Harry S. Truman Scholarship

US President Harry S. Truman

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is a highly respected, government grant in the United States of America . It is administered by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation and is awarded to particularly promising juniors , third- year college students , who seek public office. The equivalent of US $ 30,000 is available for the master’s degree , but above all you benefit from membership in the Truman Scholars Association's network of scholars .

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship was created in 1975 by the Congress of the United States as a Presidential Memorial and instead of the usual statue honors the achievements of the 33rd US President Harry S. Truman .

Scholarship holders

Well-known scholarship holders include:

• Janet Napolitano (1977), Governor of Arizona 2003–2009, Minister of Homeland Security 2009–2013 , President of the University of California Systems since 2013 .
• Bill de Blasio (1981), Mayor of New York City since 2014
• Susan E. Rice (1984), 2008–2013 US Ambassador to the United Nations , 2013–2017 National Security Advisor
• Neil Gorsuch (1987), United States Supreme Court Justice since 2017

Web links

• The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
• Truman Scholars Association
• Truman Alumni Directory ( Memento from March 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )