How to Make the Most

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Planning for Post-Graduate Success

• How to Make the Most
• Of Your Senior Year

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How Do You End Up Where You Want to Be at the End
of Senior Year?

• PLANNING!

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Deadlines, Drafts and Delays

• Many scholarship and program deadlines occur
  early in the fall
• You may be able to use the same core essay over
  and over with slight changes, but maybe not
• Good essays require 5-20 drafts
• Recommendation writers need you to be organized
• Summer is a GREAT time to plan ahead

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How to Get Organizedin 6 Steps

• Research what you are applying for
• Know your deadlines
• Know the applications (number of essays, special
  items to submit, like portfolios)
• Know how many references you need and what type
• Create a spreadsheet, list or other document to
  keep yourself on track
• Prioritize

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Examples of Spreadsheets
Student Thinking of Teaching/Service
Pre-Med Student
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ScholarshipsWhats Out There?

• British Scholarships
• International Awards
• U.S. Graduate Study Fellowships
• Graduate Fellowships in International Affairs
• Other Scholarship Awards

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British Scholarships

• UIC Deadline September 11
• Rhodes Oxford
• www.rhodesscholar.org
• Marshall any UK university
• www.marshallscholarship.org
• Gates Cambridge Cambridge
• www.gatesscholar.org
• Mitchell any Irish university
• www.us-irelandalliance.org
• Fulbright any UK university
• www.fulbright.co.uk

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International Awards

• Fulbright research, study or teaching English
• UIC deadline September 11
• www.iie.org/fulbright
• Rotary graduate study abroad
• Annual deadline Cycle begins in spring
• www.rotary.org
• DAAD research, intern or study in Germany
• Annual deadline January 31
• www.daad.de

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Fellowships for U.S. Graduate Study

• NSF graduate study in math, science,
  engineering and the social sciences
• Annual Deadline early November
• www.nsf.gov
• Javits graduate study in the humanities and
  some social sciences
• Annual Deadline early October
• www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits
• Jack Kent Cooke graduate/professional study in
  any field
• UIC Deadline February 15
• www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships

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Graduate Fellowships in International Affairs

• Pickering graduate study, internships,
  mentoring in international affairs
• Enter Foreign Service upon completing graduate
  degree
• Annual deadline early February
• www.woodrow.org/fellowships/foreign_affairs/picker
  ing_grad
• Rangel graduate study, internship, mentoring in
  international affairs
• Enter Foreign Service upon completing graduate
  degree
• Annual Deadline late January
• www.howard.edu/rjb/rangelprogram

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Other Graduate Awards

• For Immigrants
• Soros for new Americans in any field of
  graduate/professional study
• www.pdsoros.org
• Annual Deadline November 1
• Merage for immigrants in any field of graduate
  or professional study/development
• www.meragefoundations.com/mfad
• UIC Deadline November 15
• For Social Studies Teachers
• Madison supports graduate study for high school
  social studies or history teachers
• www.jamesmadison.com
• Annual Deadline March 1

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And Even More Awards!

• Critical Languages fully-funded summer language
  study abroad
• www.clscholarship.org
• Annual Deadline mid-November
• McKelvie supports students planning careers in
  government
• http//polisci.unl.edu/undergrad/undergrad_scholar
  ships
• Annual Deadline April 1
• J.W. Saxe supports service projects, and no or
  low-pay internships
• www.jwsaxefund.org
• Annual Deadline March 15

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Post-Graduation Teaching Programs

• Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
• Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Program
• Teach for America
• Math for America
• Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF)
  Fellowships
• Mississippi Teacher Corps

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Teaching Programs

• Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
• Teach in one of 38 countries, various levels
• http//us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking/thinking_te
  aching
• UIC Deadline September 11
• JET teach English in Japan for 2 years
• Annual Deadline late November
• www.us.em-japan.go.jp/JET/
• Contacts Consulate General of Japan, Chicago
• 312.280.0428 or jickono_at_webkddi.com,
  jicmext_at_webkddi.com
• Teach for America teach 2 years in underserved
  areas of the country
• Annual Deadlines 4 yearly (Sept., Nov., Jan.,
  Feb.)
• www.teachforamerica.org
• Contacts TFA Chicago office, 312.254.1000

