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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