Finding the Right Fellowship for You

OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE and GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS and SCHOLARSHIPS

Tamara Valentine, tvalenti@unr.eduDaniel Villanueva, danielv@unr.edu

WebinarAugust 19, 2014

1:00 PM

Fellowships & ScholarshipsDiscussed Today

Fulbright US Student Program

Critical Language Scholarship

DAAD Gates Cambridge Goldwater James Madison British Marshall

George J. Mitchell Scholarship Nat’l Security Ed Program

NSEP (Boren) Scholarship: undergrad Fellowship: grad

Phi Kappa Phi Rhodes Scholarship Soros Fellowships for New

Americans Harry S. Truman Morris K. Udall

A Nationally Competitive Fellowship is Nationally competitive Highly sought after Merit-based Federally or privately funded Extremely prestigious Limited in number Specific to a particular discipline, skill, or

region of the world Typically ONLY for US Citizens

The Application Is an in-depth, rigorous application

processapplication, proposal, personal

statement, policy statements, 3-8 letters of recommendation, transcripts, interviews

Is time intensive Demands student commitment Requires university endorsement

General Applicant Profile

Academic merit: 3.75 GPA or higher Specific career goals Research experience Professional and academic relationships Public service: unpaid internships, volunteer

activities, school/professional/community activities Leadership potential Good interpersonal skills Communication skills: written and spoken Well-rounded citizen of the nation and the world Time, preparation, motivation Excellence in every way!

2012 Marshall Scholar Profile Reno native Max Alderman graduated

Summa Cum Laude from the University of Nevada-Reno with a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science. A Thompson, National Merit, and Carrie Layman Scholar, Max focuses on twentieth-century continental philosophy and compared the early ontology of Jean-Paul Sartre to Emmanuel Levinas' metaphysics in his honor's thesis Max is a two-time national champion of collegiate parliamentary debate, as well as the 2011 Debate All-American and a US Department of State Critical Language Scholar. After earning an MPhil in philosophy from Warwick University, Max will attend Stanford Law School in fall 2014.

What is Involved?Basic components

Application: online application and hard copiesAcademic Proposal/Statement of Purpose

what you want to do, why, where, how, and when Personal Statement: presents a picture of yourselfResearch Project or Policy StatementActivities List/Academic ResumeReferences: 3-8 references TranscriptsEvidence of creative works: performances, videosUniversity Nomination InterviewDeadlines: campus deadline; national deadline

Scholarships with Fall Deadlines

Fulbright CLS Boren British Marshall George Mitchell Rhodes Gates-Cambridge Paul and Daisy Soros

Sarah Hillenbrand, German, ETA Germany

Important!

If you plan to apply for any fall-deadline scholarship, you must meet with the Office of Undergraduate Fellowships

now.

Campus deadline:

Monday, September 22, 2014.

U.S. government’s premiere international scholarship

“To promote cross-cultural interaction and foster mutual understanding through engagement in the community”

140+ nations currently involved Research, teaching, study, special

programs Must be a U.S. citizen and hold a

bachelor’s degree Sufficient fluency in written and

spoken language of host country

Apply Senior year or with bachelor’s degree

1800 awards granted: round-trip transportation, language courses, tuition, books, research allowance, and health insurance

Deadlines: Intent to Apply: Summer 2014 Campus: Sept. 22, 2014 National: October 14, 2014

http://us.fulbrightonline.org

Fulbright Program for U.S. Students

1946

Two Types of Fulbright Grants

Research/Study Grant ~1,000 awards 8-12 months 140 countries Independent research, study, or creative and performing arts projects

abroad

English Teaching Assistantships: ~600 awards 8-12 months 20-30 hours a week helping to teach English and

U.S. culture in the classroom Remaining time spent on a community-focused

project

Students attend any of 89 universities in U.K. for one-two years of study

Be a U.S. citizen, have at least a 3.7 GPA, and a degree from a 4-year college or university

University nomination Up to 40 awards given

(1,000 apps)

Award ($42,000) includes a personal allowance for:

cost of livingarrival allowancetuition, fees, booksdaily expensesapproved travelthesis preparationairfare to and from the U.S.

DeadlinesIntent to apply: early springCampus: September 22, 2014National: October 1, 2014

www.marshallscholarship.org

1953

For one year of graduate study at one of the nine Irish Universities in Ireland (7) or Northern Ireland (2)

12 awards given in any discipline offered at institutions in Ireland and Northern Ireland (300 apps)

Apply: Senior year 18-30 years old 3.7 GPA or better

Demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to community and public service.

