CAREER DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS

PURPOSE
Career Development Fellowships are intended to assist students who are working/interning either full- or part-time and are pursuing or wish to pursue graduate (Master's level) study at GW to enhance their knowledge and skills. Assumed is that these students will add the dimension of real world experience to the classroom and that they will, in turn, employ the new knowledge and skills from their courses at GW in the workplace.

ELIGIBILITY
Employed full- or part-time in a position (job or internship, paid or unpaid) directly related to the student's degree program. (GW employees are not eligible.) In accordance with University policy, full-time students may not have full-time jobs.   Current or incoming GW graduate students with a minimum 3.4 GPA who have been accepted to one of the Master's degree programs listed below.   (Students enrolled off-campus locations are not eligible.)  

Note:   These are not simply areas of study, but are specific Master's degree programs. Students who are not in one of these specific programs on the Foggy Bottom campus are not eligible to apply and will not be considered, regardless of whether their area of study is related.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Priority will be given to students who are studying full-time, but a limited number of awards will be given to students who are studying part-time (and may be employed full-time). Full-time students must be registered for at least three courses (9 credit hours) per semester. Part-time students must be registered for two courses (6 credit hours) per semester. These requirements do not apply to students in their last semester who need only one or two courses to complete their programs.

AWARD
Awards will cover 50% of tuition (excluding fees).

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

• Application Form
  If you are unable to access PDF documents, contact the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships at gradfell@gwu.edu for an application form.
  
• Essay

The essay will be the most heavily weighted factor in your application package. Therefore, it should be thoughtfully written with concrete, detailed examples of the impact your studies have on your work and VICE VERSA. (Essays which cover only one aspect will severely hamper the applicant's chances of being awarded a Career Development Fellowship, regardless of other qualifications.)

This essay should not be more than two pages, double-spaced, and should include your academic and professional interests. The essay should explain, in detail,

1) how your current professional position will enable you to make a positive contribution to your academic program, AND

2) how your academic program enhances your skills and knowledge for your current placement (job or internship) and is relevant to your future career goals.

• Transcripts
  Current full-time students with at least 9 GW credit hours completed and part-time students with at least 6 GW credit hours complete are only required to submit GW transcripts. If you do not meet this requirement, you must submit undergraduate transcripts. Incoming students must submit undergraduate transcripts.
• Resume
  Your resume should include relevant work and internship experiences, degrees earned, honors and/or awards, and community service activities.
• Recommendations
  Two recommendations are required. One must come from the employer or internship supervisor and one from a professor. If you have not yet begun your internship or job, you may submit a recommendation from a current or previous employer.

DEADLINE Applications and all supporting materials must be received at the address below no later than 3 April 2009.

The George Washington University
Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships
2121 Eye Street, NW, Rice Hall 602
Washington, DC   20052

Fax:   (202) 994-8845
Phone:   (202)994-6822
E-mail:   gradfell@gwu.edu

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