Harry S. Truman Scholarship

The Truman Scholarship provides up to $30,000 in funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields. Students must be college juniors at the time of selection. The Truman Scholarship Foundation also provides assistance with career counseling, internship placement, graduate school admissions, and professional development. Scholars are invited to participate in a number of programs: Truman Scholar Leadership Week, The Summer Institute, The Truman Fellows Program, and the Public Service Law Conference.

For more information on the Truman Scholarship and the application process, please visit the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation website.

Recent Harry S. Truman Scholarship Recipients from BSC:

Katie Glenn (’11)

Art Richey ('09) – Staff for Congressman Bobby Bright (AL), Washington, D.C.

Webb Lyons (‘06 ) – Community Investment Manager of Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Marta McLellan Ross (‘02) – Legislative Assistant for Senator Jim Webb (VA)

Christopher Thomaskutty (‘99) – Deputy Mayor for Administration for Baltimore, Maryland