Udall Scholarship

Application Procedure

Important Dates

February 1	Application due to the Fellowship Coordinator. See below for details.
February	An official on-campus endorsement committee reviews applications and selects six 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.
February 25	Deadline: FINAL SUBMISSION of endorsed applicants' materials to the Fellowship Coordinator.
March 2	Foundation deadline for receipt of application material.
April	Udall Scholars are announced.
May 2010	Cornell Fellowships Reception for all endorsed applicants.

APPLICATION MATERIALS

Application materials are available on the Udall Foundation Web site. Students must make an appointment with the Fellowship Coordinator to register their intent to apply and to discuss their candidacy. Call 255-6931 to schedule an appointment.

APPLICATION MATERIALS DUE TO FELLOWSHIP COORDINATOR FEBRUARY 1

The Fellowship Coordinator will forward your application materials to the Cornell Endorsement Committee. Make sure that you read the fine print on the application forms and that you have filled in all the blanks 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 2:00 p.m. on February 1, 2010.

Submit to the on-campus committee:

• Nominee Information Form

• Essay
• 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:

  Faculty members provide information on your academic qualifications, as well as your interest and commitment to a career in environmental public policy, health care, or tribal public policy.  Recommenders are also asked to comment on your personal characteristics, particularly on your initiative, maturity, and potential to make an impact on public policy. The Fellowship Coordinator can provide advice on choosing recommenders.

ENDORSEMENT

Six applicants may be endorsed by the on-campus committee. The campus committee may offer nominees advice on how to improve their materials for final submission. Nominees submit the final version of their applications for approval by the Fellowship Coordinator by February 25, before submitting the application electronically.

A complete application consists of:

• Nominee Information Form
• Essay
• College transcript(s) from each institution attended
• Three letters of recommendation