Awards

Penn State Global celebrates and honors global engagement of students, faculty, and staff through several annual awards programs.

Ardeth and Norman Frisbey International Student Awards

This award of $2000 honors and recognizes outstanding contributions to international understanding by graduate/undergraduate international students (holding non-immigrant status) enrolled in full-time resident instruction or its equivalent.

Eligibility

Consideration for this award shall be given to all full-time graduate or undergraduate international students (holding non-immigrant status) enrolled in an academic program at any Penn State campus who have exhibited exemplary contributions furthering international understanding. This could consist of academic, athletic, or other extra-curricular campus activities and/or community involvement in school or civic group programs or service projects. Normally, recipients will have made contributions in more than one area. Please note that international activities should have taken place at Penn State and that students must be enrolled for the current academic year in order to receive the award.

Directions for Submission

Self-nomination
Students who are self-nominating must complete this web-form with a brief statement of required qualifications and provide two letters of support from faculty, staff, or a community leader (no peer references).

Nominate a Student
If you are nominating a student, then only the nomination letter is required, and please let the nominee know that we will contact them for more information.

Please note that your application is not complete unless all supporting documentation, including the letter of support, is submitted by the application deadline. The deadline to submit nominations online is January 17, 2023, full application packages are due by February 6, 2023.

Application/Nomination

To apply or nominate, please fill out the Frisbey Award Application Form.

Previous Awardees

  • 2019-20
    • Undergraduate: Nakul Grover, College of the Liberal Arts
    • Graduate: Tery Torres-Cruz, College of Agricultural Sciences
    • Leadership
      • Undergraduate: Gerardo Suarez, Penn State Abington
      • Graduate: Tami-Barrera, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • 2018-19
    • ​Graduate: Ms. Ilse Huerta-Arrendondo and Mr. Miaoquiang Dai
    • Undergraduate: Ms. Noorein Ahmed and Ms. Yana Markedonova
  • 2017-18
    • Leadership: Sidharth Agrawal
    • Graduate: Fariha H. Salman
    • Undergraduate: Peris Wambui Wamoni