Newsletter Scholarships

Anne Rudin Scholarship Application: Applications are now being accepted for the $1,000 Anne Rudin scholarship for a female graduate student in the area of public administration/public policy. The local League of Women Voters chapter and the Sacramento Regional Foundation award the scholarship annually to an outstanding woman student enrolled in a grad. program in the Sacramento region. Our own Tamar Foster won the award a couple years ago. The application must be postmarked by April 13, 2007.

Graduate Equity Fellowship: Many of you may already be aware of the Graduate Equity Fellowship opportunity on campus, but in case any of you are not please be aware that there is a April 13 deadline for applying for this $1,500 award, which is targeted toward "classified graduate students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages." To eligible you must be a classified or conditionally classified graduate student and apply for financial aid, and be enrolled full time while receiving the Fellowship. For more information go to http://www.csus.edu/graddiv/gradEquity.stm.

Next Ten Scholarship: Here is an opportunity to win a scholarship by developing a "budget policy option." A $2,000 prize is at stake! Entrants are asked to develop a “budget policy option” for the Next Ten California Budget Challenge.

The Public Policy Institute of California

The Public Policy Institute of California is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research institute based in San Francisco. The institute informs policymaking by producing and disseminating high-quality, objective research on a range of public policy issues.

These are shorter-term positions at PPIC:

Summer Intern positions (summer 2007) for graduate students
deadline March 12, 2007
Visiting Fellow positions

They also have several Senior Fellow, Research Fellow and Research Associate positions available. Details can be found on their website.

The Center for California Studies: The center offers a number of fellowship opportunities. Click here for more information.

CSUS Financial Aid Office: The Financial Aid Office at CSUS has some great information for those seeking scholarships, grants, loans, and Federal work study.
CSUS Financial Aid Office
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6044
Lassen Hall 1006 - Telephone (916)278-6554 - Fax (916)278-6082

Office of Global Education: Go to the Office of Global Education website for information about Fulbright and Other Scholarships for Study or Research Abroad.

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