Keasbey Scholarship Application Process

Important Dates       

Late October 2008	Application due to the Fellowship Coordinator. See below for details.
Late October—Early November 2008	An official campus endorsement committee reviews applications and selects up to four applicants to be endorsed to the foundation. Applicants are notified of endorsement decisions; endorsed applicants may revise their application materials on the basis of the committee's comments.
Early November 2008	FINAL SUBMISSION of endorsed applicants' materials to the Fellowship Coordinator.
Early December 2008	Interviews of Cornell's endorsed applicants in Philadelphia; selection announced shortly thereafter.
May 2009	Cornell Fellowships Reception for all endorsed applicants

Application Materials

Nominee information forms are available at the Fellowships office in 103 Barnes. Other material to be submitted (see below) does not involve forms.

APPLICATION MATERIALS DUE to Fellowship Coordinator (Late October 2008)

The Fellowship Coordinator will forward your application materials to the Cornell Endorsement Committee. Make sure that you submit your materials as you would for the final submission. Materials should be in polished form, collated and paper-clipped (not stapled) for easy distribution to committee members. All materials must arrive to 103 Barnes Hall by 4:30 p.m. during late October 2008, date TBA.

Submit to the Fellowship Coordinator, 103 Barnes Hall:

• Nominee Information Form

• Essay summarizing academic interests and plans

• College transcript(s) from each institution attended

  You must provide official transcripts. The Fellowship Coordinator may not get transcripts on your behalf.

• Three letters of recommendation

  Letters should be from faculty who know you well, both academically and personally.
  

Endorsement

Up to three candidates will be endorsed by the campus committee.

The campus committee may offer nominees advice on how to improve their materials for final submission. Nominees are responsible for submitting the final version of their materials by November 9 to the Fellowship Coordinator, who will forward them to the Foundation.

A complete application consists of:

• Nominee Information Form

• Essay

• College transcript(s) from each institution attended

• Three letters of recommendation

• Grade Distribution Analysis (to be submitted by Fellowship Coordinator)

• Letter of Institutional Endorsement (to be submitted by Fellowship Coordinator)