Fellowships
Please direct all questions regarding fellowships to the Director of Graduate Studies:
Dr. Donna Schroth
180 Tremont, 12th floor
617.824.8612
Donna_Schroth@emerson.edu
Students interested in receiving a fellowship or scholarship post graduation from Emerson College may apply for one of the following awards:
- Fulbright Program
Deadline to turn into Emerson College: September 21, 2009
Fulbright Deadline to submit electronically: October 19, 2009
- The Rhodes Scholarship
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is now the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. The U.S. Student Program currently awards approximately 1,300 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide.
Application Deadline and Emerson Contact Information
The Emerson College deadline is September 21, 2009 for all grants for the 2010-2011 academic year. The application deadline for the 2009-2010 academic year has passed. Submit your application by the Emerson College deadline to the Emerson Fulbright Program Adviser (FPA).
Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Donna Schroth is the Emerson FPA.
How to Apply
The application form is available online from the Institute of International Education (IIE). You are given access to the application form once you have completed the Fulbright registration process. For your application to be considered, you must submit it both electronically and in hard copy. The completed application form, with five photocopies and all supporting materials (letters of recommendation; foreign language reports (if required); transcripts), are due on or before the Emerson College deadline. Letters of recommendation and all transcripts must be original. Fulbright does not accept faxed or emailed letters of recommendation.
Special Considerations
The National Screening Committee looks very closely at all application materials, specifically, the Statement of Proposed Study. Considerations include the nature of the project, its originality, the academic preparation for completing the project described, and any additional investigation the student has undertaken to ensure that resources to accomplish the project are available in the proposed host country. The screening committee also takes into account factors such as academic and professional achievement, demonstrated leadership potential, and community involvement. Successful grantees are expected to exhibit these and other related qualities that demonstrate their flexibility and aptitude for success in an unfamiliar environment abroad.
Candidates in the arts may need to provide supplementary documentation. Specifications regarding supplementary material are provided in the application form. These instructions should be followed closely, particularly with regard to numbers of slides to submit. If no specific instructions are provided for your particular field of study (e.g., electronic music), you are free to submit whatever material you feel is appropriate and best illustrates your abilities.
Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private, independent foundation established in 2000 through the will of Jack Kent Cooke. Its mission is to help young people of exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. To fulfill its mission, the Foundation identifies and supports young people of exceptional promise, application, deportment, and character that have financial need and demonstrated excellence in academic endeavors and extracurricular activities. The Foundation expects to help a total of approximately 650 students per year when fully operational. The Foundation also offers grants programs directly related to its mission.
Application Deadline and Emerson Contact Information
The Emerson College priority application deadline for the 2009 competition is February 23, 2009. The final Jack Kent Cooke deadline is March 10, 2009. Submit your application by the Emerson College deadline to the Emerson Jack Kent Cooke Foundation contact.
Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Donna Schroth is the Emerson Jack Kent Cooke Foundation contact.
How to Apply
The application form is available online as well as more information about the foundation’s scholarship opportunities: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/
Eligibility
At a minimum, each candidate for the graduate scholarship must meet the following criteria:
- Be nominated by Emerson College for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program (the Foundation does not accept applications directly from students)
- Plan to attend a full-time graduate degree program to begin his or her first graduate or professional degree program in Fall 2009
- Plan to pursue, through the scholarship, his or her first graduate degree
- Have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.50 or better on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent)
- Not have previously been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship
Presidential Management Fellowship
The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program was established by Executive Order in 1977 to attract to the Federal service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. By drawing graduate students from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, the PMF Program provides a continuing source of trained men and women to meet the future challenges of public service.
Application Deadline and Emerson Contact Person
Application to the PMF Class of 2008 is now closed. The application period for applying to the PMF Class of 2009 is expected to open in the fall of 2008. When the 2009 vacancy announcement launches, the following website will be updated to reflect application information: https://www.pmf.opm.gov/HApplication.aspx
Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Donna Schroth is the Nomination Official for Emerson College.
How to Apply
Students must be nominated by Emerson College’s Nomination Official in order to be considered for the PMF Program. Students must be in the process of completing their Emerson College graduate degree.
Emerson College conducts a competitive screening process based on the above eligibility criteria to evaluate its eligible PMF applicants and makes its final determination of nominees. Before applying, students must first check with Emerson College’s Nomination Official to confirm the school's process and deadlines for nomination into the PMF Program.
Applicants will be officially notified, via e-mail, approximately two to three weeks after the nomination deadline (not the application deadline) on whether or not they have been nominated by their school.
Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. All educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees, are paid on the Scholar's behalf by the Rhodes Trustees. Each Scholar receives in addition a maintenance allowance adequate to meet necessary expenses for term-time and vacations. The Rhodes Trustees cover the necessary costs of travel to and from Oxford, and upon application, may approve additional grants for research purposes or study-related travel.
Intellectual distinction is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for election to a Rhodes Scholarship. Selection committees are charged to seek excellence in qualities of mind and in qualities of person, which, in combination, offer the promise of effective service to the world in the decades ahead. The Rhodes Scholarships, in short, are investments in individuals rather than in project proposals. Accordingly, applications are sought from talented students without restriction as to their field of academic specialization or career plans although the proposed course of study must be available at Oxford, and the applicant's undergraduate program must provide a sufficient basis for further study in the proposed field. Through the years, Rhodes Scholars have pursued studies in all of the varied fields available at the University of Oxford.
Application Deadline and Emerson Contact Information
Applications should be postmarked no later than October 1, 2008 for the 2009-2010 school year. All applicants must include an Institutional Endorsement, which can be completed by the Emerson College Rhodes contact person.
Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Donna Schroth is the Rhodes Scholarship University Representative for Emerson College.
How to Apply
The application form is available online. Follow the instructions for Regulations and Application: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
