[Physics opps] FW: Soros Fellowship Info Session- TOMORROW, Oct 7 @ 4PM

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From: Catherine A Modica
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 3:35 PM
To: Nancy E Savioli; Denise Wahkor
Subject: FW: Soros Fellowship Info Session- TOMORROW, Oct 7 @ 4PM

Nancy, would you please forward this to students?

Denise, please add this to your draft 'opportunities' e-mailing.

Cathy

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Catherine Modica
Academic Administrator
Department of Physics, MIT 4-315
617 253-4842

From: Karen Gardner [mailto:kgardner at MIT.EDU]<mailto:[mailto:kgardner at MIT.EDU]>
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 3:23 PM
To: ugadmins at mit.edu<mailto:ugadmins at mit.edu>
Subject: FW: Soros Fellowship Info Session- TOMORROW, Oct 7 @ 4PM

Dear colleagues,
I'm forwarding this per the request of one of the graduate students in my department who is a recipient of this fellowship.  Please distribute to your students.  The director of this fellowship is eager to meet with MIT students!
Thanks!
Karen

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Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Informational Session at MIT
October 7th, Room 2-142 4PM

Meet with the director of the Soros Fellowships for New Americans, talk to current fellows, and learn more about the application.  For more information about the fellowship, visit: http://www.pdsoros.org/

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Award Details:

 *   Each fellowship supports up to two years of graduate study - in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program - in the United States.
 *   Each award is for up to $25,000 in maintenance grants and up to $20,000 in tuition support for each year of graduate study supported, a total of as much as $90,000.
 *   The deadline for submission of completed applications is November 1, 2011.
 *   To be eligible, you must be:

    *   A New American (a green card holder or naturalized citizen if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in this country).
    *   Not yet 31 years old, as of the application deadline.
    *   A college senior or holder of a bachelor's degree.
    *   Not beyond your second year - if already enrolled -- in the graduate degree program for which you request support.

 *   Selection criteria emphasize creativity, originality, initiative, and sustained accomplishment.
 *   The program values a commitment to the constitution and the bill of rights.
 *   The program promotes a strong sense of community among fellows and alumni through fall conferences for fellows and numerous events for fellows and alumni held throughout the country.
 *   The top 77 applicants will be designated "finalists" and will be asked to appear for interviews in New York City or Los Angeles in late-January of 2012. Reasonable expenses will be covered by the Fellowship Program.
 *   The 30 fellowship winners, selected from among the 77 finalists, will be announced in February of 2012.


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