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WELCOME! In
these pages we will introduce you to a myriad of opportunities,
and provide a range of resources to help you decide where you are
going and how to get there. Here you'll find information on a variety
of competitive grants and scholarships, links to scholarship foundation
home pages, and plenty of practical advice from programs and past
applicants to help you put together an outstanding application.
Whatever your goals may be, a scholarship is a small part of the
journey you are taking through Willamette, and beyond.
Here at SAGA we can help you to:
- identify
your career goals
- clarify
your values and interests
- improve
your writing and interviewing skills
- move
toward planning for graduate school and life after graduation
National scholarships
and grants are highly selective competitions that can provide financial
and professional support for research, completion of your undergraduate
education, and funding for graduate and international study and
research. Unlike financial aid, scholarships such as the Truman,
Rhodes, or Mellon are merit-based; need is not a factor. Moreover,
many of these scholarships will be used for study, research, and
travel following graduation, and so will not affect your financial
aid at Willamette. (For information about financial aid at Willamette,
contact the Office
of Financial Aid.)
There are a range of other places to find funding opportunities
and professional or volunteer experiences through Willamette. The
Office of Career
Services has information about volunteering, internships for
during and after college, and post-graduate service programs like
the Peace Corps and Teach for America. Willamette's Office of Financial
Aid offers several internal scholarships that can help you pursue
your academic goals while you are a student here.
Finding the right scholarship opportunity can demand a significant
commitment of your time. Read the criteria carefully, check the
fine print, and consider the purpose of the scholarship before you
apply: does it fund independent research? coursework? language study
or cultural immersion? Some scholarships, such as the Rotary and
Fulbright, offer international travel and study after graduation,
but don't necessarily lead to a graduate degree. Some, like the
Goldwater and the Mellon, restrict the eligible fields of study;
others, such as the Rhodes, impose age restrictions. Some are specifically
geared to Ph.D. aspirants, like the NSF and Javits. Others are only
offered to specific groups like minorities, women, or descendents
of Civil War veterans. Some expect particular kinds of volunteer
experience or extracurricular activities. Some take financial need
into account. Most have gpa requirements, and several have a service
requirement. Look for an opportunity that fits who you are, provides
the kind of experiences you seek, and what you want to do and be.
If the program for which you want to apply requires institutional
nominations, contact the SAGA office for campus deadlines; but feel
free to come in for advice and support for any application.
2007 Winners of National Awards Requiring University Nomination
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Christopher
Platano
Kemper Scholar |
Jan
Taborsky
Kemper Scholar
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Jennifer
Bufford
Goldwater Scholar
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Elizabeth
Humphrey
Fulbright Scholar
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Maia
Hoover
Fulbright Scholar
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Brit
Toven ('01)
Fulbright Scholar
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Micael
Bogar ('03)
Fulbright Scholar |
Craig
Webster ('05)
Fulbright Scholar |
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Other Spring 2007
National Award Winners
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Joseph
Uyeda ('06)
NSF Fellow |
Natalie
Muren ('06)
NSF Fellow
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Andrea
May
Finalist NCAA |
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Internal
Scholarship Winners
2007
Presidential Scholars Selected
Recipients of the 2007 Presidential Scholarships have been
chosen. The program funds rising seniors to do independent
research or to expand on senior thesis research. This year's
Presidential Scholars are:
Peter Crisalli, Biochemistry:"Creation and testing
of a Neomycin B-Dipeptide Library"
Sponsor: Sarah Kirk, Chemistry
Greg Henselman, Math and Classical Studies: "Extending
the Diagnostic Applications of Graph Representations"
Sponsor, Erin McNicholas, Mathematics
2007
Carson Scholars Selected
Recipients of the Carson Undergraduate Research Grants for
2007 have been chosen. The program funds summer research
and creative projects up to $3000. This year's recipients
are:
Shannon Buckley, “Using Birds as Indicators
of Restoration Success in the Deer Creek Watershed”
Sponsor: David Craig, Biology
Kyle Evans-Lee, “Turbulence, Fluid, and Navier-Stokes”
Sponsor: Johnner Barrett, Mathematics
Diana Haughton and Natalie Schultz, “Knowledge
is the Preface of Peace”
Sponsor: Wayne Gregory, TIUA
Lindsey Hoverson, “The Effect of Ionic Mercury
on the Photosynthetic Rate of /Arabidopsis thaliana/”
Sponsor, Gary Tallman, Biology
Emily Johnson, “Inequalities within the Women’s
Healthcare Delivery System in France”
Sponsor: Joyce Millen, Anthropology
Trudi Kahler, “Handling the Heat: Exploration
of Enameling”
Sponsor: Michael Boonstra, Art
Emily Maxwell, “A Study of Synethesia: The Effects
of Color on Memory”
Sponsor: Mark Stewart, Psychology
Melissa Ostermick, “Specificity of Vocalizations
in the American Crow”
Sponsor: David Craig, Biology
Natalie Sashkin, “Stimulating Neuroplasticity:
The Effects of Enriched Environmental Conditions on Dopaminergic
Neurogenesis in the Substantia Nigra of a Mouse Model of
Parkinson’s Disease”
Sponsor: Charles Meshul, OHSU
(on campus: Barbara Stebbins-Boaz, Biology)
Emily Standen, “No News of Stanley: An Introspective
Exploration of American Ways”
Sponsor: April Overstreet, Spanish
Danielle Stevens, “Ho Brodda: Investigating
Hawaii’s Hodgepodge of Linguistic Identities”
Sponsor: Amadou Fofana, French
Lukas Strandberg, “Erosion Control on America’s
Mountain”
Sponsor: Eric Billmeyer, Rocky Mountain Field Institute
(on campus: Scott Pike, Environmental and Earth Science)
Brittany Thiemens, “VO2max Testing in Swimmers:
Non-Sport Specific Monark® Arm Crank vs. Sport-Specific
Vasa® Ergonometer”
Sponsor: Stas Stavrianeas, Exercise Science
Nicholas Woolsey, “Japan and the Lost Songs
of World War Two”
Sponsor: Miho Fujiwara, Japanese and Chinese
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