RSVP for the information sessions at https://expo.uw.edu/rsvp/event/233
Each year the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors (in 2013-14) and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year (2012-13). They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 participating colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment’s senior associates and have the opportunity to 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 attended by scholars, journalists and government officials. Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year (salary is $37,000 with full benefits).
Information sessions will be held:
- Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, 12:30-1:20pm, MGH 173R
- Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, 5:00-6:00pm, MGH 173R
- Please RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/233 (though drop-ins are welcome)
Eligibility requirements:
· Applicants must be graduating seniors or students who have graduated during the last academic year
· No one who has started graduate studies is eligible for consideration
· The Carnegie Endowment accepts applications only through participating universities via designated nominating officials. UW’s nominating officials are listed below in the Contact section.
· You need not be a U.S. citizen if you attend a university located in the United States. However, all applicants must be eligible to work in the United States for a full 12 months from August 1 through July 31 following graduation. Students on F-1 visas who are eligible to work in the US for the full year (August 1 through July 31) may apply for the program. If you attend a participating school outside of the United States, you must be a US citizen (due to work permit requirements).
· Applicants should have completed a significant amount of course work related to their discipline of interest. Language and other skills may also be required for certain assignments.
· Applicants must pick one of the programs listed to apply to, and respond to the corresponding essay question within the application materials.
UW Seattle and Tacoma students interested in seeking nomination should contact Robin Chang (robinc@uw.edu) in the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards. Additional information, campus application procedures and forms are available athttp://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=carnegie.
UW College on the Environment is now accepting proposals and applications for the 2013 George Melendez Wright Climate Change Youth Initiative (CCYI).
Look at the descriptions of each position below, or visit ccyi.org for more information.
Research Fellowships [Deadline January 18th, 2012 at 5:00PM]
Graduate fellowships support new and innovative research relevant to managing climate change impacts in US National Parks, including transboundary issues and comparisons to Mexican or Canadian protected areas. Awards will be made in the range of $5,000 – $20,000 for research undertaken in calendar years 2013-14.
Projects must be empirical; theoretical research and model development will not be supported. Relevant projects in any field of the natural, social, and cultural/historical sciences may be funded. Proposed research must be conducted in or around National Parks and must be relevant to NPS management needs. Upon completion of the fellowship, students are required to provide a summary report of their results and one or more educational products or publications meant for a broader audience.
Students enrolled in Masters and PhD programs in the US, Canada, and Mexico may apply. Both U.S. citizens and non-citizens are eligible. All applicants will be notified of selection decisions in April, 2013.
Paid Internships [Deadline January 21, 2013]
Internships enable students to gain practical experience in diverse fields related to climate change response, to explore career interests, and to build professional networks. This year 15 internship positions are offered in National Parks, NPS offices, and technical centers throughout the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii. These diverse positions include fieldbased research and monitoring of climate change impacts; development of interpretive, educational, and staff-training programs; analyses of carbon footprints; web-based communication; and community engagement in science. Locations include urban historic parks, national program offices, and remote wilderness. All positions pay wages of $12/hour and last about 12 weeks. Most occur during the summer, though some include the spring or fall. Most include housing at little or no cost to the student. All positions for 2013 are described at ccyi.org. Applicants must be current undergraduate or first-year graduate students in a US university, or be in the process of applying to a graduate program at a US university.
Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library is offering a Research Fellowship Program for 2013–14. The program includes short- and long-term fellowships for graduate students to support research in material culture, architecture, decorative arts, design, consumer culture, garden and landscape studies, Shaker studies, travel and tourism, the Atlantic World, childhood, literary culture, and many other areas of social and cultural history.
For more information, Visit the Simpson Center for the Humanities
Submission/Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Location: National Park Service, Pacific West Regional Office, Seattle, WA
This 45-week Fellowship is one of nine being filled nationwide in the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program of the National Park Service. RTCA provides planning assistance to communities across the country, helping them conserve open space, create trails and greenways, improve access to recreation, and restore rivers (www.nps.gov/rtca).
Length of Service
February 11, 2013 to December 20, 2013
Application
1) To apply for this Fellowship, follow the link and enter “Seattle” in the top right keyword search box: http://mysca.force.com/member/MemberPositionsScout
2) Please also send a letter of interest and resume to Michael Linde, Partnership Program Manager, at michael_linde@nps.gov and Sue Abbott at sue_abbott@nps.gov.
For all inquiries about this position, please contact SCA Member Services at 603.543.1700 x1498.
[fellowship] – Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Info Sessions
Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Info Sessions
Thursday, November 17th
2:00pm-3:00pm
Thomson Hall 317
Are you an undergraduate student or recent grad and interested in a career in diplomacy? If so, come meet the Director of the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious Rangel Program, Ms. Patricia Scroggs. She’ll be discussing the Rangel Program’s exciting fellowships at two info sessions on Thursday November 17th. Both info sessions will cover the same information, so come to whichever one fits your schedule!
The Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program provides benefits of up to $90,000 over two years toward a two-year master’s degree, arranges internships on Capitol Hill and U.S. embassies, and provides professional development and support activities for those who want to become Foreign Service Officers in the U.S. Department of State. Fellows may use the fellowship to attend any good two-year master’s program in a U.S. institution to study an area of relevance to the Foreign Service, including international relations, public policy, public administration, languages, or business administration. At the end of the two-year fellowship, Fellows enter the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. Applicants must be college seniors or graduates looking to start graduate school in the fall of the year they apply, have GPAs of at least 3.2 and be U.S. citizens.
