The Truman Scholarship is meant to celebrate and prepare the nation's next generation of public service leaders. Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate school as well as access to extensive Scholar programming, priority admission and financial support from public service graduate programs, advising and mentoring from other public service leaders, and preferred hiring with the federal government.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation are looking for the next generation of public service leaders. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Leadership: We consider leadership to be more than merely occupying a position of leadership. Truman Scholars either use their leadership position in unique ways or create opportunities for leadership where none existed.
- Commitment to a Career in Public Service: Truman Scholars have a lengthy record of service as well as detailed and ambitious plans for a future career as a leader in their area of interest.
- Likelihood of Success in Graduate School: We are less interested in a perfect academic record than we are in seeing a Truman Scholar who is intellectually curious and on track to succeed in their graduate program of choice.
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Truman Scholarship Postgraduate Scholarship
Aim and Benefits of Truman Scholarship Postgraduate Scholarship
Requirements for Truman Scholarship Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
Candidates must be:
- US Citizens, US National residents of American Samoa, or expecting their citizenship by the date of the award;
- Currently enrolled at a US-based accredited institution;
- In their penultimate year of school (for candidates graduating in four years or more) or in their final year of school (for candidates graduating in three years or fewer);
- Nominated by either their current institution of study or their former institution of study for transfer or community college applicants. Schools are limited to four nominees plus three additional transfer nominations; and,
- Planning to attend graduate school in pursuit of a career in public service. The Foundation encourages time between undergraduate and graduate school, so candidates need not commit to going immediately.
Candidates can be:
- pursuing any major;
- any age;
- interested in a graduate degree likely to lead to a public service career; and,
- considering either domestic or international programs for their graduate education.
Scholars are required to:
- Attend Truman Scholars Leadership Week as a condition of receiving the award. If you cannot attend, you should not apply for the award;
- File annual reports with the Foundation until funding is complete;
- File a graduate school proposal in advance of receiving Truman funding (this proposal does not need to be for the same program described in their application);
- File an employment report for three of seven years after graduation from a Foundation funded graduate program. If Scholars are unable to work in public service for this period, they may be subject to paying back their funding.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Truman Scholarship Postgraduate Scholarship
- The selection process varies widely by campus. Some institutions select potential Truman nominees very early in the process. Others require lengthy applications. We recommend reaching out to your campus Advisor as soon as possible to determine the process on your campus.
- If your campus does not have an Advisor, an early start will also give you time to identify the right person to assist with your application.
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Application Deadline
February 2, 2027How to Apply
For more information, kindly visit Truman Scholarship webpage.
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