May 1, 2015
The following videos, recorded in May 2015, capture students who worked with the NFP over the past several years while they discuss their research, intellectual development, and how applying for fellowships through our office has refined their projects and future goals. Click on their names to view the videos (JHED…
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May 1, 2015
I had only vague ideas about the opportunities available to me when I first met with the National Fellowships Program my freshmen year. Still making sense of the undergraduate research fellowship I had then just received, the Wilson Fellowship, my early discussions with Dr. Barry were formative in casting my…
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April 18, 2015
Three Homewood seniors were awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) grants to teach English language and American culture abroad next year. The ETA grant is a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student program, and funds 1100 grantees each year, to teach in 75 countries worldwide. ETA awardees become important representatives…
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March 27, 2015
Last week, all four Homewood graduate students who had been named finalists in January were awarded Fulbright Academic/Arts Grants to pursue dissertation research abroad in the coming year! The Fulbright U.S. Student program supports study or research abroad in over 140 countries, promoting cultural exchange and mutual understanding. Students design…
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March 24, 2015
On March 26th from 6-7pm, the National Fellowships Program will partner with two other Johns Hopkins entities, the Office of Sustainaibility and E²SHI (Environment, Energy, Sustainability & Health Institute), to co-present on available resources for undergraduate students interested in pursuing projects in sustainability or environmentalism during and after their time…
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March 20, 2015
Quenton Bubb, a Johns Hopkins junior from Brooklyn, New York, has won the eminent UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Award. Each year, fifteen outstanding students in the U.S. are awarded undergraduate scholarships through a partnership between the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Merck Science Initiative. Selection is based on…
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March 13, 2015
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards generous grants each year to graduates and undergraduates interested in studying, researching, or teaching in over 140 countries worldwide. This April, the National Fellowships Program will offer multiple workshops to educate students about these incredible opportunities. Program Director Dr. Kelly Barry and Assistant Director…
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March 3, 2015
During the first summer session, Dr. Miller will be offering a 1-credit course about writing competitive external fellowship applications. It will meet 4-5:30pm on Mondays and Thursdays from May 28 to June 25. In this writing-based course students will learn to craft competitive applications for the prestigious external fellowships overseen by the NFP….
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March 2, 2015
On March 11 at 5-6pm in 328 Malone Hall, Schwarzman Scholars Global Director of Admissions Robert Garris will present on this new program slated to begin in summer 2016. The Schwarzman Scholars Program, inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship, is designed to help future leaders meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond…
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February 27, 2015
The National Fellowships Program is pleased to sponsor Truman Scholar Justin Falcone’s narrated tour of his exhibit In the Wake: Rising Seas, Vanishing Nations. In the Wake photographically represents the places that stand to be imminently altered and eventually erased by anthropogenic climate change in the South Pacific. Capturing human-environmental…
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