Academics

Application Deadlines for 2009-10 Academic Year

American Graduate Fellowships

  • This fellowship suspended for 2009-10
  • Information session: By appointment with adviser
  • For: Doctoral studies in humanities at select institutions in U.S., Great Britain and Ireland in fields of history, philosophy, literature and languages, fine arts
  • More information on Pitzer Website

American Sociological Assocation Minority Fellowships

Boren Scholarship

  • Information session: December 11, 2009, 11-11:45 a.m., Avery 226
  • For: First-year, sophomore or junior students planning to study abroad during Summer 2009, Fall 2009 or Spring 2010. Focus on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
  • Pitzer deadline: February 2, 2010
  • Application deadline: February 10, 2010: supplementary hard-copy materials must arrive by this date. Give completed applications to Sandy Hamilton, who will FedEx them all.
  • To apply: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship/application.html
  • More information on Pitzer Website

Churchill Foundation Scholarships

CORO Fellowships

Fulbright Fellowships

  • Pitzer Classes:
    POST 194a class: Workshop, September 1 (first class session)
    Post 194b (September 4 (first class session)
  • For: Seniors and Alumni, research and English Teaching Assistantships
  • Pitzer deadline: October 2, 2009
  • On-campus committee interviews: Oct. 5-9, 2009
  • Fulbright deadline: October 19, 2009 [Due at IIE, New York]
  • January 29, 2010: Finalists announced
  • To apply: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/applynow.html
  • More information on Pitzer Website

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

  • Information session: April 2010
  • For: U.S. citizen undergraduates who receive Pell grants, no particular emphasis of study
  • Application deadlines:
    October 1, 2009 [for Spring 2010 application cycle]
    Spring 2010: early August online application opens
    October 5, 2009: Student deadline for submission of online apps
    October 5, 2009: Postmark deadline for official transcript submission
    October 12, 2009: Adviser deadline for submission of online Study Abroad Adviser and Financial Aid Adviser certification
    Mid-December: Applicants notified of status of their application
    January 4, 2010: Award recipients must accept/decline award
  • To apply: http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/apply/application.html
  • More information on Pitzer Website>

Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship

James S. Kemper Foundation Scholarship

  • For: First-year students, administration and business emphasis
  • Deadlines:
    Contact campus adviser/coordinator [end of Feb. in 2010]
    On-campus interview with nominee and Kemper Program Director, by arrangement
  • To apply: Apply through Kemper Scholars Program coordinator:
    Prof. Kate Rogers, Bernard 219, x73607
  • More information on Pitzer Website

James Madison Graduate Fellowship

  • For: Seniors committed to teaching American history, American government, and/or social studies full time in grades 7-12.
  • Deadline:
    March 4, 2010
  • To apply: Contact Prof. Stuart McConnell, Scott 227, x73954
  • More information on Pitzer Website

Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)

Marshall Scholarships [for study in the UK]

McNair Scholarships

George J. Mitchell Scholarship

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

  • Information session: See adviser
  • For: Seniors, for Master's or Ph.D. graduate study at any university worldwide, for research oriented study in science, mathematics or social science majors.
  • Pitzer deadline: check with adviser
  • NSF GRFP deadlines
    Interdisciplinary Fields of Study - Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 2, 2009
    Mathematical Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering - Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 4, 2009
    Social Sciences; Psychology; Geosciences - Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 5, 2009
    Life Sciences - Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 6, 2009
    Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy - Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 10, 2009
    Engineering - Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 12, 2009

Pearson Teaching Fellowship

Princeton In Asia (PIA)

  • Information session: TBA
  • For: Seniors; interest in teaching or busines
  • Campus deadline: November 20, 2009
    Deadline for submission of application materials to PiA office: December 1, 2009
    All selected applicants MUST travel to Princeton for interview and orientation at own expense.
  • To apply: http://piaweb.princeton.edu
  • More information on Pitzer Website

Rhodes Scholarship

  • Information session: TBA
  • For: Seniors; for two years of graduate study at Oxford; interest in world service in the decades to come
  • Deadlines:
    Pitzer deadline: September 19, 2009
    Application postmark by October 5, 2009
    Institutional endorsement and referee letters deadline, October 13, 2009
    District interviews, November 20 & 21, 2009
  • To apply: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
  • More information on Pitzer Website

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships (Program year 2010-11)

  • Information session: Early Spring 2010 (through Pomona College)
  • For: Juniors/seniors; interest in furthering international understanding
  • Deadlines:
    January–July, 2010 [check with local Rotary Club district for deadline]
    Deadline for Claremont Colleges district for 2010-11 scholarship year was February 27, 2009.
  • Selected applicants interviewed at local Rotary Club
  • To apply: http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms
  • More information on Pitzer Website

Teach for America

Truman Fellowship

  • 2010 Application available October 31, 2009
  • For: Juniors interested in careers in government, non-profits, public service for study in UK or Ireland.
    Students must be juniors at the time of their selection.
  • Deadlines:
    Candidate online registration deadline: January 31, 2010
    Application deadline online submission by midnight February 2, 2010
    Finalists announced: February 16, 2010
  • To apply: View sample application
  • More information on Pitzer Website

Union Semester Fellowship—New York

  • Information session: TBD
  • For: Junior standing, placement as an intern with a labor union or affiliated organization
    Undergraduates must have completed the equivalent of 45 semester units
  • Deadlines:
    Deadline for Spring 2010 due October 9, 2009
    Deadline for Fall 2010 TBA
    Telephone interview by Program Director after receipt of completed application.
  • To apply: http://www.unionsemester.org/Default.aspx?tabid=80
  • More information on Pitzer Website

Watson Fellowship

  • Information session: September 4, 2009 (first day of Post 194b class)
  • For: Senior, year to study individual interests in a number of countries around the world.
  • Watson Bootcamp: September 5, 2009
  • Pitzer deadline: October 8, 2009 by 11 am
  • Watson deadline: November 4, 2009
  • Finalists on-campus interviews: Oct 12-16, 2009
  • Nominees interviewed on-campus by Watson Program director: early spring semester
  • To apply: http://www.pitzer.edu/academics/fellowships/watson/watson.pdf
  • More information on Pitzer Website