[bioundgrd] Fwd: Upcoming scholarship presentations, including ONE TOMORROW

[Janice Chang]

>From: Bonnie J Walters <bon at MIT.EDU>
>Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:12:26 -0400
>Subject: Upcoming scholarship presentations, including ONE TOMORROW
>
>Hello,
>
>Here are some upcoming scholarship presentations that might be of 
>interest to you. For more complete information on each of these 
>opportunities, see the GECDC website, Distinguished Fellowships and 
>Scholarships.
>
>  Presentations:
>
>  TOMORROW:  OCTOBER 14th (Thursday): KAWAMURA SCHOLARSHIP, 7 p.m . , 
>Room 4-153. Presented by a former Kawamura winner.
>     
>     These scholarships, offered annually to up to 4 MIT/Harvard 
>students, offers a seven-week all expenses-paid stay in Japan, 
>living with a host family.  Meetings with Japanese government 
>ministers , tours of companies, museums,  and cultural events are 
>offered. Proficiency in Japanese NOT required.  The Kawamura 
>Scholarship intends to promote mutual understanding between the U.S. 
>And Japan.  Open to MIT students at all levels.
>
>OCTOBER 18 (Monday): PAUL AND DAISY  SOROS FELLOWSHIP FOR NEW 
>AMERICANS, 5 p.m., Room 4-145.  Presenter: Ellen Eng, Soros 
>representative.  This fellowship offers funding for graduate study 
>to New Americans (green card holder or naturalized citizenif born 
>abroad; child of naturalized citizens if born in this country).
>
>OCTOBER 25 (Monday):  The BOREN SCHOLARSHIP, 4 p.m., Room 56-154. 
> Presenter, Susan Sharp, Boren representative.  This scholarship, 
>which is offered at several levels of support, according to the 
>duration of the scholarship, promotes long term linguistic and 
>cultural immersion in countries critical to U.S. National security. 
> Funded by the National Security Education Program.
>
>OCTOBER 28 AND 29 (Thursday and Friday):  The TRUMAN FELLOWSHIP, 
>3:30 p.m., both days; Room 1-150 on 10/28; Room 4-231 on 10/29. 
> Presenter: Kim Benard, Program Advisor,  Distinguished Fellowships 
>and Scholarships  and two MIT Truman Fellows. The Truman Fellowships 
>are intended for students interested in public service and provide 
>paid public service employment and projects prior to graduate 
>school, for which funding is offered.  Open to juniors.
>
>NOVEMBER 4 AND NOVEMBER 5(Thursday and Friday) :  The MERAGE 
>FELLOWSHIP FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM,  3:30 p.m. , both days; Room 
>1-190  on 11/4;  Room  4-231 on 11/5.  Presenter: Kim Benard, 
>Program Advisor, Distinguished Fellowships and Scholarship.  Open to 
>seniors.  MIT may nominate up to three fellows.
>
>Hope to see you at some of these presentations.  
>
>Bonnie Walters
>Program Advisor (interim)
>Distinguished Fellowships and Scholarships
>Global Education Office, GECDC
>12-189
>x3-4378