To learn how to visually represent the experience of a specific place for the class Visualizing the Environment, a group of 12 first-year Landscape Architecture students walked a little over a mile, from the Dana Building through downtown Ann Arbor, stopping along the way to sketch for one minute. They then returned to each point they had sketched to look at a particular aspect of the area.
Students qualify if they:
- Can demonstrate clear financial need in pursuing higher education
- Are a Sonoma County resident, unless otherwise specified
- Plan to attend an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational college
- Plan to be a full-time student, unless otherwise specified
- Have an acceptable academic record
Be sure to check the Eligibility Criteria for each award. In some cases, donors and committees participate in the selection process.
The Community Foundation Scholarship Program offers financial assistance to Sonoma County residents pursuing full-time studies at an accredited college, university or vocational college through our 28 separate scholarship funds: http://www.sonomacf.org/pdf/scholarships/2011_scholarship_descriptions.pdf. This program matches eligible applicants to scholarship funds, providing a central application process to simplify access for students seeking financial aid. Scholarship recipients are selected on a competitive basis, considering multiple factors. Some funds target students with specific areas of interest to the scholarship donor, including high school attended, cultural background and academic/career focus.
Community Foundation Sonoma County offers 28 different scholarships that you can apply for using just ONE application form.
Follow these simple instructions, available here: http://www.sonomacf.org/receive/apply_scholarships.html
1. Use the Scholarship Eligibility Chartto determine all scholarships for which you qualify.
2. Use the Schoarlship Checklist to indicate the scholarship(s) you are applying for and to ensure you have included all required material.
3. Complete the "College" or "Reentry" application
4. Write your Personal Statement using the Personal Statement Questions
5. Include any:
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- Additional application materials that are required for the scholarship(s) you have chosen
- If required, submit the Letter of Recommendation Form
6. Provide evidence of financial need:
7. Please be sure your application package is complete. Incomplete application packages will NOT be considered. Submit complete application package to Community Foundation Sonoma County, 250 D Street, Suite 250, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 to be received by 5:00 p.m., February 28, 2011.
8. When you are notified that you have been awarded a Community Foundation Scholarship, submit ONE of the following to your school's financial aid office:
- Financial Information Summary - New Students
- Financial Information Summary - Continuing/Students
Applicants with science or engineering backgrounds and analytical skills, and who have already completed a masters degree, will be most competitive. Applications for PhD study should be submitted to relevant Carnegie Mellon departments, including all of the Carnegie Mellon engineering departments. Applicants to other Carnegie Mellon departments who are interested in this fellowship program and qualified are also eligible for consideration.
The Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research at Carnegie Mellon is offering competitively-awarded three-year PhD fellowships for interdisciplinary study of topics related to U.S. environmental sustainability.
Example topics of interest include water resource availability with consideration of population growth and climate change; measurements and indices of resource availability (e.g., crops, natural gas, coal, minerals) coupled with "best use" of limited U.S. resources; maximum potential crop yield in the U.S. and implications for sustainable population; indices of soil quality and resilience, and relationships with land use; implications of health care policy and immigration policy on resource requirements; and others.
Applicants should apply to the Carnegie Mellon department of interest, indicate their interest in the Steinbrenner Institute U.S. Environmental Sustainability Fellowship program in their application, and notify Professor David Dzombak (dzombak@cmu.edu) of the Steinbrenner Institute when the application is submitted.
Applicants should include the CV and statement of purpose from their application in the notification to Professor Dzombak.
The fund will support research by a graduate student from the Islamic World or Africa matriculating in the Rackham Graduate School.
The Center for the Education of Women announces the Robin Wright Graduate Fellowship with a grant of up to $4,000. The fund will support research by a graduate student from the Islamic World or Africa matriculating in the Rackham Graduate School.
Preference will be given to graduate students pursuing research in international and global issues in the contemporary period, with a focus on political, economic or societal change as well as new solutions to issues arising from the spread of globalization. Particular attention will be given to research abroad. Also, in order to ensure that as broad a range of people as possible is able to do research on international topics, women graduate students and students intending to return to their home countries to contribute their scholarly and professional skills are particularly encouraged to apply.
To apply, please submit a packet that contains the following:
• An approximately two page proposal that describes the objectives and methods of the planned research project
• A project budget, itemizing all costs and showing how the Wright funds would fit into the budget and how additional costs, if any, would be covered
• A letter of support from a faculty advisor (download form at http://www.cew.umich.edu/PDFs/Robin%20Wright%20Faculty%20Reference%20Cover.pdf). The letter may be submitted separately.
