April 30, 2014 LaMonte
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Office of Prestigious Scholarships• we serve
– current Hunter undergraduates– recent Hunter undergrad alum
(who may be grad students)– graduate students
(in select competitions)• our team
– Judith Friedlander– Jessica Hammerman– Jennie LaMonte
• your resources– huntercollegeprestigiousscholarships.commons.gc.cuny.edu
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• scholarships & fellowshipsawards from [external] funding sources that are tenable in the US & abroad
• supportresearch, travel, work & practical experience, and study
• for those who are doing well academically, participating in research/experiential learning, active in their communities, and who have records of success/accomplishment
• when & howPrepare now. Everyday. Starting today.
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Study in the UK & Ireland• Undergraduate
– Fulbright Summer Institutes• universities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
• Post-Baccalaureate– Gates Cambridge gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk
• University of Cambridge– Marshall (British) marshallscholarship.org
• universities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales– Mitchell mitchellscholars.org
• colleges and universities on the island of Ireland– Rhodes rhodesscholar.org
• University of Oxford
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Selected post-bacc fellowships to consider
Apply as seniors or alum• Churchill Foundation Scholarship www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org
• one year in STEM at Churchill College, University of Cambridge (MACAULEY ONLY)• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Arts Award www.jkcf.org
• up to $50,000 annually• Fulbright www.fulbrightonline.org
• one year internationally• Hertz Foundation awards www.hertzfoundation.org
• cash stipend & education allowance• Luce Scholarship www.hluce.org
• one year experiential-learning placement in Asia• NYC Urban Fellows Program http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/urbanfellows
• nine-month fellowship including experiential-learning placement & intensive seminars• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp
• cash stipend & education allowance• Soros www.pdsoros.org
• up to $90,000 to support graduate or professional study
Selected undergraduate awards requiring nomination or certification by Hunter
– See OPS site for internal deadlines
– Boren Scholarship www.borenawards.org • awarded to currently matriculating undergraduates (two deadlines annually)• preference for critical language study in specific countries• post-bacc service requirement
– Gilman Scholarship www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program • supports undergraduate international study or internships of at least four weeks in duration• scholars must also be receiving Pell grants
– Goldwater Scholarship www.act.org/goldwater• awarded to sophomores and juniors• supports study in STEM
-- Udall Scholarship www.udall.gov• awarded to sophomores and juniors engaging environmental issues or involved in health or tribal policy• open to students in any field of study
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Please check the OPS site for further resources. Over $1.5B is available annually in grants & aid.
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Additional post-bacc fellowships to considerApply as juniors (require Hunter nomination)
• Beinecke Scholarship www.beineckescholarship.org• supports graduate study up to $34,000 tenable in US & abroad• focus on social sciences, arts & humanities
• Truman Scholarship www.truman.gov• TSLW (junior year), summer institute (summer after graduation)• up to $30,000 for graduate or professional study
Next Steps• complete (& update annually) your personal
profile, a baseline for strategic planning• engage in daily preparation:
pursue excellence– Read (be omnivorous)!
• current books, fiction & non-fiction• journals (appropriate to your field)• newspapers
– NY Times op-ed pages, NYT Sunday Review• periodicals
– The Economist, The New Yorker– hone communication skills– participate in lectures & conferences– exercise creative involvement– contribute service
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• attend OPS & other Hunter info sessions regarding topics such as:– building a mentoring team– developing transferrable skills– picking the right programs
• fellowship competitions & courses of study
– selecting strong references– preparing successful applications
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• keep addressing the three big questions:
– Why me?– why this?
(the “so what?” question)– Why now?
(in context of self & field)
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establish a gDrive folder to share with us at [email protected]
use huntercollegeprestigiousscholarships.commons.gc.cuny.edu
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