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Undergraduate scholarships & opportunities 2012 - 2013

Undergraduate scholarships & opportunities 2012 - 2013. http://www.baylor.edu/scholarships. Undergraduate Scholarships and Internships. Boren Fellowships (NSEP) Critical Language Awards DAAD Gilman Goldwater Pickering NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) Truman Udall

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Undergraduate scholarships & opportunities 2012 - 2013

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  1. Undergraduatescholarships & opportunities2012 - 2013 http://www.baylor.edu/scholarships

  2. Undergraduate Scholarships and Internships • Boren Fellowships (NSEP) • Critical Language Awards • DAAD • Gilman • Goldwater • Pickering • NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) • Truman • Udall • Teaching and Service

  3. Boren Scholarships • Promotes undergraduates with the resources to acquire skills in the areas of the world critical to national security in exchange for their commitment to seek work in the federal government • Award: Up to $20,000 for study abroad opportunities • Campus Deadline: January 15, 2013 • Deadline: February 2013 (check exact date) • Campus Advisors: Dr. David Uber, French Dpt. • http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship

  4. Critical Language Awards • Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program offers intensive summer language institutes overseas in thirteen critical need foreign languages • Arabic • Persian • Azerbaijani • Bangla/Bengali • Hindi • Indonesian • Korean • Punjabi • Turkish • Urdu • Chinese • Japanese • Russian • Award: fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction for 7-10 weeks for U.S. graduate students • Deadline: usually due in early-mid November • http://www.clscholarship.org/

  5. Gilman International Scholarship • The applicant must be on a Federal Pell Grant and be accepted to a study abroad program • Offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means • Summer and semester-long support • For non-traditional study abroad destinations (not for European study) • Students may receive up to $5,000 in aid and an added $3,000 in some cases • http://www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program

  6. Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship • For sophomores or juniors pursuing careers in mathematics, natural science or engineering • Award: covers tuition, fees, books, room and board up to $7,500 annually • Applicant Requirements: • “B” average, Top 25% of class • Nominated by college or university • Campus Advisor: contact Dr. Jeff Olafsen, Physics, by October 2012 • http://www.act.org/goldwater/

  7. National Science Foundation REUs • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the NSF • Deadlines vary according to program • http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm

  8. National Science Foundation REUs • REUs are hosted by many campuses in a variety of disciplines including: • Astronomical Sciences • Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences • Biological Sciences • Chemistry • Computer and Information Science and Engineering • Cyberinfrastructure • Department of Defense (DoD) • Earth Sciences • Education and Human Resources • Engineering • Ethics and Value Studies • International Science and Engineering • Materials Research • Mathematical Sciences • Ocean Sciences • Physics • Polar Programs • Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

  9. Pickering Foreign Affairs Intern • Internships to prepares students to enter Dept. of State Foreign Service • Women, under-represented groups, students with financial need are encouraged to apply • Fields: international affairs, political/economic analysis, administration, management, science policy. • Early February 2013 deadline

  10. Harry S. Truman Scholarship • For juniors committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or other public service areas www.Truman.gov • Applicants demonstrate strong leadership potential • Provides financial support for graduate study, $30,000, and leadership training • Campus advisor: Elizabeth Vardaman • Campus Deadline: November 2012

  11. Morris K. Udall • Juniors and seniors in fields related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American Healthcare • Applicant requirements: • Must have “B” average • Must be nominated by university • Award: up to $5,000 or the cost of tuition, fees, books, room and board for one year • Campus advisor: Elizabeth Vardaman • http://www.udall.gov

  12. Teaching and Service • Teaching and Service see: www.baylor.edu/scholarships • World Teach http://www.worldteach.org/site/c.buLRIbNOIbJ2G/b.6150577/k.BF13/Home.htm • Cultural Vistas http://www.culturalvistas.org/

  13. When you need more information: • Many students find a great summer job or a gap-year opportunity by doing the research on various options—then picking up the phone and calling the agency/foundation to learn more. • Look for opportunities at home and abroad that fit your qualifications and make sense in terms of your long-range goals. • An investment in language skills will help! Undergraduate research will help! Taking initiative to talk to experts in the field will also help! • Get started now!!!

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