Harvard's Office of Career Services


Alphabetical Description of Fellowship Programs

This page describes the many felowships programs available, in alphabetical order. See the Fellowships Search Table to find a fellowship by category and type.


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Anthropology Department Goelet Fund

The Goelet Fund of the Anthropology Department annually provides some financial support to qualified proposals submitted by its junior concentrators for their senior thesis research. Past Goelet Fund grants have ranged from $100 to $3000, depending upon individual budget needs, applicant awards from other sources, and competition from fellow concentrators in their year. Annual deadline may vary slightly, but usually the first week of April. Decisions by mid/late April.

For more information, contact:

Elizabeth Rew, Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of Anthropology
William James Hall, Rm. 352
33 Kirkland Street
(617) 495-3814
rew [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

Artist Development Fellowships

The guiding vision behind this program is to nurture the artistic development of promising and/or accomplished student artists and creators who, it is hoped, will one day look back on this opportunity and mark it as a significant contributor to their creative development.

Artist Development Fellowships are awarded annually by the Council on the Arts, a standing committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, to support student development in the practice of the arts. Fellowships are available to individuals for any of the following purposes:
The Council on the Arts will consider other types of funding requests provided that individual artistic development is at the core of the proposal.

Eligibility:

The program is open to all undergraduates currently enrolled in Harvard College. Applicants must undertake projects that will be completed prior to graduation. (The Council may occasionally make exceptions for projects that are to be undertaken immediately following graduation, although current undergraduates will be given priority consideration.)

Benefits:

The number and amount of individual awards will vary each year according to available funds and project budgets. Awards will likely be in the $1,000 to $5,000 range.

Selection Criteria:

Candidates must demonstrate unusual accomplishment in the arts and/or evidence of significant artistic promise. The proposed project must constitute a truly exceptional opportunity for artistic growth—principally through one or more of the types of activity described under "Purpose," above. The Council encourages applicants to seek project funding from other available sources in addition to this program.

While all proposals for exceptional artistic growth opportunities will be considered, the Council generally will not fund proposals supporting thesis projects, post-production work on film and video, attendance at conferences, housing costs alone, or private music lessons that could be supported through the Office for the Arts's Music Lesson Subsidy Program. Fellowships are not awarded to freshmen except in extraordinary circumstances.

Procedures:

Applications will be available at the Fellowships Office at OCS in the fall and will be due in early January. A selection committee from the Council on the Arts, a standing committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will review all applications and determine winners.

Application includes:

For more information, contact:

Stephanie Troisi
Office for the Arts
74 Mt. Auburn St.
(617) 495-8676
troisi [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Eofa/grants/

or

Office of Career Services
(617) 495-8126
ocsgrant [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/fellowships.htm

Asia Center Undergraduate Summer Language Grants

Asia Center Undergraduate Summer Language Grants are open to undergraduates who plan to enroll in a summer language program in the United States or abroad. Eligible languages include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese, though all East Asian languages will be considered. Grants provide provide funding towards tuition, travel, and living expenses. Preference will be given to those students whose concentrations either require or give credit for language study, or who plan a senior thesis project that makes use of the language to be studied. Upon their return to Harvard, recipients are required to submit a copy of the certificate received upon completion of the program and a brief report on their experience.

Funds are limited, and applicants are encouraged to apply to other sources in order to meet full program costs. For further information and application instructions, contact:

Jorge Espada
Harvard University Asia Center
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 496-3981
jespada [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~asiactr/undergradgrants.htm

The Asia and Fairbank Centers offer awards in several categories to support research and study-related travel during the summer. Award amounts vary, but may cover a round-trip charter rate airfare between Boston and the destination country and a small stipend.

Fairbank Center Undergraduate Summer Research Grants: These grants support undergraduate research during the summer in China or Taiwan. Preference will be given to students whose research is directly related to a senior honors thesis. Grants will not exceed $3,000. Recipients are required to submit a brief report on their work over the summer.

Asia Center Undergraduate Summer Research Grants

Asia Center Undergraduate Summer Research Grants support undergraduate research during the summer in or relating to any country in East, South, and Southeast Asia. Preference will be given to students whose research is directly related to a senior honors thesis. Grants will not exceed $3000. Recipients are required to submit a brief report on their work over the summer.

