Office of Nationally Competitive Awards: 2019-2020 Application Cycle
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Office of Nationally Competitive Awards: 2019-2020 Application Cycle Welcome! This guide is meant to serve as a jumping off point for UTSA students to explore awards and fellowships. The list of awards in this document are organized alphabetically and are coded with the following markers: Class-year eligibility Academic area emphasis Research emphasis Service or Leadership emphasis Experiential learning emphasis Internationally-hosted Students are encouraged to work with the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards and Fellowships as early as possible to discuss the application process. Preparation of materials for major award may take months of preparation, and application materials should reflect this high level of preparation. Letters of recommendation should be substantive reflections on the student that emphasize their competitiveness for the award. If you have questions about this process, please contact Andrew Chapman, Honors College, Director of Nationally Competitive Awards and Fellowships at [email protected]. Intuitional Endorsements for National Awards and Fellowships Some awards may require an institutional endorsement. To request an endorsement, students should first meet to signal intent to the listed advisor in this guide or the advisor listed on the national award website. In order to receive an institutional endorsement, students should submit copies of all application materials, including letters of recommendation and required essays, no later than 30 days prior to the published deadline for the award. Please include your student ID and current contact information when submitting the application materials. The letter of endorsement, in most cases, will be a short statement that indicates National Awards and Fellowship Information the student, based on assessment of application materials, has the support of the institution. It should not substitute as a letter of recommendation. Please note that for some awards, the institution may have a quota of the number of students that it can nominate or the institution may determine not to nominate a student for further consideration. All requests will be considered by a committee made up of faculty and administrators. List of Scholarships and Fellowships Requiring Institutional Endorsement Goldwater Scholarship Killam Fellowships Program Marshall Scholarship Maryland-HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program Mitchell Scholarship NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Boulder) NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Gaithersburg) Rhodes Scholarship Truman Scholarship Udall Scholarship List of Scholarships and Fellowships Requiring Institutional Certification Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program National Awards and Fellowship Information List of Scholarships and Fellowships applicable before senior year Amgen Scholars U.S. Program Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Boren Scholarship Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program The Critical Language Scholarship Program DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship DAAD University Summer Course Grant Davis – Putter Scholarship Fund Fellows for Peace Freeman-Asia Fulbright Commission UK Summer Institutes Goldwater Scholarship Hollings Scholarship Humanity in Action Killam Fellowships Program Maryland-HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Boulder) NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Gaithersburg) PPIA Fellowship Obama Foundation Fellowship Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program Truman Scholarship Udall Scholarship National Awards and Fellowship Information Amgen Scholars U.S. Program • 2nd-4th year • STEM • Research • Experiential Science and Biotechnology Summer Research Program for Undergraduates: Students are hosted at one of 13 institutions in the United States (Cal Tech, Columbia/Barnard, Duke, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, National Institutes of Health, Stanford, Cal Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Francisco, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale). Amgen Scholars study any disciplines related to the discovery, development, manufacture and delivery of human therapeutics, as well as the overall biomedical and biotechnology enterprise Award: Financial support varies by institution Requirements Sophomores (at least 3 semesters of college experience), Juniors, and non- graduating Seniors U.S. Citizen or permanent resident Undergraduate enrolled in a four-year college or university in the United States, Puerto Rico, or other U.S. Territories Cumulative GPA average of 3.2 or higher Seeking a Ph.D. or M.D. – Ph.D. Institutional endorsement required: No Deadline: Varies by institution; typically early February More info: http://www.amgenscholars.com/us-program National Awards and Fellowship Information Boren Fellowship • M.A./Ph.D. • All academic disciplines • Language • Research • International An initiative of the National Security Education Program that funds U.S. graduate students seeking to study less commonly taught languages underrepresented in study abroad. Students in graduate Cyber Security programs are especially encouraged to apply. Award: Up to $24,000 for overseas study of 9-12 months Requirements Students interested in working with Federal National Security Commit to working in the federal government for a minimum of 1 year after graduation U.S. Citizen Enrolling in an overseas program in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand Enrolled or applying to a graduate program in a U.S. college or university Must not graduate until completion of fellowship Institutional endorsement required: No Deadline: End of January More info: https://www.borenawards.org/fellowships/boren-fellowship-basics UTSA Contact: Andrew Chapman ([email protected]); UTSA Education Abroad Services, [email protected], 210-458-7204 National Awards and Fellowship Information Boren Scholarship • 1st-3rd year • All academic disciplines • Language • International An initiative of the National Security Education Program that funds U.S. undergraduate students seeking to study less commonly taught languages underrepresented in study abroad. Students in Cyber Security programs and STEM programs are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants are encouraged to look at Flagship Initiatives in African, Indonesian, South Asian, and Turkish languages. Award: $8000 for a summer program (STEM); $10,000 for a semester (STEM); $20,000 for a 6-12 month period Requirements Students interested in working with Federal National Security Commit to working in the federal government for a minimum of 1 year after graduation U.S. Citizen Priority for applicants seeking a minimum of 6 months overseas Summer Program must be a minimum of 8 weeks and limited to science, technology, engineering and mathematics students Enrolling in an overseas program in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand Enrolled in an undergraduate program in a U.S. college or university Institutional endorsement required: No Deadline: End of January More info: https://www.borenawards.org/scholarships/program-basics/boren- scholarship-basics UTSA Contact: Andrew Chapman ([email protected]); UTSA Education Abroad Services, [email protected], 210-458-7204 National Awards and Fellowship Information Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program • Graduate • International Affairs • International • Experiential This transatlantic initiative offers the opportunity to complete a comprehensive professional development program in Germany to 15 unique students for a duration of 8 months (July – February) or 11 months (July – May). Bosch Fellows act as consultants in their field of expertise at leading public or private institutions in Germany. In addition, they participate in professional seminars, where they travel to meet and exchange ideas with experts and decision makers from Germany and Europe. Bosch Fellows receive private tutoring prior to their departure for Germany and participate in 8 weeks of intensive language courses in Berlin. Fellows are from the fields of public policy and administration, foreign and security policy, urban and regional planning, business, journalism and communications, law, or cultural and arts management (ex. museum, theater, orchestra). Award: Fully funded participation in the program Requirements U.S. Citizen only Age 40 or younger upon application deadline Preference for graduate students 5 years of full-time paid professional experience in a preferred field Online application form, short essay responses, resume, university transcripts, and two letters of recommendation Institutional endorsement required: No Deadline: early November More info: http://culturalvistas.org/programs/abroad/robert-bosch-foundation- fellowship/ National Awards and Fellowship Information The Critical Language Scholarship Program • 1st- Ph.D. • All academic disciplines • Language • Experiential • International A selective domestic and overseas summer language and cultural immersion program aiming to broaden the base of Americans studying and mastering of critical need languages. Provides opportunities at every level of language learning. For programs in which the student is required to have prior knowledge of the language, the student should demonstrate that they have taken advantage of opportunities to study that language at their home institution or elsewhere. Award: Almost fully-funded