10/14/09
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Posted by Jessica on October 14, 2009 in Scholarship Opportunities
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.
