NSBE FELLOWS/MAJOR SPONSOR/ BCA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2011-2012
For Undergraduate And Graduate Student Members

The NSBE Fellows Scholarship Program is a tiered-scholarship program that provides scholastic motivation to achieve and serves as a tool to encourage members to continue to strive for academic excellence, while developing professional and leadership skills through organization and community involvement. The awards are given to student members who have demonstrated high scholastic performance, dedicated service to the Society and other organizations, and who possess high professional promise. The National Society of Black Engineers will award several scholarships through this program at the NSBE Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, PA on March 28- April 2, 2012. 

Scholarship Award Tiers:

• Board of Corporate Affiliates (BCA) Scholars $3,000 Award*
• Major Sponsors Scholars $1,500 Award*
• NSBE Fellows $1,000 Award

*(All award packages include an additional Annual Convention Travel, Housing and Registration Stipend with the exception of the NSBE Fellows tier.)

Selection Criteria:
Scholarship recipients will be selected based on a combination of the following criteria:

• University Academic Achievement – (GPA, Honors, etc.)
• Service to NSBE (Chapter, Regional, and/or National)
• Other Professional, Campus, and Community Activities
• Essay Response
  

Application Criteria:

• All applicants must be paid NSBE members.
• All applicants must attend a College/University in the United States, Canada or the West Indies.
• All NSBE undergraduate and graduate student members are eligible to apply. (Non-engineering/technical majors are not eligible.)
• Award GPA Minimum Requirements (4.0 scale): BCA & Major Sponsors (3.0), NSBE Fellows (2.7)

NOTE: Former BCA and Major Sponsor Scholars or NSBE Fellows are ineligible to apply.

All applications must include:

• A University/College transcript (Spring/Summer/Fall 2011 transcripts may be used).
• A current Resume posted in your NSBE IMPAK account (VIA online Job placement center) and uploaded during the application process.

Awardee Selection Process:
Award selections will be based on the selection criteria of University Academic Achievement, Service to NSBE (Chapter, Regional, and/or National), other Professional, Campus, and Community Activities, and the applicants’ response to an essay question. Each category will be weighted differently in the selection scoring process. Based on the final scoring of all applicants, the top selection picks will then be placed in one of the three award tiers (BCA Scholar, Major Sponsor Scholar, and NSBE Fellow). 

All applicants will be notified of their selection status by email once selection has been completed. Award checks will be distributed during the Annual Awards Event at the Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, PA. All award recipients in attendance at the Annual Convention are expected to attend the Awards Event. Those recipients not in attendance at the convention will have their award checks mailed AFTER the Annual Convention. 

Please Note The Following Rules For Those Selected As Scholars:

• Registration waivers/refunds will be processed prior to the Annual Convention. For those that register for the Annual Convention prior to selection, you will receive a waiver and refund credit to your NSBE Online account.
• Travel stipends will be distributed prior to Annual Convention until March 1st with appropriate documentation only.
• Those scholars that have not submitted the proper documentation prior to March 1st will have stipends processed AFTER the close of the convention.
• All recipients are completely responsible for their initial travel expenses. DO NOT WAIT for the scholarship recipients’ announcement to complete your convention travel plans!

Online Submission Deadline: December 2, 2011

Unofficial transcripts can be emailed to scholarships@nsbe.org.

Questions/Contacts: 
Programs Department
703.549.2207
scholarships@nsbe.org 

PLEASE NOTE: You MUST post a CONFIRMED GPA between 2.7 and 4.0 for your application to be eligible for judging.

Click here to apply


source: www.nsbe.org/Programs/Scholarships/Scholarship-Repository/NSBE-Fellows-Scholarship-Program-2011.aspx

The John S. Knight Fellowships accepts applications from qualified journalists and journalism entrepreneurs from around the world for 20 Fellowships each year. Please review the eligibility and selection criteria for United States or international Knight Fellows before proceeding the application instructions and online form.

Note: If you are uncertain whether to apply as a U.S. or International applicant, please send us an email with your resume to info@kf.stanford.edu

Read FAQ's and how to apply via this link: http://knight.stanford.edu/application

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Invites Applications for Dissertation Fellowships in Education

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation works to help high-achieving, low-income students — from middle school to graduate school — reach their full potential through education.

The foundation created its dissertation fellowship program in 2010 to advance its understanding of the factors and contexts that help low-income students overcome personal adversity and challenging socioeconomic circumstances to excel academically. The foundation plans to use this knowledge to design programs and interventions that help more low-income students identified as high-achieving in their primary and secondary school years to sustain their achievement levels through college and beyond.

The fellowships are intended to support doctoral students for work done after the successful defense of their dissertations. Although applicants must be candidates for a doctoral degree at a graduate school in the United States, they need not be U.S. citizens. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to education, sociology, economics, psychology, statistics, and psychometrics.

The fellowship is a one-time award of up to $25,000, which may be used for a period of not less than nine months and up to eighteen months. Four fellowships will be awarded.

Complete program information and the application form are available at the Cooke Foundation Web site.

