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St. Olaf College Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) - Graduate School Resources
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Council of Graduate Schools (CGS): http://www.cgsnet.org
Peterson's Guide: http://www.petersons.com/graduate/
Guide to Graduate School, GRE Prep, Rankings and Newsgroup: http://www.number2.com
Educational Testing Services (ETS) - practice GRE tests and diagnostic GRE):http://www.ets.org
Application Essay Help: http://www.accepted.com/grad/
Project 1000 - graduate school application fee waivers for underrepresented minority students: http://mati.eas.asu.edu:8421/p1000/index.html
CIC Free App - graduate application fee waivers for underrepresented minority students applying to Big Ten univerisites: http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/programs/FreeApp/index.shtml
Ford Foundation: Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities. The $21,500 fellowships are awarded to individual minority students who demonstrate superior scholarship and show greatest promise for future achievement as scholars, researchers, and teachers in institutions of higher education. November deadline. http://www.nationalacademies.org/fellowships
Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship Program: Now accepting applications for summer of 2007. The PPIA Fellowship Program is designed to prepare college juniors or rising college seniors, especially from diverse communities, for graduate study in public policy, public administration and international affairs. Accepted students will attend a Junior Summer Institute (JSI) at one of our five locations for 7-weeks from June through August. For more information and to apply, please visit our web site: www.ppiaprogram.org/app/
MN TRIO~Ronald McKinley/Bruce Vento/Paul & Sheila Wellstone Scholarship: 3 -$800 scholarships available to MN TRiO students. Application due Monday 7, January 7th at 8:00 am to the SSS Office.
St. Olaf College Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) - Scholarships/Grants
HECUA: An organization of 17 liberal arts colleges, universities, and associations dedicated to education for social justice. Together we shape academically rigorous, study-abroad and off-campus study programs that address the most pressing issues in our neighborhoods, nations and world. This unique educational collaboration engages students, faculty and practitioners in learning that generates knowledge and tools for social transformation and community building.
At HECUA we learn by doing, reflecting and acting with others. HECUA specializes in integrating theory and practice, bringing together key disciplines that equip students to be active citizens and leaders – locally and globally. http://www.hecua.org/
COCA-COLA SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: 200 $4,000 four year renewable scholarships and 50 $20,000 four year renewable scholarships; based on academics, school activities, community activities, employment; must have a minimum gpa of 3.00 Available between 9-3 and 10-31; https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/jsp/scholars/Index.jsp
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PUBLICATIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: full time scholarships to those in computer science, engineering, or systems analysis; contact EOPSP, Box 297, St. Peter, MN 56082
Student Video Scholarships: http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships: http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships: http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
Sports Scholarships and Internships: http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm
Presidential Freedom Scholarships: http://www.learnandserve.gov/home/site_map/index.asp
WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search: http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp
Guaranteed Scholarships: http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
St. Olaf College Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) - Internship/Job Search
Breakthrough
Saint Paul: Looking for a diverse group
of talented high school and college students to teach in an innovative
academic summer program for high-potential, low-income middle school
students in Saint Paul. Breakthrough provides paid summer teaching
internships, complete with training and classroom teaching experience.Want
to learn more about this exciting teaching internship? Contact Jennifer
Otremba, Coordinator of Curriculum & Instruction at jotremba@moundsparkacademy.org
or 651-748-5504. www.breakthroughsaintpaul.org
Target Corporation: Internship opportunities are available - please go to www.target.com/careers.
Mayo Clinic – Rochester Summer Laboratory Science Program (SLSP): Offering internship opportunities in our clinical labs for students that are working towards their degrees in chemistry, human-biological sciences and related allied-health degrees. Applicants should be between their junior and senior years and have a genuine interest in pursuing a career in the clinical labs. http://www.mayoclinic.org/intern-labmed-rst/
Summer Research Programs: SROP - Summer Research Opportunity Program (undergraduate students) https://umich-rackham.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/umich_rackham.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1579
Program in Biomedical Sciences: http://www.med.umich.edu/pibs/summerresearch.htm
Brand Essay Competition: http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm
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