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October 17, 2008
Upcoming Scholarship & Award Deadlines
Please note that there is an information session for the Goldwater Scholarships Program on Wednesday, October 22 at 5:00 in the Honors Lounge.
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The deadline is fast approaching for the Energy Futures writing contest!
What Happens When the Lights Go Out: Energy Dependence and Society
Submissions can be in any format and are due by October 24th.
Questions and submissions are to be emailed to lightsout@umich.edu.
$500 in prize money to be awarded.
Visit the website for full details: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/energyfutures/writingcontest.html
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Upcoming Scholarship and Award Deadlines
Tuesday, Oct 21: Telluride Scholarship Application Deadline (free Room and Board) (apply directly to scholarship organization; for college freshmen, sophomores and juniors) (http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/university_students/michigan_branch/mb_apply.html)
Friday, OCt 24: Energy Futures Writing Contest
Visit the website for full details: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/energyfutures/writingcontest.html
Friday, Oct 29: Luce Scholars Program for recent college graduates to do internships in Asia (students must be nominated by UM)
(http://www.ii.umich.edu/ii/funding/undergrad, http://www.hluce.org/lsprogram.aspx)
Friday, Nov 14: Goldwater Scholarships in math, science & engineering (for rising juniors & seniors, students must be nominated by UM) (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/honors/currentstudents/scholarshipinformation)
Friday, Nov 14: 2009 Critical Language Scholarship Program (languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu) www.CLScholarship.org
Wed, Nov 19: Honors Research Grants & Awards (for undergraduates doing research in the winter term) (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/honors/currentstudents/scholarshipinformation)
mid-Nov: USA Today Academic Team (for all undergraduates; apply directly to scholarship organization)(http://www.lsa.umich.edu/honors/currentstudents/scholarshipinformation; http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-02-13-college-allstars-second_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip; contact Carol Skalski at 703/276-5890 for information).
Friday, Nov 28: Glamour Magazine Top Ten College Women Competition (apply directly to scholarship organization) (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/honors/currentstudents/scholarshipinformation)
Wednesday, Dec 3: Kenneth Buckfire Scholarships for Fifth-Year Studies (for outstanding Honors juniors) (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/honors/currentstudents/scholarshipinformation)
Friday, Dec 5: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/index.cfm?fa=jrfellows)
Monday, Dec 8: The Elie Wiesel Essay Prize in Ethics (for all undergraduates) (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/honors/currentstudents/scholarshipinformation)
Tuesday, Dec 9: Hopwood Underclassmen Contest Deadline (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/english/hopwood/underclassmen_contest.asp)
Wed, Dec 10: Hopwood Cowden Memorial Fellowship Deadline (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/english/hopwood/fellowships.asp#cowden)
Mon, Dec 15: Undergraduate Awards Deadline (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/english/hopwood/grad_undergrad_contest.asp)
Friday, Jan 2: Truman Scholarships (for juniors and third year seniors planning careers in public service); must be nominated by UM
(http://www.lsa.umich.edu/honors/currentstudents/scholarshipinformation , http://www.truman.gov/)
Wed, Jan 7: Udall Scholarships for sophomores and juniors studying environmental/health issues and/or Native American studies (http://www.provost.umich.edu/scholars/scholarships/#udall )
Thurs, Jan 15: The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice (http://www.familiesusa.org/about/the-villers-fellowship.html)
Wed, Jan 28: Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship (for juniors planning graduate work in the arts, humanities & social sciences) (
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/honors/currentstudents/scholarshipinformation )
Wed, Jan 28: Hopwood Kasden Scholarship in Creative Writing Deadline(http://www.lsa.umich.edu/english/hopwood/fellowships.asp#kasdan)
Wed, Jan 28: Hopwood Arthur Miller Award Deadline ( http://www.lsa.umich.edu/english/hopwood/fellowships.asp#miller)
Fri, Feb 6: The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice (http://www.familiesusa.org/about/wellstone-fellowship.html)