May
21,
2004
Nota
Bene
Fellowships
for Seniors and Alumnae with September and October Deadlines
Winston Churchill
Foundation Scholarships: Open to U.S. citizens
for a year of study at the University of Cambridge, UK, in mathematics,
engineering, or the natural sciences. The program is very competitive.
Winners receive free tuition and a stipend of $10,000–$12,000.
Mount Holyoke was only recently invited to participate in the
program. We have no winners to date. (MHC
deadline: October).
For more informaiton, go to www.thechurchillscholarships.com.
Fulbright Awards: Open to U.S. citizens for
a year of study abroad; available in many countries. Preferences
for discipline, as well as degree of competition, vary by country,
and students proposing to study in less frequently selected countries
may not need as high a GPA to be competitive as those applying
for more popular places. Awards range from travel grants to full
grants. Opportunities are also available to teach English, usually
in secondary schools, in a handful of countries. Mount Holyoke
seniors win this award every year. (MHC
deadline: September).
For more information, go to www.iie.org/fulbright.
Luce Scholars Program: One-year professional internships in
Asia for U.S. citizens under 30 from fields other than Asian
studies who show evidence of outstanding capacity for leadership
and have a clearly defined career interest. Students with extensive
experience in Asia or Asian studies are not eligible. Applicants
are not expected to propose a specific placement. Our most recent
student winner was in the class of 1999. (MHC
deadline: October).
For more information, go to www.hluce.org.
Marshall Scholarships: Open to U.S. citizens under 30, with
a minimum GPA of 3.7, for study in the UK Candidates may propose
to study for a first (undergraduate) or higher (graduate) degree
in any discipline (except medicine and certain other professional
fields) at any university in the UK. The most recent winner was
in the class of 2002. (MHC deadline: September). For more information,
go to www.marshallscholar.org.
Mitchell Scholarships: Open to U.S. citizens for a year of study
in Northern or Southern Ireland. First offered in 1999–2000
to graduating seniors and alumnae. (MHC
deadline: September).
For more information, go to www.us-irelandalliance.org.
Rhodes Scholarship: Open to U.S. citizens between
18 and 24 for two or three years of study at Oxford University.
Non-U.S. nationals from certain countries (Canada, the Caribbean,
South Africa, and others) who are studying in the U.S. may
also apply (deadlines vary). Qualities sought include high
intellectual and academic achievement, leadership, integrity
of character, and the energy to use one’s talents to
the fullest (usually demonstrated by participation and success
in sports). Note that students do not need to have played varsity
sports to be competitive, but successful candidates generally
have some experience in team sports and/or evidence of a commitment
to physical activity. A Mount Holyoke senior won a Rhodes Scholarship
in 1990. Several since have been state and regional finalists.
(MHC deadline: September). For more information, go to www.rhodesscholar.org.
If you are interested in any of these fellowships, please contact
Katya King, assistant director for fellowships and scholarships
at the CDC at kpking@mtholyoke.edu or x2080. Because of the early
fall deadlines, it is advisable to prepare your applications
over the summer.
Fulbright Student Program
The
Institute of International Education (IIE), in cooperation with
the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign
Scholarship Board, is pleased to announce the launch
of the 2005–2006 Fulbright U.S. Student Program
competition.
For more than 57 years, the U.S. Government-sponsored Fulbright U.S. Student
Program has provided future American leaders with an unparalleled opportunity
to study, conduct research, and teach in other nations. Fulbright student grants
aim to increase mutual understanding among nations through educational and
cultural exchange while serving as a catalyst for long-term leadership development.
The U.S. Student Program awards approximately 1,000 grants annually and currently
operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. Fulbright full grants generally
provide funding for round-trip travel, maintenance for one academic year, health
and accident insurance, and full or partial tuition. Fulbright travel-only
grants are also available to limited countries.
Applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program must be U.S. citizens at the
time of application and hold a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent by
the beginning of the grant. In the creative and performing arts, four years
of professional training and/or experience is the basic eligibility requirement.
(Non-arts applicants lacking a degree but with extensive professional study
and/or experience in fields in which they wish to pursue a project may also
be considered.)
For more information, applicants should visit the Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Web site at www.iie.org/fulbright. Students currently enrolled at Mount Holyoke
should contact campus Fulbright program adviser Katya King (kpking@mtholyoke.edu)
for application forms and further information. Applications must be submitted
in full to the CDC (x2080) by the campus closing date of September 27 in order
to reach the IIE by the October 21 national deadline.
Alumnae of Mount Holyoke interested in applying may also contact Katya King.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program does not require that applicants be currently
enrolled in a college or university. Applications from young professionals
interested in an international experience are encouraged.
Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 257,000
participants worldwide with the opportunity to observe one another’s
political, economic, and cultural institutions, exchange ideas, and embark
on joint ventures of importance to the general
welfare of the world’s inhabitants. In the past 57 years, 97,000 Americans
have benefited from the Fulbright
experience.
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Financial support is provided by
an annual appropriation from Congress to the Department of State and by participating
governments and by host institutions in the United States and abroad. The J.
William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, appointed by the president, formulates
policy guidelines and makes the final selection of all grantees.
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