Apply as an LAH 102H Writing Fellow for Fall 2020

Please put in writing: “What you think a good Writing Fellow does and what a student needs from a good tutor.” Please submit your application in by Wednesday, March 11 as an attachment in an email to this address: Writing.khb994i41l6k5ipw@u.box.com Any text in the email will not come through.

Writing Fellow are expected to attend LAH 102H every Monday from 4 – 4:50pm and attend the Writing Fellow meeting immediately after class until 5:15 pm.

Writing Fellows will be invited to participate in a week long LAH Summer Writing Institute held at Canyon of the Eagles Resort in Burnet, TX from 5/31 – 6/6.  The cost of the institute will be fully covered.  Please note on your application whether or not you would be available to attend the institute.

Questions? Please email Stacey or Linda.

PS – Previous Writing Fellows should just email Linda by March 11 to let us know that you would like to return.

Call for Applications: 2020-21 Brumley Next Generation Fellowship Programs

The Strauss Center is very pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2020-2021 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars programs. These unique opportunities provide research training and mentorships to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. The program is made possible by the generous support of Jon and Rebecca Brumley.

For Undergraduates: The Brumley Next Generation Scholars Program
The Strauss Center launched the Next Generation Scholars program in 2010 with the goal of providing new research and mentorship opportunities for promising UT undergraduate students interested in careers in international security and law. This program now also includes a focus on civic engagement, expanding the reach of the program by engaging more students on a wider range of local, national, and international policy issues. Involving undergraduates in international affairs and civic engagement early in their career is an important part of the Strauss Center’s mission to prepare the next generation of leaders to help develop solutions to the most pressing public policy challenges.

This one-year program includes two key components: First, students will take a 3-credit research training and professional development course, taught in the fall of 2020. This course is designed to introduce students to policy work, including basic skills in policy research, analysis, and writing. Students will be trained on designing research strategies and proposals, conducting policy analysis, writing resumes and statements of purpose, crafting op-eds and blog posts, and planning for the steps in their career development. 

Second, in the spring semester, the Next Generation Scholars will work on a collaborative policy research project and report. Students should expect to maintain regular contact and meet biweekly for short meetings to assess progress on research and writing. The exact schedule for the spring will be determined at a later date to work around students’ course schedules. Students will also be awarded a stipend of $500 for the spring semester. Funding permitting, and contingent on positive performance evaluations, students may have the possibility of continuing as research interns at the Strauss Center after the year-long Next Generation Scholars program concludes.

Please visit the Strauss Center’s NextGen program website for application information. The application deadline for both the Brumley Next Generation Fellows and Scholars programs is March 30, 2020.

Please direct questions and submit applications via email to Lindsay Stanek at lindsay.stanek@law.utexas.edu. 

Upcoming Texas Exes Scholarship Application Deadline

The Texas Exes scholarship application deadline for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students is March 1 at 11:59 p.m. CST. In order to be considered, students must complete the online Texas Exes scholarship application. The online application is separate from the main Texas Exes website and can be accessed at https://texasexes.academicworks.com/. By completing the application, students will automatically apply for most scholarships for which they qualify—no further action is needed. There are also some additional scholarship opportunities in which students might be qualified to apply, and they should read the descriptions to see if they are eligible and complete any required supplemental questions.

Students can contact scholarships@texasexes.org if they have any questions.

Call for Scholarship Applicants for the ACA Student Award

Are YOU a student who helps other students? Do YOU dream of being better prepared to tutor, advise, or otherwise assist your peers? Are YOU a complete superhero dedicated to helping others CHANGE THE WORLD??

Well, well, well, then WE have the opportunity for YOU!

The Academic Counselors Association (ACA) is proud to offer $300 scholarships to The University of Texas at Austin students who support the vision and values of the academic advising community. It is the hope of ACA that these scholarships will assist students in their academic pursuits and endeavors.

To qualify you must:

  • Be a currently Enrolled UT Austin Students
  • Assist in advising or other academic/student support services
  • Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 (to be verified by the ACA Awards & Recognition Committee)
  • Submit a 500 word advising statement & resume (more information on the application link)
  • Submit a recommendation letter from a staff or faculty mentor who is familiar with your work in advising or other student support services.

The deadline to apply for the scholarship is Tuesday, March 31 at 11:59pm.

Click here for the application and more info! tinyurl.com/ACAStudents2020

College of Liberal Arts Research Week Events

We are now accepting applications for our research poster presentation session that will take place during Research Week on Tuesday, April 21. Students may also apply to showcase their work at the Dean’s Research Reception on Thursday, April 23, where their research will be presented to College directors, chairs, deans, and faculty.

The application can be found on our website. The deadline for students to apply is Friday, March 13.

If you have any questions about research week or the application, please feel free to contact Katie Lathrop at katie.lathrop@utexas.edu.  

Join the John Quincy Adams Society at UT!

The John Quincy Adams Society at UT (JQAS@UT) is a new student organization co-founded by several LAH students. They are a chapter of a nationwide organization that serves to promote restraint and realism in American foreign policy and to foster conversations on campus about where American foreign policy should go. The organization also helps to grow and train professionals in areas of American foreign affairs and has national conferences, scholarships, and essay contests available to its members. 

We encourage students of all majors to come to share their ideas at the UT chapter meetings. For more information, email jqas.utaustin@mail.com

Scholarship Information Sessions

The Office of Distinguished and Postgraduate Scholarships would like to draw your attention to two informational sessions to be held on campus next week:

Knight-Hennessy Scholarship (Stanford University)

Tuesday, February 25th, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Parlin Hall 1 (basement)

Mr. Derrick Bolton

Schwarzman Scholarship (Tsinghua University, Beijing)

Thursday, February 27th, 10:00-11:00 a.m., RLP 1.302D (Glickman Conference Room)

Ms. Arlie Slonim Ziskend

Apply Now for ’20-’21 Journalism Scholarships

The deadline is March 27 to apply for more than $70,000 in journalism scholarships for Texas college students

Main criteria:

  • Applicants mus be undergraduate students with a solid academic record
  • Published or broadcast work for student media or as interns for professional media – print, broadcast or digital – that demonstrates a commitment to and talent for reporting and storytelling
  • Some scholarships are based on merit, others on financial need

We offer individual scholarships of up to $6,000 for the academic year – it’s easy to apply online!

Apply here: https://www.headlinersfoundation.org/scholarship-criteria