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Advanced Academic Scholarship Preparation and Intellectual Resources Exposure
Are you interested in pursuing prestigious undergraduate scholarships or fellowships that could help pay for your graduate education?
This webpage will help you begin your search for nationally competitive scholarships that suit your academic interests and accomplishments. As you will soon discover, there are hundreds of fellowship opportunities available. And each fellowship program has its own unique focus, ranging from study abroad to volunteer work and laboratory research.
Our fellowship listings are not all-inclusive, and you should be inspired to look beyond the opportunities that we present here. It is up to you to conduct a search that focuses on the desires and fields of interest that are unique to you. Once you discover a few fellowships that interest you, please set up an appointment with us to discuss your plans. Although the process can seem daunting, your fellowship search should be a rewarding and insightful experience. You will have the chance to get to know yourself as a scholar and as a competitor.
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Critical Language Scholarships
Do you want to study a less-commonly-taught language? Want to study abroad? The U.S. Department of State might have a great opportunity for you! Read the letter below to learn more about the Critical Language Scholarship program.
The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the upcoming scholarship competition for the 2010 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages. The on-line application for CLS Program awards will be available November 9, 2009, and the deadline to apply will be December 18, 2009.
Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks. Students may apply for one language, and will be placed at institute sites based on language evaluations after selection. The 2010 CLS Program will include new programs in Indonesian and Japanese.
Levels available for each language are as follows:
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.
Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. While
there is no service requirement attached to CLS Program awards, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.
For more information on the CLS Program and the selection process, please visit www.CLScholarship.org. If you would like to receive a program
announcement, please email me directly at sylla.julia@caorc.org.
Julia Phelan Sylla
Assistant Director
Critical Language Scholarship Program
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
Phone: 202-633-7015
E-mail: sylla.julia@caorc.org
Website: www.CLScholarship.org
Dual-Degree Programs at NIH
The U.S. National Institutes of Health offers opportunities for combined-degree training in the NIH MD/PhD Intramural Partnership Training Program (http://gpp.nih.gov/Prospective/InstitutionalPartnerships/MSTPatNIH/ ). This innovative program allows MD/PhD students to obtain all or part of their research training in one of the more than one thousand biomedical research laboratories in the NIH intramural research program and maintain eligibility for medical school training at most of the MSTP-funded M.D./Ph.D. programs around the country.
For most students in this program, the Ph.D. is obtained from one of NIH’s graduate partnership Ph.D. programs (http://gpp.nih.gov). The NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Ph.D. Program (http://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov ) , has been particularly popular among students pursuing M.D./Ph.D. training at NIH. This accelerated doctoral program allows students to set up dual-mentored Ph.D. research projects involving laboratories at NIH and at either Oxford or Cambridge universities in England. This program is also compatible with holders of Rhodes, Marshall, Gates or other international scholarships to study in the U.K.
Students may apply for one of these programs while at the same time pursuing medical school applications. The NIH application can be accessed at http://gpp.nih.gov. This year’s deadline for application is January 4, 2010.
See the flyers below for more information.
MD/PhD FlyerOxford/Cambridge Flyer
NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program
The National Institutes of Health, in conjunction with Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the UK, have come together to create a groundbreaking new program in biomedical research. Students interested in doctoral study can work through an interdisciplinary program at either one of these universities and a lab at the NIH. Applications are being accepted now through January 4, 2010. Please see the invitation letter below for more information. NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Flyer
Boren Scholarship Webinars
The Boren Scholarship Program will be offering free webinars to prospective undergraduate scholarship applicants. Visit the following links to register and participate. This is a great way to learn more about winning a Boren Award!
The purpose of these webinars is for undergraduate students to learn more about the Boren Scholarships, including the eligibility requirements, the award preferences, the service requirement, and the application process.
Mon, Nov 9, 2009 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST. To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/498892360
Fri, Nov 20, 2009 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST. To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/168718521
Tue, Dec 1, 2009 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST. To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/421037520
Personal Statement Workshop
The WVU Writing Center is holding a personal statement workshop for those applying to Graduate or Professional school. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, November 4th from 5:00-6:30 in the WVU Writing Center (G02 Colson Hall).
Graduate and Professional school applicants are encouraged to attend in order to develop ideas for writing a personal statement or for help in revising existing statements.
Dr. Brian Ballentine, Coordinator of the Professional Writing and Editing program, will be on hand to discuss the essential strategies for writing an effective personal statement. Writing Center tutors will be available to assist students, whether they are brainstorming ideas for their own future statements or hoping to polish a nearly complete draft.
To register or gather more information, contact Bryan Coyle at bcoyle@mix.wvu.edu. Space is limited, so please register by October 25th.
Fulbright Awards
The UK Fulbright commission has announced the inclusion of new post-graduate scholarships in their already-prestigious program. Click the link below to learn more, or visit our “Fulbright” section under “Prestigious Scholarships.”
http://www.fulbright.co.uk/about-fulbright/news/call-for-applications-for-study-in-the-uk-in-2010-11
