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Overseas scholarship, fellowship applications due in July
Posted 6/28/2012
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by Debbie Gildea
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs
6/28/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Airmen who want to attend university overseas, be a White House fellow, serve a two-year fellowship in Japan or compete for an information assurance scholarship have until July 31 to submit their application, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.
"These programs help us develop Airmen, which is one of the Air Force's top three priorities," said Lt. Col. Cotina Jenkins-Sellers, the AFPC officer developmental education chief. "Leaders emerge from these programs with greater knowledge of our role in defense and national security and a broader view of our place in the global arena."
Olmsted Scholar
The Olmsted Scholar Program is an opportunity for Air Force line officers to study in a foreign language at an international university overseas. Candidates selected for the program will experience cultural immersion in the selected country, including university study in the native language. Interested applicants can go to the George and Carol Olmsted Foundation website, www.olmstedfoundation.org, for more information about the program.
White House Fellowship
The White House Fellowship Program provides promising leaders with first-hand experience in the American government process. Selected candidates work for a year as special assistants or senior executives to cabinet-level agencies or in the executive office of the president. For more information about the Fellows program, interested applicants should go to www.whitehouse.gov/about/fellows.
Mansfield Fellowship Exchange
Airmen interested in cultural immersion in Japan can look into the Mansfield Fellowship Exchange Program. This first-of-its-kind fellowship, for the U.S. and Japan, enables federal government employees to develop in-depth understanding of Japan, learn how its government works and develop relationships with their Japanese counterparts. For more information about this rigorous two-year program, and for application instructions, go to www.mansfieldfdn.org.
Information Assurance Scholarship
To meet the growing need for qualified information assurance personnel, the Department of Defense has established the Information Assurance Scholarship Program. Eligible candidates could earn master's degrees in cyber operations or information resource management, or doctorate degrees in electrical or computer engineering. The scholarship program covers tuition, fees and books, with follow-on placement based on Air Force needs. Application information is available on the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil.
"In addition to exposing Air Force leaders to cultural and political environments outside their normal duties, the special programs support the Air Force continuum-of-learning model designed to continue to grow leaders throughout their careers," said Jenkins-Sellers.
For full eligibility criteria and application instructions, or information about other personnel issues, visit myPers at https://mypers.af.mil. |
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