Taking "Next Steps" in your Education

Where Am I Going from Here? - This document will help you look toward graduate school and will suggest points to consider as best next steps while asking yourself, "What am I going to do when I graduate."

Open Letter from the Dean's Office - Suggestions for maximizing your undergraduate education. Personal Statements and Letters of Recommendation.

• Writing Personal Statements and Study Proposals - Helpful guidelines written by Dr. Nikolas Gvosdev.
• Personal Statements: A Cautionary Tale - How to begin the process of putting together a winning essay that reflects effectively your values, goals, and skills.
• Guidelines for Requesting a Letter of Recommendation - This document is designed to help students know the protocol involved in asking for recommendation letters.

There are many helpful electronic resources located at the Baylor Libraries website http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/BeyondLib/careers.html

One of the extensive databases for internships has come to us highly recommended on the Baylor Libraries Website. At https://www1.baylor.edu/ERD/Search/Search.aspx click on "Log in instructions" in the middle of the page. The name and password you need will come up after you log in.

Resources for International Students seeking Scholarships

The University of Maryland has developed this helpful site:
http://www.scholarships.umd.edu/internationalstudent.html

The institute for International Education's "Funding for United States Study" is online at:
http://www.fundingusstudy.org/wbs/cont_edit.asp

Funding through other organizations:
http://www.dekarman.org/
http://www.fordifp.net/

Funding by using links from one of the following web sites: http://www.nafsa.org/students.sec/international_students_2 http://www.scholarships.umd.edu/internationalstudents.html

For international graduate students, the Community of Science database has a search engine that allows the students to choose their home country as part of the search:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/

For searching primarily as a U.S. national who wants to go abroad:
http://www.internationalscholarships.com/

For both U.S. citizens and international students who want to study abroad:
http://www.iefa.org/

For Women only:

PEO International Peace Fellowship
http://www.peointernational.org/

American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/international.cfm

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
http://www.wbfn.org/

• Writing Winning Recommendation Letters

Have a further question or need additional resources? Please contact the College of Arts and Sciences, Elizabeth Vardaman, Associate Dean for Special Programs, at Elizabeth_Vardaman@baylor.edu or at 254 710 3361.