September 23, 2024

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The following is being sent on behalf of Michael Miller, Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education
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From: Michael Miller, Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education

Re: National Scholarships

Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to ask for your continued assistance in sharing information on national scholarship opportunities for UCSB’s top undergraduate students, in all colleges.

Faculty efforts in identifying and supporting stellar applicants were critical in UCSB's success in recent competitions, including our Churchill Scholarship recipient in 2020-21, our Boren Scholarship recipient in 2022-23, and an unprecedented five Goldwater recipients in 2023-24.

In particular, we wish to highlight the following upcoming events where prospective applicants can learn more about these opportunities:

UCSB National Scholarships General Info Webinar
10:00 AM PT, October 14, 2024
Join virtually: Zoom Meeting Link
Facebook Event / Add to Google Calendar
Learn what defines a nationally competitive scholarship, hear from recent undergrad recipients, and get tips for successful merit-based scholarship applications.

Truman Scholarship Open House
11:00 AM PT (2:00 PM ET), Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Zoom Webinar Link
The Truman Foundation will be having its first Open House. This webinar is for students considering the Truman Scholarship, designed for third-year students planning to pursue graduate or professional school in preparation for a public service career, this cycle or in a future year. The Open House is an opportunity to hear from recent Truman Scholars and is a great introduction to the program. More information can be found here: https://www.truman.gov/OpenHouse

Nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships of note with deadlines in the coming year include:

  • Beinecke Scholarship (graduate school in HFA/SS disciplines)
  • Boren Scholarship (language study abroad in areas of critical need)
  • Carnegie Junior Fellows Program (international policy internship in DC)
  • Fulbright Student Program (teaching, research, and graduate study abroad)
  • Goldwater Scholarship (current undergraduate STEM research)
  • Churchill Scholarship (graduate level STEM research at Cambridge, UK)
  • Marshall Scholarship (graduate study in the UK)
  • Mitchell Scholarship (graduate study in Ireland)
  • Knight-Hennessey Scholarship (graduate study and global leadership program at Stanford)
  • Strauss Scholarship (public service project funding and scholarship support)
  • Truman Scholarship (graduate/professional school funding for undergrads on a public service career path)
  • Udall Scholarship (support for current undergrads in environment/conservancy, native health care, or tribal policy)

We hope that you will continue to review these unique scholarships and fellowships, and encourage our most outstanding and qualified students to apply. Our successes have taught us that competitive applications require months of preparation, so it is critical for students to plan far in advance. Madeleine Sorapure, Associate Dean and Chair of the National Scholarships Faculty Selection Committee, and Nick Alward-Saxon, Executive Assistant to the AVC, are available to assist student applicants and coordinate campus endorsements.

Students who are interested in applying for a national scholarship should make an appointment to discuss by writing to: scholarships@ltsc.ucsb.edu

For detailed information on the many nationally competitive scholarships that require campus endorsement, see our newly revamped website:

https://www.uged.ucsb.edu/national-scholarships

We look forward to collaborating and helping our students to achieve even greater success in nationally competitive scholarship and fellowships.

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Michael Miller
Dean of Undergraduate Education, College of Letters & Science
Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education

Glenn Beltz
Associate Dean
College of Engineering

Timothy Sherwood
Interim Dean
College of Creative Studies