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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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2 WKU students selected for Fulbright UK Summer Institutes
May 14th, 2018
Rachel Hunter of Owensboro and Isaac Keller of Kansas City, Missouri are the seventh and eighth WKU students to be selected for the prestigious program since 2012. This is the second year in a row that two WKU students were selected.
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4 WKU students recognized in Boren Scholarship competition
May 10th, 2018
Kate Hart of Princeton, Nathan Read of Belleveville, Illinois and Tristan Shaw of Glasgow will use Boren Scholarships to fund their Chinese Flagship capstone year in China. Michael Dimeo of Bowling Green was selected as an alternate.
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6 WKU students awarded Fulbright U.S. Student grants
May 9th, 2018
WKU students Sarah Angelle, Sarah Linder, Logan Mitchell, Lily Nellans, Maggie Sullivan and Elizabeth Upshur will use Fulbright U.S. student grants for a year of English teaching, graduate study or research abroad after graduation.
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WKU student, alumna recognized by Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
May 7th, 2018
Senior Erick Murrer of Nancy is the first WKU student to receive a Pickering Fellowship, which will provide $37,500 annually for a graduate degree related to the foreign service. Isabella Greene of Orlinda, Tennessee was selected as an alternate.
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Record 11 WKU students awarded Critical Language Scholarships
May 4th, 2018
Eleven WKU students will study languages intensively abroad this summer through support from the Critical Language Scholarship. Two other students were named alternates. This year's performance nearly doubles the previous record of 6 awardees in 2014.
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WKU student selected as Fund for Education Abroad Scholar
May 3rd, 2018
Reuben Tang, a second-year architectural science and Asian religions and cultures major and Chinese Flagship participant from Glasgow, will study in Taiwan this summer through support from a Fund for Education Abroad scholarship.
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WKU student, alumnae recognized by National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
May 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.
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Grace, Richardson first WKU students selected as Rangel Scholars
Apr 30th, 2018
Hayden Grace and Deven Richardson are the first WKU students to participate in the Rangel Summer Enrichment Program. They will enroll in classes at Howard University related to foreign policy this summer.
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