Office of Nationally Competitive Awards

The Office of Nationally Competitive Awards supports UC undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni interested in applying for major external fellowships. NCA fosters the intellectual and personal development of UC’s student-scholars by facilitating a rewarding application process that encourages them to engage in rigorous self-reflection, cultivate strong writing practices, and define meaningful connections among their personal commitments, academic pursuits, and future goals.

This office administers UC’s nomination processes for awards like Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Truman, and Goldwater; it also provides support for major awards that do not require endorsement. 

November 29th at 12:30PM: Scholarship and Session Details

Honoring the legacy of U.S. Representative Morris Udall and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, the Udall Foundation awards up to $7,000 to 50 college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to American Indian nations or to the environment.

November 30th at 12:30PM: Scholarship and Session Details

The Fulbright UK Summer Institutes are three-four week programs for US undergraduate students. Participants can explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK while experiencing higher education at a UK university. There are several UK Summer Institutes available every year, each hosted by a different university, and each focuses on a specific historical or cultural context, or a subject or topic. 

• Campus Deadline: December 1, 2022
• National Deadline: January 17, 2023

• Campus Deadline: January 3, 2023
• National Deadline: January 25, 2023 (Fellowships) and February 1, 2023 (Scholarships)

• National Deadline: February 3, 2023

• National Deadline: February 7, 2023

• Chinmay Bakshi, Neurobiology; Medical Sciences, Samvid Scholar
• Kylie Boyer, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Critical Language Scholarship (Korean)
• Stephanie Cuyubamba Kong, Fine Arts, Fulbright Study/Research (Peru)
• Adam Elzarka, Medical Sciences; Liberal Arts, Truman Scholarship Recipient; Critical Language Scholarship (Arabic)
• Regina Kazanjian, Industrial Design, Fulbright Aalto University Graduate Award (Finland)
• Lynn Pickering, Aerospace Engineering, Fulbright Ghent University Award (Belgium)
• Nicholas Shaw, Medical Sciences, Goldwater Scholarship
• Isabel Slonneger, International Affairs; Environmental Studies, Fulbright ETA (Spain)
• Mariam Soliman, Middle Childhood Education, Fulbright ETA (Turkey)
• Lily Stiefel, Asian Studies, Critical Language Scholarship (Japanese)
• Will Thompson, Business Analytics, Boren Fellowship (Jordan)
• Andrew Van Dyke, Musicology, Critical Language Scholarship (Russian, declined)

• Thomas Croke, Musicology, Fulbright Study/Research Poland (Semi-Finalist)
• Jack Fogle, Biology; Psychology; Neuroscience, Fulbright Study/Research Slovenia (Semi-Finalist)
• Maya Gulani, Political Science; International Affairs; German Studies, Fulbright ETA (Semi-Finalist)
• Joyner Horn, Voice Performance, Fulbright John Wood LAMDA Award in Classical Acting (Alternate)
• Daniel Posmik, Business Economics; Business Analytics, Schwarzman Scholarship (Finalist)