[Peace] scholarship for grad school: a passion for public service

[Karen Medina]

Harry S. Truman Scholarship
The campus is currently looking for exciting candidates to nominate
for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship.

Are you bothered by an issue and trying to make changes to address a problem?

The Truman program is looking for the academically strong student who
has a passion for public service. Evaluators look for leadership
ability, potential for influencing public policies, community service
and extracurricular involvement, strong academic performance, and
potential to perform well in a premier graduate school program. It
awards $30,000 merit-based scholarships to college students who wish
to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in public
service.

Public service includes a wide array of career possibilities, such as
public health; local, state, or federal government; educational
policy; international relations; conservation; and environmental
protection. Candidates should be able to demonstrate leadership
experiences in campus and community service activities. Truman
Scholars have pursued many fields of study, such as agriculture,
engineering, economics, education, government, history, international
relations, law, political science, public administration, and public
health. Scholars are required to work in public service for three of
the seven years following completion of a Foundation funded graduate
degree program as a condition of receiving funding.

The University of Illinois may nominate up to four students for the
Truman Scholarship. The campus deadline is November 16, 2010 to be
considered. If you are interested in applying, please plan to attend
one of our informational sessions outlining criteria and the
application process.

Tuesday, October 19 at 3:00 OR
Friday, October 22 at 4:00.
Location: 807 South Wright Street, Room 514

Additional information about the award may be found at:
http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/truman.html

*For the Truman Scholarship, a "Junior" is defined as someone either
in their third and final year of undergraduate study, or someone
planning to graduate between December 2011 and August 2012.