The Honors Program can provide faculty, current students, alumni, and advisors with information and guidance on appropriate nationally competitive fellowships for unusually well-qualified undergraduates. Contact Dr. Rita Barnes This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please note that these are NOT for entering students.
While announcements about discipline-specific opportunities are typically disseminated by the academic colleges and departments, some fellowships are interdisciplinary and have a limited audience. These include, but are not limited to the following:
Applications due during the sophomore or junior year:
The Goldwater Scholarship The Truman Scholarship The Udall Scholarship*
The Soros Foundation Scholarships for New Citizens
Application due during the senior year for graduate research abroad:
The Rhodes Scholarship The Fulbright Scholarship** The Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
The U.S. Marshall Scholarship The George Mitchell Scholarship
*Udall Scholarship nominees should be referred to Dr. Dan Combs at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
**Fulbright Scholarshiip nominees should be referred to Dr. Debbie Barnard at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
QUALIFICATIONS:
While a GPA of 3.5 or above indicates a strong academic record, this alone does not qualify potential applicants for these awards: candidates must be extraordinary self-motivated, innovative thinkers whose ideas and service are not simply lists on a resume or names of honors societies. Qualified students are catalysts in their communities and have well-developed projects if they are applying for research grants. They must already display a record of proactive leadership if applying for service-related grants. They must also be willing to take the time--preferably one year--to prepare their applications, undertaking multiple revisions and taking full responsibility for communicating clearly and finding their own answers.
TO REFER A STUDENT OR FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you wish to recommend a Tech student or alumni for major fellowship advising, or you are a Tech student interested in receiving more information, please send the following information to Dr. Rita Barnes, Director, Honors Program, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it :