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.
Find Us on Campus
Honors College-International CenterOSD is located on the second floor of the Honors College-International Center in room 2039. Please call or email for more information or to schedule an appointment.
1906 College Heights Blvd. #31082
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1082
phone270.745.5043
270.745.3568
Office of Scholar Development
Our Mission
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. We collaborate with faculty and staff to apply for grants to create opportunities for students, develop workshops related to our mission, and celebrate the successes of WKU students and their faculty advisors.
Fall 2008 - Spring 2017 Successes
WKU students and recent alumni earned recognition 74 times and more than $470,000 in 2016-17 alone. Beyond the dollars and cents, national scholarships help students to study abroad, conduct research, complete undergraduate and graduate degrees, and change lives.
96 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships
35 Fulbright U.S. Student Grants
30 Critical Language Scholarships
27 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships and Honorable Mentions
21 National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Awards
13 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships and Honorable Mentions
12 Boren Scholarships for International Study
11 Freeman Awards for Study in Asia
6 Fulbright United Kingdom Summer Institute Participants
6 Morris K. Udall Scholarships and Honorable Mentions
5 EPA Greater Research Opportunity Fellowships
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May 25th, 2018
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May 16th, 2018
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