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1. Issue #396 October 6th, 2014
I. Financial Aid
Grad: The Evergreen State College (WA) Graduate Program on the Environment Scholarships
Postgrad: Drexel University's LeBow College of Business (PA) Offers Scholarships and Stipends
Postgrad: Charlotte School of Law (NC) Offering Tuition Scholarships
II. Campus News
• Nova Southeastern University's (FL) Dual Admission Program
• Central Penn College (PA) Opens Cultural Diversity Center
• The George Washington University School of Engineering & Applied Science (DC) New Doctoral
Program
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (WA) GRADUATE PROGRAM ON THE
ENVIRONMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
The Graduate Program on the Environment at The Evergreen State College
invites international students to apply for the fall 2015 cohort. International
students are eligible for a wide variety of scholarships, including an international
student scholarship that covers a third of tuition for two years.
This unique, interdisciplinary program will enter its 32nd year in fall 2015. Students use natural and
social sciences to study and solve environmental problems through required core courses,
electives, internships, independent study and a required thesis. Students may attend full time (two
years) or part time (three years). The Graduate Program on the Environment is currently accepting
applications for fall 2015; the priority deadline is February 15, 2015.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/ZBMnvg
DREXEL UNIVERSITY'S LEBOW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (PA)
OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS
LeBow College of Business offers a Ph.D. in Economics and a Ph.D. in
Business with specializations such as Accounting, Decision Sciences and Finance. The Ph.D.
programs at LeBow College of Business prepare doctoral students to become outstanding scholars
and inspiring teachers.
Doctoral students are assigned a combination of teaching and research responsibilities. Assistants
receive a stipend and full-time tuition remission per academic year, which has an average total of
about $56,000. Doctoral students making satisfactory progress toward the degree can expect to be
provided with the assistantship at a minimum of four years.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1idHTBn
2. CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW (NC) OFFERING TUITION
SCHOLARSHIPS
Charlotte School of Law is pleased to offer several full and partial tuition scholarship opportunities to
qualified applicants through the LL.M. Ambassador Scholarship program. To be eligible for
consideration, a prospective student must simply submit an application for the LL.M program. To
apply, please visit LSAC at www.lsac.org.
For these scholarship opportunities, Charlotte School of Law is seeking highly qualified candidates
with the following characteristics: Possess a qualifying first foreign degree in law; High academic
achievement; Demonstrated capacity for leadership and teamwork; Superior personal awareness;
Ability to contribute to the practice, development and study of law; Commitment to service;
Contribution to a globally diverse student population; Ability to master legal studies in English;
Willingness to serve as an LL.M. alumni leader and ambassador for CSL.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1oFqwYU
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY'S (FL) DUAL ADMISSION
PROGRAM
Nova Southeastern University's Dual Admission Program is for highly
motivated students who have maintained a focus on their career goals
from an early age. As a qualified student in the Dual Admission program,
students are automatically reserved a seat in one of NSU's graduate or
professional schools while earning an undergraduate degree.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1rPVq6v
CENTRAL PENN COLLEGE (PA) OPENS CULTURAL DIVERSITY
CENTER
Central Penn College announces the opening of its new Cultural Diversity
Center to support international students and multiculturalism on campus.
The Cultural Diversity Center provides support services ranging from
immigration services to cultural adjustment and international student academic needs. The center
also offers events and programming to enhance the international student experience. International
students will be welcomed by Cultural Diversity Coordinator Romeo Azondekon, who facilitates
diversity programming and offers international student support at the college.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1xLfdHM
3. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE (DC) NEW DOCTORAL
PROGRAM
The George Washington School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) is happy to announce a
new doctoral program in Biomedical Engineering, designed to prepare students for a career of
creative scholarship. This interdisciplinary program provides a broad but balanced background of
knowledge and guidance in the performance of research and also provides coursework and
research that draw on resources from across SEAS. Existing research partnerships with the
Medical School and GW Hospital, as well as the NIH and FDA, offer unique research opportunities
and laboratory facilities. There are a number of areas of focus for dissertation research including
cardiac electrophysiology, therapeutic ultrasound and drug delivery and image analysis and image
processing.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1pqgBag
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