Keasbey Scholarship

Cornell is again eligible for the Keasbey competition in 2011.

Description

Periodically Cornell, Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown, Haverford, Middlebury, Amherst, Bowdoin, Swarthmore, Wesleyan,and Yale Universities are invited to submit three nominations each to the Keasbey Scholarship competition. A total of three awards will be granted. The award provides support for two years of graduate work at one of four British Universities: Oxford, Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, or University College of Wales at Aberystwyth.

Students considering applying for a fellowship which funds study in the UK should consult Researching a UK Degree Program.

Eligibility

Unmarried U.S. citizens with an exceptional academic and extracurricular record who are members of the graduating class may apply.

Application Procedure

Cornell endorsement is required. Generally, application materials are due to the Fellowship Coordinator in late October. The Cornell Keasbey Scholarship Endorsement Committee will review the applications. No more than three applicants may be endorsed to represent Cornell to the Keasbey Foundation. Please contact the Fellowship Coordinator for the exact date. All endorsed applicants will be interviewed by the Keasbey Foundation in December.

Application Materials

• An official transcript.
• A typewritten personal statement summarizing the areas of the applicant's major academic interest and the course of study proposed to be taken in Great Britain. This will require some research on the part of the nominee and, preferably, prior discussion with faculty members who have had some experience with educational institutions in Great Britain so that the proposed course of study abroad will have a relationship to what the nominee has done as an undergraduate and to the nominee's career objectives.
• Three letters of recommendation from faculty members with whom the applicant has worked closely saying, in substance, that the candidate is believed to be capable of academic work which should result in the nominee's obtaining a good Honours degree in his or her field of interest.

Contact

Beth Fiori, Fellowships Coordinator

103 Barnes Hall

btf1@cornell.edu