Hutton Honors College
— Truman Scholarship Deadlines at IU Set for March 29
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The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation is expected to award 75-80 merit-based scholarships to students who will be juniors in 2002-3 and who plan to attend graduate or professional school in preparation for careers in government, the non-profit sector, or other forms of public service. Each scholarship is worth $30,000 and provides special opportunities for leadership training and for internships and employment with the federal government. To compete for the award, students must be nominated by their undergraduate institutions; the IU Truman Selection/Nomination Committee has set Friday, March 29, 2002 as the campus deadline for current sophomores who wish to be considered for the 2003 competition. The Truman Scholarship is intended to encourage and support public service, which the foundation defines "as employment in government at any level, uniformed services, public-interest organizations, non-governmental research and/or educational organizations, public and private schools, and public-service oriented nonprofit organizations such as those whose primary purposes are to help needy or disadvantaged persons or to protect the environment." Truman Scholars are eligible to receive $3,000 for the senior year of undergraduate education and $27,000 for graduate studies. In the past, Truman scholars have been drawn from fields as diverse as biology, environmental management, physical and social sciences, technology policy, economics, education, government, history, international relations, law, political science, public administration, nonprofit management, public health, and public policy. Eligibility: To be considered for the Truman Scholarship, students must have a clear commitment to a career in public service, be in the upper quarter of their class, be a U.S. Citizen or National, and be nominated by their universities. They must be full-time students and in their third year of college study in 2002-2003. (Residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible in their fourth year.) The IU committee will select up to four nominees for the national 2003 Truman competition and is using a spring deadline to ensure students who study abroad or hold an internship during the junior year are able to be considered. The committee will reopen the process in the fall only if it has not identified four nominees from the spring process.) To be considered by the IU committee, students must submit a completed Truman Scholarship application, including a policy proposal on a significant policy issue related to the candidate's intended area of public service. Candidates must also include one of the three letters of recommendation described in the Truman application material. The materials must be returned to Elaine Hehner in the Honors College, 324 N. Jordan Avenue, Room 204, by March 29, 2002. Nomination and selections standards: The Truman attracts the interest of top candidates around the country. The foundation chooses scholars on the basis of their academic accomplishments and promise, on their accomplishments and potential as leaders, and on their likelihood of being able to make a difference through their public service. Anyone who wants to learn more about Truman Scholarships should visit the Truman Foundation's Web site http://www.truman.gov. Those who want to inquire about the nomination process on this campus should contact Elaine Hehner at 855-3550 or by email at ehehner@indiana.edu |
