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February 7, 2003
Nota
Bene
Congressional
Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarships
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute will award scholarships
to Latino students who have a history of performing public service-oriented
activities in their communities and plan to continue doing so.
Students with excellent leadership potential are encouraged to
apply. Recipients will receive a scholarship of $5,000 to attend
a four-year or graduate-level academic institution or $1,500 to
attend a two-year community college. Proof of acceptance into
an accredited community college, four-year university, or graduate/professional
program is required. Applicants must be enrolled as full-time
students, demonstrate financial need, be U.S. citizens or legal
permanent residents, and demonstrate active participation in public
service-oriented activities and good writing skills. The application
for this award must be postmarked by April 15. Visit www.chci.org
for details.
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships (Sophomores May
Apply)
This fellowship 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 opportunity. Fellows must agree to pursue a graduate degree
in international studies at one of the graduate schools identified
by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Participating
graduate schools provide financial support in the second year
of graduate study based on need. Fellows meet annually in Washington,
D.C., for a
program orientation. Only United States citizens will be
considered. Applicants must be in their sophomore year of undergraduate
study and have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the time of
application. Deadline: February 21.
Visit http://www.woodrow.org/public-policy/
for additional
information.
Summer Research Training Opportunities at Mount Holyoke Howard
Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research and Training Program
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research and Training
Program is now accepting applications for the 2003 summer program.
Support is available for up to ten MHC first-year students who
have just completed their first year of study (rising sophomores)
to spend two months (May 29–July 25) at MHC as participants
in an intensive training program in biological research techniques.
First-year students can apply for these fellowships, or faculty
can nominate students for them. Both student applicants and student
nominees must complete an application form to be considered for
a fellowship award. Successful applicants will receive a stipend
of $3,400 and free on-campus housing. Students from groups that
are underrepresented in science are especially encouraged to apply.
Application deadline: Friday, February 21. Information and applications
are available at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/
acad/biol/hhmi/index.shtml.
Howard Hughes
Medical Institute Summer Program
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Program is now accepting
applications for the 2003 summer program. Support is available
for up to five MHC sophomore, junior, or Francis Perkins students
who would like to undertake summer research in the biological
sciences on or off campus during the summer of 2003. Each successful
applicant will receive a stipend of $3,400. Students working at
MHC will receive free on-campus housing. Student applicants must
complete an application form to be considered. Participating students
can also receive additional support for supplies and for travel
to attend conferences. Students from groups that are underrepresented
in science are especially encouraged to apply. Application deadline:
Friday, February 21. Information and applications are available
at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/
biol/hhmi/index.shtml.
Career Development
Center Summer Internships
The
CDC will offer a number of workshops on summer internships during
February. The dates and topics are: February 10, Developing Your
Summer Internship, 7 pm; February 11, Developing Your Summer Internship
Abroad,
4 pm; February 12, Developing Your Summer Internship in
Arts and Communications, 4 pm; and February 13, Developing Your
Summer Internship in Business, 4 pm. All workshops will be held
at the CDC. For more information, call x2080.
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