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Summer Research Program Call for Applications: “Negotiations and Impacts: Water Policy Across China’s Loess Plateau”

Interested in the relationship between the environment and socio-economic development? See below for info on a fully-funded summer program for undergraduates focusing on fieldwork in China and supported by the National Science Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh. All undergrads (including those beyond the U. of Pittsburgh) are eligible to apply, with juniors and non-graduating [...]

Fulbright Information Meeting – Tues 9/6, 5:00 PM

Interested in applying for a Fulbright Fellowship? Dr. Nabil Al-Tikriti, campus advisor, will hold a meeting this Tuesday, September 6, at 5:00 PM in Monroe 240. See below for more information: Would you like to study ballet in Moscow, opera in Italy, or Flemish Renaissance painters in Belgium? Would you like to research migration patterns [...]

Rachel Luehrs (’12) Awarded SHEAR/Mellon Summer Seminar Fellowship

History major Rachel Luehrs has been accepted to the prestigious SHEAR/Mellon Summer Seminar. This program awards ten highly competitive fellowships annually to rising college seniors who are preparing for research on their senior theses at liberal arts colleges. Students who are accepted join a summer program “dedicated to providing talented, motivated undergraduate scholars the opportunity to pursue [...]

Gabii Project 2011 Volunteer Field Program

The Gabii Project will again sponsor a 6-week volunteer field program for undergraduate and graduate students in 2011. Gabii is locate 18 km east of Rome Italy. The 2011 program will run from June 19 until July 30, 2011. The application deadline is February 28, 2011. Contact: gabii.project@gmail.com URL: sitemaker.umich.edu/gabiiproject/

Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program

College Sophomores and Juniors: Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program is open for applications. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York City invites college sophomores and juniors with a passion for American history, and academic excellence in the field, to contact: scholars@gilderlehrman.org.  Application deadline is February 15, 2011. URL: www.gilderlehrman.org/historyscholars.html

Historic Deerfield — Summer Fellowship Program, June 13-August 14, 2011

Historic Deerfield is offering fellowships for 6-10 undergraduates (junior or senior status) to work and study in their museums in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Application deadline: February 25, 2011. For more details, go to www.historic-deerfield.org/summer-fellowship-program.

Paid Internships at Civil War Sites Available

Check out this wonderful opportunity for a paid internship at Gettysburg or Harpers Ferry. Contact Dr. McClurken if you’re interested in applying. [Note the deadline is coming up very fast.] Gettysburg National Military Park, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Deadline:  January 14, 2011 The Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State invites applications from [...]

Charles Girard (’12) Wins Human Rights Campaign Scholarship

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation awarded a Generation Equality Scholarship to University of Mary Washington junior Charles Girard ’12. The $500 scholarship recently was awarded as part of the HRC Foundation’s Youth and Campus Outreach Program, which aims to provide tools, facilitate connections, and empower young people to fight for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and [...]

David L. Boren Scholarships

The applications for the 2011-2012 National Security Education Program’s David L. Boren Scholarships for American undergraduate students and Fellowships for graduate students are now available at www.borenawards.org <http://www.borenawards.org>  <http://www.borenawards.org/>. Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where [...]

Boren Scholarship — February 1

The applications for the 2011-2012 National Security Education Program’s David L. Boren Scholarships for undergraduate students and Fellowships for graduate students are now available at www.borenawards.org <http://www.borenawards.org/>. Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can [...]