Scholarships and National Competitions
How to Apply Asking for a Recommendation Letter
Talk to Ruth Ost about applications.
For Seniors and Recent Graduates
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program
Note: Seniors and grads one year out may apply.
Temple Deadline: December 1
Temple Representative: Ruth Ost (University Honors Program)
Each year the Endowment offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 300 colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates. We are unable to consider anyone who has started graduate studies. The Endowment's nomination deadline is January 15 of each year. Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year. Junior fellows are currently paid a gross salary of $2,500 per month. A full benefits package is also provided.
Fulbright Grants
Temple Deadline: September 26
Temple Representative: Denise Connerty (Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses)
The U.S. Student Fulbright Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, master’s and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. Most grantees plan their own programs. Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination.
Marshall Scholarships
Temple Deadline: First draft due August 15, final application due on September 6
Temple Representative: Ruth Ost (University Honors Program)
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom in a system of higher education recognized for its excellence. Marshall Scholarships are mainly funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and commemorate the humane ideals of the Marshall Plan conceived by General George C Marshall. To qualify, candidates should: be citizens of the United States of America (at the time they apply for a scholarship); hold a first degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States (by the time they take up their scholarship); have obtained a grade point average of no less than 3.7 (or A-) (Exceptions will be considered only on the specific recommendation of the sponsoring college.); have graduated from their undergraduate college or university after April 2002.
George J. Mitchell Scholarships
Temple Deadline: First draft due August 15, final application due on September 6
Temple Representative: Ruth Ost (University Honors Program)
The US-Ireland Alliance sponsors a competitive, national scholarship for graduate study by American citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 at institutions of higher learning on the island of Ireland. Named to honor the former U.S. Senator's pivotal contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process, the George J. Mitchell Scholarships are intended to familiarize and connect the next generation of American leadership with the island of Ireland. These Scholarships support one year of graduate study in any discipline offered at an institution of higher learning in Ireland or Northern Ireland. The Mitchell Scholarship provides tuition, housing, a living expenses stipend, and international travel. Normally, 12 Scholarships are awarded each year. Mitchell Scholars must exhibit superior levels of academic achievement, leadership and community service.
Rhodes Scholarships
Note: Seniors or Graduates to Age 24 Apply
Temple Deadline: First draft due August 15, final application due on September 6
Temple Representative: Ruth Ost (University Honors Program)
The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships, brings outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford. American Rhodes Scholars are selected through a decentralized process by which regional selection committees choose 32 Scholars each year from among those nominated by selection committees in each of the fifty states. Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. All educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees, are paid on the Scholar's behalf by the Rhodes Trustees. Each Scholar receives in addition a maintenance allowance adequate to meet necessary expenses for term-time and vacations. The Rhodes Trustees cover the necessary costs of travel to and from Oxford, and upon application, may approve additional grants for research purposes or study-related travel.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program
Temple Deadline: February 2
Temple Representative: Aquiles Iglesias, Dean of the Graduate School
Note: See Ruth Ost for details and more information.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program will award approximately 35 scholarships to college seniors or recent graduates to attend graduate programs in fall 2009. The scholarship awards will provide funding for tuition, room and board, books, and other required fees for the length of the graduate degree program, up to six years. The amount and duration of awards will vary by student, based on the cost of attendance and length of the program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum award per student is $50,000 per year.
For Juniors
Morris K. Udall Foundation
Temple Deadline: January 22
Temple Representative: Ruth Ost (University Honors Program)
Each year, the Foundation awards 80 undergraduate scholarships of up to $5,000 to juniors and seniors in fields related to the environment (broadly defined, e.g., science, policy, history, etc.), and to Native American and Alaska Natives in fields related to health care or tribal policy. Up to $5000 for one year of undergraduate student; renewable by application.
