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Meg Walsh Award Info Session
September 9, 2015
11:00a – 12:00p EST
Presented by the Second Decade Society
Welcome!
Rosanna Best Corbin ’98 Co-Chair, SDS Student Leadership Committee
Payal Patel ’05 2005 Meg Walsh Award Winner
Charlotte James ’14 2014 Meg Walsh Award Winner
Background Information
What is SDS?The Second Decade Society (SDS) is a group
of Johns Hopkins alumni in their second decade since graduation who are committed
to enhancing the undergraduate student experience.
The group provides advice and financial support for students through programming
and leadership advancement.
How SDS supports students:
Meg Walsh Award
SDS Summer Internship Support
Career Assistance – mock interviews, internship/networking opportunities, employment opportunities; in close collaboration with the Career Center
Who was Florence “Meg” Long Walsh?
Meg Walsh, BA ’84 and SDS member
Vice President and Treasurer of Lucent Technologies; very successful in business
Passed away tragically in 1998, was only 37 years old
Inspiring to her peers because of her optimism, ambition and work ethic
Meg Walsh Award Information
Meg Walsh Award Benefits
$25,000 stipend for one student
One-year project
Granted to a graduating senior from the School of Arts and Sciences to conduct an independent project of his/her own design, internationally
The sky is the limit!
Previous Winners
Ryan Walsh – 2012 Travelled to Senegal where he studied the
relationship between fossil fuel consumption and food security.
Derek Nnuro – 2009 Went to Ghana to study indigenous funerary
rituals to serve as a basis for a piece of literary fiction
Brittany Lin – 2007 Went to assist/study an orphanage in China –
fundraising, arranging for medial missions to the home, caring for critically ill orphans
Program Aim
The aim of the Meg Walsh Award is to support independent inquiry, global
perspective and leadership.
Dream BIG, and show us your ideas!
Award Timeline
Dec. 1– Applications due
Dec. 2– Committee starts to review applications
Jan. 6 – Finalists are notified, interviews are coordinated for the afternoon of Friday, January 29. On campus participation is REQUIRED.
Jan. 29 – Winner is announced
Application Inclusions
A project proposal
A detailed project budget
An essay on your leadership accomplishments
A resume
Two letters of recommendation
An official University transcript
If you are a FINALIST:
Applicants who are chosen to participate in the January 29, 2016
interviews will be required to present a “Letter of Support” from their
partner organization, sponsor, etc. - if their project requires such a
collaboration – prior to the interview.
What does a great application look like?
Complete
Expresses your passion and personal interest in the project
Honest and critical; creative
Presents a strong argument for why you need to be in a specific place to conduct your project
Presents a strong argument for the resources it provides
Uses the Walsh Award Budget Template!
Items of Note
Things to Consider
The Meg Walsh Award is given to one student each year.
You must receive an undergraduate degree from the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences in 2016 to be awarded Walsh funding
Your project must take place internationally
Funding Restrictions
Funding must be used to support your project and may not be spent on anyone/anything else
Funding may not be used for study at another college/university
Funding may be used for only one trip to/from the United States, except in health or personal emergencies
Funding is subject to US Income Tax.
What if I also applied for a Fulbright?
If you win the Meg Walsh Award, and you are waiting to hear from the Fulbright committee, you may “conditionally accept” the Award.
You may only hold one Award (either the Meg Walsh or Fulbright), and need to decide which to accept.
Questions?
Resources
Lindsay EspositoAssistant Director for Volunteer Leadership
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
410-516-0823
Rosanna Best Corbin: [email protected]
Payal Patel: [email protected]
Charlotte James: [email protected]
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