About

The Distinguished Scholarships Program advises and assists all qualified students and recent alum interested in applying for national and international scholarships and fellowships. Through education of the campus community, support of students, and collaboration with faculty and staff, the Program seeks to develop a campus culture that encourages students to pursue prestigious scholarship opportunities.

The Distinguished Scholarships Program serves the University of Idaho campus in the following ways:

• Informs students, faculty, and staff about major national and international scholarship and fellowship opportunities
• Recruits competitive scholarship applicants
• Helps students find scholarship opportunities which match their goals and accomplishments
• Advises students through logistics of the scholarship application process
• Provides writing assistance on scholarship application materials
• Coordinates the campus evaluation and selection process for fellowship awards when required
• Prepares official, university endorsement packages for selected scholarship nominees
• Aids faculty and staff with supporting fellowship letters of recommendation
• Assists students preparing for scholarship interviews
• Serves as U of I's knowledge base for national and international scholarship competitions

To learn more, contact Distinguished Scholarships Program Faculty Fellow Dilshani Sarathchandra (dilshanis@uidaho.edu).