Thursday, November 1, 2012

College of Arts and Sciences Scholarships & Employment Opportunities


This newsletter contains information about the following opportunities:

                Scholarships:



 

Employment Opportunities (current and post-baccalaureate):




           

Scholarships Opportunities:

 

1.     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 p.m.

 

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.

 

 

2.     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

 

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.

 

 

Employment Opportunities:

 

3.     Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Junior Fellows Program


 

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.

 

4.     Indianapolis Teaching Fellows (ITF)


 

The first deadline for applying to the Indianapolis Teaching Fellows program is December 10, 2012. We are recruiting teachers to serve in several subject areas, with a particular focus in English, special education, math, science, Spanish, and French

 

As I’m sure you know, the need for knowledgeable and effective teachers is extremely high in Indianapolis and Northwest Indiana. Our students need effective teachers NOW!

 

We take recent graduates and career changers who have strong content knowledge in high demand subject areas and prepare them to teach in high needs communities in Indianapolis and Northwest Indiana.

 

Connect with us on social media. We’re on Facebook, Linked In, and Twitter .  We regularly add posts about our Fellows and the work we’re doing to close the achievement gap.

 

If you are planning to relocate after graduation, ITF is part of TNTP’s national network of teacher recruitment and certification programs and has locations in:  

Arizona  -  Baltimore  -  Charlotte  -  Chicago  -  DC  -  Fort Worth  -  Georgia  -  Indiana  -  Memphis  -  Nashville  -  New Orleans  -  New York City  - Rhode Island

 

For additional information contact:  

 

Erika Haskins

Recruitment Ambassador

Indianapolis and Northwest Indiana

Teaching Fellows Programs

TNTP

 


 

 

5.     College of Arts and Sciences Part-time, Hourly Position


 

The Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs is looking for one or two highly motivated, reliable and mature student workers. We ask our student workers to work 10-12 hours per week between the hours of 8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm. We are looking for dependable, flexible students with the ability to maintain confidentiality of records and who are detail oriented. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite is preferred. Primary duties consist of:  filing, data entry, preparing computer work, copying, sorting mail, maintenance of website(s), running errands and miscellaneous tasks. This is not a work-study position. For consideration, please submit your résumé and cover letter directly to Kirkwood Hall 012.