Purdue National and International Scholarships Office

09/04/2026

Meet Zhiyuan Chen, one of Purdue's 2025 Astronaut Scholars. Hear about his experience working with NISO and the impact the Astronaut Scholarship has had on him.

Read more about his research at his scholar biography on the NISO webpage (https://www.purdue.edu/niso/scholars/Chen-Zhiyuan.php) and College of Agriculture news release (https://ag.purdue.edu/news/department/biochem/2025/07/chen-astronaut-scholar.html)

📷 credit: Zhiyuan Chen

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09/02/2026

Scholar Development Advising is a primary service NISO offers. Meet with our advisors, particularly our scholar development advisor, to identify your goals for while you're at Purdue and after graduation. We will discuss your trajectory (academic and professional), which of our awards may be good fits, and how you can continue making yourself an impactful leader and outstanding scholar prepared for life after graduation. Schedule your appointment with us via BoilerConnect.

08/31/2026

Happy Monday! Save the date(s):

🌟 9/1: Honors Involvement Fair - JMHC Students discover this year's study away offerings and acquaint yourself with the resources available to you | 5-6:30 PM | Honors Hall

✈️ 9/2 Purdue Study Abroad Fair - Learn about all the study abroad options at Purdue! | 10 AM - 2 PM | PMU South Ballroom

🌏 9/4: Purdue Fulbright Welcome Reception - Welcome to Purdue's incoming Fulbrighters. Current Fulbright applicants and Purdue Fulbright Community welcome to attend. RSVP required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSege_JSN6Mg_VWxD9xutYK-QmNnriEsq9Ykk8lcqODKDh0uKg/viewform | 4 PM | Dauch Alumni Center

⛔ 9/7: Labor Day - University holiday. Purdue University is closed.

🎉9/21-25: NISO Week - RSVP: bit.ly/nisoweek

08/28/2026

We tried something new and offered three Gilman callouts instead of one this semester! Thank you to all who joined!
1) Virtual Callout (8/13/26)
2) Gilman-McCain Callout (8/25/26)
3) In-Person Callout with hybrid option (8/26/26)

Purdue alumn, 2024 Gilman Scholar, and current Gilman Alumni Ambassador, Max Chang, joined us for our callout and provided insight into Gilman, his study abroad experience, and the impact both had on his academic and career trajectory.

If you couldn't make it but plan to apply this semester, contact [email protected] to access a recording of the virtual callout!

Check out some of the Purdue program locations open to you that Gilman would be open to funding! https://youtu.be/xFqhhc0IDyE

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08/27/2026

Join us for our Gilman Writing Workshop in HCRS 1054 (Honors College and Residences South Building) happening THIS Saturday, August 29, from 10am-12pm (noon). We will provide breakfast and coffee/tea. RSVP at https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKfiHYemakekR0h

(Please note that in order to get an estimate of how much food to provide, we must have your RSVP in by noon on Friday (9/28). You are welcome to join without an rsvp, but we may have a limited selection of breakfast items available.)

08/26/2026

The National and International Scholarships Office (NISO) offers many services to students. The first of those services is Information Sessions! We offer several throughout the year, with NISO Week (3rd full week of September) and Fulbright Week (3rd full week of February) as our signature highlights!

08/25/2026

If you're wondering where to connect with NISO, great news! We're everywhere! Well, maybe not everywhere, but we certainly do appear in many places from course visits to tabling events to student organizations to campus partners. If your course, organization, or office would like us to give a presentation or run a workshop, reach out at [email protected]!



📷 credit: Leah Criss, Mukhamad "Herman" Suhermanto (Campus Partners), Sam Day (Student Organization Presentations)

08/24/2026

Read about Sihun's and Jehan's accomplishments!

Purdue ECE alumni earn Fulbright awards for research in Indonesia and France

08/24/2026

Way to go Cristian!

Purdue ECE student Cristian Barinaga named 2026 Astronaut Scholar

08/24/2026

Welcome back to the start of the new academic year! Save the date(s):

📣 8/26: Gilman Scholarship Callout - Are you receiving a Federal Pell Grant? Want to study abroad? Learn more about how Gilman could make your study abroad possible! - RSVP: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cy5CBOtRuik4wm

✏️8/29: Gilman Writing Workshop - Learn what makes a competitive Gilman essay. Join us to get started on your Gilman application! - RSVP: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKfiHYemakekR0h

⛔ 9/7: Labor Day - University holiday

🎉9/21-25: NISO Week - Join us for a full week of info sessions and callouts on our 14 NISO-coordinated awards. - RSVP: https://www.purdue.edu/niso/services/info-sessions/niso-week.html