Competitions, Fellowships and Scholarships

Competitions

The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest for 2008
This annual competition - now in it's 17th year - is designed to challenge college students to analyze the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world. Full-time juniors and seniors at accredited four-year colleges and universities in the US are welcome to enter the Contest and compete for $10,000 in prizes and the opportunity to meet Elie Wiesel in New York City. Electronic entry forms and answers to frequently asked questions are available on our website at www.eliewiselfoundation.org. Should you have any quesitons or need additional contest materials, please feel free to contact us at:
(212) 490-7777 or info@eliewieselfoundation.org.

Fellowships

Humane Studies Fellowships
The Institute for Humane Studies awards scholarships up to $12,000 for undergraduate or graduate study in the United States or abroad. Last year IHS awarded 120 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate, graduate, law, and professional students who are exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work.
Visit: www.theihs.org

Knowles Science Teaching Foundation, Haddonfield, NJ
For more information and to submit an application, contact: Nicole Gillespie, Ph.D. Senior Program Officer, or Rachel Foster, Ph.D., Program Officer, Science.
Phone: (856) 608-0001
Email: info@kstf.org.
Visit: www.kstf.org

The Newton Fellowship Program
The Math for America Foundation (MFA) was established to substantially improve the quality of mathematics education in our nation's public schools. We are interested in bringing the Program to the attention of all students, not just math majors, who might consider careers as New York City high school mathematics teachers.
Contact: Shawn Rene Graham, Program Associate
Math for America, 50 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 701-9457
Fax: (212) 514-8269.
Visit: www.mathforamerica.org

Scholarships

Rotary World Peace Scholarship - 2 year International Scholarship
Call for Applications
Rotary District 7430
Eligibility: Applicants must: hold an earned undergraduate degree from an accredited 4 year college or university; have proficiency in a second language, possess excellent leadership skills and experience; demonstrate commitment to peace & international understanding through service, academic, or professional achievements; hold citizenship in a country where there is a Rotary club, plan to pursue a 2 year master's program in international/peace studies and conflict resolution at one of Rotary partner universities worldwide, review guidelines and download applications at www.rotary.org.

The Oxford University-National Institutes of Health and Cambridge University-NIH Health Sciences Research Scholars Programs are unique, innovative programs designed for top students that enable them to work in two different laboratories (one in the UK and one at the NIH outside of Washington, DC) on a collaborative research project.

For more information contact:
Leah Gottwald, Graduate Partnerships Program
National Institutes of Health
Phone: (301) 451-8268
Fax: (301) 594-9606
Email: gottwaldl@mail.nih.gov

Health Care MBA Program at the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business
The Health Care MBA Program is designed for individuals seeking careers in hospitals, insurance, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, the medical device industry, and consulting in health care. The program has been in existence for nine years, and is one of only a handful of health care specific MBA programs among the nation's top 30 MBA programs. Approximately 10% of Simon students have a concentration in Health Care. This highly selective program integrates the health care students with added specialization in the health care industry. The Health Care concentration is a small intimate program offering a high degree of personal attention and interaction between health sciences students, health sciences faculty and industry executives.

We will be providing two full tuition scholarship to highly qualified graduates from select undergraduate institutions for our health care MBA program. Students receiving scholarships will have guaranteed summer internships and executive mentorship. Select recent placements include: Merck, Glaxo-Smith Kline, Eli Lilly, Medtronic, Blue Cross Blue Shield, CIGNA, Aetna, Deloitte, Cap Gemini-Ernst Young, Boston Consulting Group, Charles River Associates, Kodak health Imaging, and Bausch & Lomb.

Please contact:
R. Lawrence Van Horn, Associate Professor of Economics and Management -
Area Coordinator for Health Care Programs
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration
The University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, NY 14627
Phone: (585) 273-4890
Email: vanhorn@simon.rochester.edu

NYC DOE Scholarship Program
How would you like to attend school full-time, earn your Master's Degree, have someone else pay for it, and have a teaching job waiting for you when you graduate? Sound interesting? The NYC Department of Education's Graduate Scholarship Program prepares its participants to work in NYC Public Schools, teaching in the critical shortage areas of Math (Grades 5-7 and 7-12), Sciences, ESL, Bilingual Special Ed., Monolingual and Bilingual Speech Language Pathology/Audiology (Speech and Hearing Handicapped), Monolingual and Bilingual Visually Impaired, and Bilingual School Psychology.

For more information:
Email: info@teacherssupportnetwork.com
or visit their web site: www.teacherssupportnetwork.com