Riverside, Ca –
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) - Future leaders in academia, public policy, international business and many other fields compete each year for prestigious post-graduation fellowships. At the University of California, Riverside, the number of students seeking - and winning - these honors, is on the rise. Since 2012, UC Riverside undergraduates have received 62 highly competitive scholarships - a figure unprecedented at the campus.
"The prestigious scholarships awarded to UCR students provide external recognition that our students are among the best in the world," said Cindy Larive, UCR's vice provost of undergraduate education.