Elizabethtown College Honors Program
Prestigious Scholarships & Fellowships
Scholarships
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Elizabethtown College Recipients:
2007, Angela Mitchell, '08
1999, Jennifer Stanford, '00
- Rising Junior
- Excellence in science and mathematics
- Pursuit of career in science, math, engineering
- Faculty nomination for award
Campus Contact: Dr. Jane F. Cavender
British Marshall Scholarship
- Leader, opinion former, decision maker
- Able to gain an appreciation for British way of life
- Able to raise the profile of the U.K. in the U.S.
Campus Contact: Dr. Dana G. Mead
Davies-Jackson Scholarship
Elizabethtown College Recipients:
2006, J . Nathan Matias, '06
- Liberal arts and social sciences
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First in family to graduate from college especially encouraged to apply
- Exceptional academic record
Campus Contact: Dr. Dana G. Mead
Fulbright Scholarship
Elizabethtown College Recipients:
2004, Amy K. Milligan, '04
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. It was established in 1946 by the U.S. Congress to "enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries."Approximately six thousand grants were awarded in 2004, at a cost of more than $250 million, to U.S. students, teachers, professionals, and scholars to study, teach, lecture, and conduct research in more than 150 countries, and to their foreign counterparts to engage in similar activities in the United States.
Campus contact: Dr. Amy Simes
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Gates Cambridge Scholarship
- Graduate school at the University of Cambridge
- Leadership potential, social commitment, intellectual ability
Campus Contact: Dr. Dana G. Mead
George G. Mitchell Scholarship
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All majors
- Graduate school in Ireland or Northern Ireland
- Student application for award
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
- Environmental engineering, science, education, business, health, justice, economics
- Environmental career track
Campus Contact: Dr. Thomas E. Murray
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship
- Biomedical career track
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Summer laboratory research experience
Rhodes Scholarship
Elizabethtown College Recipient:
1995, John Lehman, '95
Elizabethtown College Finalist
2006, J. Nathan Matias, '06
- Literary and scholastic attainments
- Energy to use one's talents, often exemplified by a fondness for sports
- Truth, courage, devotion to duty, protection of the weak
- Moral force of character
Campus Contact: Dr. Dana G. Mead
Rotary International Ambassadorial
- Further international understanding and friendly relations
- Serve as ambassador of goodwill abroad
www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
- Commitment to academic excellence and community service
Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship provides up to $30,000 in funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields. Students must be college juniors at the time of selection. The Foundation also provides assistance with career counseling, internship placement, graduate school admissions, and professional development. Scholars are invited to participate in a number of programs: Truman Scholar Leadership Week, The Summer Institute, The Truman Fellows Program, and the Public Service Law Conference.
- Extensive records of public and community service
- Committed to careers in government
- Outstanding leadership
Campus Contact: Dr. Wayne A. Selcher
x1305, selchewa@etown.edu
Fellowships
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
- Arts, humanities and social sciences
- Maximum Fellowship: $41,822
www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits
James Madison Memorial Junior Fellowship
- Plan to be a teacher of American history, political science, or social studies in grades 7-12
- Maximum Fellowship: $24,000
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
- Biomedical career track
- Summer laboratory research experience
Grants
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Application Deadline: November 1
Thirty grants awarded annually for up to two years of graduate study in the United States. Recipients retain loyalty and a sense of commitment to country of origin and to the United States. Only seniors who are resident alien, naturalized U.S. citizen, or the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens are eligible to apply. Maintenance grant and tuition grant may total up to $36,000. An interview is required.
For more information, visit: www.pdsoros.org
