 |
|
|
 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Donald A. Strauss Scholarship
What:
A scholarship given to juniors (or 4th year seniors who will take a fifth year to graduate) at 15 pre-selected 4-year California colleges or universities who have demonstrated an interest in public service, outstanding leadership potential, have developed and can demonstrate effective communication skills, and wish to “make a difference” in local, regional or national communities. UC Irvine is pleased to be one of the pre-selected universities.
Who is eligible:
Full-time third year students of all majors who are in the upper 1/3 of their class and expect that a significant part of their lives will be devoted to public service.
Selection Procedure:
Candidates are nominated by their college or university.
The heart of the application is a project proposal for a community or public service project to be carried out between the end of the Junior year and the spring of the Senior year. The proposal is limited to 3-4 pages typed and double-spaced. Other materials include a 1-page autobiographical statement, a 1-page resume, 2-3 letters of recommendation, and a transcript of college work.
Winners will be announced on May 1.
Deadline: UCI 1/29/2010
Who wins:
Scholars are selected on the basis of their proposals, demonstrated commitment to public service and leadership, and communication skills.
In 2009, UCI's Long-Co Nguyen was selected as a recipient for this scholarship.
Finances:
The Donald A. Strauss Scholarship award is a $10,000 scholarship, which will be used to pay for some of the costs of the public service project as well as for tuition, fees, books, and room and board.
Comments:
This scholarship promotes public service among its recipients. Recipients present the results of their projects to the Donald A. Strauss Foundation Board an annual event.
World Wide Web: Further information and applications are available at:
http://www.straussfoundation.org/
For applications and more information, contact the Scholarship
Opportunities Program at 824-5461 in the Office of the Campuswide
Honors Program, 1200 Student Services II.
SOP is able to provide counseling and applications to UCI Students only.
|
|
|
|
|
Division of Undergraduate Education