Q&A with Boren Award Winner Julia James
January 4, 2021
Recent UC Boren Award Winner Julia James shares her experiences
Office of Nationally Competitive Awards
The Office of Nationally Competitive Awards (NCA) supports UC students and recent alumni interested in applying for external fellowships. Our goal is to support students as early as possible in their college careers, helping them to develop as strong candidates for fellowships. We serve all UC undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, as well as UC alumni.
We provide comprehensive advising and support for a set of core awards that require UC endorsement. We also provide advising and application assistance for a select group of priority awards that do not require UC endorsement. We've also curated a number of other awards that meet the needs of the diverse student population at UC.
Learning Series- Schwarzman Scholarship
Tuesday, April 13 @ 4:00pm
This session will be held on WebEx.
Upcoming Awards and Deadlines
- Intent-to-apply Deadline: August 4, 2021
- Campus Deadline: August 20, 2021
- National Deadline: October 12, 2021
- National Deadline: September 2021
Leadership Essay Webinar
Prestigious scholarships often ask for a leadership essay, but what does such an essay entail? NCA has recorded a webinar full of tips to help you craft a compelling leadership narrative for your application. Please watch our 30-minute Leadership Essay Webinar (be sure to view as a Slide Show for audio narration). Closed captions are available.
UC alum finds Vietnamese heritage through Fulbright
June 2, 2020
UC medical sciences grad receives Fulbright ETA to Vietnam where she will experience her parents’ heritage and enhance her diverse and global perspective.
Scholar scores another first for UC
May 4, 2020
UC grad receives university's first Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to Stanford Medical School
Goldwater scholars adapt amid crisis
April 27, 2020
Until the recent COVID-19 social distancing mandate, UC’s recent Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation recipients, Rishi Mehta and Zachary Thomas, were building success as undergraduate researchers in the medical sciences and biomedical engineering programs respectively. And they’re not slowing down.
Congratulations 2019–2020 Award Winners!
- Mia Turnbull, Early Childhood Education, Fulbright ETA (Spain)
- Jeff Banks, Classics, Fulbright Study/Research (Greece)
- Dylan David, Immunology, Fulbright Study/Research (Trinidad & Tobago)
- Erika Nguyen, Medical Sciences, Fulbright ETA (Vietnam)
- Morgan Dent, Medical Sciences, Fulbright UK Summer Institute (Northern Ireland)
- Parker Cellura, Political Science, Humanity in Action (The Netherlands)
- Rishi Mehta, Medical Sciences, Barry Goldwater Scholarship
- Zachary Thomas, Biomedical Engineering, Barry Goldwater Scholarship
- Mohamed Elzarka, Public Health, Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
2019-2020 Award Finalists
- Anna Armao, Business Economics, Marshall Scholarship
- Chinmay Bakshi, Chemistry; Neuroscience, Truman Scholarhsip
- Isabel Slonneger, Environmental Studies; International Affairs, Boren Awards
Please Fill out our Intake Form
If you are interested in being added to our database to be kept up-to-date on all info sessions and resources for the awards that interest you, please fill out our Intake Form.
Come to an Intro to Fellowships Session
Open to all students! Get an overview of the awards and how our office can help you apply!
- Email nca@uc.edu to schedule an appointment.
- All sessions will be held on WebEx.