1. How to apply… Scholarships Information Session
Jane Morris
Babs Wise
Bevin Tighe
Executive Director
Associate Director
Program Coordinator

2. What scholarships are we discussing today?
Churchill
Marshall
Gates Cambridge
Mitchell
Knight-Hennessy
Rhodes
Luce
Schwarzman
M David-Weill
Fulbrignt– March Rubenstein Library

3. Why should I apply? Process will help you define goals
Graduate School funding and/or other support for enhancing your career goals

4. Duke Process Basics NCS is here to help you Our deadlines are set:
To make sure you are moving on the application
To give you feedback and adequate revision time
To enable us to prepare effective letters of endorsement
We are not gate-keepers
Our goal is to help to better articulate your aspirations

5. Churchill Scholarship
One Year at Churchill College, Cambridge UK
Supports science, math and engineering students
GPA 3.9+
Only twelve scholarships per year
Institutional Endorsement required
Duke is allowed to nominate 2 students

6. Where do Churchills work?
President of Industrial Biosciences at DuPont
Google
BioGen
Merck Research Labs
Duke
NASA
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Department of Energy
MIT
Harvard
Duke is listed on Wikipedia as having won the third-most Churchills – after Princeton and Harvard.
We have not had a winner since 2008– Brandon Levin
Are you the next Churchill Scholar?

7. Gates-Cambridge Funds a degree at Cambridge Open to all nationalities
Looking for outstanding students in all fields
Need to be one of the top students in a field applying to Cambridge that year
Apply directly to Cambridge – application to Gates is on their application
No institutional endorsement required

8. Marshall Scholarship
Graduate study at any school in the United Kingdom
Any field of study
Minimum GPA 3.7
Highly academically focused scholarship
Sponsored by the British government
Application cycle begins in April
Institutional Endorsement required
Talk about ambassadorial and leadership….

9. Famous Marshalls Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Bruce Babbit, Former Gov of Arizona
Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Neil Gorsuch, Supreme Court nominee
Thomas Friedman, Multiple Pulitzers
Nan Keohane, President of Duke & Wellesley
Roger Tsein, Nobel Prize for Chemistry

10. Mitchell Scholarship
One year of graduate study at any university in Ireland
Any field of study
Winning GPAs around 3.8
Only twelve scholarships per year
Application cycle begins in April
Institutional Endorsement required

11. Rhodes Scholarship Two years of graduate study Oxford University
Any field of study
GPA in the range
Do not have to be an athlete But important that you are actively engaged on campus
Genuine concern about the world
Application cycle begins in April
Institutional Endorsement required

12. Famous Rhodes Bill Clinton, President J William Fulbright, Senator
Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations
Elizabeth Kiss, founder of Kenan Ethics and president of Agnes Scott College
Rachel Maddow
Duke faculty: John Board, Alex Hartemink, & Lillian Pierce

13. Luce Scholars One year job placement in Asia
Duke is allowed to nominate 3 students
Any field accepted
Must have clearly defined career interests
Capacity for leadership
Process begins over the summer
Complete Application due October 16

14. M David-Weill Two year master’s program at Sciences Po
Academic excellence, leadership, high achievement
Interest in multiculturalism, social sciences
Duke is allowed to nominate one student annually
Process begins over the summer
Full application due October 16

15. Knight-Hennessy
Graduate and Professional Degrees at Stanford University
International students encouraged to apply
Need to show:
Independence of thought
Purposeful leadership
Civic Mindset
Requires simultaneous application to graduate program
Institutional Endorsement required for enrolled students
Process begins in the spring
Final application due August 1

16. Schwarzman Scholars
Global Affairs Master’s Degree at Tsinghua University
Three concentrations:
International Relations
Economics and Business
Public Policy
US and non-US citizens accepted
Leadership is a vital part of application
Institutional Endorsement required for enrolled students
Process begins in the spring
Final Application due August 1

17. What constitutes a good candidate?
Look first at what the scholarship, fellowship, award or internship says about itself. What are they looking for?
Generally:
Top Academic Achievers
Clear scholarly or project plans
A history of leadership
Outstanding recommendations

18. What is a Top Academic Achiever?
As you’ve seen, a high GPA does count, but so does:
intellectual focus
active pursuit of and engagement with opportunities and mentors
initiative and creativity
critical thinking
self-reflection

19. Clear Project Plans
Rhodes Leadership trajectory where Oxford makes sense
Marshall & Gates & Knight Hennessy & David-Weill Good fit with the academic program you propose
Churchill Research lab or academic program fits your trajectory
Schwarzman & Luce How does Asia fit into your career?

20. Recommendations An essential part of the package
Choose carefully: The more the recommenders know, the better their letter will be Be sure to give them your transcript and personal statement Advice on our site: bit.ly/NCSrecommenders
How many do I need?

21. Who are good recommenders?
Faculty who know you well
Faculty who can add credence
Recent knowledge of your work
In some cases, “character references” They can speak to something the scholarship is looking for… athletics, cultural engagement, leadership etc. These do not have to be faculty.

22. How do I ask? Email for an appointment
Talk to them about the opportunities
Give them a copy of your personal statement
Appointment
Unless recent experience – remind faculty who you are– send them a paper you wrote, resume– any thing to jog their memory
What if they say no?

23. How do you get started?
Do you want to go to graduate school? What is the next best place in the world to pursue your academic passion? See marshallscholarship.org/studyuk What is the right scholarship for you to get there?

24. Duke Process
Each program is slightly different—refer to the “Process Sheets” for exact deadlines.
Register to work with us in early spring
Meet with NCS prior to April 14
Personal Statement Workshop April 8
Consultation Interviews last week of class (April 24-28)
Intent to Apply due May 14th
Complete Application August 1st
Endorsement Interviews begin first week of class

25. Upcoming Sessions
Rhodes Scholarship March 27 5pm Rubenstein Library
Resume Workshop for Fellowships April 1 (Sat) 10-1pm Smith Warehouse
Personal Statement Workshop April 8 (Sat) 10am-1pm Smith Warehouse

26. Contact Us Email us: NCS-ousf@duke.edu
Call us: (Babs) or (Bevin)
Make an appointment on our site ousf.duke.edu
Join our list (twice monthly updates): sign up sheet

27. Smith Warehouse, Bay 8 North, 2nd Floor
Come See Us!
Do come by and visit
To talk about your individual needs
To view our files – we have notebooks full of statements by winners
Smith Warehouse, Bay 8 North, 2nd Floor