Awards one year of post-grad study: tuition, board, stipend and travel expenses

Apply directly to the US-Ireland Alliance

Deadlines: Intent to apply: early spring Campus: Sept. 22, 2014 National: October 1, 2014

www.us-irelandalliance.org/scholarships.html

2000

For language study in world regions critical to U.S. nat’l security: Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East

Award: Up to $8,000/summer, $10,000/semester and $20,000/year

Deadlines: Campus: early January Nat’l Feb. 4, 2015

Pre-arranged programs administered by a U.S. institution, an overseas institution, or a third-party provider

Has a federal employment requirement equal to the length of scholarship support

NSEP Service Requirement: Recipients may seek work in the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, State or the Intelligence Community.

Boren Undergraduate Scholarships

www.borenawards.org

David L. Boren Awards for International Study

For study, research, and internships in world regions critical to U.S. nat’l security: Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East

Degree-seeking graduate students design their own programs. Study of a foreign language integral

Award$12,000/semester$24,000/year

Has a federal employment requirement equal to the length of scholarship support

NSEP Service requirement: Recipients may seek work in the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, State or the Intelligence Community.

The 2015-16 application will be available in late August 2014

Application deadline January 27, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Boren Graduate Fellowships

www.borenawards.org

1991David L. Boren Awards for International Study

Student earns master’s degree (2-yr) at Oxford University; any area of study

Be a U.S. citizen, 18-24 years old, with a GPA of at least a 3.9

Pays tuition and fees, living expenses, travel

32 awards given (900)

Apply: senior year (start app in sophomore year)

University nomination Interview Deadlines:

Intent to apply: springCampus: Sept. 22, 2014National: 1st Wed in Oct.

(Oct. 1)

www.rhodesscholar.org

1904

Rhodes House at Oxford

Students attend the University of Cambridge for graduate study in any subject (1-4 yrs)

Need bachelor’s degree and to be admitted to Cambridge and a constituent college - any field

Research distinction as undergraduate

“Create a network of future leaders”

Covers University fees, a maintenance allowance, and roundtrip airfare

40 awarded to U.S. Deadlines: Intent to apply: early springNational: Oct 15 for U.S.International deadlines 4,000 applicants

www.gatescambridge.org

1994

Cambridge

Critical LanguageScholarship

Sponsored by US Department of State

Fully-funded summer language courses, in-country, for the languages at right --->

7-10 week programs = one year of academic instruction

All majors and fields of study

Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, Urdu

Deadline:

November 2014 (still not official)

www.clscholarship.org/

For study in Germany only Some fellowships require German

proficiency, many do not. Undergraduate + graduate options Full-year, semester-long and summer Varying dates and deadlines – see which

interest you and ask us for more information! https://www.daad.org/scholarship

DAAD Undergraduate Options

Undergraduate ScholarshipsScholarships for 4 to 10 months of study, thesis research or an internship for students in any academic field. German proficiency preferred but not required.

Study ScholarshipScholarships for graduating Seniors to complete one academic year of study or a full graduate degree program in Germany. German proficiency required.

RISE - Research Internships in Science and Engineering Summertime internships with German doctoral students at universities and research institutions--no German required!

RISE professional Undergrads who are DAAD alumni can apply for these summer internships with German companies.

University Summer Course Grant Summer courses at German universities to help build your language skills while studying anything from film to politics to engineering.

internXchange An 11-week summer program in Berlin for American journalism and communications students. Advanced-intermediate German needed.

Study and Internship Program (SIP) A full academic semester of study abroad at one of the UAS7 universities in Germany followed by a one-semester professional internship experience in a company or research institute in Germany. German language skills preferred but not required.

German Studies Research Grant Funding for research in the US or Germany in all areas of contemporary German Studies.

EMGIP - Bundestag Internship

Two months in the German parliament for students who are fluent in German.

DAAD Graduate Options Study Scholarship + Study Scholarship for Artists, Musicians, Actors and Dancers (10-month stipend to study at any German university; renewable, can be used to pursue a full Master’s Degree, max. 4 semesters. Applicants in arts, humanities, social sciences must have good command of German)

Research Grant (10-month stipend to pursue Ph.D. research; renewable, can be used to pursue full Ph.D. in Germany within 4 years. Applicants in arts, humanities, social sciences must have good command of German)

University Summer Course Grant (4-week stipends to study German language)

RISE professional (1.5 – 6 month stipends for professional internships)

Intensive Language Courses in Germany (stipends for 8-week German languages courses, not granted to German language, literature or translation students)

Intern Exchange (8- week summer program for journalists with intermediate German)

German Studies Research Grant (1-2 months, for M.A. students in German Studies)

Summer Law School (for students in 2nd or 3rd year of law school, German skills preferred)

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Status as a “new American”:• green card• naturalized citizen• Or naturalized citizen parents

For graduate study in the U.S. Any academic discipline Senior or no more than 2 years

into grad program, < 30 years old

30 two-year fellowships given Up to $90,000 over 2 years

Show evidence of at least two of the following criteria:

• creativity, originality, and initiative

• capacity for accomplishment, activities requiring drive and sustained effort

• commitment to values of the U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights.

