August 29, 2008

Office of Intercultural Relations

List of Student Academic and Career Opportunities

August 29, 2008

Scholarships

American Chemical Society Scholars Program
The American Chemical Society sponsors scholarship programs for qualified applicants who want to enter the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering, and students seeking a two-year degree in chemical technology. The programs are designed to encourage African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian students to pursue undergraduate college degrees in the chemical sciences and chemical technology. The goal of these scholarship programs is to aid in building an awareness of the value and the rewards associated with careers in science and to assist students in acquiring the skills and credentials needed for success in these areas.
Eligibility: African-American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian; US citizen or permanent resident; full-time college freshmen, sophomores or juniors majoring in chemical sciences at accredited colleges/universities; students planning careers in medicine are not eligible.  Must have GPA of 3.0 or higher and demonstrate financial need according to FAFSA form and the Student Aid Report form. 
Deadline: Applications are accepted from November 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009
Website: http://www.acs.org/ (search for "ACS Scholars")
Email: scholars@acs.org
Phone: 800-227-5558 ext. 6250

American Hotel Foundation Hyatt Hotel Fund
The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) is the not-for-profit, charitable-giving, and fund raising affiliate of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA). For more than 50 years, the Foundation has been the primary source of financial support for industry-related scholarships and research.
Award Amount: $2000
Eligibility: If you are a minority student enrolled full-time in a U.S. undergrad or graduate hospitality degree program such as hotel/restaurant management, culinary arts, travel/tourism, or hotel administration, you're probably a candidate for an AH&LEF academic scholarship.  Criteria are academic performance, hospitality work experience, extracurricular involvement, career goals and financial need.
Deadline: Applications are accepted starting January 1, 2009 and are due May 1, 2009.
Website: http://www.ahlef.org/      

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.: Earl Warren Shearman & Sterling Scholarships
These two special stipends are sponsored by Sherman & Sterling, a large commercial law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and several foreign locations. They have been offered annually since 1991 to talented African-American students who are entering law school. Each annual $15,000 grant includes a $13,500 scholarship and a $1,500 allowance to meet the costs of attending LDF's yearly Civil Rights Institute.
These scholarships are renewable for the second and third years of law school provided the scholar maintains an acceptable academic record and makes normal progress toward obtaining a law degree within three consecutive academic years.
Shearman & Sterling scholarship recipients are assigned attorney-mentors from LDF and from Shearman & Sterling. Through summer internships, the scholars are exposed to the types of litigation practiced by Shearman & Sterling, and gain experience working with LDF on issues related to civil rights and public interest law.
Eligibility: Shearman & Sterling Scholarships are highly competitive. Applicants must have outstanding undergraduate academic records and above average LSAT scores. They must have mature and definitive career objectives and present evidence of exceptional university and community service.
Finalists for these awards are invited to New York City for interviews with a selection committee made up of attorneys from Shearman & Sterling and from LDF. Finalists not selected as Shearman & Sterling scholars may be offered Earl Warren Civil Rights Training Scholarships.
Application Info: Applications for LDF's law scholarships may be requested between November 1 (of the year prior to the year they plan to enter law school) and February 28 by writing to The Earl Warren Legal Training Program, Inc. Requests for applications should be from the applicant, and should include information about the applicant's undergraduate background, expected graduation date, law school plans and career goals. Applications will be sent only to students who have made a request in writing and who appear to meet basic program criteria.
Completed applications must be returned (post-marked) by March 31 of the year the student plans to begin school. No scholarship offer will be made until an applicant has received an unconditional acceptance to a full-time program from an accredited law school.
Website: http://www.naacpldf.org/
Phone: 212-965-2200

NAACP/Lillian & Samuel Sutton Education Scholarship
Eligibility:

• Applicant must be an Education major and a United States citizen enrolled in an accredited college in the United States.
• NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable.
• Undergraduate applicant must be a full-time student.  If a student drops below the required full-time status, the Scholarship Selection Committee will adjust the grant received to 50% of the award allocated for that semester.  Graduate students may be full or part-time students.
• Graduating high school seniors and undergraduate students must possess a grade point average of 2.5 (C+) on a 4.0 system.  Graduate students must possess a 3.0 (B) average on a 4.0 system.
• Renewals will not be automatic.  Recipients will have to compete for the renewal of their scholarship and must maintain a 2.5 GPA for undergraduates and a 3.0 for graduates to qualify for renewal.  Additional information such as recent GPA, and verification of education major will be considered.