[fellowship] – Carlson Civic Fellow and Munro Public Service Fellowship
Applications for the Carlson Civic Fellowship and the Munro Public Service Fellowship are due on Friday, November 4th at 5PM. Deadline Extended to Tuesday, November 8th at 5PM. Both fellowships are administered through the Carlson Leadership and Public Service Center, and open to all undergraduate students at the UW.
As a Carlson Civic Fellow, each recipient will make a commitment to serve a community-based organization from January to June 2012. Fellows will work an average of 10 hours each week on a project designed to meet existing needs within their community organization; ideally these projects will also engage other college students in public service, through service-learning, one-day service projects, and community events. Candidates selected to be a Carlson Civic Fellow will be enrolled in a leadership development seminar and supported with a $2000 scholarship (paid upon the completion of fellowship requirements). This scholarship is intended to free students from work commitments and provide the time needed to work in partnership with the community.
The Sterling and Gene Munro Public Service Fellowship is meant to encourage a life-long commitment to public service by providing outstanding undergraduates with the opportunity to explore their potential for 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. Munro fellows will be selected by December 2011 and be awarded their fellowship during the Winter and Spring quarters of 2012. The total award amount will range from $2000 to $4000, depending on the number of fellows selected.
Benefits of the Fellowships:
· Join a cohort of other student leaders with a commitment to working in community.
· Personal advising and leadership development training from experienced educators.
· Academic course content that ties community-work to academic topics/themes.
· Guidance and advice on leveraging hands-on experiences to launch post-UW goals (employment or graduate school).
· Financial support to put toward your educational expenses or use to advance community-based projects.
Additional information—including detailed guidelines and application instructions—can be found at the Carlson Center website: http://depts.washington.edu/leader/fellowships/index.html
Please direct questions to engage@uw.edu
[fellowship] – Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellowship Program
2012-13 Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellowship Program
Attend an upcoming information session to learn more about the opportunity for a full-time, paid (with full benefits), one-year research assistant position at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The UW Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards will offer information sessions detailing the campus application and nomination process, as well as the program itself:
- Tuesday, Oct. 11, 4:30pm, MGH 171
The campus application for this program will be available shortly. The campus deadline for applications is November 1, 2011.Each year, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace holds a rigorous national competition to select approximately 8-10 graduating seniors (or those who have graduated within the last year) to serve as research assistants. They are matched with senior associates – academics, former government officials, lawyers and journalists from around the world – to work on a variety of international affairs issues. Junior Fellows have the opportunity to conduct research for books, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, journalists and government officials.
Junior Fellows spend one year (beginning August 1st) at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington, DC. Positions are full-time and include a salary ($30,000) and benefits package.
2012-13 research projects are:
- Democracy– Political Science background preferred.
- Nuclear Policy
- Energy and Climate
- International Economics – Economics background required.
- Middle East Studies – Native or near-native Arabic language skills essential.
- South Asian Studies – Applicants should be comfortable with quantitative data manipulation as well as possess an interest in military issues.
- South East Asian Studies
- Asian Studies – Mandarin Chinese reading skills a huge plus.
- Russian/Eurasian Studies – Excellent Russian language skills required.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be graduating seniors or students who have graduated during the last academic year
- No one who has started graduate studies is eligible for consideration
- The Carnegie Endowment accepts applications only through participating universities via designated nominating officials. Students at all 3 UW campuses are welcome to apply and can contact Robin Chang (robinc@uw.edu) for more information.
- You need not be a U.S. citizen if you attend a university located in the United States. However, all applicants must be eligible to work in the United States for a full 12 months from August 1 through July 31 following graduation. Students on F-1 visas who are eligible to work in the US for the full year (August 1 through July 31) may apply for the program. If you attend a participating school outside of the United States, you must be a US citizen (due to work permit requirements).
[fellowship] – Merage Fellowship Program for the American Dream
Merage Fellowship Program for the American Dream
Campus Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Upcoming Information Sessions:
Wednesday, October 12, 3:00 – 3:50 p.m., 171 MGH, Team Room
Friday, October 14, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., 171 MGH Team Room
The Merage Foundation Fellowship Program offers graduating students up to $10,000 a year for two years to achieve their American Dream. Although most use the funds for graduate school, they can also fund: strategic travel related to professional development, participation in specific skill building training programs, use of consultants to develop and carry out business or professional plans, personal or family support associated with internships, etc.
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
1. Must be immigrants to the United States. They must either have become a citizen since coming to the United States or hold a Permanent Resident Card. Students who are not yet citizens must indicate their intention to become United States Citizens.
2. Nominees must be senior graduating by August 2012.
3. Nominees are judged based on the following:
A solid academic record indicated by a minimum GPA of a 3.5.
A clear track record of leadership.
A commitment to hard work and excellence.
Creativity and initiative,
Consistent ethical behavior.
The selected Fellows should reflect both a strong desire and real capacity to achieve leadership roles in business, science, education, public service, culture and the arts. Each Fellow will be asked to make a two-year commitment to become mentors of future Fellows.
For more information please see the Merage Foundation website:
http://www.meragefoundations.com/mfad_fellows.html
or the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards website:
https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/merage
[fellowship] – EPA Fellowship Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of applications is December 12, 2011 4:00 PM ET for receipt of paper applications, and December 12, 2011, at 11:59:59 PM ET for submittal of electronic applications to Grants.gov. Subject to availability of funding, and other applicable considerations, the Agency plans to award approximately 40 new fellowships by July 30, 2012. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer of their junior year. The fellowship provides up to $19,700 per academic year of support and $9,500 of support for a three-month summer internship.