Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships

1. Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships • Undergraduate Information Session • August 29, 2012

2. What Do These People Have In Common?

3. What Do These People Have In Common? Rhodes Scholar Truman Scholar Rhodes Scholar Rhodes Scholar

4. Why Should I Be Interested in a Nationally Competitive Scholarship? • The benefits of winning a scholarship are considerable, even beyond the obvious financial reward • The process can open doors to further opportunities • Acquisition and honing of life skills • Learning and Networking opportunities • Sometimes, you win a scholarship.

5. General Criteria • Evidence of Excellence: • >3.70 GPA • Scholarly Potential • Leadership • Service • Program of Study

6. What are Nationally Competitive Scholarships? Post-Graduate: Undergraduate: • Rhodes Scholarship • Marshall Scholarship • Mitchell Scholarship • Fulbright Grants • Gates Cambridge Scholarship • Goldwater Scholarship • Truman Scholarship • Udall Scholarship • Boren Scholarship

7. Rhodes Scholarshipwww.rhodesscholar.org • 32 American Rhodes Scholars are chosen each year for 2 years of study at Oxford University • Important dates: • Sept 14 – selection interviews • Sept 24 – campus deadline • Oct 3 – national deadline

8. Marshall Scholarshipwww.marshallscholarship.org • Up to 40 awarded each year for one to two years of study at any British university • Important dates: • Sept 14 – selection interviews • Sept 24 – campus deadline • Oct 1 – national deadline

9. Mitchell Scholarshipwww.us-irelandalliance.org • Up to 12 awarded each year for a year of graduate study at any Irish university • Important dates: • Sept 14 – selection interviews • Sept 24 – campus deadline • Oct 4 – national deadline Ivanley Noisette, Mitchell Scholar, 2011-12

10. Gates Cambridge Scholarshipwww.gatesscholar.org Application Deadline – October 15 • One to three years towards a post-graduate degree at the University of Cambridge. • To apply for the Gates Cambridge, you must apply to Cambridge directly. The scholarship application is part of the main application.

11. Fulbright Grantshttp://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html • More than 1,500 grants awarded to American students each year • Fellowships for US students; funds a year abroad -- studying, teaching English, or conducting research

12. Fulbright Grantshttp://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html • Important Dates: • Campus interviews – Sept 26 • Campus deadline – Oct 5 • National deadline – Oct 17 • N.B. Because the national deadline is during Fall Break, all materials – including letters of recommendation – must be in by Oct 5. Shreya Trivedi, Fulbright ETA in South Korea, 2010-2011

13. Goldwater Scholarshiphttp://www.act.org/goldwater/ • Approximately 300 scholarships awarded each year • Funds up to $7,500 per academic year • Important dates: • Nov 6 – campus selection interviews • Jan 25 – national deadline Ian Dardani, Villanova Goldwater Scholar, 2012

14. Truman Scholarshipwww.truman.gov • Up to 60 Truman Scholars • Up to $30,000 for graduate study in public service fields • Important dates • Oct 26 – campus selection interviews • Feb 7 – national deadline Jessica Wamala Villanova Truman Scholar, 2012

15. Udall Scholarshipwww.udall.gov • For students committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American health care • Expects to fund 80 scholarships • Awards up to $5,000 • Important dates • Nov 5 – campus selection interviews • Mar 4 – national deadline Adrienne Donaghue, Villanova Udall Scholar, 2010

16. Boren Scholarshiphttp://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship • Established in 1991; “For US students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to US interests and underrepresented in study abroad” • Up to $20,000 for full year study abroad program • Service commitment required of Boren award recipients • Important dates • Feb 9 – national deadline

17. Other Post-Graduate Fellowships and Grants • National Science Foundation – Nov. 15-22, by discipline (http://nsfgrfp.org ) • NDSEG – December (http://ndseg.asee.org/ ) • Hertz – November 2, 2012 (http://www.hertzfoundation.org/ ) • SMART-December 1, 2012 (http://smart.asee.org/about )

18. Other Notable Scholarships and Fellowships-Undergraduate • Hollings(for sophomores in STEM, Science Education or Science Policy) – Feb, 2013 (http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html ) • SMART-Dec. 1, 2012 (http://smart.asee.org/about ) • Critical Language Scholarship – (http://clscholarship.org/index.html)

19. Other Notable Scholarships and Fellowships-Undergraduate • Research • Villanova Undergraduate Research Program: http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/undergrad/curf/undergrad_research/fellows.html • NSF REU’s: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp • DAAD Rise: http://www.daad.de/rise/en/index.html

20. Students’ Perspectives:

21. Workshops • 8/31/12 Scholarships Workshop (Rhodes, Marshall, Gates Cambridge, Fulbright candidates) 1:30-3:00pm; Garey Hall, Rm 115 • 9/5/11 Scholarships Workshop(Truman, Udall, and Goldwater candidates) 4:30-6:30pm; Garey Hall, Rm 115

22. Interested? • Please contact the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships: Garey Hall 38 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 Jane Morris, 610-519-5928, jane.morris@villanova.edu Hanna Lee, 610-519-8852, hanna.lee@villanova.edu • Find us online: On Villanova’s Website On Facebook