National Scholarships Office National scholarships are highly competitive, prestigious awards that provide support for a wide range of enriching experiences, including study abroad, graduate study, federal employment, language learning, teaching, research, and public service. The National Scholarships Office at the University of Maryland aims to provide undergraduates with the best possible information, guidance and support as they learn about and apply for national scholarships. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about national scholarship opportunities, and to contact us with any questions you may have. You can request an appointment or send us a question by email.
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 UM graduate Krystle Norman has been named a 2008 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellows. Fellowships are presented to 20 students each year based on their leadership potential, academic achievement, and extracurricular involvement by the U.S. Dept. of State. For more on Heather and the Pickering Fellowship.  Heather Bradshaw, a junior mechanical engineering major, has been named a winner of a 2008-09 Goldwater Scholarship. She demonstrates, above, the robotics device she is researching in the university's Space Systems Lab. For more on Heather, her research, and the Goldwater Scholarship. UM junior Phillip Hannam has been awarded a Truman Scholarship. Hannam was given the news by UM President C.D. Mote, Jr.For more about Philip and the Truman Scholarship. |