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Harry S. Truman Scholarship
UNC Application Deadline - Monday, October 20, 2008.
Juniors headed for careers in public service are encouraged
to apply for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Truman Scholars
are "future 'change agents' who have the desire, intellect,
and leadership potential that in time will likely enable them
to improve the way that public entities-be they government
agencies or non-profit organizations-serve the public. Scholars
selected as juniors are eligible to receive a total of $30,000
for graduate studies. Applicants must have a strong academic
and service record and plan to pursue a graduate program geared
toward public service. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, with
a GPA of 3.60 or higher.
All Candidates should be aware that the Truman Scholarship
has a newly instituted service requirement. Scholars selected
from 2005 on are required to work in public service for three
of the seven years following completion of a Foundation funded
graduate degree program as a condition of receiving Truman
funds. Scholars who do not meet this service requirement,
or who fail to provide timely proof to the Foundation of such
employment, will be required to repay funds received along
with interest. The Foundation will have an appeals process
for special circumstances.
The Truman Foundation gives priority to master's and doctorate
programs in: public administration; public policy analysis;
public health; international relations; government; economics;
social services delivery; education and human resource development;
and conservation and environmental protection. Students who
plan to pursue medical or law degrees must make a convincing
case that they do so for purposes of public service.
Detailed information can be found at: http://www.truman.gov/.
Eligibility
Prospective nominees must be one of the following:
- Be in the upper quarter of their junior class, except
for residents of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa or the Northern Marianas who must be in their
senior class.
- Be committed to a career in public service.
- Receive UNC's nomination (see application process below)
Application Information
To prepare for the application process: Read on a regular
basis a good national newspaper (possibly Wall Street Journal,
New York Times) and a thoughtful periodical like The Economist;
take a course or seminar dealing with current public issues;
continue community service activities; continue to exercise
roles of leadership, even if on a small-scale basis. Candidates
should know something about Harry Truman and his presidency
- The Truman application will be submitted online for the UNC internal deadline by noon, October 20, 2008.
- Applicants must first register with Trent Johnson (trent@unc.edu), or 843-7757, prior to receiving access to the online application.
- Please submit your full name, permanent home address and e-mail address and you will receive confirmation and a password from the Truman Foundation.
- The below listed materials must be submitted, in
hard copy, to the Office of Distinguished Scholarships, 225
Graham Memorial Hall, CB3 3510, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3510, by noon, October 20, 2008.
- Three letters of recommendation.The Office of Distinguished Scholarships suggests applicants provide this letter, or a version of it, to all those whom you ask to write recommendations.
- All college transcripts (You may request from the Registrar,
at no cost, an internal transcript to be sent to our office
in 225 Graham Memorial. Please make this request 5 days
prior to Truman deadline. No copies required.).
Selection Process
- Selected applicants will be asked to attend a campus
interview in November 14, 2008. (Students not physically present at UNC,
but in the continental United States, must be present for
the designated on-campus interview for the scholarship to
which they are applying and for which a UNC endorsement
is required. We encourage candidates living abroad to click here for teleconferencing instructions.)
- All nominees' applications must be submitted electronically to the Office of Distinguished
Scholarships by February 3, 2009. Finalists will posted on
the Truman web site by February 19, 2009. Finalist interviews
are held TBA.
For further information about the application process,
please contact Trent Johnson at 843-7757, trent@unc.edu, Professor George Lensing at 962-4053, lensing@email.unc.edu or Nick Didow, Chair of the
Truman Selection Committee, nick_didow@unc.edu
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