Service-Learning Grants

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board has announced grant opportunities for student-led service-learning projects that address five issues: drivers’ safety, access to higher education/closing the achievement gap, financial literacy, natural/societal disaster preparedness, and environmental responsibility. The grants range from $25,000 to $100,000.

Applications are due by October 2nd.

Learn more about the grants and access the application here: http://www.statefarmyab.com/apply.php?mc_cid=c51c88b10f&mc_eid=3b2001414e

Postgraduate Fellowship for Hong Kong PolyU

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is actively recruiting outstanding students worldwide for nomination to a PhD Fellowship Scheme offered by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC). Successful candidates will receive from the PolyU and RGC a generous package of approximately USD114,000, covering tuition, monthly stipend and annual conference travel allowance.

Application deadline: 1 December 2009.
Read More ( www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship/ )

Congratulations Gilman Scholarship Recipients!

Congratulations to Cari Cistola and Alexander Johnson for winning the Fall 2009 cycle of the nationally competitive Gilman International Scholarship! Both students will be spending a semester or year in their respective countries on GT Exchange Programs.

Cari, an Economics and International Affairs major, will be spending her junior year in Moscow, Russia, on the Academy of National Economy Exchange Program. She will be taking classes related to her major, including advanced Russian language coursework. Congratulations!

Alex is a senior in Electrical Engineering and plans to continue his course of study as he spends the Fall 2009 in Cairo, Egypt at the American University of Cairo. He also plans to improve his Arabic language skills.

The Gilman International Scholarship is available for students who are currently receiving a Federal Pell Grant, and who plan to study abroad for a semester or year. Please check out the Gilman website for more details, or contact your Gilman Campus Representative, Rebecca Miller, in the GT Office of International Education.

The GT Campus Deadline for Spring 2010 is Wednesday, September 23, 2009.

GT Lorraine Scholarships & Fellowships

The Bill Sayle Memorial Scholarship offers students interested in studying in the GT Lorraine campus in Metz, France a chance at four, $500 scholarships for the Fall and Spring semesters. This will be an ongoing scholarship program.

There are also ten, $2000 fellowships from ALCOA Incorporated, available for Spring 2010 only. This fellowship is open to minority students and women.

Please download the following flyer for more information:

http://www.georgiatech-metz.fr/sites/default/files/GTL%202009-10%20Scholarship%20&%20Fellowship%20Requirements.pdf

Or visit the GT Lorraine website:

http://www.georgiatech-metz.fr/scholarships

GT President's Choice Scholarship

Thanks to the support of our new GT President, G.P. "Bud" Peterson, the GT President's Choice Scholarship for study abroad will support two students with $2,500 scholarships to study abroad during the 2009-2010 school year!


Congratulations to Sarah Sassler, President's Choice recipient for the Fall term! Sarah is a sophomore Management major, and will spend the semester in Santiago Chile, on the PUC Exchange Program.


Applications for the Spring 2010 term are due on September 9th. Please visit the OIE website for details on this and other scholarships: http://www.oie.gatech.edu/sa/preparation/index.php#9

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships - Info Session

Tuesday, June 16, there will be an information session about NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The session will be at 11:00, Piedmont Room, Student Center.

Seniors, first year graduate students, and first semester second year graduate students are eligible to apply.

Fellowships are for three years, $30,000 per year plus $10,500 per year to cover tuition and $1000 international conference travel fund.

Information will be presented by the GT Fellowship Office and by an NSF reviewer. Students at any level are encouraged to attend.

International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS)

Are you interested in politics? Would you like to gain insight into the workings of democracy?

Every year, 120 young people from 28 countries have the opportunity to take part in the International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) program in Berlin.

IPS offers recent graduates an internship in the office of a Member of the Bundestag, the German parliament. Combined with a supplementary academic program organized by Berlin's three universities and the fun of being together with people from other nations, a unique experience awaits you in the German capital.

What the Bundestag expects of you:

• Interest in politics
  
• Excellent knowledge of German
  
• College degree (B.A., B.S.)
  
• U.S. citizenship
  
• Born after March 1, 1980
  

What you can expect:

• Monthly stipend of EUR 450
  
• Free accommodations
  
• Health, accident, and liability insurance
  
• Reimbursement of your travel expenses to and from Berlin

Applications must be submitted by June 30, 2009 to the following address:

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Cultural Affairs Department
4645 Reservoir Road NW
Washington, DC 20007

Find out more on the Bundestag's homepage at
www.bundestag.de/internat/internat_austausch/ips/index.html

Applications can be downloaded online at www.bundestag.de/internat/internat_austausch/ips/info/usa.html#bewerbung