Contact: Link to Complete RFP

source: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=357400011

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard welcomes your interest in applying for a Nieman Fellowship in Global Health Reporting. Before you fill out the application form that begins on page 6, please make sure you meet all the eligibility requirements listed below. Also, please read the application information on the Nieman Web site (http://nieman.harvard.edu); it explains the fellowship program in global health reporting in more detail. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2012.

If you have questions that aren’t answered by this application or on the Web site, please contact Stefanie Friedhoff by e-mail at stefanie_friedhoff@harvard.edu

Details of this scholarship at: www.nieman.harvard.edu/assets/pdf/fellowships/global_health_application.pdf

HHMI's new fellowship program supports outstanding international predoctoral students studying in the United States who are ineligible for fellowships or training grants through U.S. federal agencies.

HHMI will award three-year fellowships to international students to support years three, four, and five of a Ph.D. program. Eligible biomedical-related fields include biology, chemistry, physics, math, computer science, engineering, and plant biology—as well as interdisciplinary research.

About the Fellowship

• Participation is by invitation only.
• Students must be in the 3rd or 4th year of a Ph.D. program in the biomedical or related sciences at a designated nominating institution to activate the fellowship.
• Students in their 1st, 2nd, or 5th year of their Ph.D. program cannot activate the fellowship.
• In no case will support past year 5 of the Ph.D. program be provided.

2011 Application Feedback (254 KB PDF)

2012 Program Information (175 KB PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions (80 KB PDF)

List of designated institutions and institutional contacts (52 KB PDF)

Important Dates

• Institutional nomination deadline: December 1, 2011
• Application deadline: February 9, 2012
• Award notification: June 2012
• Fellowships begin: September 1, 2012

source: www.hhmi.org/grants/individuals/intl_fellows.html

Currently accepting applications.

Applications must be received by December 12, 2011.

About the Program

Draper Hills Summer Fellows on Democracy and Development Program (DHSFDD) is a three-week executive education program that is run annually on the Stanford campus by an interdisciplinary team of Stanford faculty. In 2011, the program will run from July 25 - August 12, 2011.

The program brings together a group of approximately 28 practitioners in law, politics, government, private enterprise, civil society, and international development from transitioning countries. Previous Draper Hills Summer Fellows have been presidential advisors, senators, attorneys general, lawyers, journalists, civic activists, entrepreneurs, academic researchers, think tank managers, and members of the international development community and even a former prime minister, hailing from more than sixty different countries. The program is highly selective, receiving several hundred applications each year.

Program Agenda

For three weeks, fellows participate in morning seminars with a team of leading Stanford professors and professional research staff from Stanford Law School, the Graduate School of Business, the Economics and Political Science departments as well as the Hoover Institution. The program's all-volunteer faculty include; Larry Diamond, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Chip Blacker, Stanford President Emeritus Gerhard Casper, Avner Greif, Tom Heller, Peter Henry, Erik Jensen, Terry Karl, Helen Stacy, and Allen Weiner.

In the afternoons, prominent American business and political leaders, academics, and journalists talk about their experiences and professions, and fellows lead sessions themselves, sharing insight into how reform progressed (or failed to progress) in their home countries and exchange ideas for positive change. Program speakers have included; Carl Gershman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy; Joan Blades, co-founder of MoveOn.org; Marc Pomar, president of the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX); Maria Rendon Labadan, Deputy Director, USAID; and Judge Pamela Rymer, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

In addition, Draper Hills Summer Fellows also visit leading companies in Silicon Valley, such as Facebook, Google and eBay, as well as media organizations such as the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED Radio, and nonprofit organizations and foundations in the Bay Area.

Meet the Draper Hills Summer Fellows Class of 2011

Participants: Eligibility Criteria

This program is aimed at early to mid-career policymakers, academics, and leaders of civil society organizations (such as representatives of trade unions, nongovernmental organizations, the media, business and professional associations) who will play important roles in their country's political, economic, and social development. We anticipate recruiting a group of 25-30 individuals dedicated to democracy, development and rule of law promotion within their home countries (particularly in, but not limited to, the regions of the Middle East, Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and former Soviet Union).

Successful applicants will be proficient in spoken and written English and will have academic and practical credentials necessary to benefit fully from the course and actively contribute to the discussions. The ideal participant will have extraordinary motivation, at least five years of experience with some demonstrated achievements in a relevant sector of development, and a keen interest in learning as well as sharing knowledge and experiences about his or her country.

Funding

Stanford will pay travel, accommodation, living expenses, and visa costs for the duration of the three-week program for a certain portion of applicants. Where possible, applicants are encouraged to supply some or all of their own funding from their current employers or international nongovernmental organizations.

Application Process

The application period is currently closed. CDDRL will formally begin accepting applications for the 2012 class in the fall of 2011. Check back frequently to inquire about the application deadline and to view our application. Click here to apply for the program (online application via applynet.com)

DOWNLOADS Application (modified September 2011) PDF: 2011_Draper_Hills_Summer_Fello...pdf

FELLOWSHIP COORDINATOR
Audrey McGowan
CDDRL
Encina Hall
616 Serra Street
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 736-4277 (voice) 
(650) 724-2996 (fax) 
audrey.mcgowan@stanford.edu

source: http://fsi.stanford.edu/fellowships/summerfellows

International students may apply for grants and scholarships if they have demonstrated financial need.  Financial need itself does not guarantee that a student will receive a grant or a scholarship.  

