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Tucker Fellowships Application

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

International Leave-term fellowships (8-10 weeks/35-40 hrs/week)
Fellows must work with a non-profit and/or non-governmental Community Service Organization (CSO)
Fellowships take place in under-resourced communities and address a direct need of the community
60% of a fellow’s work must be devoted to direct service
40% can include research, advocacy, administrative work, etc.
Fellows must be Dartmouth College undergraduates returning to campus for at least one more term.
Students often draw from their Tucker Fellowship, including any field research, in preparing their thesis or honors thesis as seniors.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

A student can only receive one Tucker Fellowship
Blitz “Tucker Fellows” to talk with a program officer as soon as possible but AT LEAST two weeks prior to submitting the application
You must ENSURE that recommendations and Supervisor’s Statement of Agreement have been received before 4pm on the date the application is due so check in frequently.
IF the country is currently on the U.S. State Department Travel Warning List, the student MUST receive a waiver from the Office of the Provost at least one week prior to submitting the application. List available at: [Google Search: Current Travel Warnings] http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html for current listings.
Your application will be reviewed by a committee; a 45 minute interview may be required the week following the application deadline.

Each applicant must submit the following:

Application deadlines: