Barry M Goldwater Scholarship -- Campus Deadline Friday, November 15, 2013

BARRY M GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP:

GOLDWATER INFO SESSION DATES

RSVP:  https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/241  

•  1:00 – 1:50 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2013, MGH 173R

•  3:30 – 4:20 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2013, MGH 173R

•  4:00 – 4:50 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, MGH 173R

•  2:00 – 2:50 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, MGH 173R

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship was created to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.   The awards will be distributed on the basis of merit.  The University of Washington is eligible to nominate up to four outstanding candidates who are of sophomore or junior standing during the 2013-2014 academic year. 

To be considered for campus nomination, a student must:

1.       Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of high education during the 2013-2014 academic year.  Sophomores are eligible to receive up to two years of funding. 

2.       Have a college grade-point average or at least a “B” (or the equivalent) and be in the upper fourth of his or her class.

3.       Be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or a United States national.  Nominations from permanent residents must include a letter of the nominee’s intent to obtain U.S. citizenship and a photocopy of the Permanent Resident Card.

4.      To be competitive at the UW, students must have a minimum of three quarters of research experience and a minimum grade-point average of 3.5.

Applications for this years' campus nominations are available online via the Goldwater Website.  Students must submit the completed application, including essay and list of three to five faculty who are familiar with your work and you prospects and would be willing to write a letter of recommendation if you are selected.  A faculty committee reviews application materials and four finalist are nominated for the national competition. 

2013-2014 Campus Nomination Procedures:

Each applicant will need to submit the following:

Using the Barry Goldwater Online Application, www.act.org/goldwater/apply/index.html  

·         Complete the Goldwater Application.  NOTE: Do not complete the recommenders section in that it will prompt each name listed to write a letter.  We do not need that information for the campus nomination application.  Also do not submit the application – that will not be needed for the campus nomination process.

Using the Catalyst "Collect It' tool, please upload the following materials (Research Essay, Unofficial Transcript, List of Recomenders) labeling each using your first name, last name, item name -- https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/scholarq/17822

Campus Deadline:  Tuesday, November 15, 2013, 11:45 p.m.

More information can be found at the Barry M. Goldwater website: http://www.act.org/goldwater/  or at on the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards webpage: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=goldwater .  If you have any questions about the Goldwater Scholarship, please direct questions to:  Mona Pitre-Collins, mpitre@uw.edu

Scholarship search & application workshops

Freshman Scholarship 101 – Getting Started in the Search for Scholarships:

Specifically designed for freshmen or first-quarter sophomores, this introductory workshop provides students with information to begin the scholarship search and to develop a competitive edge for merit-based scholarships.

·         Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, 3:30-4:20, MGH 171

·         Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, 2:30-3:20, MGH 171

·         Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, 4:30-5:20, MGH 171

·         RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/244, though drop-ins are also welcome.

Scholarship 201 for Continuing Students - The Search for Undergraduate Scholarships & Graduate Fellowships:

This workshop provides assistance to continuing students looking to fund undergraduate academic years and graduate school. This will include information on discipline specific scholarships, campus funding opportunities, scholarship search sites, and tips to develop competitive applications.

·         Tues., Oct. 22, 2013, 3:30-4:20, MGH 171

·         Tues., Nov. 5, 2013, 2:30-3:20, MGH 171

·         Thurs., Nov. 21, 2013, 4:30-5:20, MGH 171

·         RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/245, though drop-ins are also welcome.

Personal Statement Writing:

The Personal Statement is an important part of an application package. Applying for scholarships, internships, and graduate/professional programs often requires a personal statement or application letter. This type of writing requires you to outline your strengths confidently and concisely, which can be challenging. Personal Statement workshops will provide students with essential information to develop an understanding of not only writing about their interests, eligibility and suitability for applications, but also to learn how their statements provide evidence of their achievements that aren’t reflected in other parts of an application.

·         Thursday, Oct. 18, 2013, 2:30-3:20, MGH 171

·         Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2013, 3:30-4:20, MGH 171

·         Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, 2:30-3:20, MGH 171

·         RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/236, though drop-ins are also welcome.

Curriculum Vitae or Scholarship/Fellowship Resume Writing:

Develop your undergraduate CV/Resume for use in scholarship, fellowship, research opportunities, and graduate school applications! A Curriculum Vitae ("CV" or "vitae") is a comprehensive, biographical statement emphasizing your professional qualifications and activities. A CV is similar to a resume, but an advantage to the CV format is the significant freedom to choose the headings and categories for your information and the strength reflected in their arrangement. In this workshop you will have the opportunity to work with Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards staff to develop and strengthen a draft of your CV.

·         Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, 3:30-4:20, MGH 171

·         Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, 2:30-3:20, MGH 171

·         Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2013, 3:30-4:20, MGH 171

·         RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/237, though drop-ins are also welcome.

Getting Great Letters of Recommendation:

This workshop will help you plan ahead for developing strong relationships with faculty and other mentors, asking for letters of recommendation, and preparing your recommenders to write you stellar letters.

·         Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, 2:30-3:20, MGH 171

·         Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, 3:30-4:20, MGH 171

·         Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, 1:30-2:20, MGH 171

·         RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/289, though drop-ins are also welcome.

University of Southern California Graduate Engineering Preview Day - November 8

I would like to invite your students to learn more about graduate opportunities in engineering at the University of Southern California. Our annual Graduate Engineering Preview Day is taking place on November 8^th in Los Angeles, California.  This is a great opportunity for prospective graduate students to learn more about the wealth of resources available at USC.  Students will learn more about their specific areas of interest and will have the chance to interact with faculty, current students and alumni.  All students who are completing a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, math, or hard science are welcome to attend and apply for our programs.

