Junior Fellows Program at the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
IU Bloomington
will nominate up to 2 students for this prestigious program, and each year we
hold an internal competition to select our nominees. To be eligible, you must
have senior standing and intend to graduate in May, 2013 or, if you have
graduated within the past academic year you must not have begun a program of
graduate studies.
Applicants should have completed a significant amount of
course work in international affairs, political science, economics, history,
Russian, Chinese, India or Middle East Studies, have an excellent academic
record (minimum cumulative College GPA 3.750), in addition to strong research
and writing skills. Specific language and other skills may be required for
certain assignments. Nominees do not necessarily have to be U.S. citizens if
they attend a University located in the United States. However, all applicants
must be eligible to work in the United States for a full 12 months from August
1 through July 31 following graduation. Students on F-1 visas who are eligible
to work in the US for the full year (August 1 through July 31) may apply for
the program.
Junior Fellows work at the Carnegie Endowment in
Washington, DC for a period of one year beginning on August 1, 2013. The
monthly salary is $3,000 (equivalent to $36,000 annually), subject to federal,
state, and local taxes. A generous benefits package is provided, including
medical, dental, and life insurance as well as vacation leave. Junior Fellows
are responsible for their own housing arrangements.
Junior Fellows have the opportunity to conduct research for
books, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to
congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, activists,
journalists and government officials.
Deadline for submission of all materials to the College of Arts and
Sciences:
Friday, November 9,
2012 at 4:00 p.m.
All
materials (including letters of recommendation)
must
be submitted to:
Dean
Terri Greenslade, College of Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate
Academic Affairs Office, Kirkwood Hall 012
The
Carnegie Endowment does not accept direct student applications for this award. The
IUB internal competition will be held by early December. After this internal
competition, winners will be notified and IUB will forward the names of up to
two successful nominees to the Carnegie Endowment. Finalists selected by the
Carnegie Endowment are invited for personal interviews in February and early
March. Those not selected for interviews will be notified in the month of
February. Selection decisions will be made by the Carnegie Endowment no later
than March 31st.
2013 Goldwater Scholarships
·
You must be a current sophomore or junior
·
You must be planning a research career in
mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering
·
You must be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, or
U.S. national
·
Successful nominees have had a minimum College
of Arts and Sciences GPA of 3.900
*** $7,500 per student per year ***
for tuition, fees, books, and room
and board
To apply: Pick up registration and
important application information from Ms. Kristin McCormick in Kirkwood Hall
012. Call 855-1647 to arrange a time to pick up a packet.
Deadline for submission of all required materials is: Friday,
November 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm
IMPORTANT: THE GOLDWATER ORGANIZATION ONLY ACCEPTS NOMINATIONS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY. INTERESTED STUDENTS MUST GO THROUGH THE COLLEGE’S INTERNAL
COMPETITION FOR NOMINATION TO THE GOLDWATER ORGANIZATION.
2013 Truman Scholarship
INTERESTED IN
GRADUATE SCHOOL AND A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE?
For current “juniors” interested in the 2013
Truman Scholarship competition
The IU deadline
for the 2013 Truman Scholarship competition is THURSDAY, Nov. 15, 2012
TRUMAN INFORMATION MEETINGS (You need attend only one.)
Monday, Oct. 15, 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Location: Hutton Honors College
Great Room
811 E. Seventh St.
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 4:15-5:30 p.m.
Location: Hutton Honors
College Great Room
811 E. Seventh St.
The
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation is expected to award 60-65 merit-based
scholarships to students across the nation who will be “juniors” in the
2012-2013 academic year and who plan to attend graduate or professional school
in preparation for careers in government or other public service. (See
Eligibility section below for the Truman Foundation’s definition of “juniors.”)
Each scholarship is worth up to $30,000 and the Foundation assists Truman
Scholars “with career counseling, internship placement, graduate school
admissions, and professional development.” To compete for the award, students
must be nominated by their undergraduate institutions. The IU Truman
Selection/Nomination Committee has set 4 p.m., Thursday,
Nov. 15, 2012 as the campus deadline for students who wish to be
considered for the 2013 competition. In the past, Truman scholars
have come from such diverse fields as history, political science, international
relations, journalism, economics, education, law, public administration,
nonprofit management, physical and social sciences, and technology
policy.
The
Truman Scholarship seeks to promote public service, which the foundation
defines “as employment in government at any level, uniformed services,
public-interest organization, non-governmental research and/or educational
organizations, public and private schools, and public-service oriented nonprofit
organizations such as those whose primary purposes are to help needy or
disadvantaged persons or to protect the environment.” Scholars are
required to work in public service for three of the seven years following
completion of a graduate degree program funded by the Truman.
Eligibility: To be eligible
for consideration for the Truman Scholarship, a student must have a clear
commitment to a career in public service, be a U.S. Citizen or National, and be
nominated by his/her university. The student must also be a “junior-level
student”. (Residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, American
Samoa, and the Pacific Islands must have senior-level academic standing.)
See http://www.truman.gov for official
eligibility criteria.
Nomination
and Selection Standards: Because Truman Scholarship attracts the interest of
top candidates around the country, IU only nominates students with outstanding
credentials. The foundation chooses scholars on the basis of their excellent
academic performance and communication skills, potential for leadership,
extensive records of public and community service, and commitment to careers in
government or elsewhere in public service. (See the Truman Foundation’s
definition of “public service” above.) IU’s nominating committee and the
Truman Foundation selectors are looking for candidates who show promise of
making a difference in the world through their public service.
IU
Nomination Process: The IU committee will select up to four nominees for
the national 2013 Truman competition. To be considered by the IU committee, IU
students must submit a completed Truman Scholarship application, including a
500-word policy proposal on a significant issue related to the candidate’s
intended area of public service, by 4 p.m., Nov. 15, 2012, to Elaine Hehner in
the Hutton Honors College, 811 E. Seventh Street, Room 210E, Bloomington, IN
47405. Students seeking consideration should also arrange to have ALL
three letters of recommendation described in the Truman application material
sent directly to Ms. Hehner by Nov. 15. Application materials being used
for the fall process at IU are available from Ms. Hehner and can be downloaded
from the Truman website: http://truman.gov/for-candidates/2013-competition/sample-landing. For
additional information on the scholarship and guidance on the application,
including the 500-word policy proposal, see the Truman website: http://www.truman.gov/home. For additional
information on the scholarship and the IU nomination process, contact IU’s
Truman faculty representative Judy Failer, jfailer@indiana.edu, or Elaine
Hehner at ehehner@indiana.edu.
