Do you aspire to positions in government or the nonprofit and advocacy sector where you can improve the ways in which the federal, state, or local governmental agencies, educational institutions, and/or nonprofit organizations serve the public and protect resources?
Do you have an extensive record of public and community service and leadership?
If so, apply for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship (www.truman.gov).
In addition to receiving up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school (including law or medical school), Truman Scholars participate in leadership development activities; have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal government; receive assistance with career counseling and internship placement; and receive preferential admission and merit-based aid to premier graduate/professional schools. (Visit the For Candidates section of the Truman website for an overview of these and other programs currently available to Scholars.)
Truman Scholars may be engaged in any field of study, including, but not limited to, agriculture, biology, engineering, environmental management, physical and social sciences, and technology policy, as well as economics, education, government, history, international relations, law, political science, public administration, nonprofit management, public policy, and public health.
SERVICE REQUIREMENT
All Candidates should be aware that the Truman Scholarship has a newly instituted service requirement. Scholars selected from 2005 on are required to work in public service for three of the seven years following completion of a Foundation funded graduate degree program as a condition of receiving Truman funds. Scholars who do not meet this service requirement, or who fail to provide timely proof to the Foundation of such employment, will be required to repay funds received along with interest. The Foundation will have an appeals process for special circumstances.
ELIGIBILITY
• Full-time juniors in the upper quarter of your class.
• Commitment to a career in public service (as defined below).
• US Citizenship or US national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
PUBLIC SERVICE
The Truman Foundation defines public service as employment in government at any level, as well as employment in the uniformed services, public-interest organizations, nongovernmental research and/or educational organizations, public and private schools, and public service oriented non-profit organizations such as those whose primary purposes are to help needy or disadvantaged persons or to protect the environment.
APPLICATION
• Application Form including a 500-word Public Policy Proposal
• College Transcript/s
• Three letters of recommendation (1 must be from an individual who can attest to your leadership potential and abilities; 1 attests to your commitment to a career in public service; and 1 addresses your intellect and prospects for continuing academic success)
UB SELF-NOMINATION DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 28, 2009
Submit application materials to Honors College, 214 Talbert Hall.
The Office of Science
Graduate Fellowship Program
http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/SCGF.html
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) program to provide support for outstanding students to pursue graduate degrees and research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science, and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S.
Fellows will receive a $35,000 yearly stipend for living expenses, $10, 500 per year for tuition and fees and a $5,000 research stipend supplement for research materials and travel expenses. Fellows will be required to attend the annual DOE SCGF Research Conference to be held each summer at a DOE national laboratory. Travel expenses and accommodations to the Conference will be provided by the DOE SCGF program.
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 30, 2010.
For more information about the program, eligibility, benefits and application visit http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/SCGF.html
The University at Buffalo self-nomination deadline for Nationally Competitive Fellowships and Scholarships is Thursday, October 1, 2009. Students interested in the awards listed should submit the following information to the University Honors College office (214 Talbert Hall) by 4:30p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2009:
- a resume highlighting career goals, leadership positions, and awards received.
- a personal statement discussing professional aspirations; outline important skills and insights acquired through studies, research, co-curricular, and non-academic experiences; highlight strengths or most significant accomplishments in academic, creative and extracurricular endeavors; discuss any major challenges encountered and how they were dealt.
From this information, the University Fellowship and Scholarship Nominations Committee will select the UB student nominees by early November.
For more information plesase consult the following: self-nomination-deadline-note_f2009
Over $10,000 in cash awards available to undergraduate college students
Rhio O’Connor was a remarkable man. He was diagnosed with a deadly cancer and given a year to live. Instead of giving up he found his own path to health and outlived his prognosis by more than six years.
Rhio survived by intensively researching his cancer. He spent hours in the library and spoke to countless doctors, researchers and patients. He learned what various therapies offered, their long and short term side effects, and the theories and philosophies behind them.
Through this rigorous educational process, Rhio was able to help create his own therapeutic protocol along side the clinicians that he selected. He also developed the capacity to exercise informed consent that was truly fact based and informed.
This extraordinary intellectual effort along with Rhio’s optimistic spirit, belief in something greater than himself, and the ability to make tough choices helped him beat his prognosis and live with a cancer considered “incurable” for many years.
Undergraduate students at colleges and universities in the United States are invited to honor Rhio’s spirit of self determination and intellectual curiosity by writing an essay about what they would do if they faced the same challenges that Rhio faced. For example, what steps would you take if you were given a dire cancer prognosis? How would you conduct your research and make an informed decision when choosing a treatment? Would you look beyond chemo, radiation and surgery if they had little to offer? What resources would you use to make an informed decision? Essays will be scored by a review board composed of College Professors.
