The College of Environmental Design Undergraduate Advising Blog

Graduating seniors, the application for the 2015 Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize is now open and available online at stronach.berkeley.edu . Proposals for service, creative, or community-based research projects that engage social issues and contribute to the public good are welcome. Recipients may be awarded as much as $25,000. The 2015 Prize is open to Berkeley graduates in any area of study who are awarded an undergraduate degree in Fall 2014, Spring or Summer 2015. The application deadline is Monday, March 1, 2015.

Hello, my name is Jane Wiedenbeck, and I am a graduate Green Corps, the non-profit Field School for Environmental Organizing. I am getting the word out to graduating seniors at Berkeley about our paid training program in environmental organizing and advocacy. My Green Corps experience prepared me for the work I do now: planning trainings and helping with staff development for non-profits across the country as the National Administrator for the Public Interest Network. Green Corps has a history of hiring students from Berkeley, and I want to make sure that seniors hear about this opportunity – so I’m working to spread the word far and wide! Please  reach out to me directly at 303-573-5995 ex 343 or jwiedenbeck@publicinterestnetwork.org with any questions. 

Description: The Institute of International Studies (IIS) Undergraduate Merit Scholarship supports undergraduate research in any area of international studies. Research may be conducted independently, in congruence with an honors thesis, or while studying abroad. Application Details: 
Applicants must submit a one-page research proposal that addresses: 1) The research question; 2) Why it is important to the field of study; 3) Qualifications to conduct the research (i.e. related past or planned coursework, languages, etc.) 
4) A preliminary research plan (including the format for research, i.e. as an independent study, during EAP, etc.). In addition, applications must include an unofficial transcript and one letter of recommendation, which can come from a GSI or faculty member. Submission Instructions: The application can be found on the IIS website: http://iis.berkeley.edu/funding-opportunities/undergraduate-merit-scholarship .   Please ask your recommender to e-mai...