NOVEMBER 1, 2003
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Native American Studies Faculty Position
Pending budgetary approval, the Native American Studies Program within
the Ethnic Studies Department of the University of California, Berkeley,
seeks applicants for a full time position open as to the subfield with NAS and
open as to rank. Fluency and proficiency in at least one Native language of
the Americas is desirable. An ability to teach in the department's ethnic
studies undergraduate and graduate programs is also desirable. Candidates
should send letter of application, one writing sample or publication and three
letters of reference to: Search Committee Chair, Native American Studies
Program, Ethnic Studies Department, 506 Barrows Hall, University of Cali
fornia, Berkeley, CA 94720-2570.
Referees please see the University's statement on confidentiality, found at
www.chance.berkeley.eduapoevalltr.html. Start date is July 1, 2004.
Applications are due by November 14, 2003.
GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP
(GMS) APPLY ONLINE
The Gates Millennium Scholars program is pleased to announce the
launching of its website for the 2004 - 2005 GMS awards. Apply online or
download nomination materials from www.gmsp.org. General informa
tion, detailed instructions, and current scholar profiles can also be found
on the website. Principals, teachers, guidance counselors, Tribal higher
education representatives and other professional educators are invited to
nominate students with outstanding academic records, strong leadership
potential, and commitment to community service. Nominators and
recommenders must act in their personal capacity. Institutional nomina
tions will not be accepted. All completed nomination materials must be
postmarked or submitted online no later than January 16, 2004.
The Gates Millennium Scholars program was established in 1999 through
a grant provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide Asian
Pacific Islander Americans, African Americans, American IndiansAlaska
Natives, and Hispanic Americans with an opportunity to complete a college
education. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to pro
vide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students with significant
financial need, particularly thoseintending to study mathematics, science, .
engineering, education or library science, to reach their fullest potential.
Additionally, GMS provides opportunities for scholars to prepare for leader
ship roles in their profession and communities through a leadership devel
opment program. GMS selected 1,000 high-achieving students for the 2003
2004 academic year, bringing the total number of students awarded GMS
scholarships to more than 7,000 since the program's inception.
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), with the support of the Orga
nization of Chinese Americans (OCA), the American Indian Graduate
Center Scholars (AIGCS), and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF),
administers the Gates Millennium Scholars program.
Eligibility Criteria
In the 2004-2005 academic year, individuals are eligible to be consid
ered for a Gates Millennium Scholarship if they:
H are Asian Pacific Islander American, African American, Hispanic
American or American IndianAlaska Native;
n are a citizen, legal permanent resident or national of the United
States;
B have a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale;
B will be entering a U.S. accredited college or university as full
time, degree-seeking freshmen in the academic year 2003-2004;
B have demonstrated leadership commitment through participation
in community service, extracurricular, or other activities that reflect
leadership abilities; and
B meet the Federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria. Eligibility for Fed
eral Pell Grant can only be determined though the submission of a
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the U.S. De
partment of Education, Federal Student Aid Programs.
Medical Library Association
Scholarship for Minority Students
Up to $5,000 (paid in 2 equal installments).
Who can apply:
Must be a member of a minority group defined as African-American,
Hispanic, Asian, Native American or Pacific Islander. Must be
entering an ALA-accredited graduate library school or have completed
no more than half his or her graduate program at the time the award
is made (February). Must be a citizen or have permanent resident
status in the United States or Canada. Past recipients are not eli
gible. For more details and the MLA Scholarship for Minority Students
application: www.mlanet.orgawardsgrantsindex.html. (You may be
eligible for other MLA awards or scholarships). For more information
about MCMLA, visit the MCMLA website at www.kumc.edumcmla.
Deadline is December 1, 2003.
Portland Teachers Program
The Portland Teachers Program (PTP) is a partnership effort among
Portland Public Schools (PPS), Portland Community College (PCC), Port
land State University (PSU) and the University of Portland (UP). It is
designed to recruit and help prepare culturally competent teachers, with
a special focus on historically under-represented groups in the teaching
profession. As a retention and scholarship program, it assists selected
students in completing teacher education through the regular course work
at PCC and PSU or UP. For more information please contact Deborah
Cochrane, Director, Portland Teachers Program, 705 N Killingsworth Port
land, OR 97217. Phone 503-978-5444 or 978-5020 or email
dcochranpcc.edu.
University of California President's
Postdoctoral Fellowship
The postdoctoral fellowships can be renewed for a second year. What
you do is choose a UC faculty mentor you would like to work with
during the fellowship year. You must finish your dissertation by the
time the fellowship begins.
What is important to know is that this past year, the President of
the UC system committed funds to UC departments to hire UC
President's postdocs in tenure-track positions. I'm not sure how long
this commitment is going to last, but it's an important step to diversi
fying the faculty in the UC system. These fellowships started out be
ing for underrepresented minorities, but as a result of California state
Proposition 209, the targetted audience was broadened. But the spirit
of the original program is still being upheld as much as possible. There
is a new President of the UC system as of this summer, also.
The UC system has nine campuses; UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis,
UC Santa Cruz, UC San Francisco, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, UC San
Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and a tenth one, UC Merced, in the works.
We have had several NA postdocs here at UC Davis within our NAS
program.
Check out the following website: www.ucop.eduacadadvppfp.
Deadline: November 15, 2003
Scholarship Announcement
Third Wave Foundation Scholarship Program is available to all full
time or part-time students age 30 and under who are enrolled in, or have
been accepted to, an accredited university, college, vocationaltechnical
school or community college.
The primary criteria to qualify for a Third Wave scholarship are vigor
ous engagement in activist work and financial need. The Scholarship
Committee prioritizes applicants who have limited access to financial re
sources and whose civic, community, or cultural work shows a commit
ment to social justice. Within our scholarship grant making, the Woodlake
Fund provides scholarships for young women of color who prioritize social
justice and the work done in the spirit of justice and equality over aca
demic performance and who integrate social justice into all areas of their
lives.
Students applying for grants should also be involved as activists, art
ists, or cultural workers working on issues such as racism, homophobia,
sexism, or other forms of inequality. The amount of each scholarship is
decided after careful review of the student's financial aid report. The num
ber of scholarships awarded depends on the amount of each award. Schol
arships range in amount from $500 and $5,000 each. Our deadline is
April 1, 2004.
ELIGIBILITY:
1. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an accredited uni
versity. 2. Under the age 30 3. Demonstrate financial need - Primary
criterion. 4. Be full-time or part-time 5. Be involved as activists, artists, or
cultural workers working on issues such as racism, homophobia, sexism,
or other forms of inequality.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
1. Application Form available at www.thirdwavefoundation.orgpro
gramsscholarships.html. 2. 500 word essay.
3. Official Transcripts(and high school transcripts for college fresh
man). 4. Two letters of recommendation.
5. Copy of Financial Aid Report from school.
6. Copy of parent'sguardian's most recent tax return (or your own if
you are completely economically independent from parentsguardians).
The number of scholarships awarded depends on the amount of each
award.
Scholarships range in amount from $1,000 to $5,000 each.
QUESTIONS: Contact Third Wave Foundation at: Third Wave Foun
dation, 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003. Telephone:
212-675-0700. Fax: 212-255-6653 infothirdwavefoundation.org. Email
to :infothirdwavefoundation.org.