The cash awards are:
$5,000 First Prize
$2,000 Second Prize
$1000 Third Prize
$500 Fourth Prize
$100 Fifth Prize
$50 Honorable Mention (there are thirty Honorable Mention awards)
The deadline is Friday February 26, 2010 at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time.
For more information and to receive a scholarship application please send an email to: info@cancermonthly.com Please put the word “scholarship” in the subject line.
It’s that time of year again! Glamour magazine is pleased to invite your students to apply for our 2010 Top 10 College Women Competition.
This competition recognizes the exceptional achievements and academic excellence of female college juniors (third-years) attending college in the United States and Canada. This is an ideal opportunity for talented students to be rewarded for their leadership roles on campus and in the greater community. It is also an opportunity to spotlight your college or university.
Winners receive $3,000, coverage in an issue of the magazine, and a trip to New York City where they’ll meet with top female professionals. The deadline for entries is Dec. 1, 2009.
The 2009 winners and the electronic application for the 2010 competition can be found on our website here:
www.glamour.com/about/top-10-college-women <http://www.glamour.com/about/top-10-college-women> .
Yes there is money available to help you explore further areas of research in your discipline or to create a project of artistic expression!!!
The Honors Council has decided that Nov. 20th will be the deadline for all applications for the Research and Creative Activities Grant. The money awarded can be used for any project in which you plan on participating in the near future.
The Honors Program Research and Creative Activities Fund enables undergraduate students to receive grants of up to $5000 which defray expenses directly related to research and other creative activities.
Please get your application in to Nigel Marriner by Nov. 21st so that it can be reviewed by the Council on November 30th.
If you would like to request a copy of the application, please send Nigel an email at nmarrine@buffalo.edu with your name, major, and a brief 2 or 3 sentence statement outlining your research or creative activity.
Nigel is available if you have questions or want him to take a look at your application prior to submitting it.
The University Student Alumni Board (USAB), student affiliate of the UB Alumni Association, is currently seeking applicants for the annual J. Scott Fleming Scholarship Awards, a $500 student-to-student scholarship program funded solely by USAB’s fundraising efforts throughout the year. Up to four full-time undergraduate, graduate, or professional students at UB will receive this great honor. Any student who has demonstrated a commitment, through their extra-curricular and volunteer activities, to promoting student involvement and enhancing the student experience at UB are invited to apply. Self-nominations are required. The application must be received by Friday, October 16, 2009 at 12 Noon in 103 Center For Tomorrow on North Campus. Applications may be obtained from the scholarship program website at www.alumni.buffalo.edu/ or submitted directly online through the website. Please direct any questions to usab-scholarship@buffalo.edu.
Applications may be returned to 103 Center for Tomorrow, North Campus
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or Scott Saxer at usab-scholarship@buffalo.edu.
With appreciation,
Patty Starr*
Assistant Director, Student & Reunion Programs
Office of Alumni Relations
University at Buffalo
103 Center for Tomorrow
North (Amherst) Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260-7400
The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program provides undergraduate and graduate funding to participants as they are prepared academically and professionally to enter the United States Department of State Foreign Service. Fellowships fund up to two years of college and a year of graduate school, including tuition, room, board, books and fees. Fellows must commit to pursuing a graduate degree in international studies at an approved institution. Second-year college students who are US citizens with minimum grade point averages of 3.2 are eligible to apply. Fourth-year students may be interested in the Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship also sponsored by the Department of State. For more information visit: http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/foreign_affairs/pickering_undergrad/index.php
National deadline to apply is February 2010. Institutional nomination is required and self-nominations are due by October 1st.
Plan to attend the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program information session on September 11, 2009 in 17 Norton Hall at 3:00PM.
NSEP supports undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate high levels of academic performance and strong motivation to internationalize their education by developing expertise in the languages, cultures, and world regions less commonly studied by Americans. NSEP fellowship and scholarship recipients incur a service agreement. For more information visit: http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/default.htm Institutional nomination is required and self-nominations are due on October 1st. National deadline is February 10, 2010.
Plan to attend the National Security Education Program: David L. Boren Scholarships information session on September 11, 2009 in 17 Norton Hall at 3:00PM.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) realizes that the country’s strong science and technology community provides a critical advantage in the development and implementation of counter-terrorist measures and other DHS objectives. The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. This education program is intended to ensure a diverse and highly talented science and technology community to achieve the DHS mission and objectives. Areas of study that are eligible include: physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, selected humanities, and engineering. For more information visit: http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/ National deadline to apply is January 2010. Institutional nomination is required and self-nominations are due by October 1st.
Plan to attend the Department of Homeland Security Scholarship and Fellowship Program information session on September 11, 2009 in 17 Norton Hall at 9:00 AM.
