Nationally Competitive Fellowships

Global Engagement administers the application process and provides advising for nationally competitive fellowships for graduate study and research abroad.

UC Santa Cruz Named 2024 Fulbright HSI Leader

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) established the Fulbright HSI Leaders Initiative in 2021 to recognize and commend the strong partnership between the Fulbright Program and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).


Advising

Secure your future with expert advising services designed to support your international academic and research pursuits after graduation. Most of these awards require a campus endorsement before the applications can be forwarded to the final levels of competition.

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Meet with Gabi Schmiegel for assistance with applying, preparing compelling personal statements, interviewing, and developing project/program of study proposals.

Events

Fulbright Webinars in April and May to learn about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and the application process.

Drop-in Coffee Chats in April and May to learn about all postgraduate scholarships.

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Fulbright Program

Provides one year of funding for graduating college seniors and graduate students to study, research, or teach worldwide.

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Rhodes Scholarship

Provides two to three years of post-bachelor study at Oxford University in Great Britain.

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Marshall Fellowship

Provides one or two years of post-bachelor study at any college or university in the United Kingdom.

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Schwarzman Scholars

Provides a fully-funded, one-year master’s degree and leadership program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

“It is so important to embrace what’s often an unknown experience. The beauty of a Fulbright experience is that it is open, it changes, and you can make of it what you want. While that requires intention and value-alignment, it is a wonderful, unique experience that propels scholarship.”

– Lucia Vitale, Fulbright U.S. Student Program Grantee

Last modified: Apr 03, 2025