TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIPS
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
There will be an informational meeting for juniors
about the Truman Scholarship
on Wednesday, September 30, 2009:
7 p.m. in Munroe 222
with Bertram Johnson and Lisa Gates
PURPOSE
The Truman Scholarship Program recognizes students with interests in graduate or professional study and careers in public affairs and public service.
AWARD
Grants of $3,000 for the senior year of a bachelor's degree program and up to $9,000 per year for three years of graduate and professional study, or up to $30,000 for three years of graduate and professional study. The awards are based on merit, without regard to financial need. Service Requirement: Scholars are required to work in public service for three of the seven years following completion of a Foundation-funded graduate degree program as a condition of receiving Truman funds.
NUMBER OFFERED
600-700 applicants; 70-75 scholarships awarded. Middlebury may nominate up to four candidates.
ELIGIBILITY
Students who are juniors at the time of application--February of each year--must be nominated by Middlebury College. Nominees must be United States citizens, and must intend to enroll in a graduate program leading to a career in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service. Middlebury students seeking nomination are asked to submit the Preliminary Truman Scholarship Application and a resume. Students must be in the top quartile of their class, generally requiring a GPA of 3.68 or better.
DEADLINES/PROCESS
- Middlebury application deadline noon Monday, November 2, 2009. Students must submit a current resume (include, as appropriate, awards and honors, employment, internships, public service, community activities) and the Preliminary Truman Application.
Middlebury nominees announced mid-November 2009Completed application receipt deadline: February 2, 2010Finalists will be announced mid-FebruaryFinalist interviews mid-MarchAward recipients announced end of March, 2010CONTACT
Lisa Gates, Fellowship Advisor
Adirondack House 204
(802) 443-3183
lgates@middlebury.edu
Bertram Johnson, Assistant Professor of Political Science
443-5399
URL
http://www.truman.gov/
(last edited 9/25/09)