[Acmsmajors] TODAY'S and future scholarship information sessions

[Brooke Miller]

> The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards will be  

> holding an information session for freshmen and sophomores today  

> from 3:30-4:20pm in MGH 120. This Freshman Scholarship 101 session  

> will provide students with an introduction to searching for  

> scholarships and preparing competitive applications. Please forward  

> this information on to any students you feel might be interested.

>

> Also, below is a listing of all the scholarship information sessions  

> we have scheduled for the remainder of Fall Quarter.

>

> Thank you,

>

> Robin Chang

> Assistant Director

> Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards

> Center for Experiential Learning

> University of Washington

> 120 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352803

> Seattle  WA  98195-2803

> 206-543-2603   FAX:  206-616-4389

> http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/

>

> Freshman Scholarship 101 – Getting Started in the Search for  

> Scholarships

>

> Specifically designed for freshmen or first-quarter sophomores, this  

> introductory workshop provides students with information to begin  

> the scholarship search and to develop a competitive edge for merit- 

> based scholarships.

>

> All sessions are held in 120 Mary Gates Hall.

> November 5, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm

> November 20, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm

> December 4, 2008 from 2:30pm to 3:20pm

>

>

> Scholarship 201 Workshop, Continuing Students -- The Search for  

> Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships

>

> This workshop provides assistance to continuing students looking to  

> fund undergraduate academic years and graduate school. This will  

> include information on discipline-specific scholarships, campus  

> funding opportunities, scholarship search sites, and tips to develop  

> competitive applications.

>

> All sessions are held in 120 Mary Gates Hall.

> November 13, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm

> December 3, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm

> January 13, 2009 from 1:30pm to 2:20pm

>

>

> Beinecke Scholarship Information Session

>

> Campus Application Deadline: January 13, 2009

>

> Through the Beinecke Scholarship Program, 20 to 22 college juniors  

> of exceptional ability and achievement will be chosen this year to  

> receive up to $34,000 for the first two years of graduate school.  

> The UW is able to nominate one student per year for this award.  

> Applicants will be considered for superior strength of character,  

> intellectual ability, and sense of purpose. They must give evidence  

> of creativity and leadership, and are expected to have well- 

> formulated, although not necessarily immutable, ideas about the  

> direction of future studies and subsequent careers. There should be  

> evidence that a nominee's financial circumstances warrant assistance  

> and that a Beinecke Scholarship will encourage pursuit of a program  

> of graduate education most likely to fulfill the individual's  

> potential.

>

> Information sessions provide students with essential information  

> needed to determine interest, eligibility and suitability for these  

> competitive scholarship programs. Sessions will also contain  

> information about the campus application process and the assistance  

> that students will receive if selected as the campus nominee.

>

> All sessions are held in 120 Mary Gates Hall.

>

> November 19, 2008 from 2:30pm to 3:20pm

> December 2, 2008 from 1:30pm to 2:20pm

>

>

> Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Fellowship Information Sessions

>

> Campus Application Deadline: January 22, 2009

>

> The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Program will award  

> approximately 50 scholarships to college seniors or recent graduates  

> (within the past 5 years) with excellent academic achievement and  

> critical thinking ability, financial need, will to succeed, and a  

> breadth of interests and activities. This scholarship provides up to  

> $50,000 per year for up to 6 years of graduate study in any field.  

> The UW can nominate two students per year for this program.

>

> Sessions provide students with essential information needed to  

> determine interest, eligibility and suitability for these  

> competitive scholarship programs. Sessions will also contain  

> information about the campus application process and the assistance  

> students will receive if selected as a campus nominee.

>

> All sessions are held in 120 Mary Gates Hall.

>

> November 18, 2008 from 1:30pm to 2:20pm

> December 3, 2008 from 2:30pm to 3:20pm

> January 8, 2009 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm

>

>

> NSEP David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Information Session

>

> Campus Application Deadline: Thursday, January 15, 2009

>

> The NSEP David L. Boren Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for  

> U.S. students to study abroad. NSEP awards scholarships to American  

> students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests  

> (including Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American &  

> the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The countries of Western  

> Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. The  

> scholarship provides up to $20,000 for a full academic year, $10,000  

> per semester or $8,000 for summer (summer is only available for  

> science, math, engineering students). All proposed programs must  

> include formal study of an appropriate foreign language.

>

> Sessions provide students with essential information needed to  

> determine interest, eligibility and suitability for this competitive  

> scholarship program. Sessions will also contain information about  

> the campus application process.

>

> All sessions are held in 120 Mary Gates Hall.

>

> November 12, 2008 from 2:30pm to 3:20pm

> December 4, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm

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Brooke Miller
Director of Student Services
Department of Mathematics, ACMS Program
Box 354350, C-36 Padelford
(206)543-0388, fax (206) 616-6974
miller at math.washington.edu



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