1. What is the Scholarship Opportunities Program?
The SOP assists undergraduate students of the University of California, Irvine, in applying for and winning prestigious scholarships. We identify and organize information about significant external scholarships and counsel students about scholarship application processes, interviews, and letters of recommendation.
Position details:
This is a yearlong (includes summer) paid internship requiring 10 hours/week, 10 weeks/quarter starting Spring Quarter. Training will occur Weeks 9-10 of Winter Quarter. The SOP intern will participate in a variety of projects, speaking to students at workshops and advising students individually. The intern will use computer applications to produce publicity materials and update and organize scholarship information. The intern will help organize, promote and evaluate events and workshops. The job will also include administrative duties. This position requires creativity, initiative and the ability to work as part of a team in an office setting.
What’s in it for you?
Valuable advising and public speaking experience
- Professional career-building skills: CV and resume prep, interviewing, plotting one’s future
- Peer interaction
- The ability to help shape the scope of scholarship advising on the campus
- First exposure to scholarship details
- Access to SOP tools and resources in preparing an application.
Applications are available to pick up in the Honors Office or can be downloaded online at: http://www.scholars.uci.edu/
Please return applications to:
1200 Student Services II by February 20, 2008
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Rebecca Harris (949) 824-1988
2. Capital Fellows Programs
Graduating seniors of any major who intend careers in public policy may apply for the Capital Fellows Program, a legislative internship and seminar program in Sacramento. Work assignments with State Assembly members are similar to those of legislative assistants and committee consultants: constituent services, tracking legislation, bill analysis and legislative proposal research. Fellows also participate in a graduate seminar conducted by CSU Sacramento. In addition to paid enrollment in the graduate seminar, Fellows receive a monthly stipend ($1,972 plus periodic cost-of-living adjustment) and medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Applicants must have completed a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree by the time the fellowship year commences. There is no preferred major.
More information is available at the Capital Fellows website: http://www.csus.edu/calst/Programs/programs.html. The postmark deadline for this application is February 27th, 2008. E-mail sklrship@uci.edu for more information.
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship
The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research. The program is designed to improve access to education leading to research careers for those who have had fewer career opportunities than others. The program is designed to provide an incentive for exceptional scholars to pursue research careers at the NIH. The NIH Undergraduate Scholarships offer up to $20,000 for each academic year to cover tuition and other expenses, and is renewable for up to four years. In return for the scholarship, recipients commit to two types of service obligation for each year of scholarship: 1) a 10-week summer service as a paid employee in an NIH research laboratory, and 2) after graduation, 1 year of full-time paid employment in an NIH research laboratory.
All materials are due to the National Insitutes of Health by February 29th, 2008. For more information on the application process, visit the NIH website at http://www.ugsp.nih.gov/home.asp?m=00 or the SOP website at http://www.scholars.uci.edu/prestigiousweb.asp?pid=27.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship for future teachers supports one or two years of graduate study leading to a master’s degree in American history or political science, a Master of Arts in Teaching in those areas, or a related master’s degree in education that permits a concentration in American history, government, or social studies. Junior Fellows receive a stipend of up to $12,000 a year for one or two years of graduate study.
Seniors or recent graduates who intend careers as secondary school teachers of American history, government or social studies in grades 7-12 should apply. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, agree to teach full time in a secondary school for no less than one year for each full year of study under the fellowship, and qualify for study toward one of the master’s degrees indicated above. Applicants may apply directly or may be nominated by UCI. Applications include a 600-word essay on the importance of the study of the Constitution, a proposed course of graduate study, and three letters of recommendation.
Applications are due to the foundation by March 1st, 2008. More information and applications are available at www.jamesmadison.com or at the SOP website.
To obtain editing help on a completed draft of your application, email SOP staff at sklrship@uci.edu.
More information on scholarships available at www.scholars.uci