CMU School of Drama


Saturday, April 26, 2008

Truman Scholarship

Prospective Truman Applicants:

We will have a one hour Harry S. Truman Scholarship info session on April 30th at 4:30. We will begin promptly at 4:30, beginning with instructions and guidelines regarding the policy statement for the Truman application.

If you are receiving this award and info session announcement for the first time, a short description and url for this nationally prestigious award are at the end of this message.

Several items at this point:

1) Please RSVP to me jzang@cmu.edu. If you intend to enter the upcoming Truman Scholarship competition, we expect you to attend this April 30th info session -- contact me if there's a problem.

2) Please refer to the list below as a reminder of what to prepare/bring to the info session.

3) If any of your peers are interested in the Truman scholarship, they are welcome to attend, but they should contact me directly asap.

4) Location of the info session TBA.

WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU TO THE TRUMAN INFO SESSION -- APRIL 30th at 4:30

> 1) your knowledge of the Truman website - http://www.truman.gov/

> 2) list of people you plan on asking for recommendation letters (three

> kinds of letters required, see website)

> 3) topic(s) for your policy statement

> 4) abstract of why you are pursuing the Truman (only several sentences long)

> 5) statement about how you envision being a change agent (again, no more

> than a paragraph)

> 6) updated resume

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Must be a junior, U.S. citizen, interested in a career in the public sector. Funding is for graduate or professional schools in the United States or foreign countries. Winners receive up to $30,000 for 2-3 years of graduate study. Each institution may nominate up to four students.

Notification of Application Intention: immediately
Campus Deadline: November 20, 2008

Foundation Deadline: TBA (beginning of February), 2009
Campus Representative:
Judy Zang (8x1969) or Stephanie Wallach (8x5702)

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