply. Visit the Humanities Institute (HISB) website to view the application. Deadline: Monday, September 30, 2024
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. include the Churchill, Gates-Cambridge, Marshall, 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. For more information, please check the Division of Undergraduate Education website .

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

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