ALEXANDRIA PARTNERSHIP
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
PURPOSE
The GW and City of Alexandria Partnership Fellowship is intended for students who are citizens of or working full- or part-time in the City of Alexandria and are pursuing or wish to pursue graduate (Graduate Certificate, Master's or Doctoral) study at the GW Alexandria Graduate Education Center. Assumed is that these students will employ the new knowledge and skills from their courses at GW in the workplace and will return the benefit to the City in appropriate community-based service.
REQUIREMENTS
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 100% of tuition (excluding fees). Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.4 each semester while receiving fellowship funding.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GW APPLICANTS
Applicants should be citizens of the City of Alexandria or employed full- or part-time in a position (job or internship, paid or unpaid) in the City related to the students degree program (GW employees are not eligible).
Applicants (current or new students) should possess a minimum GPA of 3.4 and two years of professional experience.
Applicants must be willing to give back to the City of Alexandria through appropriate community based service.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
College of Professional Studies
• Healthcare Corporate Compliance - Graduate Certificate
• Law Firm Management - Graduate Certificate and Master of Professional Studies
• Public Relations - Graduate Certificate
• Publishing - Master of Professional Studies
• Strategic Public Relations – Master of Professional Studies
• Sustainable Landscapes - Graduate Certificate
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
• Art Therapy – MA
• Survey Design and Data Analysis - Graduate Certificate
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
• Educational Leadership and Administration – MA and EdS
• Educational Administration and Policy Studies – EdD
• Human Resource Development – MA
• School Counseling – MA
School of Engineering and Applied Science
• Engineering Management and Systems Engineering – MS
• Engineering and Technology Management – Graduate Certificate
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
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 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.
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.
3) how you will return the benefit to the City of Alexandria in appropriate community-based service.
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 unofficial transcripts. If you do not meet this requirement, you must submit all transcripts from any post-secondary school attended. Incoming students must submit all transcripts from any post-secondary school attended.
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
All Materials are due to the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and
Fellowships by 5 June 2009.
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