Scholars News
Monthly Newsletter
The Wake Forest Scholars Program sends a monthly newsletter to all undergraduate merit scholars at Wake Forest University. If you are a current merit scholar, you should automatically receive the newsletter. If you’d like to join our listserv, please enter your information in the web form or send an email to wfscholars@wfu.edu.
What We Include in Our Newsletters
- External Scholarship & Fellowship Opportunities
- WFU Scholarships
- Research Opportunities at Wake Forest University or the School of Medicine
- Internship opportunities at Wake Forest & with community partners
All current Wake Forest students, alumni, faculty, and staff are welcome to join. Please contact the Wake Forest Scholars Program if you have any questions.
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Fall 2026 Calendar
- August 27
Submission deadline: August 24 - September 16
Submission deadline: September 14 - October 6
Submission deadline: October 2 - November 10
Submission deadline: November 6 - December 8
Submission deadline: December 4
Spring 2027 Calendar
- January 14
Submission deadline: January 11 - February 11
Submission deadline: February 8 - March 18
Submission deadline: March 15 - April 8
Submission deadline: April 5 - April 22
Submission deadline: April 19
The Wake Forest Scholars Program welcomes relevant submissions for the monthly newsletter. Please email announcement details by the submission deadlines listed above to .
Scholars in the News
- Wake Forest senior Eli Leadham has been named to the 2026-27 class of Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships. Leadham is […]
- Two widely respected leaders in the medical field received Wake Forest’s Medallion of Merit during the University’s Founders Day celebration Thursday, Feb. 19. Dr. Julie […]
- In 2021, Wake Forest’s Dr. J. Wayne Meredith (MD ’78) and Julie Ann Freischlag made history by becoming the first two physicians from the same […]
- Two Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers are among 15 innovation pioneers who will be honored in the 2026 class of National Inventors Hall […]
- Wake Forest University will host a moderated conversation with jazz master Branford Marsalis on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the […]
- On Saturday, Oct. 25, Wake Forest will celebrate the renaming of South Residence Hall to Hopkins Residence Hall in honor of Larry and Beth Hopkins, […]