Funds are limited, and applicants are encouraged to apply to other sources in order to meet full program costs. For further information and application instructions, contact:

Jorge Espada
Harvard University Asia Center
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 496-3981
jespada [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~asiactr/undergradgrants.htm

Beinecke Memorial Fellowships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

The Beinecke Scholarship Program was established in 1971 to provide substantial financial support for the graduate education of men and women of exceptional promise. Each scholar receives $4,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. Since 1998, eligibility for the award eligibility for the awards has been limited to students planning to attend graduate school in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.beineckescholarship.org/.

Application Procedures at Harvard:

Harvard is invited to nominate one junior to the national Beinecke Scholarships competition each year. Applications for nomination are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS early in the fall semester and are usually due in mid-December. Application requirements for the nomination process are the same as for the national application. A selection committee of Harvard faculty members reviews applications, invites a short list of candidates for interviews in early February, and selects Harvard's nominee. The Fellowships Office forwards completed application materials for the nominee to the national screening committee by late February.

Booth Fund Fellowships

Booth Fellowships helps to defray the cost of travel, tuition, or other appropriate expenses for travel to a country or countries related to the recipient’s field of interest, either during the summer or following academic year.

Eligibility:

Current Harvard juniors and seniors are eligible, and the fellowship may be used to support projects in the U.S. or overseas. Grants are intended to fund individuals, not groups.

Benefits:

The number and amount of individual awards will vary each year according to available funds and project budgets. Awards will likely be approximately $4,000 each in support of a summer or semester project.

Selection Criteria:

Candidates must demonstrate some purpose to their proposed travel that relates to their undergraduate concentration. The proposed travel must also reflect a candidate’s own initiative. The Donors’ terms direct selection committees to make awards "that will enable the recipient, based on his or her own planning and initiative, to engage in a program of travel, study, research or observation that will further expand and challenge an existing interest in a particular field."

The donors’ terms also direct that no academic credit should be received for the proposed project. Even so, given the connections between a recipient’s field of interest and the proposed project, committees will expect to see sufficient academic preparation to derive a meaningful and thought-provoking experience on the fellowship. The donors’ terms also list inquisitiveness among selection criteria, as well as the potential to be challenged and have horizons broadened through the fellowship experience. Financial need is not a selection criterion.

Procedures:

Applications will be available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester, and will be due in early February. A selection committee reviews applications and determines recipients and award amounts based on the applications; there are no interviews. Students who apply as juniors may apply again as seniors, but a student may receive only one Booth Fellowship as an undergraduate.

Application includes:

Briggs Traveling Prize in English

Seniors receiving high honors reading (solid magna and above) on their senior thesis are eligible to apply. The fellowship offers substantial support to graduating seniors for literary study in the US or abroad. It is not necessary to be enrolled in a formal program. Awards will be made on the basis of our total achievement as an English concentrator.

A letter of applicaiton outlining your prososed plan of study and travel should be submitted to the front desk of the Department of English and American Literature and Language

The proposal should include:
  1. a projected budget
  2. a resume
  3. and a statement of your plans

For more information, contact:

Inga Peterson
Barker Center 159
(617) 495-4252
ipeters [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~english

Canada Program Undergraduate Thesis Research Grants

The Canada Program, funded by the William Lyon Mackenzie King endowment, examines Canadian economic, social, cultural, and political issues in their domestic and international dimensions. Chaired by the William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies, the program’s seminar meets approximately six times each academic semester to host presentations by invited scholars, artists, public figures, and experts from various disciplines.

The Canada Program is particularly pleased to award three undergraduate thesis research grants of up to $3000 each for summer field research in Canada. Recipients of the grants will be named Undergraduate Associates of the Weatherhead Center and will be expected to present their thesis research at a special conference in the spring semester before their theses are due. Harvard College students, generally juniors, whose thesis research focuses on Canadian topics for at least half or more of the content of their research are eligible to apply. Recipients of the Canada thesis grants will be encouraged to participate in the Canada Seminar and to become involved in other aspects of the Canada Program.