Deadlines: Intent to apply: early spring

UNR deadline: Sept. 22, 2014

National deadline: November 1, 2014www.pdsoros.org

1997

Scholarships with Spring Deadlines

Goldwater Truman Udall Phi Kappa Phi Intent to Apply: early fall Campus deadline: To be

considered for nomination, the application must be submitted to us by December 1, 2014 Anna Koster, Chemistry

Goldwater Scholar 2012

Apply as sophomores or juniors pursuing careers in mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering

Need at least a “B” average and be in top 25% of your class (winners: 3.95)

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Graduate school in math, natural sciences, or engineering

Covers tuition, fees, books, room and board up to $7,500 annually

DeadlinesCampus: December 1, 2014National: January 31, 2015

Must be nominated by the university (up to 4)

300 awards given

www.act.org/goldwater

1986

WE PROUDLY SALUTE2013 UDALL SCHOLAR

&2013 GOLDWATER

SCHOLAR

STEVENDELACRUZ

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

THE HONORS PROGRAM

Harry S. Truman Scholarship

To attend grad school for government, non-profit and advocacy, education, and other public service career

Aspire to be “change agent” in U.S. or int’l. public policy

U.S. citizen Upper quarter of class

(winners: 3.8) Write a policy statement Apply junior for senior year 55-65 awards given (600

received)

Have record of public & community service

Outstanding leadership potential and communication skills

Required to work in public service for 3-7 years

$30,000 for grad school (public service)

Nominated by UNR Deadlines

Intent to apply: early fall Campus: December 1, 2014 National: Feb. 3, 2015

www.truman.gov

1975

WE PROUDLY SALUTE2014 TRUMAN SCHOLAR

IVÓN PADILLA-

RODRÍGUEZ HISTORY &

PHILOSOPHY

THE HONORS PROGRAM

Sophomores and Juniors Environmental fields:

policy, science, engineering, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, econ OR

Native American or Alaska Native leaders in fields related to healthcare or tribal policy

Must be nominated by the university (up to 6)

Have a “B” average (winners: 3.7)

50 awards up to $5,000 or the cost of tuition, fees, books, room and board for one year (+ 50 Hon Mentions)

Deadlines Campus: December 1, 2014 National: March 4, 2015

www.udall.gov

1992

Graduate fellowship competition

6 @ $15,000; 51 @ $5000

Support first-year grad or professional study

Active member of PKP (by invitation only)

Chapter nominationDeadlines:

○ Submit to chapter PKP by April 1, 2015

○ Headquarters: April 15, 2015

Undergraduate Study Abroad Grant

50 - $1000 awardsOpen to all fieldsGPA of 3.75 or higherApplied/accepted to

study abroad program by April 1

Accredited study between May 1 and June 30

Apply online; submit to PKP by April 1

Non-PKP can apply

Anna Koster, Chemistry and Music ‘13PKP Fellow (2013); Goldwater (2012);

Phi Kappa Phi 2013 Study Abroad

Preparing for a Prestigious Scholarship

Fall Information Sessions Register online at Honors website

Fulbright Information SessionThursday, August 28, 2:15 PM, JCSU, Rita Laden Senate Chambers

Fellowship Writing Workshop (all fall-deadline scholarships)Friday, Sept. 12, *and* Friday, Sept. 19, 3:00 PM JTB 11A (Honors Program Office)

Critical Language Scholarship PresentationThursday, October 9, 3:00 PM, JCSU 320

General Fellowship FairMonday, November 3, 3:45 PM, JCSU 324

What to do?Before making an appointment with

the Office of Undergraduate Fellowships…

Explore the fellowship websiteMission and purposeEligibility requirementsSelection criteriaNomination process

Download the applicationReview the components of the applicationStart completing the application and contacting letter

writers

What next? After you have done your research, make an

appointment with the Office of Undergraduate Fellowships

Work on the application and obtaining letters Revise and submit the application for nomination

consideration to the Office of Undergraduate Fellowships by the campus deadline

If you become one of the university nominees, meet with the Office of Undergraduate Fellowships regularly to develop a timeline

Request letters of recommendation Submit completed application by the national

deadline

Questions?

Office of Undergraduate and Graduate Fellowships

Honors Program, Jot Travis

Tamara Valentine: tvalenti@unr.edu

Daniel Villanueva: danielv@unr.edu

http://www.unr.edu/honors/fellowships

775-784-1455

GOOD LUCK!!!Thank you for participating, and…