The 5-7 Barrett scholars, chosen from a pool of ~25 applicants, have the opportunity to develop faculty relationships while pursuing high-level research in a wide variety of engineering fields. Throughout the summer, students attend a series of workshops to share research, disclose challenges and build a toolbox of a skills including presentation skills. For the final workshop, they dress professionally and deliver a 15-minute presentation on what they accomplished throughout the summer.

Two students in the UVM College of Education and Social Services - Shaya Ginsberg ('18) and Diana Allos ('18) - received the Lara Sobel Memorial Scholarship award given by the Vermont Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW-VT). NASW-VT awards the annual scholarship to BSW (Bachelor of Social Work) students in Vermont. The scholarship includes a monetary award, membership in NASW VT, free entry to NASW VT workshops and conferences, and the provision of a social work mentor for the duration of the award year. Lara Sobel worked for the Vermont Department of Children and Families as a case worker advocating for Vermont's most vulnerable children. She graduated from UVM with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science in 1989, and also attained her Master's in Social Work (MSW) degree from UVM in 2002. Read the full story here: UVM Students Receive NASW-VT Scholarship Award

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. CLS scholars gain critical language and cultural skills that enable them to contribute to U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. These students join approximately 550 competitively selected American students at U.S. colleges and universities who received a CLS award in 2017.

The Amgen Scholars program provides participants the opportunity to spend a summer working full-time under the guidance of a researcher at one of 10 universities across the United States. The Amgen Foundation aims to promote science education, inspire future scientists and enhance patient care.

The UVM Career Center has selected six 2016 Interns for the Common Good. The Internships for the Common Good Fund is a competitive award that helps students cover costs as they pursue an internship at a mission-based organization.

The David L. Boren Scholarship is a nationally competitive award that provides up to $20,000 for students to study a critical foreign language in a nontraditional country important to U.S. national security.

The German Academic Exchange Program Research Internships in Science and Engineering offers opportunities for science and engineering undergraduates from the U.S., Canada and the U.K. to spend a summer in Germany, working with research groups and gaining practical experience at top universities and institutions.

Critical Language Scholarships are competitive awards from the U.S. State Department that fully fund students' participation in intensive language instruction for seven to 10 weeks overseas.

Fulbright scholarships are yearlong fellowships which enable seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students to live abroad with help from a fully funded grant to conduct research, pursue internships or teach English in another country. Recipients of this prestigious award represent the United States as a part of the world's largest intellectual and cultural exchange fellowship.