This newsletter contains information about the following
opportunities:
7)
Kenneth R.R. Gros
Louis Scholarship
The College of Arts and Sciences annual
Senior Scholarship competition is now open! Current, full-time
third-year students can apply for a variety of merit-based scholarships for
their senior year. Award amounts and eligibility requirements vary widely for
the approximately 20 named scholarships that the College awards annually
through this competition. By completing one application, students are
considered for all scholarships for which they qualify. Note: Some awards are
restricted to academically meritorious students who have financial need.
To be eligible for this competition,
applicants must:
§ have current
full-time status at IUB or in an IU administered/IU co-sponsored overseas study
program
§ be eligible to
graduate in May or August 2014
§ enroll as a
full-time student for both semesters of the 2013-2014 academic year at IUB or
in an IU administered/ IU co-sponsored overseas study program
§ demonstrate high
academic merit, including a minimum College GPA of 3.700
Complete information and application forms
can be downloaded from the Senior Scholarship Competition page on the
College website. Contact the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Office at 855-1647
or coasaado@indiana.edu with questions.
For consideration, all materials must be received in the Undergraduate Academic
Affairs Office (Kirkwood Hall 012) by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2013.
The College of Arts and Sciences announces
the 2013 competition for the Palmer-Brandon Prize in the Humanities. The
Palmer-Brandon Prize is funded by a gift made to the College of Arts and
Sciences in the 1980s. This year we will again make up to 2 awards of $20,000
each. The prizes are deposited to the winners’ bursar accounts and are
taxable.
Select departments in the humanities are
invited to nominate their best student(s) for this competition (See College’s
Scholarship and Awards webpage for complete list). Students may not
apply directly for this competition. The prize is based on merit, without
regard to financial need.
To be eligible for the Palmer-Brandon
Prize in the Humanities, applicants must:
§
be
pursuing a BA or BFA degree in the College of Arts and Sciences
§
be
a current third-year student with junior standing, planning to graduate in May
or August 2014
§
have
current full-time status at IUB or an IU administered/IU co-sponsored overseas
study program
§
enroll
as a full-time student (min. 12 credit hours) for both semesters of 2013-2014
at IUB or in an IU-administered/IU co-sponsored program
§
demonstrate
high academic merit, including a minimum College GPA of 3.750 (In the past
recipients of this prize have had College GPAs of 3.9 and higher.)
§
be
available, if selected as a finalist, for an interview during normal business
hours on Thursday, March 21, 2013
Application
materials are available from Directors of Undergraduate Studies in humanities
departments.
Additional information is available on the
Palmer-Brandon Prize in the
Humanities
page on the College website. Contact the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Office
at 855-1647 or coasaado@indiana.edu with questions.
For consideration, all materials must be received in the Undergraduate Academic
Affairs Office (Kirkwood Hall 012) by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2013.
The College of
Arts and Sciences and the Campus Writing Program are currently soliciting
submissions for the annual Intensive Writing (IW) Essay Prize for students
enrolled in IW courses during the 2012-2013 academic year. Each
submission will be evaluated for excellence in argument and exposition and up
to two winning essays (one essay longer than 10 pages and one essay shorter
than 10 pages) will be selected for prizes of $150 in each of the following
areas:
Arts
and Humanities
Social and
Historical Studies
Natural and
Mathematical Sciences
Deadline
for submission: 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2013
Additional information and submission
procedures can be found on the CITL website or the College
of Arts and Sciences
Scholarships
and Administrative Internship - For Jewish
Studies Major, Certificate, and Hebrew Minor Students for the 2013-2014
academic year
Application Deadline: Friday, March 1, 2013
§ Robert A. and
Sandra S. Borns Scholarships & Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Merit
Scholarships
§ Irving Katz
Scholarship
- preference may be given to students studying Jewish history
§ Henry Fischel,
Ph.D., Scholarship
- for incoming juniors and seniors who will study in Israel on an approved
overseas study program or volunteer in an organized nonprofit program during
the 2013-2014 year
§ The Percy Family
Scholarship
§ Sandra and Stanley
Trackman Scholarship
§ Edward M. Dayan
Scholarship
- preference given to a student planning to teach Hebrew or Jewish Studies
§ Robert A. and
Sandra S. Borns Administrative Internship in Jewish Studies - Intern will
serve a professional apprenticeship with Dr. Carolyn Upson-Walker, Assistant
Director, to assist with recruiting students, alumni relations, and career
support for current students, as well as clerical duties, data entry, mailings,
and miscellaneous projects for the Jewish Studies staff. Applicants must be in
residence at Indiana University Bloomington for both the fall 2013 and spring
2014 semesters. Intern will work an average of 10-12 hours/week (with maximum
wages of $3,000). Jewish Studies students interested in a career in communal
service are encouraged to apply. Excellent career experience. Non-resident
aliens need appropriate work authorization.
Eligibility:
§ Students with
minimum GPA of 3.200 who are either majoring in Jewish Studies or pursuing the
Jewish Studies certificate or Jewish Studies minor in Hebrew. Students with
significant financial need and a minimum GPA of 3.000 or higher may also apply.
