Georgetown Students Receive Gilman Scholarship!

Congratulations to the following Georgetown students who received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for the Spring 2014 semester abroad!

• Mary Byrne
• Daniel Cook
• Daisy Franco
• Alberto Gallegos
• Juan Gonzalez
• Christina Mcgrath
• Colleen Roberts
• Elyssa Skeirik
• Keegan Terek

Established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000, the Gilman offers awards for undergraduate study abroad. Those eligible are U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving a Federal Pell Grant at a two-year or four-year college or university.

For more information about the Gilman and the application process, please contact Lauren Tuckley at gofar@georgetown.edu.

Challenge Completed!

Congratulations to all Carroll Fellow sophomores on the recent completion of their Forum Independent Research Projects (FIRPs)!  At the beginning of the freshmen spring semester, all Carroll Fellows must design a FIRP:  an independent project which uses archival materials to explore an as-yet unanswered research question.  The students spend nine months gathering background material, analyzing primary source documents, and reporting on their findings in the form of an academic narrative.  A completed FIRP represents an incredible accomplishment of which all Carroll Fellows should be proud.  Great work, Class of 2016!

Carroll Fellows Zach Kay and Reno Varghese celebrate the completion of their FIRPS.

Even at 3:30 AM, they are sporting smiling faces!

Apply to be a Carrol Fellow by Monday, December 2!

The Carroll Fellows Initiative, established in 1977, is Georgetown's flagship program for its most academically talented and ambitious undergraduate students. Carroll Fellows epitomize the values of hard work, scholarship, honesty, curiosity, and learning. They define themselves as thinkers who do as they follow the motto of Mentis Vita Pro Vita Mundi – the life of the mind for the life of the world. After graduation, Carroll Fellows pursue a variety of careers and opportunities such as law, government, public service, finance, consulting or medicine.

All students will have only one chance to apply to the CFI. Only first year and second year transfer students can apply to the program. First year students can apply in the Fall, and second year students can apply during the summer before their matriculation.

This year, the deadline for first year applications is Monday, December 2, 2013.

The link to the website is here and the link to the application is here.

Georgetown University recognized as a top producer of Fulbright recipients!

For the 2013-2014 cycle for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, 13 out of 50 Hoya applicants have received a Fulbright Scholarship. This achievement qualifies Georgetown University as a top student producer of Fulbright recipients!

Founded in 1946, the Fulbright Program is a merit based scholarship for students, teachers, researchers, and scholars to travel abroad for study and research.  The U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistantships.

Lauren Tuckley is the Fulbright Program Advisor (FPA) and the Associate Director for the Office of Fellowships, Awards, and Research for Undergraduates at Georgetown University.  She provides guidance and support to students interested in fellowship and research opportunities.  If interested in the Fulbright or any other opportunities are office offers, please email Ms. Tuckley at fulbright@georgetown.edu.

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