Future Students
Advantages
ADVANTAGES OF MEMBERSHIP
Residential Living Opportunities
- Annual $2,000 Residential Life Scholarship; monies help finance the added cost of a private room
- Can combine the Residential Life Scholarship with other FSU scholarships
- Environment conducive to studying and learning
- Membership in a true learning community
- Honors Peer Mentors in each hall/on each floor
- Cultural opportunities
- Plays, ballets, operas, museums, art galleries, lectures—tickets courtesy of Honors. Some options have included: La Boheme and West Side Story at Devos Opera Hall; Cirque Dreams at Broadway Theatre Guild; Nutcracker, Guerilla Girls on Tour and Ladysmith Black Mambazo at FSU Williams Auditorium; IMAX Theatre; Frederick Meijer Gardens; Grand Rapids Planetarium and Museum, etc. (Transportation is provided free of charge for honor students)
- Lunch and Learn speaker series in the halls hosted by professors, alumni and corporate leaders
- Travel scholarships available for study abroad and national/local conferences
- Leadership development opportunities
- Conference participation
Academic opportunities
- 6-12 "Honors" credits depending on class level or acceptance date
- Work with faculty on research projects/independent study options
- Join the staff of the Endeavor, Honors Program Newsletter
- Priority registration
- Supplemental advising
- Join the Honors Program’s own registered student organization
Annual Events
- Speech Contest
- Variety Show
- Formal
- Senior Symposium
- Senior Send-Off
- Commencement Breakfast