This newsletter contains information about the following
opportunities:
Scholarships:
Employment
Opportunities (current and post-baccalaureate):
Scholarships
Opportunities:
1. 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.
2.
Scholarship for
Graduate Study in Europe
Through its links with a consortium of eight European universities, IU has been given the opportunity to support the application for a full scholarship for an IUB or IUPUI student to enroll in a two-year interdisciplinary Euroculture MA program. This includes a fee remission worth 16,000 euros (approx. $22,000) and a monthly stipend of 1,000 euros (approx $1,400) for 24 months. The details of the program and of the participating universities can be found at www.euroculturemaster.org.
The successful student would begin his/her studies at one of the eight European universities in the fall of 2013, would move to a second European university in the spring of 2014, would have the option of returning to IU for the fall of 2014, and would finish back at their starting university in the spring of 2015. The Euroculture MA has approximately 150 students active at any one time, from all over the world. All courses are offered in English but there is plenty of opportunity to learn or improve on other European languages, and help with accommodation is offered by host universities.
The participating universities are:
Georg-August-Universität: Göttingen, Germany
Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy
Universidad de Deusto: Bilbao, Spain
Université de Strasbourg, France
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, the Netherlands
Univerzita Palackého: Olomouci, Czech Republic
Uniwersytet Jagielloński: Krakowie, Poland
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
Interested students should have completed their BA by May 2013 and
should have a competitive GPA and be able to provide proof of their
interest in study in Europe and ability to complete a graduate course of
study overseas. The deadline for applications is November 23, 2012. Anyone
interested should contact Prof. John McCormick at jmccormi@iupui.edu with a
statement of interest, a resume, and letters of support from two IU
faculty members. They should meanwhile apply online direct to the Euroculture
MA program at http://www.euroculturemaster.eu/Portal/HowtoApply/Default.aspx
Employment Opportunities:
3. Indianapolis
Teaching Fellows
The
first deadline for applying to the Indianapolis Teaching Fellows (ITF) program is December 10, 2012. IFT is
recruiting teachers to serve in several subject areas, with a particular focus
in English, special education, math, science, Spanish, and French. The
program begins in Summer 2013.
Teaching as a Career
ITF recruits talented recent graduates and mid-career professionals who bring experience and significant content knowledge to teaching. ITF emphasizes teaching as a long-term career change. We look for people who will stay in the classroom and effect change from within their schools. Each teaching position is considered a career with a full-time teaching salary ($33,000-39,000 plus benefits), and we expect at least a 3 year commitment from our Fellows.
ITF recruits talented recent graduates and mid-career professionals who bring experience and significant content knowledge to teaching. ITF emphasizes teaching as a long-term career change. We look for people who will stay in the classroom and effect change from within their schools. Each teaching position is considered a career with a full-time teaching salary ($33,000-39,000 plus benefits), and we expect at least a 3 year commitment from our Fellows.
Training
During the summer, Fellows
participate in an intensive, six-week Fast Start Pre-Service Training (PST) to master the foundational skills
necessary to improve outcomes in schools where students lag several
grade-levels behind. Fast Start PST prepares people without
formal education backgrounds to be immediately effective in challenging school
environments, building on the deep content knowledge they already possess by
preparing them to teach it. Professional development activities focus on the
foundations of effective instructional delivery and classroom management – and
participants are able to apply those skills right away by first practicing with
other Fellows in training sessions and then by leading actual summer school
classes, where they will work alongside experienced teachers to get an authentic field experience and
receive real-time feedback through coaching.
Program Costs
There are no program or training costs associated with ITF - however, Fellows do complete a Master of the Arts in Teaching degree from Marian University. The cost of tuition is offset by an Americorps award of $5,500 and Fellows are responsible for the remaining $700-1000 at the end of 2 years of study.
Additional information and Fellow profiles are available on the program website.
Program Costs
There are no program or training costs associated with ITF - however, Fellows do complete a Master of the Arts in Teaching degree from Marian University. The cost of tuition is offset by an Americorps award of $5,500 and Fellows are responsible for the remaining $700-1000 at the end of 2 years of study.
Additional information and Fellow profiles are available on the program website.
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
