R061029Z MAY 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 261/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY11 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM NOMINATION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CNO/YMD:19981130//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MMOA3/YMD:19960820//
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.24B, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. REF B IS MCO 1500.41A W/CH1, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
POC/JOSEPH NEWCOMB/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA5/-/TEL:DSN 278-9286/TEL:703-784-9286 /EMAIL:JOSEPH.NEWCOMB@USMC.MIL//
POC/DIANE RODGERS/CIV/UNIT:MMOA5/-/TEL:DSN 278-9286/TEL:703-784-9286 /EMAIL:DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY11 OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM NOMINATION BOARD. THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1960 TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE GRADUATE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.  THIS EXPERIENCE GIVES AN ADDED DIMENSION TO AN OFFICER'S EDUCATION IN PREPARATION FOR FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS TO HIGH-LEVEL MARINE CORPS, JOINT, OR COMBINED STAFFS. THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR 2 YEARS OF GRADUATE STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY.  SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM QUALIFIES OFFICERS FOR A FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) ADDITIONAL MOS.
2.  APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO COMMENCE LANGUAGE TRAINING IN SUMMER/FALL 2011, BEGIN STUDY AT A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY IN 2012, AND COMPLETE THE OLMSTED EDUCATION IN 2014. THE USMC NOMINATION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 26 OCTOBER 2010 WITH APPLICATIONS DUE TO MMOA-5 NLT 24 SEPTEMBER 2010.  SELECTED NOMINEES' NAMES WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL SELECTION IN APPROX MARCH 2011.
3.  APPLICANTS WITH THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MAY BE NOMINATED:
    A.  UNRESTRICTED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE MARINE CORPS ON ACTIVE DUTY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM.  REGULAR OFFICERS NOT CAREER DESIGNATED, MUST BE SCREENED AND ACCEPT CAREER DESIGNATION PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN THE OLMSTED SCHOLAR PROGRAM.  REGULAR OFFICERS NOT CAREER DESIGNATED, WHO WILL BE SCREENED BY THE FY11 CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD (CDB) WHICH CONVENES IN JANUARY 2011, MAY SUBMIT PACKAGES.  THEY MUST AGREE IN WRITING TO ACCEPT CAREER DESIGNATION WHEN OFFERED.
    B.  AT LEAST 3 YEARS COMMISSIONED BUT NO MORE THAN 11 YEARS OF FEDERAL ACTIVE SERVICE BY APRIL 2011, WAIVERS NOT ACCEPTED.
    C.  DEMONSTRATED SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT.  THE OLMSTED FOUNDATION HAS TRADITIONALLY DESIRED AN UNDERGRADUATE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) OF 3.0 OR BETTER AND A GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) SCORE OF 500 OR ABOVE IN ALL CATEGORIES.  TRADITIONALLY, THE GPA AND GRE HAVE BEEN MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS, HOWEVER, THESE QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT THE ONLY FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE FOUNDATION.
    D.  DEMONSTRATED FOREIGN LANGUAGE APTITUDE. A DLAB ABOVE 100 IS DESIRED.
    E.  EXCEPTIONAL MILITARY PERFORMANCE.
    F.  KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT EVENTS IN NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
    G.  NOT YET PARTICIPATED IN ANY FULL-TIME MARINE CORPS OR NAVY SPONSORED GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
    H.  OFFICERS WHO ARE IN THE COMBAT ARMS AND AVIATION FIELDS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
    I.  A COMMITMENT TO THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS AS DEMONSTRATED IN AN INTERVIEW.
    J.  MEET MINIMUM TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS BY 1 JUNE 2011.  MINIMUM TOS IS CONSIDERED 24 MONTHS OF A 36 MONTH TOUR IN CONUS OR 35 MONTHS OF A 36 MONTH TOUR OCONUS.  APPLICANTS PRESCRIBED TOURS OF DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE INTERRUPTED.  TOS WAIVERS FOR OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. APPLICANT MUST NOTIFY PRIMARY MONITOR OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUBMITTING APPLICATION.
