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The Advanced Academic Programs 2009

Scholarship Assistance Program

The Scholarship Assistance Program provides tuition assistance to selected students on a competitive basis within the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) of the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of need and merit as determined by each academic program.
 
Alumni donations and tuition revenue fund the scholarships, which are awarded in the form of tuition grants. Awards are announced by July 31 and must be used toward classes taken in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, or Summer 2010. Past awards have ranged from $500 to $5,000.  
 
Who Can Apply
 
Only active students in good standing may apply. Students must have completed at least one class in their program of study by May 8, 2009, to be eligible for this scholarship.
 
Since financial aid cannot verify financial need for international students, they are not eligible for this scholarship.
 
Students can apply for this scholarship every year, but they must fill out a new form each year.
 
How to Apply
 
All students must submit four documents to apply. All forms must be received by May 8, 2009, to be considered.
 
1) The first form is the 2009 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This form will be available January 1, 2009. It is an online form and is available at:
 
 
**Please note: The scholarship committee is borrowing the Federal Application for Financial Aid to determine financial need. This is the same form used for students who want federal loans. This form stipulates that you must take two classes, request loans, and have your paperwork in by a specific date. These stipulations do NOT apply to students who accept the scholarship and decline the loans. The financial aid office will send a confirmation and EFC once they have received your form. Please make sure to save this for your records. If you are already filling out the FAFSA for loans for 2009, you do not need to submit this form again.
 
2) The second form is a Hopkins specific financial-aid form. It should be filled out and submitted online. Select the “Aid Application – Part Time Program (AAP and EPP).” It is available at:

3) The third form is AAP Scholarship interest form. This form is submitted electronically and available at: http://advanced.jhu.edu/students/forms/student-assistance-program-application-form/

4) You must also submit your final paper from Research and Writing Methods. Please upload that paper when you fill out the form in number 3 above.

 

 

 

IABC Scholarship

IABC Washington is pleased to offer three $1,000 scholarships for students residing in the greater Washington-Baltimore region.

The scholarships are available to full-time and part-time, undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at a local university with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Students must demonstrate their commitment to the communication profession by majoring in a communication-related field (for example: communication, PR, marketing, advertising, journalism, technical writing) or pursuing an advanced degree. Student should be an IABC member or be willing to become a member of IABC and the IABC Washington chapter.

To be considered for the scholarship, please send a three-page essay describing your commitment to the field of communication and your experience so far, along with your IABC membership number, two reference letters, a copy of a recent transcript and proof of other scholastic recognitions.

Scholarship applications will be evaluated by a committee of IABC Washington chapter communication professionals in a blind review process and based solely on the criteria listed above.

The application period for 2009 is now closed. Please check back later this year for information on the 2010 deadline.

For more information or questions, please contact Randy Tyson at randy.tyson@buckconsultants.com or Jakub Konysz at jkonysz@gmail.com.

 

Other Scholarships 

Fellowships 

Presidential Management Fellows  (PMF) Program 
https://www.pmf.opm.gov/HProgramOverview.aspx

 

** NEW: Important PMF Deadlines for 2010 **

October 1-15, 2009                  Application Period
October 1-31, 2009                  Nomination Period
January/February 2010             Assessment Period
February. March 2010              Finalists Announced/Job Fair
 
The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program is federal job placement program for outstanding graduate students – the “best and the brightest.” It places students in  two-year, paid fellowships during which students rotate through government agencies to gain management experience. The goal of the program is to train/produce future managers and leaders in government service. At the end of the fellowship, students can be placed in well-paying, management-level , permanent positions with federal agencies – although the program does not guarantee employment. Between 1,000 and 3,000 students have applied to the program since its inception in 1977. The program accepts about 60% of all applicants. The program offers a special preference for veterans and Native Americans.

The program includes 160 hours of classroom training, a mandatory development assignment, optional rotations to management positions within federal agencies, and most importantly, opportunities for accelerated promotions and networking. The program is operated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and is open to graduate students in all disciplines who complete their graduate degrees within the program’s academic year (for the 2010 class, this is September 1, 2009, to August 31, 2010).

 This rigorous two-year paid fellowship includes:

  • Formal classroom training of 160 hours,
  • Mandatory four to six month developmental assignment,
  • Optional rotations of one to six months in duration,
  • Challenging work assignments,
  • Potential for accelerated promotions, and
  • Opportunities to network with other future leaders.

More than 80 Federal agencies currently partner with the PMF Program Office to hire Fellows annually.  Fellows engage in solving domestic and international issues including, but not limited to:

  • Public Administration
  • Foreign Policy
  • Technology
  • Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Health
  • Financial Management

Once a finalist is appointed as a Presidential Management Fellow, the OPM regulations outline the requirements for successful completion of the two year fellowship.  To successfully complete the PMF Program and convert to a permanent Federal position, during the two-year fellowship, a Fellow must receive:

  • An agency-approved Individual Development Plan (IDP);
  • A minimum of 80 hours of formal classroom training each year of the fellowship, for a total of 160 hours;
  • At lease one developmental assignment of four to six months in duration;
  • A performance plan and annual review; and,
  • A certification of successful completion of the program by the appointing agency’s Executive Resources Board (ERB), or equivalent, at the end of the fellowship

For more information, please contact Dr. Jane Twomey, PMF coordinator for the Communication program at jtwomey@jhu.edu

Other Fellowships




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