Post-grad and undergraduate fellowships at The National Yiddish Book Center

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The National Yiddish Book Center is now accepting applications for two exciting educational programs: the Fellowship Program for recent college graduates and the Steiner Summer Program for undergraduates.

The Fellowship Program offers talented young college graduates who are passionate about Yiddish language and culture the opportunity to work at the Book Center for a year. As paid, full-time staff members, fellows provide content for existing programs and spearhead new ones, while continuing their education in Yiddish language, literature and culture. Applicants should have strong backgrounds in Jewish studies or related disciplines and a working knowledge of Yiddish. Application deadline: January 3, 2011. For more information, please visit http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/fellowship-program

The Steiner Summer Program offers matriculating college students a unique opportunity for a tuition-free, seven-week intensive course in Yiddish language and culture. Beginning and intermediate students will study original and adapted Yiddish texts, as well as the history, literature, culture and music of the Jews of central and Eastern Europe. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree-granting program as of January 1, 2011. Application deadline: February 1, 2011. For more information, please visit http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/steiner-summer-program-yiddish

Truman Info Session Monday 9/27 4:30 pm

Lisa Gates / / Truman

Attention Juniors and Sophomores!
Informational meeting for the Truman Scholarship
on Monday, September 27, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Munroe 222

About the Truman Scholarship

  • The Truman Foundation offers JUNIORS up to $30,000 for three years of graduate and professional study. (Degree programs include a master’s degree, a doctorate, or a professional degree such as a law degree or a Master of Public Administration, Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work, Master of Education, Master of Public Policy, or Master of International Affairs)
  • The awards are based on merit (impressive record of academic achievement and leadership; GPA of 3.7 and higher)
  • Applicants must be committed to working in the non-profit sector—any organization that would have a .org, .edu, or .gov in its URL)
  • Truman Scholars are required to work in public service for three of the seven years following completion of a  graduate degree program
  • You must be US citizen to be eligible
  • More info online at go/fellowships and www.truman.gov

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship–Next deadline Oct. 8

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Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, a competitive national program, provides college graduates the opportunity to work in Washington, DC, with one of twenty-six participating public-interest organizations focusing on international security issues. The program is offered twice yearly, in the spring and fall.  It lasts from six to nine months and provides a stipend, health insurance, and travel costs to Washington.

Scoville Fellows may undertake a variety of activities, including research, writing, and advocacy in support of the goals of their host organization and may attend coalition meetings, policy briefings, and Congressional hearings.  Fellows have written articles, blogs, fact sheets, letters to the editor, op-eds and reports, organized talks and conferences, and been interviewed as experts by the media.  Many former Scoville Fellows work for U.S. and international NGOs, the Departments of State and Defense, members of Congress and academia, or attend graduate school in political science or international relations, following their fellowships.

For more information and application instructions,  visit  www.scoville.org.   Our new online application form is accessible via our website, as are links to the websites of each of the participating groups and information on the work of current and former Scoville Fellows.  The next application deadline is October 8 for the spring 2011 fellowship.

All U.S. citizens, and foreign nationals residing in the United States, are eligible to apply; non-U.S. citizens living outside of the United States are not.

CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES (CLS) INFORMATION SESSION

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2011 CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES (CLS)
INFORMATION SESSION

THURSDAY, SEPT. 16:
4:00 P.M.:  ROOM 210,
DAVIS FAMILY LIBRARY

This scholarship is open to first-year through seniors from all majors interested in intensive summer language study in the following languages:

–       Arabic, Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate or advanced level;

–       Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, or Urdu: Beginning, intermediate or advanced level;

–       Chinese, Japanese, or Russian: Intermediate or advanced level.

The program is funded by the US Department of State.  Applicants must be US citizens, intend to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their language skills in their future professional careers. You can find more info and application instructions and deadlines online at http://www.clscholarship.org/index.html .

Questions? Come to the info session!

Boren Scholarships for Undergraduate Study Abroad

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If you’re a current undergraduate interested in studying abroad in a country outside of Western Europe, Australia or New Zealand, you may be interested in the Boren Scholarships! Here’s the info:
The applications for the 2011-2012 National Security Education Program’s David L. Boren Scholarships for undergraduate students and Fellowships for graduate students are now available at www.borenawards.org<http://www.borenawards.org/>. Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. 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.

Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 for an academic year’s study abroad. Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 for language study and international research. The application deadline for the Boren Fellowship is February 1, and the deadline for the Boren Scholarship is February 10.

If you have questions, contact Middlebury’s advisor for the Boren, Prof. Jeff Cason (cason@middlebury.edu). You can also reach the Boren Awards staff at boren@iie.org<mailto:boren@iie.org> or 1-800-618-NSEP with any questions.