The Honors Digest keeps Honors students and staff up-to-date on events, scholarships, and resources available to those in the Honors Program.
Events & Deadlines: Next Two Weeks
Career Opportunity: Peace Corps Prep
UNH Career and Professional success
Interested in global service? Peace Corps Prep (PCP) is a partnership between UNH and the U.S. Peace Corps that prepares undergraduates for global service.
Through Peace Corps Prep, you will:
- Engage in undergraduate academic coursework and field experiences that emphasize community engagement and public service
- Build the essential skills to excel in global service activities
- Prepare to apply to the Peace Corps
- Get engaged in your community at home and abroad
For more information, visit Peace Corps Prep's official UNH website or contact Coordinator Jon Constable at Jonathan.Constable@unh.edu.
Volunteer Opportunity: Shadow A Wildcat!
Spring 2024 Semester
Show a future Wildcat what life at UNH is like! This program matches prospective students with a current student to observe a class and enjoy a meal in the dining hall. Lunch is free, covered by Admissions!
FINAL Spring 2024 Shadow Date is Tuesday, April 2.
Commitment is usually around 2 hours, including your class time. We hope to be able to match every student volunteer with a prospective student; however, based on interest and availability, some students may be matched more than others. We appreciate your understanding!
Honors Undergraduate Social Committee (HUSC) Meetings
Every other wednesday in mub 334
HUSC designs and implements fun social events for the entire Honors Student community. Anyone is welcome to join and contribute their ideas to this low-commitment but super fun group!
Join the HUSC GroupMe to stay up-to-date on club meetings, event updates, and everything else social!
Scholarships & Applications: Dates & Deadlines
Tuesday, April 2, 1:00-2:00pm, Conant Hall Room 113
Wednesday, April 3, 4:00-5:00pm, Conant Hall Room 113
Application can count as high-impact experience*
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is a five-year fellowship that provides three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000 and $16,000 education allowance paid to the institution. Current juniors and seniors who are US citizens and intend to pursue a research-based master’s or doctorate in STEM or social science (economics, sociology, justice studies, political science) are eligible to apply. Interested students are encouraged to enroll in INCO 791 in Fall 2024.
*If you intend for your application to count as a high-impact experience, you must meet with the Office of National Fellowships prior to beginning your application and complete at least three rounds of edits with the office’s support.
The Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research encourages students to design and carry out research, scholarly, or creative projects in collaboration with faculty mentors. To facilitate this, the Center offers a variety of research grants and fellowships specifically for undergraduate students.
Other Things to Note
Submit to Honors Anonymous
Do you have ideas about how your Honors experience could be better? Are there events or classes you wished Honors offered? Whatever you have to share, we want to hear it! We'll use your thoughts moving forward to create a more supportive Honors environment for everyone.
Stay Connected
Follow the UNH Honors social media pages and tag a friend so everyone can follow!
You can find many of our forms and other important information on the Honors Program Canvas Course.
We want to hear from you
If you learn of an opportunity, an event, or an activity you think would be of interest to Honors students, send it to Emily.Schoonmaker@unh.edu and we'll see if it’s a good fit for our Digest.
Please do not hesitate to call or email!
Honors Phone: 603-862-3928 | Honors Email: honors.program@unh.edu
Until next time!
Thank you for being an integral part of our community. We hope you're doing well and would love to hear from you anytime.
Kindly,
Catherine Peebles, Director | Catherine.Peebles@unh.edu
Kate Gaudet, Associate Director | Kate.Gaudet@unh.edu
Andrew Ferris, Assistant Director for Advising and Equity | Andrew.Ferris@unh.edu
Emily Schoonmaker, Community Coordinator & Hamel Scholars Coordinator | Emily.Schoonmaker@unh.edu
Lily Pudlo, Honors Community Assistant | Lilian.Pudlo@unh.edu