Awards are not designed to meet the student's entire financial need. They are designed to supplement the student's other financial resources.  This permits limited funds to assist the largest number of students.  Grants do NOT include a tuition waiver.  

Continuing students are eligible to apply, however incoming students are required to show they are able to support themselves for one year while attending Texas A&M University.  Incoming students may apply their second year for financial aid.

Read more: https://financialaid.tamu.edu/FinancialAid/Libraries/Forms/InternationalStudentFAApp1112.sflb

Georgetown University Law Center

Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program

Application for 2012-2013 Fellowship Year

Completed applications must be sent via e-mail to wlppfp@law.georgetown.edu by Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

Please type or print- application must be completed in English

Apply to be a Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellow at Georgetown University Law Center

The Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program was founded in 1993 at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., in order to train women's human rights lawyers from Africa who are committed to returning home to their countries in order to advance the status of women and girls in their own countries throughout their careers.

The entire LAWA Fellowship Program is approximately 14 months long (from July of the first year through August of the following year), after which the LAWA Fellows return home to continue advocating for women's rights in their own countries. The LAWA Program starts in July, when the Fellows attend the Georgetown Law Center's Foundations of American Law and Legal Education course. From August through May, the LAWA Fellows earn a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at Georgetown with an emphasis on international women's human rights and complete a major graduate paper on a significant women's rights issue in their home countries. After graduation, the LAWA Fellows have an opportunity to engage in challenging work assignments for several months at various public interest organizations to learn about different advocacy strategies to advance women’s human rights, before returning home to continue advancing women's human rights in their own countries.

The LAWA Program helps defray the costs for candidates who would not otherwise be able to afford an LL.M. degree focusing on international women's human rights and additional professional development training.  The LAWA Fellowship provides the tuition for the Foundation of American Law and Legal Education course (a U.S. $2,200 benefit) and for the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the Georgetown University Law Center (a U.S. $42,065 benefit), as well as training provided by the LAWA Program.

For more information please visit the website: www.law.georgetown.edu/wlppfp/LAWA/index.html

Qualification Requirements:

1. Must be a women’s human rights lawyer from Africa.
   
2. As a requirement of participation in the LAWA Program, all applicants must commit to return home to their own countries upon completion of the Fellowship, and to use their best professional efforts to advance women’s human rights in their counties throughout their careers.  
   
3. Candidates who are awarded a LAWA Fellowship must be prepared to cover the costs of all additional expenses (such as visas, travel, housing, utilities, food, clothing, health insurance, books, fees, etc.), and must be able to demonstrate to the U.S. Embassy for visa purposes that they have the funds available to cover these expenses (over U.S. $25,000).  
   

How to Submit Your Application

Send your completed application (SEE FORM IN THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT BELOW) via e-mail to wlppfp@law.georgetown.edu by Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Your letters of recommendation may be scanned and sent as e-mail attachments, or may be mailed separately. Your official law school transcript (stamped/sealed) must be sent as a hardcopy in the mail. Please use only one method – do not send multiple copies.  If you applied to the LAWA Program last year, you do not need to re-send your transcript or letters of recommendation, but you must resubmit your completed application form with your responses to questions 1-17 (including your updated resume). We cannot consider your application until your official stamped/sealed law school transcript is received. Photocopies are not sufficient.  

Mary Hartnett, Executive Director
Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa Program
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Ave, NW, Room 5024A
Washington, DC 20001

E-mail:  wlppfp@law.georgetown.edu

There is no need to apply separately to the Georgetown University Law Center.  If you are awarded a LAWA Fellowship, you will receive assistance concerning the visa process. Please see our Frequently Asked Questions to find the answers to your questions.  If you are unable to find the answers to your questions on our website, please email us at wlppfp@law.georgetown.edu

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to notify applicants who are not awarded a Fellowship position.

APPLICATION FORM 2012-2013

Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program

Georgetown University Law Center

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE – APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED IN ENGLISH

The APS Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships program seeks to excite and encourage
first- through third-year undergraduate students to pursue a career as a basic research scientist.  

Details of this scholarship can be downloaded at: 
www.the-aps.org/education/ugsrf/pdf/2012%20UGSRF%20application.pdf

Online application deadline is February 1, 2012 

The Jennings Randolph (JR) Senior Fellowship Program provides scholars, policy analysts, policymakers, and other experts with opportunities to spend time in residence at the Institute, reflecting and writing on pressing international peace and security challenges. The Institute awards between 8 and 12 Fellowships per year.

Senior Fellowships generally last for ten months, starting in October.  Shorter-term fellowships are also available.  Fellowships are open to citizens of any country.

The 2012-2013 Senior Fellowship Competition has opened.  

Apply to be a Senior Fellow!

Click here to read ALL about the application process.

Applications will be due on October 17, 2011.