Students graduating in December 2013 will be eligible for fall 2013 funding
only.
§ Recipients must be
full-time students and maintain a minimum of a 3.000 GPA during the funding
period.
§ Students may use
scholarship funding toward overseas study programs that allow them to continue
normal academic progress toward graduation or to pursue full-time, unpaid
Jewish Studies-related internships away from IUB in the fall or spring when
registered for ASCS-W 499 or ASCS-Q 398.
For additional information and application
materials visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/undergraduates/funding.shtml
These scholarships
are a gift from Candice and Larry Reuben in memory of parents Sara and Albert
Reuben who were committed to the advancement of learning and research about
this crucial dimension of modern history.
Two scholarships,
one up to $3,000 & one up to $10,000, for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Funds may be used to:
§ attend
Holocaust-related conferences
§ do research in
archives and libraries
§ subsidize a
Holocaust-related internship
§ engage in research
and to support honors theses master’s
theses or a dissertation,
and other academic initiatives related to the Holocaust.
Eligibility:
§ All IUB Indiana
University Bloomington undergraduate and graduate students eligible
§ Students must be
enrolled at IUB the spring 2013 semester (semester of application) and continue
as full-time students during the Fall 2013 and/or 2013-2014 academic year.
Funds can only be
awarded in the fall and/or spring when the recipient is a full-time student.
Recipients will be notified in early April, 2013 and will be recognized at the
annual Jewish Studies Program Student-Faculty Dinner on Sunday, April 14, 2013.
Application: Current
undergraduate Jewish Studies majors, certificate and Hebrew minor students go
to “Scholarships & Internships for
Continuing Jewish Studies Students" for instructions and forms
to apply. All other undergraduate students see "Sara & Albert Reuben
Scholarships to Support Study of the Holocaust".
Deadline: Friday, March 1,
2013
6) Indiana University
Alumni Association Scholars
The Indiana University Alumni Association
will award thirty-three $1,000 scholarships in 2013 to full-time undergraduate
students who are the sons and daughters of IU Alumni Association members.
Two scholarships will be designated for
qualifying students from each of IU's eight campuses. The remainder will be
awarded to students on an at-large basis. Scholarships will be awarded on the
basis of financial need and academic achievement as determined by the Office of
Student Enrollment Services. Financial need will be determined from the
information provided by the student and his or her parent(s) on the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid. You may complete the FAFSA online or paper
applications may be obtained the Office of Student Financial Assistance.
Preference will be given to students who have not received a scholarship in
prior years.
Application is available at: http://iuaa.imodules.com/s/1377/index.aspx?sid=1377&gid=2&pgid=333&cid=937
Application deadline: March 29, 2013
7) Kenneth R. R. Gros
Louis Scholarship
This scholarship is for IUB juniors with a
3.7 GPA who will be in their senior year at IUB during the 2013-2014 academic
year. Completed applications and 3 letters of reference should be submitted to
the Office of the Dean of Students (Indiana Memorial Union, M-088) by 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2013.
Applications and complete instructions are available at: http://studentaffairs.iub.edu/parents/scholarships/.
Questions should be addressed to Suzanne J. Phillips, Assistant Dean of
Students: Telephone: 812.856.1626; Email: philli@indiana.edu
The Service-Learning Program at Indiana
University, Bloomington is accepting applications for scholarships to fund IUB
students who are participating in service-learning courses that take students
outside of Indiana or outside of the United States. There are 5 scholarships
worth $250 each to fund students doing service-learning projects domestically
and 5 scholarships worth $500 each to fund students doing service-learning
projects internationally.
To be eligible, students must be enrolled
at the time of the scholarship award in a credit-bearing service-learning
course offered through IUB. The
application deadline is rolling until all 10 scholarships are awarded for the
year.
Applications must include a letter of
recommendation and proof of enrollment in the service-learning class. Please
direct questions about the scholarship and application procedures to Andrew
Libby, Community Engagement Coordinator, Service-Learning Program, alibby@indiana.edu.
9) The Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship Program
Educational
scholarship funds from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago are
available for college and graduate students for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Approximately $500,000 is available for Jewish students who are identified as
having promise for significant contributions in their chosen careers, and are
in need of financial assistance for full-time academic programs primarily in
the helping professions.
Eligibility: Academic
requirements include:
§
Graduate-level
enrollment in a “helping profession” program, such as medicine, human services,
the rabbinate, or Jewish communal service;
§
Or
vocational or undergraduate training in helping sectors requiring no
post-graduate education for employment, such as education or nursing;
§
Or
mathematics and engineering, or other sciences;
§
Or
performing/fine arts;
Legal domicile in
the greater Chicago metropolitan area, or in some cases, Cook County or
Northwest Indiana. Refugees or asylees are encouraged to apply,
as citizenship is
not a prerequisite. To apply, go to www.jvschicago.org/training-education/scholarship-services.
For additional information or questions,
contact the JVS
Scholarship Coordinator at (312) 673-3444 or via e-mail jvsscholarship@jvschicago.org.
Application deadline: February 15, 2013
