This scholarship is available to: College Junior / College Senior

GPA requirement: 3.6


Candidates must: attend an accredited U.S. college or university and be nominated by the institution's Truman Faculty Representative [candidates MAY NOT apply directly]; be U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals; complete an application and write a policy recommendation; be in the upper quarter of their junior class, except for residents of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa or the Northern Marianas who must be in their senior class. The Foundation seeks candidates who: have extensive records of public and community service; are committed to careers in government or elsewhere in public service; have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills. Financial need is not a consideration. All Candidates should be aware that the Truman Scholarship has a newly instituted service requirement. Scholars selected from 2005 on are required to work in public service for three of the seven years following completion of a Foundation funded graduate degree program as a condition of receiving Truman funds. Scholars who do not meet this service requirement, or who fail to provide timely proof to the Foundation of such employment, will be required to repay funds received along with interest. The Foundation will have an appeals process for special circumstances.

This is an Off-Campus scholarship. On-campus scholarships are administered by the university, its departments or affiliated organizations. Off-campus scholarships are administered by entities that are not affiliated with the University of Oregon.

Application Information:
Candidates for the Truman Scholarship may not apply to the foundation directly -- they must be nominated by their institution in a process conducted by the Truman Scholarship Faculty Representative. An internal campus deadline will be established well in advance of the Truman Foundation deadline. The Truman Faculty representative on the UO campus is Larry Singell, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. To learn about being nominated, contact the College of Arts and Sciences (cas@cas.uoregon.edu) and consult the Truman Foundation website.

This scholarship is renewable.