4.  FOR APPLICATIONS USE STANDARD NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE FORMAT AND THE EXAMPLE TEMPLATE ON THE MMOA GRADUATE EDUCATION WEBSITE: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL AND TYPE OA-5 INTO THE SEARCH MODE.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MAY BE INCLUDED AS ENCLOSURES.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED:
    A.  RANK, NAME, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, MOS.
    B.  WORK/HOME ADDRESSES, WORK/HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
    C.  COMMISSIONING SOURCE, YEAR GROUP.
    D.  FOREIGN LANGUAGE BACKGROUND/APTITUDE.  INDICATE LANGUAGE STUDIED, IF APPLICABLE, AND LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY AS EVALUATED BY A DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT).  INDICATE LEVEL OF APTITUDE AS EVALUATED BY A DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORE. INFORMATION ABOUT THE DLPT OR DLAB TESTING IS AVAILABLE FROM BASE EDUCATION OFFICES.  DLAB RESULTS SHOULD NOT BE OVER 3 YEARS OLD.
    E.  A ONE-PAGE ESSAY WRITTEN BY THE APPLICANT EXPLAINING THE DESIRE TO BECOME AN OLMSTED SCHOLAR.
    F.  A HARD COPY 8X10 COMMAND PHOTO IN THE SERVICE ALPHA UNIFORM. A DEPLOYED PHOTO IS ACCEPTABLE.
    G.  GRE SCORES.  A SCORE OF 500 OR ABOVE IN ALL CATEGORIES IS DESIRED. INFORMATION ABOUT GRE TESTING IS AVAILABLE FROM BASE EDUCATION OFFICES.  A ONE-TIME REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE GRE GENERAL TESTING FEE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH DEFENSE ACTIVITY FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT (DANTES).  MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: WWW.DANTES.DODED.MIL/DANTES WEB/EXAMINATIONS/GRE.HTM.
    H.  TWO ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTS FROM ALL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED, WITH CREDITS AND LETTER GRADES, MUST BE SENT TO CMC (MMOA-5) EITHER SEPARATELY OR AS AN ENCLOSURE WITH THE PACKAGE. COPIES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE WITHOUT A UNIVERSITY SEAL OR VERIFIED AS TRUE COPY BY THE UNIVERSITY.  IF MAILED SEPARATELY, RECOMMEND AN ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE IN THE APPROPRIATE ENCLOSURE OF APPLICATION.
    I.  PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT, WHICH IS LISTED AS RELEASE OF INFORMATION FORM IN THE EXAMPLE FORMAT.
5.  PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND THROUGH THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER AS APPROPRIATE, E.G. DIV, MAW, MLG, MEF, TECOM, ETC. AND REACH THE BELOW ADDRESS NTL 24 SEPTEMBER 2010:
    HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
    MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
    GRADUATE EDUCATION MMOA-5
    3280 RUSSELL ROAD
    QUANTICO VA, 22134-5103
6.  THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT MUST BE INCLUDED IN AN APPLICANT'S PACKAGE:
    "I AGREE NOT TO TENDER RESIGNATION OR REQUEST SEPARATION
    WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.  I ALSO AGREE TO REMAIN
    ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER COMPLETION OF TRAINING, OR UPON
    SEPARATION FROM THE PROGRAM FOR ANY REASON, FOR A PERIOD OF
    SIX YEARS.  THIS OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH
    ANY PRE-EXISTING OBLIGATION."
7.  YOU WILL NEED TO ACCESS THE OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITE WWW.OLMSTEDFOUNDATION.ORG, SCHOLAR PROGRAM TAB, OVERSEAS STUDIES TAB FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO FIND A LISTING OF AVAILABLE UNIVERSITIES/CITIES FOR STUDY.  APPLICANTS ARE REQURIED TO LIST 10 PREFERENCES, FIVE OF WHICH MUST COME FROM THE LIST FOUND ON THE OLMSTED WEBSITE.
8.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//