National Scholarship Announcements - On Community Building

[8 January 2009 - The Office of National Scholarships] Scholarships for Human Rights Students & Social Justice Advocates:

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship is "a unique leadership development opportunity for motivated individuals seeking to make a difference in the struggle to eliminate hunger and poverty." The program is open to recent graduate and involves leadership training and field work at rural, urban and national agencies. DEADLINE is January 22, 2009.Students may visit http://www.hungercenter.org/national/applicationinfo.htm for an application and more information.

The Davis-Putter Scholarship is intended for students (undergraduates and graduates) who are "active in movements for social and economic justice" and demonstrate financial need. Maximum award is $8,000 open to any discipline. Students do not need to be U.S. citizens (but must be living & going to school in the U.S.). The 2009 application will be available in January with a DEADLINE of APRIL 1, 2009. Students may visit http://www.davisputter.org/index.html for an application (when it becomes available) and more information.

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowships are six-nine month positions with non-profit advocacy groups in Washington D.C. Fellows receive a stipend of $2,200 per month and health insurance, plus travel expenses. Students must complete their undergraduate degrees before the fellowship period – graduate students are also encouraged to apply. The DEADLINE for a Fall 2009 Fellowship is February 2, 2009; the DEADLINE for a Spring 2010 Fellowship is October 15, 2009. Students may visit http://www.scoville.org/apply.html#iif07 for an application and more information.

Rotary World Peace Fellowship are competitive fellowships leading to a master's degree or professional development certificate at one of seven Rotary Center in partnership with eight universities: Chulalongkorn University (Bankok, Thailand); Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; International Christian University (Tokyo, Japan); University del Salvador (Buenos Aires, Argentina); University of Bradford (West Yorkshire, England); University of California, Berkeley; University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia). DEADLINE: 2010 Applications must be sponsored by a local Rotary club and endorsed by July 1, 2009, so students need to contact a local Rotary club ASAP to obtain district deadlines. Full guidelines, selection and eligibility criteria and the application are available at:
http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/RotaryCentersForInternationalStudies/Pages/HowToApply.aspx

The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a $10,000 stipend to a graduating college senior to pursue public service anywhere in the world. DEADLINE is February 13, 2009
Students may visit http://www.nationalgridus.com/commitment/d4-1_award.asp for an
application and more information.

Also, applications for the William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose are due in mid-January of each year. (This year's application is due January 16, 2009 for any last minute candidates.) This award, designed to encourage students to devote their lives to benefitting their fellow men and women, is a $40,000 unrestricted cash grant for a "noble purpose". See http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/simon.html for more information.