Middlebury Fellowships and Undergraduate Research
A font of information about undergraduate research, competitive fellowships, application processes and upcoming events and deadlines!
Author: Amy McGlashan
//Summer Pre-law programs for underrepresented students
1) Summer Research Diversity Fellowships in Law and Social Science for Undergraduate Students
http://www.americanbarfoundation.org/fellowships/Call_for_Summer_Research_Diversity_Fellows.html
//Come find out about several different scholarship opportunities that fund undergraduate and graduate study in exchange and/or preparation for public service work.
On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, a representative from Boren Awards for International Study will hold an information session from 12:15 – 1:30 in Library 201.
Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can add important international and language components to their educations. They focus on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. national security, broadly defined, and underrepresented in study abroad.
The 2012 application deadlines are: Boren Scholarships Deadline: February 9, 2012; Boren Fellowships Deadline: January 31, 2012
An Information Session for the Truman Public Service Scholarship Program will be held from 4:30 – 5:30 PM in Axinn 219. Truman Scholarships are offered to college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and are provided with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service. The 2011 deadline for Truman Scholars is Monday, October 31, 2011.
An information session on Public Service Scholarships targeting students from underrepresented backgrounds will be held from 5:30 – 6:30 in Carr Lounge. Awards covered will include: the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program (juniors), the Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program (seniors), the Charles B. Rangel International Affair Program’s Graduate Fellowship Program (seniors), and the Institute for International Public Policy [IIPP] (sophomores). Arlinda Wickland, Director of Fellowships Advising, will speak.
//The Gates Cambridge Trust and the Gates Scholars Alumni Association (GSAA) will be hosting an online Webinar for prospective US Gates Scholars.
This webinar information session will discuss:
• How to make an application
• Information about undertaking graduate study at the University of Cambridge
• The experience of living and working as a Gates scholar
This will be held on Wednesday 14th September, 11.00 EST/ 16.00 BST
Here is the link to register interest:https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/218496978
Panel members will be:
Jennifer Piscopo – GSAA Co-chair; Daniel DiCenso – GSAA Director of Communications; Kirsty Simons– Scholarship and Alumni Officer,Gates CambridgeTrust.
//For all students, particularly seniors, interested in pursuing postgraduate opportunities abroad, these back to back meetings on September 13 will provide an overview of the respective grant program and its goals, eligibility and award criteria, and the application process.
The Fulbright Information Session is scheduled for 4:30 PM. The purpose of the Fulbright Program is “to foster mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchanges.” The US Student Grant program enables recent undergraduates to pursue graduate study, research or English Teaching Assistantships. Each year, approximately 1500 Americans receive support to travel to over 130 countries. For 2012 Fulbright US Student Grants, the Middlebury deadline is September 26, 2011.
The Watson Fellowship Information Session is scheduled for 6:15 PM. The Watson program provides funds for college seniors of unusual promise to engage in focused independent study and travel abroad in the year following their graduation. The fellowship provides an opportunity for Fellows to test their aspirations and abilities, to view their lives in greater perspective, and to develop a more informed sense of international concerns. For 2012 grants, the Watson Fellowship Middlebury deadline is September 21, 2011.
For more information on each opportunity, go to our fellowships page: go/fellowships.
//We have finally firmed up an internal deadline for students to submit their application for a 2012 Fulbright Scholarship. All application materials are due to us by 12:00 noon on Monday, September 26, 2011. Please refer to the Fulbright Fellowship page for details: http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/support/fellowships/Fulbright, but you must submit your application into the IIE Fulbright on line system; send your resume as a pdf to adolber@middlebury.edu; sign and submit a hard copy of our Scholarship Waiver and Permission Form (on line at go/fellowships) to Annie Dolber in the EIA office; and sign up for an interview to be held the following week.
Final submission deadline to IIE is Monday, October 17, 2011.
A general Fulbright fellowship Information session will be held on Tuesday, September 13 at 4:30 PM for students interested in this program. Students planning to apply this year should not wait until this meeting before you begin work on your application or to get in touch with our office indicating your intent, however.