Student Stories

An Evening of Excellence

By Logan Jackson Published on March 22, 2024 The MU Excels event featured a handful of awards, including three for faculty mentors. Pictured is Nicole Campione-Barr (left), who earned the Robin G. Walker Award. Photo by Logan Jackson. University of Missouri students pursue a variety of nationally competitive grants, scholarships and fellowships. But they don’t…

Expanding Their Horizons

By Logan Jackson Published on March 26, 2024 Two University of Missouri students – juniors Jordan Chiantelli-Mosebach and Tanner Smith – recently secured Fulbright Canada-Mitacs Globalink Research Internships, offered through the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States (Fulbright Canada). The internship is designed for students from the U.S. who are interested…

Six Mizzou Undergraduates Awarded Gilman Scholarships

By Logan Jackson Published on Dec. 11, 2023 Six University of Missouri undergraduate students were recently awarded the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a program designed to enable students with financial barriers to study or intern abroad. The scholarship aids recipients in developing skillsets critical to our national security and economic…

Trusting the Process

The past year has been one of growth and self-discovery for Jenny Park. It’s also been a year of celebration for the University of Missouri senior. Park began the year by being named a Goldwater Scholar. One of four Tigers to receive the award, the Goldwater Scholarship is one of the most prestigious national scholarships in natural sciences,…

Changing Her Personal Narrative

By Logan Jackson Published on Oct. 19, 2023 Lauren Pike, an advisor in the MU Office of Global and National Fellowships, participated in the "Politics and Society in Central Asia" study abroad program in Kyrgyzstan this summer. It was the first time that Pike had traveled abroad. Here, Pike is pictured in the Kyrgyzstan Parliament…

Upcoming NSF GRF Bootcamp Helps Prepare Students for Application Process

While the Office of Global and National Fellowships at the University of Missouri helps students across campus secure funding for a variety of unique experiential learning opportunities, there is a deeper mission to the office’s work. Each of the three advisors in the office are dedicated to helping students develop themselves personally, professionally and academically.…

Flood Control Goes Dutch

Building a Research Portfolio

Finding a Passion for Research

Four Students Named Goldwater Scholars