[Mathmajors] Upcoming undergraduate scholarship deadlines

[Julie Martinson]

There are several upcoming scholarship opportunities that undergraduate 
students who want to apply should be working on over the break.

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January Scholarship Deadlines for Undergraduates - research, study abroad, 
graduate school funding!

Due January 5:
Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship - full tuition 
and stipend for 2 years. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, seeking their 
first bachelor's degree, have a 3.3 GPA or higher, majoring in a homeland 
security science, technology, engineering or math field which is a STEM 
field with coursework and/or research relevant to a homeland security 
research area. Applicants must be in their second or third year of college 
attendance, with two years remaining to complete their degree. Requires a 
10-week research internship at DHS or an affiliated lab during the summer 
between the first and second year of funding and one year of full-time 
service in a relevant HS-STEM field. More details and the online 
application are at http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/2010pages/scholarship.html.

Due January 12:
Beinecke Scholarship - $34,000 for graduate studies in arts, humanities 
and social science fields (professional graduate programs such as Law or 
Business are not eligible). Applicants must be juniors (earning first 
undergraduate degree between December 2010 and August 2011) of exceptional 
ability and achievement, U.S. citizens or nationals from American Samoa or 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and have a documented 
history of receiving need-based financial aid. Applicants are expected to 
have well formulated ideas about the direction of their studies and their 
future careers. More details and the online application are available at 
https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/beinecke.

Due January 13:
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Science and Math Teaching Fellowships 
- tuition support for earning your teaching credential, monthly stipends, 
funds for classroom materials, working with mentors, academic year 
development, applying for National Board Certification, meetings, 
leadership activities, etc.. Applicants must have earned or be earning 
degrees in science, math or engineering and be committed to teaching high 
school math, physical sciences or biological sciences. Applicants must 
have received their most recent content degree within 5 years or be in the 
final year of undergraduate, master's combined BS/MAT/MEd program or near 
completion of a doctoral program, or be currently enrolled in a credential 
program. Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a recognized 
teacher education program that leads to a secondary science or math 
teaching license, but need not be admitted into such a program to apply. 
More details and the online application are at 
http://www.kstf.org/fellowships/teaching.html.

Due January 14:
Boren Scholarship - up to $20,000 to study critical languages abroad 
during 2010-2011 in a variety of countries, including Africa, Asia, 
Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American, and the Middle East. 
The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are 
excluded. Boren Scholarships are funded by the National Security Education 
Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields 
of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Applicants should 
identify how their study abroad program, as well as their future academic 
and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly 
defined.  NSEP draws on a broad definition of national security, 
recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include 
not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American 
well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including 
sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and 
hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness. 
Requires a service commitment after graduation, which can be deferred for 
graduate study and can be fulfilled in a variety of ways. More details and 
the online application are at 
http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship.

Due January 15: internal UW deadline
Killam Fellowships - $5,000 per semester for study in Canada (plus health 
insurance and $800 Canadian for in-country travel). Applicants must be 
U.S. citizens enrolled full time as undergraduates in good standing. The 
Killam Fellowships Program, in conjunction with the Henry M. Jackson 
School of International Studies, is offering up to 2 full academic year 
fellowships for UW undergraduates to study at a Canadian institution in 
2010-2011. Majors from all schools and departments are eligible. 
Information and application materials are at 
http://jsis.washington.edu/canada/undergraduate/killam.shtml.

Due January 31:
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Undergraduate Scholarship - 650 
Euro monthly stipend plus additional funds and health insurance to study, 
research or do an internship in Germany for a minimum of four months (one 
semester) and a maximum of 10 months (one academic year) from during 
2010-2011. Applicants must be second or third year students who will be in 
their third and fourth year during their stay in Germany, seeking DAAD 
support for a 4-10 month period in Germany during the German academic 
year, possess outstanding academic records and personal integrity, be U.S. 
or Canadian citizens or permanent residents (foreign nationals who have 
been students at UW for at least one year and will return to UW after the 
scholarship period to complete their bachelor's degree are also eligible), 
have well-defined study, research or internship plans for their stay in 
Germany, demonstrate an interest in contemporary German and European 
affairs and explain the significance of their project or study in Germany 
to their future studies, research or professional goals, and be enrolled 
full-time students. More details and the online application are at 
http://www.daad.org/?p=47220.

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