- Chinese
- Class of 2016
- Canton, GA
UNG students earn nationally competitive scholarships
2016 Jun 13
During the 2015-16 academic year, a number of students at the University of North Georgia earned nationally competitive scholarships, continuing a recent trend at the university.
Cody Bijeaux of Canton, Georgia, has been recognized as a Fulbright finalist.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to build relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries that are needed to solve global challenges.
In just the past three years, UNG students have earned nationally prestigious scholarships valued at approximately $613,000 and opportunities to study abroad or participate in exclusive internships.
Three Fulbright awards, one Critical Language Scholarship, two National Institutes of Health scholars, 15 Gilman International Scholars, four Boren Scholars, and more - the momentum at UNG continues to build for top-level scholarships.
President Bonita C. Jacobs launched an initiative to increase efforts to prepare UNG students for nationally-competitive scholarships, such as the Fulbright, in 2013.
"We are expanding efforts to make students regionally and globally competitive, and, as a result, they are receiving life-changing opportunities," Jacobs said. "These experiences will contribute to their success as they become leaders in communities here in Georgia and across the world."