Author: Amy McGlashan

Middlebury internal deadlines set for British Scholarships: Rhodes, Marshall, and Mitchell

Amy McGlashan / / Uncategorized

Any student planning to apply for either the Marshall, Rhodes, or Mitchell Scholarships for 2012 should be aware that these have VERY early deadlines.  You’ve heard me say this in previous missives, but because classes do not begin until September 12, the deadline for your application materials occurs BEFORE fall term begins.  Application materials are due Tuesday, September 6.  You also are required to come into the Center for Education in Action office (Adirondack House) by noon on Monday, September 12 to arrange for your on campus interview to take place either Tuesday, September 13 or Wednesday, September 14.

All of these and other deadlines have been updated on our Fellowships website:

http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/support/fellowships

Because of the extremely competitive nature of these awards, AND because of the early deadline, you are strongly encouraged notify me of your intent to apply, if you have not already done so.  My phone is 802-443-5103 or email: agibansm@middlebury.edu.   Feel free to get in touch over the summer with any questions, too.

Good luck.

Amy

2012-13 US Student Fulbright Competition NOW OPEN!

Amy McGlashan / / Education, Graduate School Funding, Study Abroad

Rising seniors interested in conducting research or teaching English abroad post-graduation?

The US Student Fulbright competition for 2012-13 is now open and the application now available on line.  Instructions and more can be found at: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/applynow.html.

Research applications require a proposal and personal statement, in addition to a letter of affiliation from a university or organization in your target country; English Teaching Assistant (ETA) applications require a statement of grant purpose and a personal statement.  Both require additional forms and references.  Be sure to review country summaries as well as the overall grant requirements and application criteria.

More important, send me drafts of your proposals and statements and revise revise revise!

Good luck and see you in the fall with your applications well underway.

British Scholarships Tip

Amy McGlashan / / Education, Graduate School Funding, Study Abroad

For those juniors (or aspiring sophomores) interested in pursuing a British Scholarship, you may want to check out these two links to help you narrow your search for the right UK institution that best matches your interests and needs:

The Complete University Guide provides institutional profiles, as well as Tables and Rankings that sort and assess institutions overall and by subject, using nine quality factors:  http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/

The 2008 RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) provides quality ratings for research across all disciplines at UK institutions.  Panels use a standard scale to devise Tables of Excellence to rank institutions overall and by subject quality.  The Tables rank according to the percentage of faculty who are conducting “world leading” research or scholarship and how much of the work is judged to reach national or international levels of excellence.  http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/Journals/THE/THE/18_December_2008/attachments/RAE_2008_THE_RESULTS.pdf
Both of these resources can be found on the Marshall Scholarship website: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/

If you are interested in pursuing a British Scholarship but missed the meeting last night, you can make an appointment to see me.  Note that two of the deadlines are in early September so you need to be preparing now.

-Amy McGlashan, agibansm@middlebury.edu,  x5103.