How Big Can You Dream?

OSD helps students on all campuses and in all majors and degree programs apply for nationally competitive scholarships and encourages research, creative activities, and engagement outside of the classroom to become independent, engaged scholars.

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Office of Scholar Development

The Office of Scholar Development challenges students to dream big and assists them in making those dreams attainable.

OSD staff members help students apply for nationally competitive scholarships by assisting students in finding opportunities to be engaged in their chosen fields beyond the classroom and aiding them in the process of finding the right programs, making important contacts, developing strong proposals, and revising numerous drafts. The office works with students on all WKU campuses and in all majors and degree programs. Additionally, we offer support to faculty and staff members in their endeavors to assist individual students and promote research, creative activities, and achievement university-wide.

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Fall 2008 - Spring 2018 Successes

WKU students and recent alumni earned recognition 80 times and more than $920,000 in 2017-18. Beyond the dollars and cents, national scholarships help students to study abroad, conduct research, complete undergraduate and graduate degrees, and change lives.

115 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships

41 Fulbright U.S. Student Grants

41 Critical Language Scholarships

28 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships and Honorable Mentions

25 National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Awards

16 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships and Honorable Mentions

15 Boren Scholarships for International Study

15 Freeman Awards for Study in Asia

8 Fulbright United Kingdom Summer Institute Participants

7 SMART Scholarships

6 Morris K. Udall Scholarships and Honorable Mentions

5 EPA Greater Research Opportunity Fellowships