Scholarship -- NSEP David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships (Deadline: February 13, 2007) The National Security Education Program (NSEP) awards scholarships to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). NSEP focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. NSEP Boren Scholarships are intended to provide support to U.S. undergraduates who will pursue the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in study abroad and critical to U.S. national security. Study of a foreign language appropriate to the identified country must be an integral part of each proposal. For more information: http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/undergraduate/default.htm
Scholarship—Full Scholarships for 2007 Summer Courses in Critical Languages at the Middlebury College Language Schools (Deadline: February 15, 2007) These scholarships will cover the full cost of a summer of language study from beginner to graduate in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian the Middlebury College Language Schools during the summer of 2007. Application materials normally required for admission to the Middlebury Language Schools (available online at http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/applications/) and the cover sheet found at http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls and brief essay (2-3 pp., double spaced) explaining the relevance of language study to your area of expertise, or field of study.
Scholarship-- Pitt Alumni Association is planning to award a $5,000 tuition scholarship to a Pitt graduate student. This scholarship is a one-time, merit based award open to both continuing students and those just entering graduate study in any of the University’s schools or colleges. Criteria: the student must have received his/her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh; minimum 3.5 GPA (undergraduate and graduate); statement of personal and professional goals; three letters of recommendation, which should include one from the department chair or dean; resume (not to exceed two pages); transcript of undergraduate work and any graduate courses to date (if applicable). Applications are available in room 140 Thackeray Hall. For more information: Laraine Hlatky (Laraine.Hlatky@ia.pitt.edu or 412-624-5589).
