Please join the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards in enthusiastically congratulating JESSICA BENSON and NATALIE KRUSE for being selected as finalists for these two prestigious awards.

The Marshall Scholarship finances studies in the United Kingdom, and The Rhodes Scholarship funds two years of study at Oxford.

We wish these outstanding students the best of luck in the remainder of the selection process!

Ohio University would like to congratulate the record number of students who submitted applications for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program this fall. Twenty-one applicants proposed to conduct research, teach English or complete creative projects during the 2004-2005 academic year in one of sixteen countries on five continents.

Over seventy-five faculty members supported these outstanding students by serving as mentors, writing letters of recommendation, providing foreign language evaluations and participating in campus interviews. This generous level of faculty support made a tremendous difference for the applicants and has already benefited them in important ways.

Patience will be a virtue as they await the results. Finalists will be announced in late January or early February and will receive the final news sometime between March and June.

November 12 – Last day to request an application for the Mellon online (http://www.woodrow.org/mellon)

November 14 – Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation College Scholarship application deadline (see below for details)

December 1 – Mellon application deadline

December 1 – USA Today Academic Team application deadline (see below for details)

January 5 – Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics application deadline (see below for details)

February 2 –Goldwater application deadline

February 9 – Truman application deadline

March 1 – Madison application deadline (see below for details)

March 3 – Udall application deadline

SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Award Description: Offers college scholarships of up to $10,000 a year over a four-year period.
Eligibility: In-state students that have lost a parent to breast cancer and have not sustained disciplinary action from any institution or entity.
Website: http://www.komen.org
Application Deadline: Must be received in Dallas, TX by November 14, 2003

USA TODAY'S COLLEGE ACADEMIC TEAM
Award Description: Honors 60 undergraduates, the top 20 of whom will have their photographs published and accomplishments noted in a two-page color spread in USA TODAY in February and receive a $2,500 cash award. USA TODAY is seeking students who excel not only in scholarship but also in leadership roles on and off campus.
Eligibility: Full-time undergraduates of at least sophomore standing
Website: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2003-07-29-2004-college-allstars_x.htm
Nomination Deadline: December 1, 2003

FELIX MORLEY JOURNALISM COMPETITION
Award Description: This contest, sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies, gives awards (maximum $2,500) for the best published newspaper or magazine articles inspired by liberty. Submit three to five articles, editorials, opinion pieces, essays and reviews published in student newspapers or other periodicals between July 1, 2002 and December 1, 2003 for consideration.
Eligibility: The competition is open to young writers (25 years of age or younger as of December 1, 2003) and full-time students.
Website: www.theihs.org
Deadline: December 1, 2003

HUMANE STUDIES FELLOWSHIP
Award Description: This fellowship, sponsored by the Institute for Human Studies, offers $12,000 for undergraduate or undergraduate study for students interested in the ideas of liberty and the classical liberal tradition. Students should also show interest in applying the principles of this tradition in their work.
Eligibility: Full-time graduate students or undergraduates with junior or senior standing in the 2004-2005 academic year.
Website: www.theihs.org
Deadline: December 31, 2003

ELIE WIESEL PRIZE IN ETHICS
Award Description: Offers $5000 first prize, $2500 second prize, $1500 third prize, and 2 $500 honorable mentions for personal essays on ethics.
Eligibility: Undergraduates who are or will be registered as full-time juniors or seniors during fall semester of year of application.
Application: Application can be requested on web site
National Application Deadline: January 5, 2004

FILM AND FICTION SCHOALRSHIPS
Award Description: This award, sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies, offers up to $10,000 for tuition for students pursuing a master's degree in Fine Arts, specifically in filmmaking, fiction writing, and playwriting. Work should demonstrate ideas of liberty and humanity.
Eligibility: Full-time graduate students or undergraduates with senior standing.
Website: Get an application online at www.theihs.org.
Deadline: January 15, 2004

JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award Description: The Madison Fellowship supports future teachers for one or two years of graduate study leading to a master's degree in American history or political science, or in education with a concentration in a related field. It provides a stipend for up to two years of master's level graduate study.
Eligibility: U.S. citizen; senior, recent graduate, or graduate student.
National Application Deadline: March 1, 2004

The ONCA E-News is a publication of the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards. Any question, comments, or suggestions regarding the newsletter should be addressed to the editor, Shannon Wensyel, at shannon.wensyel@ohio.edu. Questions concerning awards or the application process should be addressed to Ann Brown, director of the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards at browna@ohio.edu.