The NSO supports all VCU students/alumni who are interested in applying for prestigious national and
The National Scholarship Office (NSO) supports all VCU students — honors, non-honors, graduate and professional — as well as alumni who are interested in applying for prestigious national and international scholarships. To be competitive for these elite awards, you should maintain the highest possible academic performance, enroll in courses that encourage critical thinking from a broad range of pe
04/09/2026
Calling all juniors, seniors and grad students!Check out our FREE application workshop series this spring and summer 🌟
Scan the QR codes or head to our blog at the link in bio 🔗 to register for a May or June workshop!
04/02/2026
It’s that time of year! is accepting applications for 2027 grants.
Want to teach English abroad? Pursue a research project or creative scholarship? Check out our info session next Wednesday to learn more about the program and how we can help you apply!
04/01/2026
Join us for our next round of info sessions!
Link in bio to register 🔗 or make an appointment with our team ⭐️
03/16/2026
Congratulations to our 11 semifinalists for ! 🎉🖤💛
These students and alumni will advance to the final round of evaluation and will be notified of their status on a rolling basis throughout the spring. You can read about each of these incredible students and alums on our blog (🔗 in bio)!
03/10/2026
Happy spring break, rams! ☀️ Join us for our March information sessions and Fulbright offerings (including an alumni panel!) in a variety of modalities.
Check out the 🔗 in bio to register for all of our events!
02/17/2026
Calling all students and alumni!! Want to spend a year abroad on someone else’s dime?
Register for our Fulbright info session on March 25 @ 3pm. Virtual and in-person options are available. Link in bio 🔗
Can’t attend on the day of? Register anyway and we can send you a recording.
02/09/2026
Congratulations to our THREE Critical Language Scholarship semi-finalists! These three were in the final round of selection and will find out their final status in March!
🇨🇳 Riya Bajpai (psychology & mathematical sciences, ‘28) applied to study Mandarin.
🇰🇷 Savannah Morris (political science, ‘26) applied to study Korean.
🇧🇷 Valerie Shcherbakov (HPEX, ‘25) applied to study Portuguese.
Keep your fingers crossed for our incredible applicants! 🤞🏻
02/05/2026
⭐️ Join us next week for an information session covering all things Fulbright!
The Fulbright program provides funding for new grads and graduate students to travel abroad and teach English, pursue independent research, or attend a year of grad school.
Join our info session in person or on Zoom on Tuesday 2/10! Register at the link in our bio 🔗
Can’t attend? Register so we can send you a recording!
02/03/2026
🎤🎧 Check out the new episode of the Grad Pod featuring the NSO team!
Director Jeff Wing and graduate assistant Marissa Price sat down to chat about what the NSO dos and how it can support the VCU community.
You can listen at the link in our bio 🔗
01/20/2026
Join us for tomorrow’s session to learn about different postgraduate opportunities (domestic and international)! ⭐️
12/08/2025
It’s never to early to start planning for next semester! Check out our lineup of spring info sessions at the link in our bio 🔗