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Sneak Preview: Junior Year KU Office of Fellowships Undergraduate Studies

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Sneak Preview:

Junior YearKU Office of FellowshipsUndergraduate Studies

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1. What’s Special About Junior Year?2. Fellowship Overviews

3. Nuts & Bolts

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Junior Year•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

September - February: • Lots of Junior-eligible AwardsMarch – May: • Advanced planning for awards for graduate study• Preliminary app for awards with campus

nomination for UK-graduate study

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Why Apply? – Four Reasons•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

1. You MIGHT receive a fellowship2. You WILL receive advice and guidance3. You WILL learn a lot about yourself4. You WILL gain experience in presenting yourself to

others, in writing and orally

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Why Start Now?•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• National deadlines can be a year – 18 months before the award begins, campus deadlines before that

• Preparing solid applications takes time. Plan multiple drafts.

• Looking at criteria now might give you a sense of “gaps”

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Campus Nomination•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Some scholarships require campus nomination• KU may be limited in how many students we can

nominate• At KU, nomination committees review applications

for each scholarship

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Campus Nomination•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• The Office of Fellowships manages the campus nomination process, recruits students, advises students, and provides feedback from committees

• Any eligible KU student can submit an application by the deadline to be considered for nomination

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AwardsOverview

Top Five Awards Requiring Nomination

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Campus Nomination Required•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Truman (Public Service, “change agents”)• Goldwater (STEM research)• Udall (Environment, Indian Country)• Beinecke (arts, humanities, social sciences research)• Astronaut (STEM research)

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Truman •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• $30,000 for graduate study for public service leaders• For Juniors in any major who will pursue careers in

public service—government, non-profits, education, etc., and aspire to be “change agents”

• Other benefits: Truman Leadership Week, optional Summer Institute in D.C.

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Truman •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Campus deadline in October• Interviews in November• Usually 4 nominees • National deadline in February• Interviews March-April• 20 KU students have been named Truman Scholars

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Goldwater••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Up to $7,500 for students planning STEM research-focused careers

• Campus deadline in October, 4 nominees selected in November

• National deadline in January• 68 KU students have been named Goldwater Scholars

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Udall••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Up to $7,000 for students dedicated to careers dedicated to 1) the environment or 2) Indian Country

• Preliminary campus deadline in December• National deadline in March• Orientation week in Tucson, Arizona• 20 KU students have been named Udall Scholars

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Beinecke••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Up to $34,000 for students dedicated to research careers in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences

• Preliminary campus deadline in December• National deadline in March• Only one nominee per year• KU has been a participating institution since 2019

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Astronaut Scholarship••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Up to $10,000 for students dedicated to STEM research careers

• Campus deadline in February• National deadline in March• Two nominees per year• KU has been a participating institution since 2015

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AwardsOverview

Top FiveDirect-Apply Awards

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Apply Directly•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• PPIA Junior Summer Institute (Public Policy and International Affairs)

• Rangel Summer Enrichment Program (International Careers)

• Stanford Hoover Institute Public Policy Boot Camp• Amgen Scholars Program (Biotech/Science Research)

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PPIA Junior Summer Institute•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Fully funded, residential summer “boot camp” in Public Policy and International Affairs

• Hosted by Carnegie-Mellon, Princeton, UC-Berkeley, Michigan and Minnesota

• Apply by November 1

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Rangel Summer Enrichment Program•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Fully funded, residential summer program in international careers at Howard University

• Two courses and visits to D.C. Organizations (Congress, Embassies, World Bank)

• Covers housing, tuition, travel, meals, stipend• Deadline early February

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Stanford Hoover Institute Summer Public Policy Boot Camp•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Week-long residential program• All costs except travel covered• Apply fee-free by late January

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Humanity in Action•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• One-month summer program in one of 6 cities in the US and Europe followed by year-long Action Project

• Explores issues of democracy, pluralism, human rights, and social justice in historical and contemporary contexts

• All costs except travel covered (travel stipends are available)

• Applications due in early January

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Amgen Scholars Program•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Hands-on Research Experience Program in Science and Biotechnology at host universities throughout US (Caltech, Duke, Harvard, NIH)

• Mid-Summer symposium in California• Benefits vary by program, but typically include

housing, stipend, travel funds, etc.• Deadlines in early February

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Nuts& Bolts

Next Steps

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Top Tips for Success••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Research your options, learn about applications• Make an appointment with Dr. Wallen on

HireJayhawks.com or stop by Wednesday Office Hours• Watch for future videos and info sessions – read the

Office of Fellowships newsletter• Talk to Fellowships Ambassadors and Alumni

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How to apply: details••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Resume or CV (curriculum vitae, “course of life”)• Essays – start brainstorming early and expect many

drafts• Letters of Recommendation

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Resources••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• The University Career Center• The Writing Center• The Center for Undergraduate Research• The Center for Service Learning• Special courses: HNRS 370 and HNRS 380

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Q & A

Courtland Triplett

KU Truman NomineeStanford Public Policy Boot Camp

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Questions for Courtland••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• How did you get started?• How did you ask for letters? Who did you ask?• What resources helped?

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Thanks forWatching!

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Nomination Awards Links••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Truman Scholarship: www.Truman.gov• Goldwater Scholarship:

https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/• Udall Scholarship:

https://udall.gov/OurPrograms/Scholarship/Scholarship.aspx

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Nomination Awards Links••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Beinecke Scholarship: http://fdnweb.org/beinecke/• Astronaut Scholarship:

https://www.astronautscholarship.org/

• Check the Office of Fellowships page for KU-specificdetails.

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Direct-Application Awards Links••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• PPIA - https://ppiaprogram.org/undergrad-jsi/• Rangel Summer Enrichment Program -

http://rangelprogram.org/summer-enrichment-program/

• Stanford Hoover Institute Public Policy Boot Camphttps://www.hoover.org/hoover-institution-summer-policy-boot-camp

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Direct-Application Awards Links••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• Humanity in Action -https://www.humanityinaction.org/fellowship/

• Amgen Scholars - https://amgenscholars.com

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Resources••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

• University Career Center – http://www.career.ku.edu• KU Writing Center – http://www.writing.ku.edu• Center for Undergraduate Research --

http://ugresearch.ku.edu• Center for Service Learning -- http://csl.ku.edu• Courses: http://www.fellowships.ku.edu/courses