MA in Communication | Scholarships and Fellowships

The Advanced Academic Programs 2012-2013

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 20th and must be used toward classes taken in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, or Summer 2013. 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 11, 2012, 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 three forms to apply. All forms must be received by May 11, 2012, to be considered.

1) The first form is the 2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This form is available beginning January 1, 2012. It is an online form and is available at:

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

**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 2011-2012, you do not need to submit this form again.

2) The second form is AAP Scholarship interest form. This form is submitted electronically and available by clicking here. Please note you will need to submit your final paper from Research and Writing Methods.

3) Financial Certification Form. Fill out this form and Mail, Scan and E-mail, or fax to fin_aid@jhu.edu / (786)-513-2839.

Bryce Harlow

The Byrce Harlow Foundation has awarded fellowships to highly motivated students who are pursuing a career in professional advocacy through public affairs, government relations or lobbying. Fellowships are awarded to individuals who undertake graduate level studies on a part-time basis and work full-time. Graduate programs may include, but are not limited to public policy, law, and business. The $6,000 award will help defray tuition costs and will be paid directly to the university in two installments. The application deadline ards is April 6, 2012. The process begins each year in January with online application materials and ends in July with the announcement of the fellows. For information see: http://www.bryceharlow.org/program/index.cfm

Other Scholarships

• Lagrant Foundation
  http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/
• National Speakers Association
  http://www.nsaspeaker.org/ABOUTNSA/NSAFoundation.aspx
• American Association of University Women
  http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/career_development.cfm
• New York Women in Communications
  http://www.nywici.org/foundation/scholarships
• Public Relations Student Society of America
  http://www.prssa.org/scholarships_competitions/
• Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
  http://www.pdsoros.org/
• P.E.O. International
  http://www.peointernational.org
• Other Scholarships Listed on JHU website
  http://webapps.jhu.edu/financialaid/
• International Research and Exchange Board
  http://www.irex.org/programs/grants.asp

Fellowships

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

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 2011 class, this is September 1, 2010, to August 31, 2011).

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 Paula Weissman, PMF coordinator for the Communication program at pweissman@jhu.edu.

Other Fellowships

• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (CH)
  Kell Muñoz Fellowship
  http://si.edu/ofg/fell.htm#fch
• Council of Graduate Schools
  http://www.cgsnet.org/Default.aspx?tabid=163
• Executive Women International
  http://www.executivewomen.org/
• The Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health (for working journalists only)
  http://www.kff.org/mediafellows/
• National Cancer Institute Health Communication Program
  https://hcip.nci.nih.gov/hcip/
  National Center for Health Marketing Fellowships
  http://www.cdc.gov/healthmarketing/fellowship_internship.html
• National Network for Environmental Management Studies
  http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/students.html
• Society for Public Health Education
  http://www.sophe.org/
• Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
  http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/Public?topicID=19&operation=topic
• Eben Tisdale Public Policy Fellowship
  http://www.tfas.org/tisdale