The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State provides the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program, an intensive series of summer programs designed to develop professionals with ability in thirteen languages that the State Department has dubbed "critical." These languages include Arabic, Russian, Persian, Azerbaijani, Korean, Urdu and Bengali. The program accepts students regardless of major, but requires at least advanced beginning to intermediate language skills, depending on the language. Students must be U.S. citizens who are working towards an undergraduate or graduate degree at a U.S.-based institution. Applicants must also be at least 18 years old and at least rising sophomores. The program considers diversity, future plans for the chosen language, cultural adaptability and academic achievement among other selection criteria.
U.S. Department of State, Council of American Overseas Research Centers
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013
202-633-8792
clscholarship.org
The Journalism Education Association's Future Teacher Scholarships sponsor a maximum of three $1,000 scholarships geared to education majors with an interest in a career in scholastic journalism. Applicants should be graduate students or junior or senior undergraduate students currently matriculated in a college or university secondary education program. Students working as secondary school journalism teachers and studying to develop and improve their skills in secondary-level journalism education may also apply. Successful applications include an essay of a maximum of 250 words detailing why the student would like to teach secondary school journalism, a completed application form, recommendation letters and college transcripts. Scholarship winners receive the award publicly at that year's JEA National High School Journalism Convention.
Journalism Education Association Future Teacher Scholarship
JEA Headquarters, Kansas State University, 103 Kedzie Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
303-672-8297
jea.org
Xerox offers the Technical Minority Scholarship Program, supporting qualified minority students enrolled full-time in the pursuit of undergraduate or graduate-level college degrees in select fields related to science and technology. Eligible fields of study include chemistry, physics, engineering, material science and computing and software systems. The successful applicant must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better and must be a member of a minority group as well as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Completed applications include an application form completed by both the student and the student's educational institution's financial aid office and a copy of the student's resume.
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program
150 State Street, 4th Floor
Rochester, NY 14614
800-835-6100
xeroxstudentcareers.com
Juniata College offers the Mary Francis Beckley scholarship to left-handed sophomores, juniors and seniors attending that college. The college does not verify students' left-handedness, awarding the scholarship to those who self-identify as left-handed and who achieve excellent academic credentials. Students granted the award receive $1,000 to $1,500 per year. The scholarship was established by two Juniata students who met and eventually married because of their mutual left-handedness.
Juniata College
1700 Moore Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
814-641-3132
juniata.edu