Up to three (3) Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships will be awarded to students from Australia for graduate study at Harvard University in academic year 2010-2011. Information pertaining to qualifications, application procedures and the candidate selection process is presented below:
Qualifications
1. Knox Fellowships are open to men and women who
are citizens of Australia at the time of application and who are normally resident in Australia
have studied or are studying for a degree at an Australian university and have spent at least two of the last four years at university at the time of application
graduated no earlier than 2008 or will graduate before September 2010.
2. No application will be considered from any student already in the United States.
3. Knox Fellowships are not awarded for undergraduate study or postdoctoral research.
4. Each Knox Fellowship applicant must also submit an Application for Admission directly to the Harvard graduate or professional school of his/her choice. Knox Fellowships are awarded only to those candidates that gain admission to Harvard as full-time degree-program students or – as permitted by certain Harvard schools – as non-degree Special Students or Visiting Fellows. Applicants should contact the particular Harvard school they wish to attend for further information about degree and non-degree programs offered by that school. Each applicant must meet the particular admission requirements, timetable and deadlines of that school. Applicants are urged to begin correspondence with that school’s Admissions Office at the earliest possible date. Applicants should submit Applications for Admission to the appropriate school as early as possible and need not wait for the deadline.
5. Knox Fellowship applicants seeking admission to the MBA program at Harvard Business School should ideally have completed at least two years of full-time employment in industry, business or public service by September 2010.
6. Knox Fellowship applicants seeking admission to Harvard Law School should have completed their resident university education and hold a basic degree in Law before applying for an advanced degree program such as the Master of Laws (LLM).
Qualifications
1. Knox Fellowships are open to men and women who
are citizens of Australia at the time of application and who are normally resident in Australia
have studied or are studying for a degree at an Australian university and have spent at least two of the last four years at university at the time of application
graduated no earlier than 2008 or will graduate before September 2010.
2. No application will be considered from any student already in the United States.
3. Knox Fellowships are not awarded for undergraduate study or postdoctoral research.
4. Each Knox Fellowship applicant must also submit an Application for Admission directly to the Harvard graduate or professional school of his/her choice. Knox Fellowships are awarded only to those candidates that gain admission to Harvard as full-time degree-program students or – as permitted by certain Harvard schools – as non-degree Special Students or Visiting Fellows. Applicants should contact the particular Harvard school they wish to attend for further information about degree and non-degree programs offered by that school. Each applicant must meet the particular admission requirements, timetable and deadlines of that school. Applicants are urged to begin correspondence with that school’s Admissions Office at the earliest possible date. Applicants should submit Applications for Admission to the appropriate school as early as possible and need not wait for the deadline.
5. Knox Fellowship applicants seeking admission to the MBA program at Harvard Business School should ideally have completed at least two years of full-time employment in industry, business or public service by September 2010.
6. Knox Fellowship applicants seeking admission to Harvard Law School should have completed their resident university education and hold a basic degree in Law before applying for an advanced degree program such as the Master of Laws (LLM).
Amount awarded:
Tuition and health insurance fees plus a stipend of at least US $23,000, which is sufficient to cover the living expenses of a single fellow for a 10-month academic year. The award is tenable for up to two years for students in degree programs requiring more than one year of study.
Application Procedures
1. All those interested in applying must use the official Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships application form, which can be downloaded in PDF format here.
2. A complete application must include:
A completed and signed Fellowship Application Form, which is obtainable in PDF format from the Frank Knox Fellowships website at: http://www.frankknox.harvard.edu/
Curriculum vitae
Short essay of no more than 1,000 words, which provides an account of the applicant’s academic pursuits, intellectual interests, extra-curricular activities, and the reasons for his/her desire to study at Harvard University; the essay should also explain the applicant’s plan of study at Harvard and his/her future career plans.
Certified copies of all academic transcripts
Two confidential letters of recommendation. One of the two letters should be from the applicant’s academic supervisor.
Candidates must submit fellowship applications through their Australian University liaison according to the deadline and process established at their school.
Please note: In cases where an applicant’s university is not listed above, the applicant should contact Rebecca Bauer at the Committee on General Scholarships, as Harvard University does make provision for such cases.
Candidate Selection Process
1. Candidates will be selected on the basis of academic excellence, strength of character, and potential for leadership in the applicant’s field.
2. Fellowship offers will be determined based on the recommendations from Australian universities, Harvard University admission decisions, and the review by the Committee on General Scholarships.
3. Mrs. Knox expressed the hope that recipients of Knox Fellowships, after gaining knowledge and experience from study in the United States, would return to their native countries to become leaders in their chosen fields.
For additional information, please contact:
Rebecca Bauer
Committee on General Scholarships
Harvard University
1430 Massachusetts Ave.Cambridge, MA 02138
telephone: 617-496-5042
rbauer@fas.harvard.edu
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