| Funding Friday | March 19
A bimonthly list of upcoming fellowships, events, and other ONIF resources.
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#StopAsianHate
ONIF stands in solidarity with our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. We will continue to seek out and promote fellowships that support anti-racist work and uplift the AAPI and other marginalized communities. A few examples are the Davis-Putter and Against the Grain scholarships. For additional Anti-Asian Violence resources, please visit this link.
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mARCH 25 @ 1:00 PM PT
Selecting a Host County for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Fulbright ETA to Malta alum, Professor Monique Mansour, will provide tips and advice for selecting a host country for your Fulbright year. Whether you are interested in teaching English abroad, pursuing a one-year master's, or conducting independent research; the right host county is essential to the application process. Register.
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mARCH 16 @ 6:00 PM PT
Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program Info Session
Designed to build a multidisciplinary community of Stanford graduate students dedicated to finding creative solutions to the world's greatest challenges, every year, up to 100 high-achieving students from around the world will receive full funding to pursue any graduate degree at Stanford, including joint- and dual-degrees. Register.
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Upcoming Award Deadlines
Please note: many awards fall into more than one category. Read the eligibility requirements or contact ONIF for assistance.
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All or Multiple Disciplines
Immigrant Justice Corps Fellowship- Deadline: March 24! Two-year Community Fellowships are awarded to recent college graduates with the linguistic skills, passion, and cultural competency to work with diverse immigrant communities. Community Fellows become partially accredited representatives through the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Access Programs, allowing them to represent clients in legal matters before the Department of Homeland Security. They are placed in community-based organizations mostly in and around New York City as well as in other states. IJC Fellows are provided a full salary and benefits.
Undergraduate Diversity Fellowship at The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)- Deadline: March 28! A four-month summer fellowship to extend educational, professional, and mentorship opportunities to freshman and sophomore college students interested in pursuing a career in international affairs or Asia policy. After an orientation period in May, fellows spend the summer gaining experience in project management, research, writing, and editing to build skills for future careers. NBR provides a stipend during both the orientation and immersion portions of the fellowship. Due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Undergraduate Diversity Fellowship will be entirely virtual in 2021.
Victory Empowerment Fellowship- Deadline: April 11! The Victory Empowerment Fellowship is for LGBTQ leaders of color and/or transgender leaders who seek to expand their campaign skills and policymaking power and join a strong cohort of movement leaders from across the country. The Victory Empowerment Fellowship consists of two programs provided by the Victory Institute – the Candidate & Campaign Training and the International LGBTQ Leadership Conference – and a year-long mentorship program.
Study Abroad in Japan: Bridging Scholarships- Deadline: April 16! The Bridging Project offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. Applications are now being accepted from students who will study abroad in Japan beginning in Fall 2021, for a semester or an academic year. Bridging Scholarship recipients receive a stipend of $2,500 (for students on semester-long programs) or $4,000 (for students on academic year programs).
China-U.S. Scholars Program (CUSP)- Deadline: April 18! The China-U.S. Scholars Program (CUSP) is an exchange fellowship for U.S. students in the arts, humanities and social sciences to study or conduct research abroad in China, Hong Kong SAR (China) or the US in 2021-2022. The program will award around 24 grants. U.S. Students can propose study or research projects in China or Hong Kong SAR (China). Students must hold citizenship or permanent residency in the U.S. Watch a recording of this webinar for more info.
Los Angeles LGBT Center Scholarships- Deadline: April 30. Each year, the Los Angeles LGBT Center partners with Edison International, Comcast NBCUniversal and the Felice Samuel Greene & Tate Renegade Thorson Memorial Scholarship fund to award over $30,000 in scholarships to eligible LGBTQ and ally college undergrad students to assist in fulfilling their college education.
College of Business Administration
Harvard Summer Venture in Management- Deadline: April 26. A competitive weeklong residential and academically rigorous program for graduating and rising college seniors. SVMP is designed to increase diversity and opportunity in business education, and summer 2021 will mark the program's 38th anniversary. SVMP is intended for prospective students interested in exploring and learning more about business education and the MBA program at HBS. Read about LMU alum, Patrick Utz' experience.
Frank R. Seaver College of Science & Engineering
MathILy-EST- Deadline: April 2! An 8-week, fully-funded intensive summer research experience for exceptional first-year college students. Have you excelled in inquiry-based learning classes? Did you spend your pre-college career studying mathematics for fun? Do you want to try research in mathematics, but are too early in your college career to have the formal prerequisites that most research programs require? If your answer to any of those questions is yes, then MathILy-EST is for you.
BHW Women in STEM Scholarship- Deadline: April 15! Women who are pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree and are majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics during the 2021 school year may earn a scholarship of up to $3,000.
Great Minds in STEM Scholarship- Deadline: April 30. A merit-based scholarship ranging in amounts from $500 to $5,000. Applicants must be of Hispanic descent and/or must significantly demonstrate leadership or service within the underserved community.
School of Film & Television
Netflix Nonfiction Directing and Producing Fellowship- Deadline: April 26. Provides an all-in experience for directors and producers ready to advance their craft and careers, including the opportunity to shadow a director or producer on new and/or returning nonfiction series. Selected Fellows will be provided with ongoing production company placements on series and programs throughout the year-long Fellowship. Fellows will also attend monthly virtual briefings to provide guidance on goals and expectations throughout the program. Additional virtual meetings include, but are not limited to, masterclasses, and meet and greets with executives across the industry, and throughout Netflix and production company partners.
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Other Notable Opportunities
Due april 1Paid Remote Internship, Leadership Council for Women in National Security
The Leadership Council for Women in National Security (LCWINS) is seeking a part-time intern to help ensure the success of the organization’s substantive work, while also handling the day-to-day administration of LCWINS. LCWINS’ mission is to improve national security by ensuring that women, in all their diversity, have equal space at the policy-making table. The intern is expected to work 5-10 hours/week with a proposed start date of June 1, 2021 and proposed end date of August 31, 2021. Specific hours and weeks worked are flexible and negotiable. This internship is expected to be conducted entirely remotely, based out of the Eastern Time Zone. Pay is $15/hr. Learn more.
Due April 11LMU Library Research Awards
William H. Hannon Library is pleased to announce our Undergraduate and Graduate Library Research Awards. The purpose of these awards is to recognize and reward LMU students whose research makes expert and creative use of the services, resources, and collections of the William H. Hannon Library to produce a scholarly or creative work. Earn prizes of up to $1,500. Learn more.
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