Application deadline extended for Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship
University of Maine students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply for the Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship — a $3,500 academic-year scholarship to support an independent research project focused on a public policy topic.
The deadline for applications has been extended to noon Friday, May 1.
Students must be a Maine resident, be an undergraduate enrolled at the University of Maine for 12 credits or more, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and have completed 40 degree hours prior to the current semester.
Previous recipients have come from disciplines of geology, history, political science, computer science, international affairs, education, sociology, psychology, social work, landscape horticulture, civil engineering, nursing, mechanical engineering, natural resources, journalism, mass communication, economics, biochemistry and microbiology.
More information, including the application, is online.
In honor of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith’s many years of service to the citizens of Maine and the nation, this scholarship provides assistance to undergraduates who have demonstrated an active interest in public affairs and who show promise for future leadership in, and contribution to, public affairs. Sen. Smith’s abiding belief was that real progress would be attained only through the education of young people.