• A vita
• Proof of IRB approval for the project (if relevant for the nature of the research)
** Students who may have intended to apply to the Smithsonian competition have a higher probability of success if put forward by the University of Michigan through this competition process.
Students must have completed all course work for their programs, and must have been admitted into doctoral candidacy and satisfied all requirements except completion of the dissertation in order to qualify.
Applicants must propose to conduct research at the Smithsonian in one of its areas of research as outlined in the publication, Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study, for a period of nine to twelve months Past or current fellowship recipients are eligible to apply for another award. Possible areas of research can be found at http://www.si.edu/ofg/infotoapply.htm .
Applicants whose native language is not English are expected to have the ability to write and converse fluently in English. All application materials must be presented in English (foreign transcripts may be translated, see below).
Determination of the fellowship category for which to apply should be based on the anticipated academic level at the time the fellowship would begin:
Predoctoral Fellowships: Students enrolled in a university as candidates for the Ph.D. or equivalent are eligible for predoctoral fellowships. By the time the appointment begins, the university must approve the undertaking of dissertation research at the Smithsonian Institution and certify that requirements for the doctorate, other than the dissertation, have been met.
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Smithsonian Institution (SI) invite fellowship applications for one-year fellowships to support research in residence at Smithsonian Institution facilities. Fellowships carry a stipend of $30,000. All fields of study that are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Smithsonian Institution are eligible.
General Application Instructions:
Combine Parts 1, 2, & 3 and Submit Two Application Sets (Original and Electronic copy):
1. Completed cover sheet.
2. Research proposal.
3. Curriculum vitae.
4. Transcripts (A copy will be provided by the Rackham Fellowships Office and attached to the application upon receipt).
Include Parts 5 & 6 with the Original Application Set:
5. Letters of reference from two appropriate persons selected by you.
6. Self‑addressed, stamped envelope, if you cannot receive e-mail notification.
No employee or contractor of the Smithsonian Institution may hold a Smithsonian fellowship during the time of his/her employment or contract, nor may an award be offered to any person who has been employed by or under contract to the Institution in the previous year, without the prior approval of the Office of Fellowships.
Financial support, in addition to a Smithsonian fellowship, for such purposes as research travel and equipment may be received from other sources provided that no special demands are made upon the fellow's time. Permission to receive additional stipend support must be requested in writing from the Office of Fellowships.
All funds provided under Smithsonian fellowships, including stipends and research and travel allowances, are subject to tax.
Preference is given to students in Africa-focused undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the University of Michigan. Applicants for research grants may be at preliminary or more advanced stages of their research; applicants for internships should be prepared to identify the venue for their internship in a governmental agency, business, or non-governmental institution in the region.
The African Studies Center (ASC) offers support to faculty and students for research, travel, language study, and collaborative projects that enhance the study of Africa, past and present. ASC also co-sponsors lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and performances related to Africa .
Preference is given to students in Africa-focused undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the University of Michigan.
The following materials are required:·
- ASC funding application formâ€â€see: http://www.ii.umich.edu/asc/resources/funding
- Statement of purpose (2 page limit) including proposed time period, institutional affiliation, your reasons for pursuing the project, and how this experience will contribute to your career goals
- Letter of reference from your faculty advisor
- Budget worksheet (to include cost of mandatory travel insurance, if applicableâ€â€For TRAVEL INSURANCE please see http://www.uhs.umich.edu/tai/ for information and costs. Proof of enrollment will be required before funds can be dispersed.
- Curriculum Vitae
- University of Michigan transcript
A written project report will be required at the conclusion of the grant.
Summer funding applications and supporting materials must be submitted by Monday, Nov. 1 (a second round of applications will be accepted in February)
SNRE Professor Joan Nassauer's research on Iowa farmers suggests that they support goals of crop diversity and healthy production methods, but that many are unsure of how to change their practices, information that help inform policy. Professor Nassauer presented her work at the Iowa Environmental Council conference this week, and she was quoted by Public News Service reporter Deb Courson in "A New Vision for Iowa's Corn Belt--Research Unveiled This Week."
Jen Horton worked at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens (MBG) for the summer.
Funding is available as follows:
· Research and Internship support in Africa – Up to $3,000
· Conference Travel Grants – Up to $500 domestic and $1,000 international travel to support participation as presenters at conferences
· Support for Campus Events – Up to $1,000 to support Africa-related student events on campus
· Support for the study of African languages not offered at the University of Michigan