Application Deadlines for 2011-12 Academic Year
American Sociological Association Minority Fellowships
- Information session: Early October. See advisers.
- For: Doctoral study for sociologists of color in mental health and drug abuse research
- Pitzer deadline: January 24, 2012
- ASAMF deadline: January 31, 2012 Postmark deadline due at ASA [notifications made by April 30]
- To apply: http://www.asanet.org/cs/root/leftnav/funding
- More information on Pitzer Website
Boren Scholarship
- Information session: TBA--Watch for Fellowship Flash emails
- 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: Check with advisers in International Programs office
- Application deadline: February 9, 2012: 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
Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program
For: Graduating Seniors--one-year paid internship at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Application deadline: Pitzer deadline--December 2, 2011
Carnegie deadline: Apps must be RECEIVED via the college nominating official no later than January 15, 2012.
More information on Pitzer Website
Churchill Foundation Scholarships
- For: Seniors, for graduate study at Churchill College, Cambridge, U.K. in fields of engineering, mathematics, the sciences
- Pitzer deadline: October 25, 2011
- Churchill deadline: November 8, 2011 [Receipt of applications deadline (NOT postmark deadline)]
- To apply: http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org/
- More information on Pitzer Website
CORO Fellowships
- Information session: December 2011--Watch for Fellowship Flash emails
- Deadline varies by program applied for. See website for specific details.
- Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs, Deadline not published yet, generally late January
- Interviews in Los Angeles
- To apply: http://www.coro.org/site/
- More information on Pitzer Website
Fulbright Fellowships
- Pitzer Classes:
POST 194a :International Studies Research Workshop, August 30, 2011 (first class session)
POST 194b International Studies Teaching Workshop, August 30, 2011 (first class session) - Both classes meet together for first two weeks on Tuesday and Thursday, 7:00 pm, then split up
- For: Seniors and Alumni, research and English Teaching Assistantships
- Pitzer deadline: September 30, 2011
- On-campus committee interviews: Oct. 3-7, 2011
- Fulbright deadline: October 17, 2011 [Due at IIE, New York]
- January 30, 2012: Finalists announced
- To apply: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/applynow.html
- More information on Pitzer Website
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- Information session: TBA
- For: U.S. citizen undergraduates who receive Pell grants, no particular emphasis of study
- Application deadlines:
October 4, 2011 [for Spring 2012 application cycle]
October 4, 2011: Student deadline for submission of online apps
October 11, 2011: Adviser deadline for submission of online Study Abroad Adviser and Financial Aid Adviser certification
December 2011/January 2012: Applicants notified of status of their application via email - See website for Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 Timeline
- To apply: http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program/Apply
- More information on Pitzer Website
James S. Kemper Foundation Scholarship
- For: First-year students, administration and business emphasis
- Deadlines:
Contact campus adviser/coordinator [end of Feb. in 2012]
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 1, 2012 - Recommendation submitted online by 5:00 pm, central time, March 5, 2012
- To apply: Contact Prof. Stuart McConnell, Scott 227, x73954
- More information on Pitzer Website
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)
- For: Seniors, no particular field emphasis
- Deadlines:
Late September - application process begins
Mid-October applications accepted;
Late November, final application deadline
January: 1st Notice sent to applicants
February/March: Interviews held at Japanese Embassies/Consultates - To apply: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JET/
- More information on Pitzer Website
Marshall Scholarships [for study in the UK]
- For: Seniors, fields of science, technology, the humanities and social sciences and the creative arts
- Pitzer deadlines:
September 26, 2011
Applications due October 3, 2011, submitted online by authorized contact
Transcripts must be mailed and received by October 3, 2011 - To apply: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/applications/
- More information on Pitzer Website
McNair Scholarships
- For: Juniors or seniors; no particular emphasis on field of study [underrepresented Groups at doctoral level—African American, Latino American or Native American]
- Application deadline: February 2012. Contact McNair program office at CGU
- To apply: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/853.asp
- More information on Pitzer Website
George J. Mitchell Scholarship
- Seniors; study in Ireland for students interested in leadership, and a commitment to public service and community
- Pitzer deadline: September 20, 2011
- Application deadline:
October 4, 2011
Applications submitted online by deadline; supporting materials must be received by deadline [No exceptions made for late applications] - To apply: http://us-irelandalliance.org/mitchellscholarships/
- More information on Pitzer Website
Napier Awards for Creative Leadership
Applicants will be graduating seniors from the five Claremont Colleges who have demonstrated outstanding leadership
promise in one of the three principal fields to which the Napiers dedicated themselves: global peace, social justice,
and care of the Earth.
- Application deadline: October 14, 2011 to Fellowship Office, Pitzer
- To apply: http://www.napierinitiative.org/awards.shtml
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
- To apply: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/Login.do
- More information on Pitzer Website
Princeton In Asia (PIA)
- Information session: TBA
- For: Seniors; interest in teaching or busines
- Campus deadline: November 10, 20110
Deadline for submission of application materials to PiA office: December 1, 20101
All selected applicants MUST travel to Princeton for interview and orientation at own expense. - To apply: http://piaweb.princeton.edu/for-applicants
- 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 21, 2011
Application postmark by October 5, 2011
Institutional endorsement and referee letters deadline, October 4,2010
District interviews, November 18 & 19, 2011 - To apply: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
- More information on Pitzer Website
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships (Program year 2012-13)
- Information session: Early Spring semester 2012 (through Pomona College)
- For: Juniors/seniors; interest in furthering international understanding
- Deadlines:
January–July, 2011 [check with local Rotary Club district for deadline]
Deadline for Claremont Colleges district for 2011-12 scholarship year was February 2011. - Selected applicants interviewed at local Rotary Club
- To apply: http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms
- More information on Pitzer Website
Teach for America
- For: Seniors, interest in teaching in urban and rural public schools
- Deadlines:
Four deadlines throughout the year (the earlier the better for assignment to preferred region):
September 16, 2011
October 26, 2011
January 6, 2012
February 10, 2012 - To apply: https://www.teachforamerica.org/online/info/index.jsp
- More information on Pitzer Website
Truman Fellowship
- 2012 Application available August 1, 2011
- 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, 2011
Application deadline online submission by midnight February 7, 2012
Finalists announced: February 25, 2012 - 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. Rolling admission - Deadlines:
Deadline for Spring 2010 TBA
Deadline for Fall 2011 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--TBA
- For: Senior, year to study individual interests in a number of countries around the world.
- Watson Bootcamp: August 27, 28, 2011
- Pitzer deadline: October 7, 2011 by 11 am
- Watson deadline: November 9, 2011
- Finalists on-campus interviews: TBA
- 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