Student Stories

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

Fourteen MU students and alumni honored by National Science Foundation

Danka, Fusion

Brandon Lee received a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Germany, one of Europe’s leading fusion research centers.