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3 WKU Students Awarded U.S. Department of State Internships
Mar 24th, 2020
Three WKU students were awarded internships with the U.S. Department of State for summer 2020.
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12 WKU Students Recognized by Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad
Jan 9th, 2020
12 WKU students were recognized by the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in 2019.
Read MoreWKU students recognized a record 84 times in national scholarship competitions in 2018-19
Sep 24th, 2019
In the 2018-19 academic year, a record number of WKU students and alumni applied for national scholarships. They earned more than $800,000 in funding for graduate school, language study, public service, and study abroad.
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2 WKU Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships for Fall 2019
Jul 1st, 2019
Two WKU students were awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for study abroad programs in fall 2019. They were selected from over 3,000 applications submitted during the fall 2019 and academic year 2019-2020 cycle.
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3 WKU Students Named Goldwater Scholars
Jun 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.
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3 WKU Students Recognized by Freeman-ASIA Scholarship
Jun 20th, 2019
Two WKU students have been awarded Freeman-ASIA Scholarships to study in east Asia in summer and fall 2019. A third has been designated an alternate.
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15 WKU Students Recognized by Gilman Scholarship Program for Summer 2019 Study Abroad
May 30th, 2019
13 WKU students were offered Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for summer 2019 study abroad and 2 were designated alternates.
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6 WKU Students Recognized by Gilman Scholarship Program for Winter/Spring 2019 Study Abroad
May 30th, 2019
This year, 6 WKU students were offered Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for winter/spring 2019 study abroad.
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2 WKU students selected for Fulbright Summer Institutes
May 20th, 2019
For the third year in a row, two WKU students have been selected to participate in Fulbright Summer Institutes in the United Kingdom.
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6 WKU students recognized in 2019-20 Fulbright competition
May 6th, 2019
Five WKU students have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Grants for the 2019-20 academic year and one has been designated as an alternate.
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5 WKU students awarded Boren Scholarships
May 1st, 2019
Five WKU students have earned Boren Scholarships of up to $20,000 to fund up to a year of critical language-focused study abroad.
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9 WKU students awarded Critical Language Scholarships
Apr 30th, 2019
Nine WKU students were awarded Critical Language Scholarships that fully fund summer study in intensive language programs abroad. Six others were named alternates and may be upgraded as additional funding becomes available.
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WKU student selected as Fund for Education Abroad Scholar
Apr 29th, 2019
Andrea Day, a junior international affairs and Arabic major, has been awarded a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarship to study in Jordan in summer 2019.
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Richardson First WKU Student Selected as a Rangel Fellow
Nov 30th, 2018
Deven Richardson of Bowling Green has been selected as a 2019 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellow. He will receive $37,500 annually for a two-year graduate degree and paid internships in the U.S. Congress and embassies abroad
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The Office of Scholar Development Celebrates Ten Years of Big Dreams
Oct 15th, 2018
The 2018-19 academic year marks the tenth year since the Office of Scholar Development at Western Kentucky University was created. Since 2008, OSD has helped WKU students and alumni earn recognition more than 450 times and more than $4.8 million.
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Record 80 WKU students recognized in national scholarship competitions in 2017-18
Aug 1st, 2018
In the 2017-18 academic year, a record number of WKU students and alumni applied for national scholarships. They earned more than $926,261 in funding for graduate school, language study, public service, and study abroad.
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3 WKU students awarded Gilman International Scholarships
Jun 26th, 2018
WKU students Katie Daniels of Glasgow, Kate Hart of Princeton and Tristan Shaw of Louisville were selected as Gilman Scholars and will receive up to $8,000 to fund their study abroad programs during fall 2018 and academic year 2018-19.
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Nellans awarded Rotary Global Grant Scholarship for master's degree abroad
May 25th, 2018
Lily Nellans, a 2018 graduate in philosophy and self-designed international conflict studies, will use a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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4 WKU students awarded Freeman-ASIA scholarships
May 23rd, 2018
Andrew Lambdin, Nathaniel Lambdin and Reuben Tang will study abroad in Taiwan and Robert Myers of Louisville will study abroad in China this summer through support from the Freeman Awards for Study in Asia scholarship program.
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13 WKU students recognized by Gilman International Scholarship Program
May 16th, 2018
WKU students Riana Berry, Sheila Butler, Elizabeth Chagnon, Lillian Golden, Elisabeth Hernandez-Torres, Michael King, Jeremy McFarland, Robert Myers, Antonio McManis, Aaliyah Neblett and Nyla Rogers were selected as Gilman Scholars.
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