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. 

• Taylor Allgood, Political Science and International Affairs; MPA, Marshall Scholar
• Kimberly Washington, Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Boren Scholar
• Khaled Eid, Medical Sciences, Critical Language Scholar
• AJ Quiban, Games and Animation, Critical Language Scholar
• Carson Hartlage, Medicine/Biomedical Informatics, Fulbright Study/Research Grantee (declined)
• Allison Korniak, Middle Childhood Education, Fulbright ETA Grantee
• Laurel Prince, German Studies, Fulbright ETA Grantee
• Alex Knapp, Electrical Engineering, Goldwater Scholar
• Aaron George, Software Development, JET Program Recipient 
• Dolo Echeverria Jimenez, Asian Studies, JET Program Recipient

• Jay Patel, Medical Sciences, Truman Finalist
• Anna de la O, English, Fulbright Semi-Finalist
• Maryam Khan, Neuropsychology, Fulbright Semi-Finalist
• Liz Klemenz, Fashion Design, Fulbright Semi-Finalist
• Varsha Vinod, Communication Design, Fulbright Semi-Finalist
• Dolo Echeverria Jimenez, Asian Studies, Princeton in Asia Quarterfinalist
• Khyati Shinghal, Business Economics & Information Systems and Business Analytics; Princeton in Asia Semi-Finalist