Deadline: April 2009 (specific date TBD)
Website: http://www.naacp.org/youth/scholarships/information/naacp/index.htm

General Motors Minority Dealers Association Scholarship Program
The General Motors Minority Dealers Association Scholarship Program provides scholarships each year to help deserving ethnic minority college students pursue their educational dreams.
A limited number of scholarships in the amount of $2,500 are awarded annually to ethnic minority high school seniors and college students who meet all criteria and requirements set forth by the GMMDA scholarship committee. 
Eligibility: Applicants are chosen based upon their academic excellence, volunteer and work experience, career aspirations and the strength of a personal statement.   
Deadline: Applications will be available on September 15, 2008. 
Website: http://www.gmmda.org/main.cfm?location=15  
Email: scholarshipinfo@gmsac.com

American Dental Hygienists' Association Institute Scholarship Program
The primary focus of the program is to provide financial assistance to dental hygiene students and dental hygienists who can demonstrate a commitment to further the discipline of dental hygiene through academic achievement, professional excellence, and a desire to improve the publics overall health.
Eligibility:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited dental hygiene program in the United States
• Completed a minimum of one year in a dental hygiene curriculum. Students entering their first year of dental hygiene school are not eligible; students may be in the process of completing their first year when application is submitted.
• A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
• A full-time student during the academic year for which you are applying (e.g. Fall 2008 - Spring 2009); unless applying for the Part-Time Scholarship.
• Must be an active member of the Student American Dental Hygienists' Association (SADHA) or the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA).
• Graduate students must hold an active dental hygiene license and hold the minimum of a baccalaureate degree; and
• Demonstrate a financial need of at least $1,500 by using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Deadline: Applications will be available on January 1, 2009 and are due on May 1, 2009. 
Website: www.adha.org/institute/Scholarship/index.htm   

HORIZONS Foundation Scholarship Program
Women in Defense, A National Security Organization, established the HORIZONS Foundation to encourage women to pursue careers related to the national security and defense interests of the United States and to provide development opportunities to women already working in national security and defense fields. The scholarship program is intended to provide financial assistance to further educational objectives of women who are U.S. citizens either employed or planning careers in defense or national security areas. (This is not law enforcement or criminal justice.)
The Foundation focuses on the following preferred fields of study for awarding scholarships: security studies, military history, government relations, engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, business (as it relates to national security or defense), law (as it relates to national security or defense), international relations, political science, economics. Others will be considered if the applicant can successfully demonstrate relevance to a career in the areas of national security or defense.
Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following criteria. No exceptions will be considered.

• be currently enrolled at an accredited university or college, either full-time or part- time;
• undergraduate and graduate students are eligible; undergraduates must have attained at least junior level status (60 credits);
• demonstrate interest in pursuing a career related to national security or defense;
• demonstrate financial need;
• have a minimum grade point average of 3.25;
• be a woman;
• and be a citizen of the United States.

Deadline (Spring '09 semester assistance): November 1, 2008
Deadline (Fall '09 semester assistance): July 1, 2009
Website: wid.ndia.org/horizon/scholar.htm   

THE LAGRANT FOUNDATION
THE LAGRANT FOUNDATION is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to increase the number of ethnic minorities in the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations by providing scholarships, career development workshops, professional development, mentors and internships to African American, American Indian/Native American, Asian Pacific American and Hispanic/Latino undergraduate and graduate students.  Our goal is to open the proverbial door for minorities by providing the necessary resources and tools not commonly available to many minorities entering the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations. 
THE LAGRANT FOUNDATION annually provides 15 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who are attending accredited institutions and are pursing careers in the fields of advertising, marketing or public relations.
Eligibility:  Applicant must

• be a US citizen or permanent resident and a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American, Asian Pacific American, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/Alaska Native;
• be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or more per semester/quarter; and
• have a minimum of 2.75 GPA and MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or advertising or must minor in communications with desire to pursue a career in public relations, marketing or advertising.

Deadline: February 27, 2009
Website: http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/           

Student Leadership

National Conference on Student Leadership
For thirty years, the National Conference on Student Leadership has equipped collegiate student leaders and their advisors with comprehensive tools to achieve their leadership potential and positively impact their campuses and communities.

Here's a link to information about the April 2009 conference in Boston:  http://www.ncslcollege.com/conf/april2009boston/                                     

Miscellaneous

Wall Street Journal Article on Job Search Etiquette for Twenty-Somethings http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121729233758791783.html
An excerpt from the July 29^th article:
After interviewing a college student in June, Tory Johnson thought she had found the qualified and enthusiastic intern she craved for her small recruiting firm. Then she received the candidate's thank-you note, laced with words like "hiya" and "thanx," along with three exclamation points and a smiley-face emoticon.

"That email just ruined it for me," says Ms. Johnson, president of New York-based Women For Hire Inc. "This looks like a text message."

Hiring managers like Ms. Johnson say an increasing number of job hunters are just too casual when it comes to communicating about career opportunities in cyberspace and on mobile devices. Thank yous on paper aren't necessary, but some applicants are writing emails that contain shorthand language and decorative symbols, while others are sending hasty and poorly thought-out messages to and from mobile devices. Job hunters are also using social-networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to try to befriend less-than-willing interviewers.

The following are websites and search engines with various opportunities for scholarships:
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/

http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp

http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/app

http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm