Description
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship provides $30,000 to juniors planning to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in public service. Awardees also receive leadership training, graduate school counseling, preferential admission to premier graduate institutions, and internship opportunities with federal agencies. Approximately 80 scholarships are awarded to juniors from across the country. UC Berkeley may nominate four students for the Truman Scholarship. (STUDENTS MUST CONTACT ALICIA HAYES, THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE ON-LINE APPLICATION)
Eligibility
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship provides $30,000 to juniors planning to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in public service. Awardees also receive leadership training, graduate school counseling, preferential admission to premier graduate institutions, and internship opportunities with federal agencies. Approximately 80 scholarships are awarded to juniors from across the country. UC Berkeley may nominate four students for the Truman Scholarship. (STUDENTS MUST CONTACT ALICIA HAYES, THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE ON-LINE APPLICATION)
Eligibility
- Full-time junior (graduating between December 2012 and August 2013)
- Committed to a career in public service
- The Truman Foundation defines public service as employment in government at any level, uniformed services, public-interest organizations, nongovernmental research and/or educational organizations, and public-service oriented nonprofit organizations such as those whose primary purposes are to help needy or disadvantaged persons or to protect the environment.
- in upper quarter of class
- U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Application Procedure
Please send the following documents:
- Completed on-line application
- Three letters of recommendation addressing the applicant's commitment to a career in public service, leadership abilities and potential, and intellect and prospects for continuing academic success
- Official copies of transcripts from all colleges attended
Submission Deadline
January 2013
Website Link
http://scholarships.berkeley.edu/prestigious.php?scholarship=truman
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