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Beinecke Scholarship Information Session
Dean Andrew Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Tue Jan 17, 04-05:00pm, 12-142

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none

The Beinecke Scholarship is an award of $32,000 to be used for graduate school support in the arts, humanities and social sciences. While only juniors can apply, all interested parties may attend.
Web: http://www.beineckescholarship.org/
Contact: Dean Andrew Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu

Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships: Creating a Winning Proposal
Dean Andrew Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Thu Feb 2, 04pm-05:00am, 4-145

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

Several $6,000 undergraduate fellowships are available for summer 2006. These fellowships will support challenging intellectual work in any field: science, engineering, humanities, social science, and the arts. This is the time to begin making your plans! We will review elements of past winning proposals and discuss how to put together a successful submission (which will be due March 24, 2005).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/eloranta/
Contact: Dean Andrew Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu

Jack Kent Cooke Information Session
Andrew Eisenmann
Wed Feb 1, 04-05:00pm, 5-233

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program will award 45 to 50 scholarships to seniors or recent graduates planning to attend graduate school in fall 2006. Each award will cover a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen. The amount and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the graduate program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student is $50,000 per year and the maximum length is six years.

While only Seniors may apply, all interested parties can attend
Web: http://jackkentcooke.org/
Contact: Andrew Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-7364, eisen@mit.edu

Kawamura Fellowship Information Session
Dean Andy Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Thu Jan 19, 04-05:00pm, 1-150

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

The Kawamura Visiting Fellowship Program, sponsored by Kawamura Electric, Ando Cloisonne and CoTech International, is a five week, all expenses paid Summer Fellowship in Japan open to all currently enrolled MIT students. Fellowship recipients need not have any prior experience with Japanese language, culture or history. The program gives students exposure to Japan in many ways---culture, politics, business, and society through home stay with a Japanese family, visits to a Japanese school, companies, government offices, etc. Find out more about this excellent opportunity to discover Japan. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Web: http://kawamurafellowship.org/
Contact: Dean Andy Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu

Udall Scholarship Information Session
Dean Andy Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Tue Jan 17, 03-04:00pm, 12-142

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

The Morris K. Udall Foundation offers Scholarships of $5,000 to undergraduates working in fields related to the environment. While only sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply, all interested parties may attend.
Web: http://www.udall.gov/p_scholarship.htm
Contact: Dean Andy Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu


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