Additionally, we are pleased to offer several travel stipends to highly qualified students who are interested in attending Preview Day. Learn more about our event and register at our Preview Day webpage.

Please contact us at viterbi.gradprograms@usc.edu with any questions.

Munro Public Service Fellowship Applications Due November 8th, 2013

The Sterling and Gene Munro Public Service Fellowship encourages life-long commitment to public service by providing outstanding undergraduates with the opportunity to explore their potential through service and leadership in the community. Munro Public Service Fellows are selected on the basis of a proposed public service initiative and their commitment to community engagement. Made possible through the support of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, the Fellowship is named for S. Sterling Munro, Jr., the former top aide to the late Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson and Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, and his wife, Gene, a lifelong public service advocate. Munro Fellows will be selected in December of 2013 and will be awarded the fellowship during the Winter and Spring quarters of 2014.

Award amounts range from $2000 to $4000, depending on the number of fellows selected. In addition to a monetary award, Munro Fellows are also supported through workshops, and enrollment in one or more of the Carlson Center’s Community Based Leadership courses in winter and/or spring quarter. In addition, Munro Fellows receive individualized coaching about their community involvement by staff in the Carlson Center.

The application deadline for the 2014 Fellowship is 11:59PM on Friday, November 8, 2013.  Application instructions and Fellowship expectations can be found online at  http://www.washington.edu/carlson/sterling-and-gene-munro-public-service-fellowship/

Questions? Contact Rachel Vaughn, Director, Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center at engage@uw.edu.

Teach for America FALL QUARTER EVENTS AT UW

JOINT INFO SESSION: City Year and Teach For America

Monday, October 21 • 5:00-6:30 PM • Dempsey 024

Teach For America Application and Resume Workshop

Wednesday, October 23 • 4:30-6:00 PM • Savery 138

Office Hours

Every Wednesday • 12:00-1:00 PM • Suzzallo Café (look for the TFA sign)

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25

Start and application here!

Educational opportunities should not be determined by your family’s income or the neighborhood in which you live. Teach For America is developing a movement of leaders who will help drive change at every level of our education system toward the goal of closing the opportunity gap in America. These leaders start their paths as corps members who teach for two years in urban and rural high-need communities and help students make the academic progress that expands their opportunities. Deeply affected by their teaching experience, our alumni continue to advocate for students and build lasting change in many different roles and fields.

This year, 11,000 corps members are teaching in 48 regions across the country, while nearly 32,000 Teach For America alumni continue working from inside and outside the field of education for the changes necessary to make a great education a reality for all.

You have the power to change things. Apply to the 2014 Teach For America corps.

For additional information, explore our website and youtube channel or contact Katherine Kleitsch at katherine.kleitsch@teachforamerica.org.

11/2 Green Dot Invite!

Hey UW Student Community,

We need your help to reduce power-based personal violence on campus! We believe you are in a position to use peer influence to change the world we live in. Help us intervene in dating violence and sexual assault. We are excited to announce the next FREE Green Dot Bystander Training for UW community student leaders only on Saturday November 2^th from 10:00am-4:00pm in the Ethnic Cultural Center’s Unity Room.

At the training, you learn specific skills about how to do green dots, how to recognize the warning signs/red dots and how to change culture and prevent power-based violence at UW by being an active bystander.

Here is the catalyst to sign up: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/tumasm/214522. Lunch from Chipotle and plenty of snacks.

Critical Language Scholarships for intensive summer institutes - UW info sessions

Undergraduate and graduate students in all fields interested in studying critical languages may be interested in applying for the Critical Language Scholarships for intensive summer institutes offered by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers in any field.

Last year, 10 UW students were selected to participate and studied languages in Jordan, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Tajikistan, India and Russia.

Languages offered:

·         Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, and Urdu: Beginning, advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels;

·         Arabic and Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels;

·         Chinese, Japanese, and Russian: Intermediate and advanced levels.

Eligibility requirements:

·         Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

·         At the time of application, applicants must be enrolled at an accredited U.S. degree-granting program at the undergraduate (associate’s, bachelor’s) or graduate (master’s, doctoral, or professional degree) level. 

·         Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited degree-granting institution that is physically located in the United States or its territories. U.S. students enrolled in a degree-granting program at a foreign college or university are not eligible for the scholarship. Students currently on a semester or yearlong program abroad are eligible as long as they are still currently enrolled as a degree-seeking student at their home college or university, or if they intend to return to their degree-granting program and institution in the U.S.

·         Undergraduate students must have completed at least one academic year of study at the college level by the program start date (two semesters or three quarters).

·         Applicants must be at least 18 years old by the start of the summer program.

·         Applicants must be in acceptable mental and physical health. Grantees will be required to submit a satisfactory Medical Information Form and Physician’s Statement.

·         Ability to participate in the CLS Program is contingent upon an applicant’s ability to receive a visa to the CLS institute host country. Although the CLS Program will work with awarded students to secure a visa for the CLS institute host country, the program cannot be held responsible for other countries’ visa requirements and/or the denial of a student’s application for a visa. CLS awards are contingent upon the participant securing a host-country visa, and all awardees must meet deadlines and host country requirements set for obtaining a visa.

The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards supports undergraduate students applying for this program and will hold information sessions for interested students on:

• Tues., Oct. 15, 2013, 4:30-5:20pm, MGH 173R
• Wed., Oct. 16, 2013, 12:30-1:20pm, MGH 173R
• RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/142

Deadline to apply for summer 2014 programs is Nov. 15, 2013! Complete details and the online application are available at http://clscholarship.org/.