The C3 undergraduate summer fellowship applications are now open!

C3 Undergraduate Fellowships provide rising juniors and seniors working in the humanities, humanistic social sciences and mathematics with paid, mentored graduate-level research experience, and training toward applying to and succeeding in graduate school. Summer programs last 8-9 weeks and take place at Columbia University; University of California, Berkeley; the University of Chicago; or the University of Michigan. C3 encourages applicants who are from groups that are historically underrepresented in the academy. C3 defines “underrepresented” as those who are historically underrepresented (such as African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders), are first generation college students, or have followed nontraditional pathways to college due to exceptional talent and motivation in the face of adversity, such as societal, economic, or academic disadvantages.

Please note that there are separate application processes for each program and the programs have different structures. UC Berkeley this year will focus on digital humanities. See the C3 website at http://c3transformhighered.org/undergraduate-fellowship/#sthash.noQd0YXA.dpbs for more information about the programs, eligibility, and application instructions.

Application deadlines vary by program but begin as early as Jan 15.

If you are interested in applying, you can reach out to Lisa Gates at uro@middlebury.edu. She would be glad to talk with you about the application process.

Sophomores and Juniors Committed to Environmental Issues–Udall Nomination Deadline Jan 23!

Apply for the Udall Scholarship!

For Sophomores and Juniors committed to careers related to the environment. The Udall provides up to $7,000 for tuition, fees, educational expenses.

Eligibility: GPA 3.5 and up; U.S. citizen; demonstrated commitment to work with environmental issues through academic study and activities.

Scholarship requires nomination from Middlebury—nomination deadline is January 23, 2017 at noon.

Visit the Udall Foundation website and go/udall for more information and application instructions for nomination. Questions? Contact Professor Chris McGrory Klyza (klyza@middlebury.edu) or Dean Lisa Gates (fellowships@middlebury.edu).

Nov 10 Internal Deadline for Truman, Beinecke, Goldwater, St. Andrews

The internal deadline is fast approaching! If you are considering applying for nomination for the Truman, Beinecke, Goldwater or St. Andrews Scholarship, now is the time to organize your application and ask questions! For information about each of these scholarships, see go/fellowships and look at the listing of fellowships. For Truman and Beinecke, you must be a current junior; for Goldwater sophomore or junior planning a research career in science; and a current senior for St. Andrews planning post-graduate study. Each has specific eligibility requirements (citizenship, GPA, financial aid, professional/educational plans) so read carefully!

Public Policy & International Affairs Program (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute, Deadline Nov 1

The Public Policy & International Affairs Program (PPIA) is now accepting applications for the 2017 PPIA Fellowship!

PPIA prepares undergraduates to be competitive candidates for top degree programs in the fields of public policy, public administration or international affairs through participation in a Junior Summer Institute (JSI). JSI is an intensive, 7-week, academic program during the summer at one of these host campuses:  The Ford School – University of Michigan; The Goldman School – UC Berkeley;  Heinz College – Carnegie Mellon University; Woodrow Wilson School – Princeton University; Humphrey School – University of Minnesota

Eligible candidates are current undergrads who will be completing their B.A. between December 2017 and August 2018. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2016. See http://www.ppiaprogram.org/ppia/what-we-do/junior-summer-institutes/  for more info, eligibility, and application instructions.

PPIA’s mission is to promote the inclusion and full participation of underrepresented groups in public service and to advance their leadership roles throughout our civic institutions serving domestic and international affairs.