Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunties
For juniors or sophomores:
Beinecke Scholarships - The Beinecke Memorial
Scholarship Program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated
students to attend graduate school in the humanities, arts or social
sciences. Students must demonstrate "superior standards of intellectual
ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise,"
and must have demonstrated financial need. Students apply during their
junior year. Macalester may nominate one student. Campus
application
deadline: February 12, 2010.
Barry
M. Goldwater Scholarships - Goldwater awards are made on the
basis of merit to sophomores
or juniors who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers
in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. Students who plan
to study medicine are eligible for a Goldwater Scholarship only if they
plan a research career rather than a career as a medical doctor in
private
practice. The scholarship pays a yearly stipend to help students
complete
their undergraduate education. Campus application deadline:
December 16, 2009.
Rotary Ambassadorial
Scholarships - The Ambassadorial Scholarships program offers full support (up to US $23,000) for an entire academic year of study at a foreign institution, and is intended to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. Please note that the lead time for Rotary Fellowships is quite long. The competition which closes on April 1, 2010 is for grants that will be actually awarded for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program - This program was discontinued in summer 2009.
Harry
S.
Truman Scholarships - Truman Scholarships are merit-based
awards which fund graduate school for students preparing for careers in
government service or elsewhere in public service. Students must have a
demonstrated commitment to public service, must be planning a career in
public service, and must have outstanding leadership potential.
Students apply during their junior year. Macalester may nominate up to
four students. Intent to Apply due: November 4, 2009. Campus application deadline: December 16, 2009.
Truman Intent to Apply form (pdf document)
Truman Internal application form (pdf document)
Morris
K.
Udall
Scholarships - The Morris K. Udall Scholarship Program was
created to encourage current sophomores and juniors to pursue careers
related to environmental policy. Macalester may nominate three students
who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in
environmental public policy. The scholarship pays a yearly stipend to
help students complete their undergraduate education. Campus
application deadline: February 26, 2010.
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