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 Penn State undergraduate Nate Carey named Marshall Scholarship finalist

Penn State undergraduate Nate Carey named Marshall Scholarship finalist

Penn State student Nate Carey, of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, has been nominated as a finalist for the 2025 Marshall Scholarship. 


Award winners announced for 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition

Thirty-one undergraduates were recognized for presentations of their research or creative ventures during the 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition for Research, Inquiry, and Creative Activity, held April 15-17.


Three Penn Staters earn national Goldwater Scholarships

Three Penn Staters earn national Goldwater Scholarships

Penn State undergraduates Nate Carey, Bridget Reheard and Mabel Tong have earned the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, a national award that recognizes undergraduates who show exceptional potential as leaders.


Penn State graduate earns Critical Language Scholarship to develop skills abroad

Penn State graduate earns Critical Language Scholarship to develop skills abroad

Penn State alumna Heather Novak earned a Critical Language Scholarship, providing her the opportunity to further develop her Mandarin language skills while living abroad. 


Six Penn Staters earn Gilman Scholarships to study abroad

Six Penn Staters earn Gilman Scholarships to study abroad

Six Penn Staters have earned scholarships from the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, which provides up to $5,000 for undergraduate students to study abroad.


Penn State alumnus Qifeng Liu named Schwarzman Scholar

Penn State alumnus Qifeng Liu named Schwarzman Scholar

Qifeng Liu, a Schreyer Scholar who graduated from Penn State in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, has been named a Schwarzman Scholar, which provides one year of study at Tsinghua University in Beijing. 


Ten Penn Staters earn Fulbright U.S. Student awards for 2022-23 academic year

Ten Penn Staters earn Fulbright U.S. Student awards for 2022-23 academic year

Penn State students and alumni will travel to all corners of the globe for the 2022–23 school year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. 


For four Penn Staters, Critical Language Scholarships will enable summer study

Penn Staters Jocelyn Krieger, Ashley Naraine, Juntae Rocker and Hannah Scholze have earned a 2022 Critical Language Scholarship. The competitive national award, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, will cover many of the expenses for students to pursue intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences abroad. 


Penn State senior Olivia Krum earns national Udall Scholarship

Penn State rising senior Olivia Krum has earned a Udall Scholarship, which rewards college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service and commitment to Native American issues or the environment. 


Penn State undergraduate Laura Guay named finalist for Rhodes Scholarship

Penn State undergraduate Laura Guay was named as a finalist to the Rhodes Scholarship, the first Penn Stater to be named a finalist since 2001. 


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