The Office of Fellowships and Scholarships assists students applying for competitive merit awards for research, travel, and study.
The Office of Fellowships and Scholarships offers workshops and assists with applications, personal statements, and recommendations.We assist students with a number of awards, including the Goldwater, Marshall, Truman, Gates Cambridge, Udall, NSF, Boren, Gilman, and Rhodes Scholarships. We seek to inform students as early as their freshmen and sophomore years about specific opportunities and to de
07/25/2024
Engineering alumnus, student receive U.S. Department of Defense SMART Scholarships MACON — Mercer University School of Engineering rising senior Gregory Adams and alumnus Walter Lopez Chavez were recently awarded the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART)…
07/02/2024
It was a good year. I'm excited about the possibilities for next year.
This was record-setting year for Mercer students earning major awards This was a record-setting year for student achievement at Mercer, with 46 students receiving 53 nationally and internationally competitive merit awards.
06/03/2024
Rising senior selected for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internship MACON – Mercer University rising senior Michaela Tolliver was recently awarded a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Internship for this summer. CBCF interns work in congressional offices and…
05/28/2024
Senior Reema Chande honored for commitment to solving public problems, named Newman Civic Fellow MACON – Mercer University rising senior Reema Chande has been named one of 142 student civic leaders from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico, who will make up the 2024-2025 cohort of Newman Civic…
05/22/2024
Two graduates awarded GEM Fellowships to aid in pursuit of high-level technical careers MACON -- Mercer University 2024 graduates Leila Kelly and Kennedy Mays have been accepted into the GEM Fellowship Program. GEM recruits high-quality, underrepresented students looking to pursue master'...
05/09/2024
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Grad, research assistant awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship MACON — Mercer University graduate and current research assistant Caden Hamrick has been awarded the prestigious, oldest of its kind, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP), with a total award value…
05/03/2024
Four Mercerians selected for prestigious Fulbright Awards - The Den MACON — Seniors Josie Arbaugh, Seiler Rivers and Abigail Van Pelt and graduate student Marlo Mecredy were selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for the 2024-25 academic…
04/26/2024
Senior Elizabeth Stinson selected for Peace Corps service in Botswana MACON – Mercer University senior Elizabeth Lyle Stinson was recently selected to serve in the Peace Corps in Botswana, Southern Africa, beginning this summer. She will serve in Botswana through…
04/22/2024
https://den.mercer.edu/senior-selected-for-japanese-exchange-and-teaching-program/
Senior selected for Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program MACON – Mercer University senior Thomas Anthony Neely was selected for the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program and will serve as an Assistant English Language Teacher (ALT) in Japan for at…
04/15/2024
Few people inspire me as much as Johna. I am so proud to call her my colleague.
Mercer alumna builds on disability advocacy work as staff member, professor Mercer University alumna Johna Wright, coordinator of fellowships and scholarships, is working to bring more awareness to disability rights.
04/11/2024
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Sophomore and junior named Goldwater Scholars - The Den MACON — Two students Mercer University students were announced as recipients of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s most prestigious scholarship for undergraduates in science…