This newsletter contains information about the following
opportunities:
Office
of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Fine Art Awards
Undergraduate
students pursuing bachelor’s degrees of any major may submit images of up to
five pieces of two-dimensional or three-dimensional artistic work
completed while attending IU Bloomington from Nov. 1, 2012, to Nov. 15, 2013.
Full competition rules and submission form are available on the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education website. The School of Fine Arts Fellowship Committee will adjudicate the awards and select first-, second- and third-place recipients. A piece from each winning artist’s submission will be added to the campus art collection and displayed at IU Bloomington. Scholarships in the amount of $1,000, $500 and $250 will be awarded to the first, second and third winners respectively.
Deadline: November 15, 2013
Jane
Bosart College Emergency Scholarship
This scholarship was created to provide
financial assistance to undergraduate students in the College who encounter a
significant financial hardship as they approach graduation that may affect
their ability to complete their degree. Applications are reviewed and awards
made on a rolling basis. Applications
for Fall 2013 will be accepted until Friday, November 15. Applications for
Spring 2014 are currently being accepted.
Eligibility criteria:
- Indiana resident with a
documented financial hardship
- Current full-time status at IUB
or in an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored overseas study program
- Minimum College GPA of 2.750 at
the time of application and be in good academic standing
- Have completed CASE English
Composition, Mathematical Modeling, and Foreign Language requirements
- Be eligible to graduate within three
semesters of receiving an award
- Have consulted with Student
Central on Union regarding other financial options
Information
and application forms are available at:
http://college.indiana.edu/undergrad/scholarships/cri_bosart.shtml. Questions?
Contact the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Office, Owen Hall 102/104, 855-1647.
2014
Malmberg Scholarship for Study in Sweden
This scholarship is to provide
financial assistance to a U.S. resident whose work would be enhanced by study
and/or research in Sweden for up to one year. The scholarship is granted
for studies pertaining to the applicant’s primary area of interest, with
attention to Swedish America and/or the relationship between Sweden and the
United States. The project schedule must fall between the dates of June 1,
2014, and August 31, 2015. Project duration depends on the individual proposal
(see application). Scholarships are usually granted for a full academic year
term (nine months), but can also be awarded shorter periods. Before applying,
the applicant must establish contact with a Swedish university or other
educational or research institution(s) or organization(s). A letter of
invitation or affiliation from the Swedish institution/organization must
accompany the application. The award is contingent upon acceptance to the
program on which the applicant has based their application.
September 1: Applications
accepted
November 15: Application Forms deadline
Questions? American Swedish Institute: T
612-871-4907 | ASImn.org
Spokeo Connections Scholarship
Submit
an original essay to apply for a one-time scholarship of $1,000 from this
organization. Eligibility: full-time student with a GPA of 3.0 or above; and
must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. For more details and how to
apply visit http://www.spokeo.com/spokeo-connections-scholarship
Spring
2014 Submissions Due: November
20th, 2013 11:59 p.m.
Fall
2014 Submissions Due: July 1st, 2014 11:59 p.m.
Overseas Press Club Foundation
Scholarships/Internships
Graduate
and undergraduate students, studying at American colleges and universities or
Americans studying at foreign universities, who aspire to become foreign
correspondents, are invited to apply for one of fourteen
scholarships/internships to be awarded by the Overseas Press Club Foundation.
From
among the scholarship winners, the Foundation selects up to nine scholars and
pays travel and living expenses for them to intern at foreign bureaus at such
leading news organization as the Associated Press, Reuters, GlobalPost and
Forbes. Students win either a $2,000 grant or funding for their overseas
experience. Applicants do not have to be US citizens.
Deadline Sunday, December 1, 2013
Application
Materials: Submit the following via email to: foundation@opcofamerica.org
§ Resume
§ 500-Word Essay -
Applicant’s name and school should appear at the top of each page. Essay
should concentrate on an area of the world/international issue that is in
keeping with the applicant’s interest. It can be in the form of a news
story, analysis, or essay. Recent winners have written on such diverse
topics as playing black jack on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, political activism
in Morocco, and social upheaval in China. Applicants are also
encouraged to submit essays showing a strong understanding of, or interest in,
global economic issues such as trade, finance, emerging markets, immigration or
environmental impacts. While the writing sample need not be new work, it
should be submitted in a form that meets the application requirements. The
judges respond well to applications showing strong reporting skills, color, and
understanding or passion.
§ Cover Letter
- Autobiographical in nature addressing such questions as how the applicant
developed an interest in this particular part of the world, or how he or she
would use the scholarship to further journalistic ambitions.
Winners
will be contacted in December so that arrangements can be made for them to
attend the Foundation Scholarship Luncheon in February 2014 in New York City at
the Foundation's expense. Recipients are expected to attend. The
results will be posted on the Web site in mid-December.
Applications
may be sent by mail, fax or email. Please choose one. Email
is preferred (Word or PDF).
Questions?
Contact: Jane Reilly, Executive Director, OPC Foundation; (201)493-9087 http://www.overseaspressclubfoundation.org/
The Beinecke Scholarship
Beinecke Scholars receive $4,000
immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while
attending graduate school. There are no geographic restrictions on the use of
the scholarship, and recipients are allowed to supplement the award with other
scholarships, assistantships and research grants. Scholars are encouraged to
begin graduated study as soon as possible following graduation from college,
and must utilize all of the funding within five years of completion of
undergraduate studies. To be eligible to receive a Beinecke Scholarship, a
student must be a college junior, a citizen of the United States and have a
documented history of receiving need-based financial aid during his or her
undergraduate years.
Key
Eligibility Requirements:
- Demonstrated
superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and
personal promise during his or her undergraduate career.
- Be a college junior pursuing a
bachelor's degree during the 2013-2014
academic year. "Junior" means a student who plans to continue
full-time undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate
degree between December 2014 and August 2015.
- Plan to enter a master's or
doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Students in
the social sciences who plan to pursue graduate study in neuroscience
should not apply for a Beinecke Scholarship.
- Be a
United States citizen or a United States national from American Samoa or
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Documented
history of receiving need-based financial aid during his or her
undergraduate years.
IU Deadline: January 17, 2014 (Note:
applicants must be nominated by IU; applications must be submitted to Elaine
Hehner, Hutton Honors College, Indiana University, 811 E. 7th
Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 by January 17, 2014).
General information: http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/beinecke/
General information: http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/beinecke/
Application
materials:
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/beinecke/forms.html
Conference Funding: Up to $500 for Jewish Studies
Major, Certificate, and Hebrew Minor Students
The
Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program announces conference funding
for Jewish Studies major, certificate, and Hebrew minor students for the
2013-14 year. Funding of up to $500 is available to defray the costs associated
with attending conferences or extracurricular professional development programs
related to Jewish Studies. Students are eligible for one conference funding
award per academic year. Funds are limited. Applications will be considered on
a first-come, first-served basis.
To
Apply: No later than one
month before the funds are needed and preferably earlier, submit to Jewish Studies Program (Goodbody Hall 326,
855-0453) or email to clipsonw@indiana.edu:
1)
one page
statement describing the conference/program and explaining how it will
contribute
to the applicant’s Jewish Studies education and/or Jewish
Studies career objectives;
2)
reference
from a Jewish Studies faculty member (can be sent separately);
3)
budget,
explaining what the funds will be used for.
