Fellowship Opportunities for the Class of 2010
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For information on a number of fellowships, with advice from past winners and fellowship coordinators across the country, see www.livetolearn.com. This website, however, contains only limited information at this date.
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- American Society of Magazine Editors Summer Internship Program
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
- The Beinecke Scholarship Program
- Center for the Study of the Presidency
- Glamour’s Top Ten College Women Competition
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program
- Josephine De Karman Fellowship
- Minority Academic Careers Program
- The Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
- Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship
- Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
America Society of Magazine Editors Summer Internship Program
The American Society of Magazine Editors invites college juniors to apply for a ten-week summer session working in the editorial offices of consumer magazines and business publications. Liberal arts majors must have held a responsible position on the campus magazine, newspaper, or yearbook and have had at least one summer job or internship in journalism. Princeton University may nominate one student for consideration. Contact Anthony Chiappetta in Career Services if you have questions about the internship program. Applications will be available in early October. Applications are due in early November to the Office of Career Services.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
The Foundation will award undergraduate scholarships to outstanding students in the spring of 2009 for use during the 2009-2010 academic year. Princeton may nominate up to four students who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
Only applications from students with a GPA of 3.6 or above will be considered, and all such students will receive an email with further instructions in late November. (Princeton’s nominees usually have a GPA of 3.8 or higher). More information is available on the web at http://www.act.org/goldwater/. Dean Ordiway will be happy to speak with you AFTER you read the materials, if you have any questions.
The Beinecke Scholarship Program
Center for the Study of the Presidency
The Presidential Fellows Program is a unique non-resident program that offers a year-long opportunity to study all aspects of the American Presidency and the public policy-making process. Princeton is able to select one enrolled student to be a Presidential Fellow in the 2009-2010 academic year. Further information is available on the Center’s website. In order to be considered in the competition for the Princeton nomination, completed applications are due in 409 West College no later than noon on Friday, February 20, 2009.
Glamour’s Top Ten College Women Competition
Glamour Magazine offers a $3,000 prize, the opportunity to meet with professionals in your field and national recognition in Glamour’s in a future issue of Glamour. A panel of judges evaluates candidates based on leadership experience, personal involvement in community and campus affairs, and academic excellence. Students may receive an application by visiting http://www.glamour.com/magazine/sweeps/archive, or by e-mailing a request to TTCW@glamour.com. All materials must be received by the December 1, 2008 deadline to: Glamour’s Top 10 College Women Competition, 4 Times Square, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10036-6593 .
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program will award approximately 75 scholarships to juniors in recognition of outstanding leadership potential, academic achievement, and a demonstrated desire to pursue a career in public service. Each scholar will receive $3,000 for the senior year of undergraduate education and the balance (up to $27,000) for graduate or professional school expenses. Princeton can only consider applications from students with a GPA of 3.6 or above, and all such students should have received an e-mail with further instructions already. Detailed information about the scholarship and the application procedure is available on their website: http://www.truman.gov. If, after carefully reviewing the material on the website, if you have further questions, please contact Professor Stanley Katz, who will oversee the review process here at Princeton. Your preliminary application (plus four copies) needs to be hand-delivered to Bernadette Yeager by 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14th, in 421 Robertson Hall.
Josephine De Karman Fellowship
The Josephine de Karman Fellowship is a national competition which annually honors approximately ten students at selected institutions. The award recognizes students with exceptional ability and serious purpose in any field of study. Students in any discipline who will enter their senior undergraduate year the following fall may apply. Foreign students already enrolled in a university located in the United States may apply. Undergraduates are awarded $10,000 to apply directly to the costs of the senior year. For further information and an online 09-10 application form, visit their website: http://www.dekarman.org/. Completed application forms are due by the midnight, January 31, 2009 deadline.
Minority Academic Careers Program
The MAC-Undergraduate Program is a statewide initiative to encourage academically talented undergraduates to consider college teaching as a profession. It is considered a pipeline to the doctoral fellowship program, and all MAC undergraduate fellows will be given priority consideration for doctoral fellowships if they attend doctoral programs in New Jersey. Undergraduate fellows are selected in the fall of their junior year. They begin their Fellowship in the spring term of the junior year and continue through the two semesters of their senior year. MAC-UG Fellows receive a $2,000 stipend during their senior year, and up to $500 in travel expenses to attend professional conferences. They work with a faculty mentor who receives a $1,000 stipend. To be eligible for the fellowship applicants must be New Jersey residents who meet the criteria for economic disadvantagement, juniors in college, enrolled full time in a college or university in New Jersey, have a g.p.a. of at least 3.0, and be interested in a college teaching career. The application deadline is in early March. Recipients of the 2009-10 fellowships will be selected by the end of March. They will begin their fellowship in the spring term of the 2008-09 academic year and will continue through the two semesters of the 2009-10 academic year. Application packets are available in mid-December by contacting the MAC Coordinating Office by telephone at 973-290-4105 or email at dbrown@cse.edu.
The Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
Princeton may nominate, for the Udall Scholarship, six sophomores and/or juniors who are studying the environment or related fields as well as Native Americans and Alaskan Natives who are studying fields related to health care or tribal policy. The award is $5,000 to be used for the year of the award toward tuition and books. The award was authorized by Congress to honor the legacy of Congressman Morris K. Udall, a staunch environmentalist and advocate for Native Americans. For further information, including an online application, please visit their web site at http://www.udall.gov/. Applications are currently available online. After reading the materials, you should contact Professor Ms. Geraldine Rhodes, Princeton’s Udall faculty representative, if you wish to be considered for nomination. Applicants should submit a copy of their transcript and a one-page statement of their reasons for applying to Ms. Rhodes in 447A Robertson Hall.Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowships
A fellowship tied to The Department of State has been established to honor the late Ambassador to France, Pamela Harriman. A new class of Harriman Fellows will be named in spring 2009 for service that summer. The new candidates will be drawn from those who apply in the fall of 2008 to become State Department Summer Interns. Once selected for the internship program, candidates will be selected to apply for the Harriman Fellowship. The Fellowship provides a service opportunity at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, the U.S. Embassy in London, and the Office of the Secretary of the State in Washington, D.C. The award is $5,000 and requires a report at the end of the internship to the Harriman Advisory Council. Contact Career Services or the International Internship Program for more information. Please note the deadline date for the State Department 2008 Summer Internship Program is November 1, 2008. Apply online at http://careers.state.gov/
The U.S. Department of State will hold an information session about full-time career opportunities and internships for US Citizens in mid-October. Further details will be posted on the Career Services calendar.
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
The Rotary Foundation offers over 1,000 educational awards with the goal of promoting friendly relations among people of different nations. Graduate and undergraduate scholarships are awarded for university study in any field and in any country in which there is a Rotary Club.
Three types of awards are available. Academic-year Ambassadorial Scholarships are for one year and provide up to $24,000 towards round-trip airfare, tuition fees, living costs, and one month of language training (if needed). Multi-year Ambassadorial Scholarships allow students to pursue an academic degree abroad and provide a grant of $12,000 per year for two or three years of study. Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are designed to allow students to undertake intensive language study and experience cultural immersion in a foreign country for a three- or six-month period.
Applications are made through the Rotary Club in the Rotary District of your legal residence. Deadlines are set by local clubs and vary from early spring to July 15, 2009. Phone your local Rotary Club today and ask about their specific deadline. Informational meeting are held in the spring semester 2009. For more detailed information, visit http://www.rotary.org.