Deadline- 4 February 2014
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation is accepting applications for Scholarship offered to pursue graduate degree level studies at US Universities. Scholars will have the opportunity to receive up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school, participate in leadership development activities, and have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal government.
Areas of Study-
The Foundation has supported Truman Scholars in many fields of study, from agriculture, biology, engineering, technology, medicine, and environmental management, to fields such as economics, education, government, history, international relations, law, political science, public administration, nonprofit management, public health, and public policy.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- a full-time junior-level student at a four-year institution pursuing a bachelor’s degree during the 2013-2014 academic year. Junior’ here means a student who plans to continue full-time undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between December 2014 and August 2015, or a student in his or her third year of collegiate study who expects to graduate during the 2013-2014 academic year, or a senior-level student who is a resident of Puerto Rico or the Islands as defined below
- nominated by the Truman Scholarship Faculty Representative at his or her institution
- in the upper quarter of his or her class
- a United States citizen or a United States national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Resident aliens (green card holders) are not eligible
- has an extensive record of public and community service
- has outstanding leadership potential and communication skills
- is committed to a career in government or elsewhere in public service, as defined by the Foundation
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