1. If you are interested in studying a language abroad and are looking for a scholarship, come to the NSEP/Boren Scholarship Information Session on Tuesday, October 18th from 12-1PM in room 1010AB in Student Services II. Representatives from the scholarship will be there to present information about the scholarship as well as answer any questions you have. You do not need to RSVP for this event. The Boren Scholarship allows undergraduate students to study in countries that are usually underrepresented in study abroad. You can be funded for $20,000 for one year, or $30,000 for two years, depending on which scholarship you apply for. For more information, please check out www.borenawards.org.
2. If you were not born in the US, you may be eligible to apply for a $20,000 scholarship that lasts two years! The Merage Foundation for the American Dream Fellowship is available for high achieving seniors who are foreign born U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or intend U.S. citizenship. You may use the scholarship to travel, education, internships, or mentoring. For more information and eligibility requirements, visit: http://www.meragefoundations.com/.
The application is due to the UCI Scholarship Opportunities Program office by November 3rd, 2008. You can find the application here: http://scholars.uci.edu/prestigiousweb.asp?pid=38.
3. If you’re majoring in international studies, political science, social science, economics, history, Russian studies or Chicano/Latino Studies and want to earn $33,000 plus full benefits for a year as a research assistant in Washington, D.C., apply for the 2009-10 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program!
The Carnegie Foundation, a private, nonprofit think-tank, researches the economic, political, and technological forces driving global change. It publishes Foreign Policy — a magazine covering international politics and economics — in more than 120 countries and several languages.
Fellows will conduct research for books, co-author journal articles and policy papers, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings.
Applicants must be graduating seniors with excellent academic achievement and an interest in public policy. U.S. citizenship is not necessary but applicants must be eligible to work in the United States from August 1 through July 31 following graduation. Students on F-1 visas who are eligible to work in the US during these dates may apply.
Application packets are due November 11 in the SOP office. To obtain editing help on a completed draft, email Rebecca Harris at (rharris@uci.edu) . To find out more information and to fill out an application, please visit: http://www.scholars.uci.edu/prestigiousweb.asp?pid=15 . To learn more about the scholarship, visit the Carnegie Foundation’s website at: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/index.cfm?fa=jrFellows .
If you have any questions, please contact sklrship@uci.edu .