TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC SERVICE

ATTENTION JUNIORS!!! Do you have outstanding public service accomplishments, an excellent academic record, and clear evidence of leadership ability? Are you passionate about public service? Are you planning graduate study to help you prepare for a career working for the public good and shaping public policy?

 

Learn about the Truman Scholarship (www.truman.gov) which honors President Harry S. Truman by recognizing JUNIORS with outstanding potential for making contributions to the public good and to public policy. The Truman Scholarship provides $30,000 toward relevant graduate studies, exceptional internship opportunities and other important benefits. Maryland nominees have won Truman Scholarships each of the past 3 years!

 

WHO CAN APPLY: US Citizens or nationals (by March 2015) - Juniors, 3rd year Seniors - GPA of 3.7 or higher strongly recommended - All Majors ­ All candidates for Truman Scholarships must be nominated by their university.

 

To learn more about the Truman Scholarship and Maryland's nomination process please contact Francis DuVinage at truman@umd.edu as soon as possible – please attach a resume to your email.

 

Prof. Margaret Pearson, Dept. of Government and Politics, is Maryland's faculty advisor for the Truman Scholarship.

  

Francis DuVinage, Ph.D.
Director, National Scholarships Office and Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research
2403 Marie Mount Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Email:duvinage@umd.edu
Phone: (301) 314-9458
Fax: (301) 314-0085
http://www.scholarships.umd.edu
http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu