The Office of Prestigious Scholarships at Hunter College provides resources and support to current and recent Hunter students applying for external scholarships and fellowships for research, travel, work experience and further study. They assist with opportunities such as Fulbright grants, Gates Cambridge and Rhodes scholarships. Students are encouraged to start preparing early through activities like reading widely and developing skills. The OPS team can advise students on building mentoring relationships, selecting strong programs of study and references, and addressing key questions in their applications.

1. OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

2. Mihi Cura
Futuri
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

3. Office of Prestigious Scholarships
• we serve
– current Hunter undergraduates
– recent Hunter undergrad alum
(who may be grad students)
– graduate students
(in select competitions)
• our team
– Judith Friedlander
– Jessica Hammerman
– Jennie LaMonte
• your resources
– huntercollegeprestigiousscholarships.commons.gc.cuny.edu
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

4. • scholarships & fellowships
awards from [external] funding sources that are tenable in the US & abroad
• support
research, travel, work & practical experience, and study
• for
those who are doing well academically, participating in
research/experiential learning, active in their communities, and who
have records of success/accomplishment
• when & how
Prepare now. Everyday. Starting today.
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

5. Study in the UK & Ireland
• Undergraduate
– Fulbright Summer Institutes
• universities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
• Post-Baccalaureate
– Gates Cambridge gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk
• University of Cambridge
– Marshall (British) marshallscholarship.org
• universities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
– Mitchell mitchellscholars.org
• colleges and universities on the island of Ireland
– Rhodes rhodesscholar.org
• University of Oxford
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

6. OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14
Selected post-bacc fellowships to consider
Apply as seniors or alum
• Churchill Foundation Scholarship www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org
• one year in STEM at Churchill College, University of Cambridge (MACAULEY ONLY)
• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Arts Award www.jkcf.org
• up to $50,000 annually
• Fulbright www.fulbrightonline.org
• one year internationally
• Hertz Foundation awards www.hertzfoundation.org
• cash stipend & education allowance
• Luce Scholarship www.hluce.org
• one year experiential-learning placement in Asia
• NYC Urban Fellows Program http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/urbanfellows
• nine-month fellowship including experiential-learning placement & intensive seminars
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp
• cash stipend & education allowance
• Soros www.pdsoros.org
• up to $90,000 to support graduate or professional study

7. Selected undergraduate awards requiring nomination
or certification by Hunter
– See OPS site for internal deadlines
– Boren Scholarship www.borenawards.org
• awarded to currently matriculating undergraduates (two deadlines annually)
• preference for critical language study in specific countries
• post-bacc service requirement
– Gilman Scholarship www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program
• supports undergraduate international study or internships of at least four weeks in duration
• scholars must also be receiving Pell grants
– Goldwater Scholarship www.act.org/goldwater
• awarded to sophomores and juniors
• supports study in STEM
-- Udall Scholarship www.udall.gov
• awarded to sophomores and juniors engaging environmental issues or involved in health or tribal policy
• open to students in any field of study
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

8. Please check the OPS site for further resources.
Over $1.5B is available annually in grants & aid.
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14
Additional post-bacc fellowships to consider
Apply as juniors (require Hunter nomination)
• Beinecke Scholarship www.beineckescholarship.org
• supports graduate study up to $34,000 tenable in US & abroad
• focus on social sciences, arts & humanities
• Truman Scholarship www.truman.gov
• TSLW (junior year), summer institute (summer after graduation)
• up to $30,000 for graduate or professional study

9. Next Steps
• complete (& update annually) your personal
profile, a baseline for strategic planning
• engage in daily preparation:
pursue excellence
– Read (be omnivorous)!
• current books, fiction & non-fiction
• journals (appropriate to your field)
• newspapers
– NY Times op-ed pages, NYT Sunday Review
• periodicals
– The Economist, The New Yorker
– hone communication skills
– participate in lectures & conferences
– exercise creative involvement
– contribute service
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

10. • attend OPS & other Hunter info sessions
regarding topics such as:
– building a mentoring team
– developing transferrable skills
– picking the right programs
• fellowship competitions & courses of study
– selecting strong references
– preparing successful applications
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

11. • keep addressing the three big questions:
– Why me?
– why this?
(the “so what?” question)
– Why now?
(in context of self & field)
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

12. OPS, Hunter East 1212
establish a gDrive folder to share with us at
friedla@hunter.cuny.edu
use huntercollegeprestigiousscholarships.commons.gc.cuny.edu
OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14

13. OPS, HUNTER COLLEGE
J LaMonte 30.IV.14