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From: Carmen Iezzi Mezzera <car...@apsia.org>
Date: Fri, May 24, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Subject: [APSIA-DFAlum] APSIA Opportunities - Week for May 20
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Dear All,

You made it to another Friday. Well done. Well done indeed.

I thought this article on Ben Franklin: The US Founding Father who travelled the globe was an interesting light read to inspire your summer sojourns.  

THANK YOU for all you do,

Carmen

Upcoming APSIA Events for Students
Throughout the year, APSIA hosts a number of free events for your students:
Want promotional materials to share with your students? Let me know!

TheHayesXChange Passport Scholarship for Students in Florida
The HayesXChange is on a mission to increase passport ownership among underrepresented students throughout the state of Florida. The HayesXChange will award passports to students from underserved backgrounds between ages 16 and 21 who have never traveled abroad.  Students are required to write a 500-word essay and upload a 60-second video about the importance of gaining an international education and why they would benefit from having a passport. Deadline: Rolling https://hayesxchange.com/passportinitiative/


Naval Horizons Essay Contest
Naval Horizons introduces students to cutting-edge Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics topics that impact the US Navy and Marine Corps – to include autonomy, oceanography, cybersecurity, undersea medicine, and more. Students learn about Naval STEM challenges through a video series. Then, they write an essay explaining how the research and people inspire them. This contest challenges students to picture themselves in a STEM career by designing the US Navy and Marine Corps of the future. Judges will select up to 5,000 winners. All winners are eligible to receive a $200 cash prize. Exceptional essays may be highlighted on a Naval STEM web page and will be designated Naval Horizons Highest Honors. Deadline: June 10, 2024 https://www.navalhorizons.us/


Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference
The Public Policy Leadership Conference inspires talented and driven undergraduate students to pursue further study in policy and careers in public service. During PPLC, attendees have the chance to learn more about graduate school and how it can impact their life and career. They connect with current Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) students, faculty, and staff as well as other dynamic undergraduates around pressing policy issues, and experience what it is like to be an HKS student for a weekend. They also receive important information about fellowship and scholarship opportunities that can help fund graduate studies, and policy career opportunities. Deadline: June 28, 2024 https://www.hks.harvard.edu/educational-programs/undergraduate-opportunities/public-policy-leadership-conference#what-materials-are-required-for-an-application-


Gilman-McCain Fellowship
The Gilman-McCain Scholarship provides $5,000 for child and spousal dependents of active or activated US military personnel to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs. Candidates must be a US citizen or national, an undergraduate or community college student in good standing at an accredited institution of higher education in the US, dependent (child or spouse) of active or activated US military personnel during the time of application, recipient of any type of Title IV federal financial aid during the time of application, and in the process of applying to/accepted to a credit-bearing study abroad or internship with an overall Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2, according to the State Department's Travel Advisory System. Deadline: August 8, 2024 https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/program/gilman-mccain-scholarships/


Future Trade Leaders Fellowship
The CT Strategies Future Trade Leaders Fellowship supports the education and professional development of the next generation of women in international trade. Fellows receive funding for undergraduate studies, mentorship opportunities, and a paid summer internship at CT Strategies. Applicants must identify as female, be a rising junior or senior currently enrolled at an accredited university or college, have a demonstrated financial need, be studying supply chain/logistics, homeland security, international trade, economics, marketing, or a related field, and submit both a one-page resume and essay. Deadline: August 15, 2024 https://ct-strategies.com/trade-fellowship-program/


Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship is a national fellowship program that provides recent graduates with the opportunity to gain a Washington perspective on key issues of peace and security by spending six to nine months in Washington. Supported by a salary, the fellows serve as full-time junior staff members at the participating organization of their choice. Deadline: October 7, 2024 . http://scoville.org/


Overview of an Intern's Rights
Workplace Fairness and Pay Our Interns created a Know Your Rights resource for government interns and fellows. If students hope to obtain a government internship in the future, or if they are a current intern struggling to navigate the workplace and want to learn more about their rights, this tool might be helpful. https://www.workplacefairness.org/intern-rights-general



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