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More Teaching Programs

• Math for America teach math in public schools
  in NYC, San Diego, LA or DC
• 5-year commitment ending in masters degree or
  teaching certificate
• www.mathforamerica.org
• Annual Deadlines Vary by city applying to
• Contacts
• NYC Jonathan Schweig, 212.206.0053
• San Diego Susan Millen, 858.822.6284
• LA Pam Mason, 213.740.6740
• DC Bianca Abrams, 202.939.1135

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And Finally, More Teaching Programs!

• KSTF Fellowship teach physical science,
  biological science or math in secondary schools
• 5-year commitment beginning with masters degree
  in teacher education program
• www.kstf.org
• Annual Deadline mid-January
• Contacts Nicole Gillespie, Senior Program
  Officer, Teaching Fellowships, ngillespie_at_kstf.org
  , 856.608.0001
• Mississippi Teacher Corps teach in
  critical-need public schools in Mississippi
  (rural and urban)
• 2-year commitment ending in masters degree in
  education from Ole Miss
• www.olemiss.edu/programs/mtc
• Annual Deadline 4 yearly (Oct., Nov., Jan.,
  Mar.)
• Contacts Ben Guest, Program Manager,
  mtc_at_olemiss.edu, 662.915.5224

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Post-Graduation Job and Volunteer Programs

• Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellowship
• Peace Corps
• Coro Fellowship
• AmeriCorps (VISTA)
• City Year

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Job and Volunteer Programs

• Carnegie Fellowship spend a year in DC as paid
  Junior Research Fellow in intl. affairs
  (www.carnegieendowment.org)
• UIC Deadline November 20
• Peace Corps commit to 2 years working in a
  developing country (www.peacecorps.gov)
• Annual Deadline Rolling Application
• Contacts Chicago Regional Office, 312.353.4990,
  chicago_at_peacecorps.gov
• Coro Fellowship full-time, 9-month leadership
  training program in public affairs (www.coro.org)
• Placements in LA, NYC, Pittsburgh, San Francisco
  and St. Louis
• Annual Deadline mid-January
• Contacts Coro Leadership Center St. Louis,
  kari_at_coro.org, 636.827.9805

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More Job and Volunteer Programs

• AmeriCorps (VISTA) commit to one year in same
  community helping to fight poverty there
  (http//americorps.gov/for_individuals/choose/vist
  a.asp)
• Education award or stipend upon completion
• Annual Deadline Rolling Application
• Contacts National AmeriCorps center,
  800.942.2677, questions_at_americorps.org
• City Year commitment to one year of full-time
  service either in schools or community orgs.
  (www.cityyear.org)
• One of largest AmeriCorps programs (ed.
  award/stipend apply)
• 18 U.S. locations and Johannesburg, South Africa
• Annual Deadline 4 yearly (Nov., Feb., Apr., May)
• Contacts Can specifically contact city you are
  interested in applying to (http//www.cityyear.org
  /contact-recruitment.aspx)

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Special Scholarship Programs

• We are here to help

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What We Provide Students Applying for
Nationally-Competitive Awards

• Talk to you about your plans
• IN THE SUMMER!!! Phone, in-person, email
• Advise you on the application processes
• Integral to Fulbright, British, Merage processes
  (and others that require official nominations)
• Help with essays, resumes, references
• Assistance with mailing, and
• All the moral support you need!

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Where You Can Find Us

• Office of Special Scholarship Programs
• 2506 University Hall
• Hours Monday-Friday, 830AM-445PM, open during
  the school year, over breaks and in the summer
• Phone [phone]
• Email Beth bpowers_at_uic.edu Amanda
  amandao_at_uic.edu
• Website http//www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp

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QUESTIONS???

• THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!!!!!