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Displaying Articles for News: Office of Scholar Development News, Category: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
May 9th, 2024
18 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2024 application cycle, more than any other college or university in Kentucky.
View ArticleApr 23rd, 2024
Vivian Rivera is WKU's latest to earn the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $37,000 and a $16,000 cost-of-education allowance is awarded to their graduate institution.
View ArticleApr 17th, 2024
Mykah Carden and Gabriel Nowaskie have been awarded the 2024 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. They are two of only five students at Kentucky institutions named Goldwater Scholars in this year's competition.
View ArticleApr 7th, 2023
WKU student Vivian Rivera has been awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. One of only three students studying at Kentucky institutions to be named a Goldwater Scholar in this application cycle, she is WKU's first since 2019.
View ArticleAug 4th, 2022
One hundred thirteen Hilltoppers submitted 139 applications for the nation’s most prestigious scholarship competitions during 2021-22, earning recognition 58 times with a total value of more than $383,175.
View ArticleMay 9th, 2022
Two WKU alumni have received highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.
View ArticleMay 5th, 2022
WKU meteorology and geographic information systems student Abraham Tekoe has been selected for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship.
View ArticleAug 12th, 2021
WKU students and recent graduates earned recognition 63 times, totaling more than $653,627 in funding for graduate school, language study, public service, and study abroad.
View ArticleJun 3rd, 2021
21 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2021 application cycle, a 100% selection rate for WKU applicants who worked with the Office of Scholar Development to prepare applications.
View ArticleApr 13th, 2021
WKU student Allyson Copeland and alumnus Shashaank Narayanan have been awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides a $34,000 stipend and a $12,000 cost of education allowance annually for three years of study.
View ArticleJun 26th, 2019
Three WKU students have been named Goldwater Scholars in the 2019 competition. Megan Dillingham of Bowling Green, Alexander Stewart of Clearfield, and Sydney Wheeler of Scottsville received Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships.
View ArticleMay 2nd, 2018
Dana Biechele-Speziale has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and will receive an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost-of-education allowance to pursue graduate study in chemistry. Two WKU alumni were recognized as honorable mentions.
View ArticleApr 20th, 2018
WKU student Dallas McKinney of Mayfield is one of 120 undergraduate students selected for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship.
View ArticleApr 18th, 2018
WKU student Lauren Pedersen of Barbourville was selected as a 2018 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, the premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
View ArticleApr 7th, 2017
Andrew Davis of Williamstown and Ayush Prasad of Flatwords were honored by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, the premeir award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
View ArticleApr 22nd, 2015
For the second straight year, all four WKU students nominated for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program have been honored by the premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
View ArticleMay 2nd, 2014
WKU biochemistry student Jonathan David Hendrie received two grants to continue research in Germany to develop a new expert model system for laparoscopic training.
View ArticleApr 17th, 2014
A current WKU student and four recent graduates were honored by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
View ArticleApr 2nd, 2014
All four WKU students nominated for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program have been honored by the premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
View ArticleMar 31st, 2014
Chad Coomer has received a U.S. Student Fulbright grant to the UK to complete his master’s degree in infection and immunity at University College London. He has also been accepted into the National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars program.
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