Read the news articles below to learn more about what our students are up to in the world of undergraduate research, fellowships, and scholars programs! This is a great way to learn more about the types of research and fellowships students are participating in.
Penn Fulbrighters for 2019-20
05/01/2019
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) wishes to heartily congratulate Penn students and alums who have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2019-2020 academic year. This list will be updated as we hear back from host…
Four Penn undergraduates receive Goldwater Scholarships
04/29/2019
Three juniors and one sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania have been selected as Goldwater Scholars by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, which provides scholarships of as much as $7,500 to undergraduate…
Luis Bravo (COL'19) on life and research at Penn
04/26/2019
Luis is a 2018 recipient of the Hassenfeld Foundation Social Impact Research Grant and Ruth Marcus Kanter College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant. With CURF’s support, he researched challenges Philadelphians face when seeking and…
Two Nations Divided by a Common Language: Lessons Learned as a Churchill Scholar in Cambridge
04/16/2019
In January 2018, Kevin Chen was awarded a Churchill Scholarship. When the Churchill Foundation called, he thought they called the wrong Kevin. And so began Kevin’s journey to England. This case study reports his findings and lessons learned during…
Two Penn juniors named Truman Scholars
04/11/2019
Two Penn juniors, Louis Lin and Ángel Ortiz-Siberón, have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships, a merit-based award of as much as $30,000 for graduate or professional school to prepare for careers in government or public service.
BFS Student Brendan Taliaferro Wins President’s Engagement Prize 2019
04/09/2019
Benjamin Franklin Scholar Brendan Taliaferro (COL 2019) is one of six seniors named a recipient of the 2019 President's Engagement Prize.
Class of 2019 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced at Penn
04/09/2019
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann today announced the recipients of the 2019 President’s Engagement Prize and President’s Innovation Prize. Awarded annually, the Prizes empower Penn students to design and undertake post-graduation…
Adding to the Toolkit: The Traits One Hones as a Fulbright Scholar
04/08/2019
Gabriel Delaney checks in with us from his Fulbright year in Colombia
Junior Christina Steele named Beinecke Scholar
04/08/2019
Penn junior Christina Steele has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship to pursue her graduate education. She is the 12th Beinecke Scholar from Penn since the award was first given in 1975.
BFS Visits the Penn Museum and Manakeesh
04/01/2019
On March 22nd, BFS students were treated to a tour of the Penn Museum's Middle East Galleries by Dr. Philip Jones, Associate Curator and Keeper of Collections, followed by a dinner at Manakeesh, an acclaimed West Philadelphia Lebanese…
Lea Eisenstein (COL '19) talks about research and CURF
03/29/2019
Lea has been involved in research activities through CURF and elsewhere since her first year, an entire alphabet soup of PURM, SHIP, J4J, an LGBTQ & Gender Studies Undergraduate Grant, and now a Wolf Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellow. She&…
Meet Zhongyuan Zeng, Schwarzman Scholar
02/27/2019
Zhongyuan Zeng sits down with CURF in the Fireside Lounge to discuss her decision to apply to Schwarzman and advice she has for those who are considering applying. Originally from Beijing and a current Master's student in the School of Design,…