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Temple Deadline: November 25
Temple Representative: Ruth Ost (University Honors Program)
The Truman Foundation is a $30,000 merit-based grant awarded to undergraduate students, who wish financial support to attend graduate or professional school in preparation for careers in government. Candidates must attend an accredited U.S. college or university and be nominated by the institution's Truman Faculty Representative [candidates MAY NOT apply directly], be U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals, complete an application and write a policy recommendation, be in the upper quarter of their junior class. The Foundation seeks candidates who have extensive record of public and community service, are committed to careers in government or elsewhere in public service, and have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Temple Deadline : November 1
Temple Representative: Emily Moerer (Office of the VPUS)
The awards will be made on the basis of merit to two groups of students -- those who will be college juniors and those who will be college seniors in the 2011-2012 academic year -- who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. Four-year institutions are eligible to nominate up to four students who are in the sophomore or junior class during the 2008-2009 academic year. To be considered, a student must be nominated by his or her college or university using the official nomination materials available to each institution on the Foundation's website. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Junior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of two years of scholarship support, and senior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of scholarship support.
For Sophomores
Morris K. Udall Foundation
Temple Deadline: January 22
Temple Representative: Ruth Ost (University Honors Program)
Each year, the Foundation awards 80 undergraduate scholarships of up to $5,000 to juniors and seniors in fields related to the environment (broadly defined, e.g., science, policy, history, etc.), and to Native American and Alaska Natives in fields related to health care or tribal policy. Up to $5000 for one year of undergraduate student; renewable by application.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Temple Deadline : November 1
Temple Representative: Emily Moerer (Office of the VPUS)
The awards will be made on the basis of merit to two groups of students -- those who will be college juniors and those who will be college seniors in the 2011-2012 academic year -- who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. Four-year institutions are eligible to nominate up to four students who are in the sophomore or junior class during the 2008-2009 academic year. To be considered, a student must be nominated by his or her college or university using the official nomination materials available to each institution on the Foundation's website. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Junior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of two years of scholarship support, and senior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of scholarship support.
Vira Heinz Award
Note: This is open to sophomore women
Temple Representative: Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses
The Vira Heinz Endowment awards three $5,000 scholarships to Temple female students planning to spend a summer studying abroad. Applicants must be in their sophomore or junior year during the summer they are planning to study abroad. Summer between junior and senior year.
St. Andrew’s Society Scholarship
Note: Sophomores from Delaware Valley Apply
Temple Representative: Mike Devers (Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses)
The St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia awards five $17,000 scholarships annually to sophomore students from local universities to spend their junior year studying at one of four Scottish universities. Applicants should be in their sophomore year, be from the Delaware Valley, and possess a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. Students from most disciplines may apply; the credits earned during the junior year in Scotland will apply to the Temple University degree. A Temple faculty committee interviews candidates. One Temple student is then nominated to compete with approximately 15 students nominated from other universities for the five scholarships.
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Temple Deadline: December 1
Temple Representative: Ruth Ost (University Honors Program)
The fellowship program is funded by the US Department of State and administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (WWNFF). The Department of State seeks a Foreign Service that represents America in world affairs with citizens who reflect the diversity and excellence of our society. The program seeks to recruit talented students in academic programs relevant to international affairs, political and economic analysis, administration, management, and science policy. The goal is to attract outstanding students from all ethnic, racial and social backgrounds, who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. The Program develops a source of trained men and women from academic disciplines representing the skill needs of the Department, who are dedicated to representing America's interests abroad. The fellowship award includes tuition, room, board, and mandatory fees during the junior and senior years of college and during the first year of graduate study with reimbursement for books and one round-trip travel. The Fellow must commit to pursuing a graduate degree in international studies at one of the graduate schools identified by the WWNFF. Participating graduate schools provide financial support in the second year of graduate study based on need. Fellows meet annually in Washington, DC for a program orientation.
Other Opportunities
Lipper Internship
Note: Undergrad and Graduate Students Apply
Fall Semester Deadline: April 1
Spring Semester Deadline: November 1
10-day stay at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City to learn the moving story of 20th century Jewish life and the Holocaust. After returning to your college campus for the semester, students will teach in local classrooms and lead tours through the Museum. Inspire universal messages of memory, justice and hope. Fall training in late August. Spring training in early January.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Temple Representative: Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses
This program offers a competition for awards for study abroad, for US citizen students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university. This congressionally funded program is offered through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and is administered by the Institute of International Education. Selected by competition, recipients are awarded up to $5000 to defray the costs associated with studying abroad.
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