Please announce to your best and brightest
students and encourage them to attend one of two information meetings about
the Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill, and Mitchell scholarships and the IU
nomination process for each. These scholarships support study at one
or more British or Irish universities and are among the most prestigious
graduate scholarships offered to American students.
The two meetings are scheduled for Thursday, April 5, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m., and 3:00-4:00 p.m., in the Great Room of the Hutton Honors College, 811 E. Seventh, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
The Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill, and
Mitchell scholarships require candidates to be nominated by their U.S.
universities or colleges. To be considered for nomination by Indiana
University in fall 2012, an IU student must submit an application to the IU nominating
committee by Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. IU interviews will be scheduled for
Friday, Sept. 14, in Bloomington.
The IU committee strongly encourages
students interested in any of these scholarships to work on their applications
and talk with potential referees as soon as possible.
The IU application consists of
·
a 750-word personal statement;
·
a 500-word statement on the student’s
reasons for studying in the UK and/or Ireland;
·
a 500-word statement on the student’s proposed
academic program;
·
a list of activities and honors; and
·
three references (at least two of which
must be from faculty and at least one of which must be from someone familiar
with the student’s extracurricular activity and leadership).
Students who have questions regarding the
scholarships or possible programs of study should be encouraged to attend an
information meeting or, if they are unable to attend, to contact Trevor R.
Brown (brownt@indiana.edu), the
chair of the nominating committee, or Paul Fogleman (International Affairs, 201
N. Indiana Ave., 855-3948, pfoglema@indiana.edu).
Students should submit their application materials to Mr. Fogleman by
Monday, Sept. 10.
Below is a brief summary of the key
requirements for each scholarship. For full and current information,
students should review the scholarship websites. Please note that
applicants must be U.S. citizens and to be considered for nomination by IU
should have a minimum grade point average of 3.70.
Rhodes Scholarship—http://www.rhodesscholar.org
Support for two years graduate study at
Oxford University, Great Britain, with third year possible. Students
should demonstrate intellectual achievement, integrity, leadership, energy, and
concern for others, and must be in their senior year or beyond and 18-23 years
of age on October 1 of the year of application; 32 scholarships awarded each
year.
National deadline: to be announced in
July 2012
Marshall Scholarship—http://www.marshallscholarship.org/
Support for one to three years of graduate
study at almost any university in the United Kingdom. Students should
have distinguished academic records, strong aspirations for graduate study,
leadership potential, and ambassadorial potential (the potential to engage with
contemporary Britain effectively). Candidates must be in their senior
year or have graduated with their first undergraduate degree after April 2010;
no age limit. Up to 40 scholarships awarded each year; a limited number
may be awarded to students who seek to do a 1-year degree only.
National deadline: to be announced in
July 2012
Churchill Scholarship http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org
Support for one year of graduate study in
engineering, math, or science at Churchill College, Cambridge University, Great
Britain. Students should demonstrate exceptional ability; they should be in
their senior year or beyond and must be between 19 and 26 years of age at the
time of taking up the scholarship; 14 scholarships awarded each year.
National deadline: November 13, 2012
(Take GRE by October so scores are available by November. Churchill also
requires applicants to apply to Cambridge University by a mid-October date.)
Mitchell Scholarship—http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/
Support for one academic year of
postgraduate study at institutions of higher learning in Ireland, including the
seven universities in the Republic of Ireland and the two universities in
Northern Ireland. Students must have a record of intellectual distinction,
leadership, and extracurricular activity, as well as personal characteristics
of honesty, integrity, fairness, and unselfish service to others that indicate
a potential for leadership and contribution to society. For students in
their senior year who will have completed an undergraduate degree no later than
the summer before they enter an Irish university and who are 18-29 years of age
on September 30, 2012; 12 scholarships awarded each year.
National deadline: to be announced in
July 2012
