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Focus Topic: Public Service Awards Academic Honors and Fellowships Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

Presentation Overview  S chaeffer Fellows in Government S ervice  Boren S cholarship  Truman S cholarship  Questions Academic Honors and Fellowships Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

AHF Staff Erica Lovano McCann Katie Capra Andy Jones-Liang Willa Erickson Assistant Vice Provost Associate Director Assistant Director Program Assistant Contact Us: ahfstaff@usc.edu 213-740-9116 STU 300 Academic Honors and Fellowships Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

Research & Fellowships Week November 4-8, 2019 Academic Honors and Fellowships Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

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Schaeffer Fellows  Five university partners  10 US C S chaeffer Fellows each summer  10-week internships at local, state, and federal levels » Program part nerships & self- secured opport unit ies  S trong applicants demonstrate general knowledge & interest in public service Academic Honors and Fellowships Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

Schaeffer Fellows  S upervisors & alumni mentors  S chaeffer Fellows Online Portal  S chaeffer Fellows S ummit in D.C. » Professional development & site visits » Cohort-building  US C Recognition event Academic Honors and Fellowships Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

Araksya • 2018 Schaeffer Fellow in Sacramento, CA • Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

Boren Scholarship  National S ecurity  Public S ervice  Language & Culture  Length of S tudy Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

Boren Scholarship Two Programs Types:  Preferred Campus Flagship Language Initiatives Deadline: November 17  (African Languages, S outh Asian ahf.usc.edu/ fellowships/ boren/ Languages, Indonesian, Turkish) Self-designed programs  iiepassport.org/ Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

Erin Pineda Boren Scholar  Boren S cholarship Recipient 2018-2019  Brazil  Maj or: International Relations  Minor: German Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

Truman Scholarship Open to current juniors  $30,000 towards graduate study  Criteria  Outstanding leadership » Extensive record of public service » Commitment to careers in government / non-profit »  S ome Truman S cholars end up running for office! Clear intent to pursue graduate program » Desire and ability to be a “ change agent” » Must receive University Endorsement » National Competition  Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

2019 Truman Finalists Inkoo Kang Maria Manjarrez Maj or: Int ernat ional Relat ions Maj ors: Polit ical S cience, Public Policy Minor: Communicat ion Policy and Law Leadership: CA S t udent Aid Commission, Unruh Associat es, Topping Leadership: US C’s 60t h Air Force ROTC S cholar Det achment , Nat ionBuilder Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost

Small Group Q & A Academic Honors and Fellowships Undergraduate Programs Office of the Provost