Category: Education

Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for Teaching in STEM Fields–Jan 31 Deadline!

Lisa Gates / / Education, Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, STEM

Available this year in Georgia, Indiana, and New Jersey, these Fellowships offer intensive master’s-level teacher preparation, including a year of classroom experience, for exceptionally qualified candidates with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) backgrounds. Eligible candidates may be graduating seniors, or they may be recent grads/alumni; they should have a commitment to teaching in the urban and rural schools that most often lack strong STEM teachers; and they must have completed STEM degrees.

Fellows receive a $30,000 stipend to complete the master’s program. In turn, they commit to teach for three years in high-need secondary urban or rural schools in the state where they did their preparation. Throughout those three years, they continue to receive mentoring and support from both their universities and their schools. US citizenship or permanent residency required.

 To learn more, take a look at http://woodrow.org/fellowships/ww-teaching-fellowships, or write directly to Lindsay Smith, WW Teaching Fellowship recruiter, at lsmith@woodrow.org. Jan 31 is the final deadline to apply!

Last CLS Webinar is today, Friday, Oct 17!

Lisa Gates / / Education, Fellowships, Study Abroad
This is a reminder that CLS Program’s third and final webinar will be held TODAY – Friday, October 17th at 3pm EST.  This webinar will provide information about the CLS Program, offer tips for a successful application and give ample time for Q&A. This webinar will focus heavily on application tips and will go into this topic in depth. Students applying to CLS should attend–No RSVP needed.
 
 
 
If you missed our last two webinars and would like to view them, please find the links the recorded webinars below:
 
 
 
Also, the CLS application deadline is now LESS than 1 month away!!!! (November 12th at 8pm EST).

Fulbright Application Info for Fall 2014

Lisa Gates / / Education, Fellowships, Study Abroad, Teaching English Abroad

If you’re thinking about applying for a Fulbright, here are some important dates/deadlines and information:

  • Fulbright Info Session for Applicants: Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 4:30pm, Hillcrest 103
  • To apply: Complete the online application through the Fulbright website: http://www.us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants/getting-started . You are responsible for obtaining and uploading all required materials. For your Middlebury transcript, if you are registered in the Embark system by Monday, Sept. 15 at 8:30am, the fellowships office will order your transcript for you (no charge!) and send you a pdf that you can upload. If you have other transcripts, you must order and upload those yourself.
  • Submit your application in the Embark system by Friday, September 26, 2014 at 12:00 noon. You will receive confirmation that the application has been submitted successfully–make sure you get that! Late applications will not be accepted. Applicants (those who submit applications by the noon 9/26 deadline) will receive instructions about interview sign ups, scheduled in early October.
  • Alumni applicants: if you are applying through Middlebury, select the enrolled student status. If you do not do this, you will be considered “At Large.” If you have questions let me know.
  • I am available to read drafts of essays (send as email attachments to fellowships@middlebury.edu) and discuss your proposal and questions in person or by phone/Skype. To set up a time, see instructions at go/fellowships .
  • And if you’ve started an application in Embark and decide by Friday, Sept.12 that you will definitely NOT be applying, please let me know via email! I don’t want to order unnecessary transcripts (creates unnecessary work for very busy people in the Registrar’s office!)
  • A note about recommendations: once you add information for an individual, they will receive an email with a link to a confidential form or space to upload letter. So make sure these are the best individuals to write on  your behalf. And if you’re not sure, ask me–I’m happy to discuss. Also, if you are using the same individual for a recommendation and the language evaluation form, you must have two different email addresses for that individual.
  • Note that applications submitted on Sept 26 should be polished, proofed and as compelling as you can make them. If we notice egregious typos, errors or if clarifications are requested through the interview process, you will be able to fix those.
  • Deadlines–internal and external–are final, so be certain you give yourself, your recommenders and your affiliations enough time to get all materials added to your application prior to Friday, Sept. 26 at noon. If you encounter serious problems, talk to me as soon as the problem arises!
  • If you have questions, you can reach me at fellowships@middlebury.edu.

We look forward to your application!

Turkey 65th Anniversary Graduate Degree Grants

Lisa Gates / / Education, Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Study Abroad

Program Update from Fulbright: The Turkish Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce two awards in honor of the Commission’s 65th anniversary. These two Fulbright awards – one at the Master’s level, one at the Ph.D. – are open to students who wish to pursue a degree program at a Turkish university. More information on the awards is available here.

Cardiff, Wales

Lisa Gates / / Education, Fellowships, UK

Day 5, traveled to Wales to visit Cardiff University. Like Ireland, the country is bilingual, and signs everywhere are written in both Welsh and English. I have always considered myself  pretty good with languages. However, we did have a Welsh lesson, and I can say with certainty, this is one language that I would have great difficulty with. Yes, it uses the Roman alphabet, but has far fewer vowels, new consonant arrangements are vexing (my rolled “R” in Spanish is brilliant in comparison to the Welch “ll”), and there don’t seem to be entirely predictable rules. Here’s the longest word:

But lucky for me, English is everywhere, just like in Ireland. Particular university strengths in Cardiff include Welsh studies (obviously!), performing arts (music, drama). You can find more about research agendas at Cardiff here. And for Dr. Who and Sherlock fans, those shows are filmed in Cardiff.