Proposals will be judged on the strength of the research design, methodology, degree of preparation for the project, individual talent of the applicant, feasibility and need for travel, and relevance. Applicants should give their recommenders a copy of their proposal to read before they write their letters of recommendation. Applications are usually due in late February. For further information and application materials, contact:

Clare Putnam
Weatherhead Center Fellowships Office
1737 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-4420
cputnam [at] wcfia [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/funding/student/canada_ugrad_thesis

CAPS Undergraduate Research Seed Grants

CAPS undergraduate research seed grants are available to juniors and seniors who are conducting research on modern (post-Civil War) American politics and who are being advised by or taking a class with a member of the CAPS executive committee. The maximum value of the grant is $250. To apply for a CAPS undergraduate seed grant, send an e-mail message to the CAPS Administrator, Lilia Halpern-Smith, at lhalpern [at] gov [dot] harvard [dot] edu. The e-mail should briefly describe your project and provide a budget detailing the research-related expenses for which you need support. Your e-mail application will be circulated to a small committee of CAPS faculty, and a decision will be made quickly, usually within a matter of days. There is no application deadline. Students may apply anytime during the year.

For more information, contact:

Center for American Political Studies
CGIS Knafel Building, Room N428
1737 Cambridge Street
(617) 384-9810
caps [at] latte [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://caps.gov.harvard.edu (click on "Grants and Fellowships")

CAPS Undergraduate Thesis Research Grants

Led by an interdisciplinary group of faculty at Harvard University, the Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) fosters discussion, research and public outreach on all aspects of modern U.S. politics (with "modern" referring to developments between the Civil War and the present). Issues of concern to CAPS affiliates range from patterns of public opinion, electoral politics and civic participation, to the operations of governmental institutions, the dynamics of social movements and groups in politics, the ideological and intellectual roots of American politics, and the causes and results of public policies.

In order to encourage innovative research by undergraduate students, the Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) will award up to eight summer research fellowships in the amount of $2,500 each to Harvard College juniors who are writing a senior thesis on any aspect of contemporary American politics. Undergraduates in any concentration in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences are welcome to apply. The purpose of the fellowship is to enable students to spend time in the summer and in the fall of their senior year on thesis research. Applications are due in the beginning of March.

Center for American Political Studies
CGIS Knafel Building, Room N428
1737 Cambridge Street
(617) 384-9810
caps [at] latte [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://caps.gov.harvard.edu (click on "Grants and Fellowships")

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellowships

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private educational organization in Washington, DC which conducts programs of research, discussion, publication, and education in international relations and U.S. foreign policy. The Junior Fellows Program at the Endowment aims to provide a substantive work experience for students who have a serious career interest in international affairs. Up to ten students are selected each year to work at the Endowment full-time for one year, starting on August 1.

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about.

Application Procedures at Harvard:

Harvard must formally nominate candidates to the Endowment, which then makes final selections after interviews. Applications for University nomination are available in the Fellowships Office at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in early November. A Harvard selection committee reviews applications and selects a slate of finalists for interviews. From this slate, the committee will advance two nominees to the national competition by mid-January.

Application includes:

Center for European Studies Summer Travel Grants

The Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies offers undergraduate travel grants to fund summer research in Europe for juniors (or, in exceptional cases, sophomores) in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences preparing senior theses on political, historical, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual trends in contemporary (post-1750) Europe. Grants must be used for research abroad during the summer break. The maximum award is $6,000. Funding is provided by the Krupp Foundation and by CES. In some cases, funding will be shared with other grant programs. Students are strongly encouraged to consult the CES booklet, "How to Write a Good Proposal," available at the Center. For further information and application materials, contact:

Student Programs Coordinator
Center for European Studies
27 Kirkland Street
(617) 495-4303, ext. 240
cesgrants [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu

Center for Hellenic Studies Summer Internships in Greece

The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) is once again conducting an internship program for Harvard undergraduates to spend the summer working in Greece. The purpose of the internship is to combine academic work with community engagement, involving research that takes shape in the context of active contact with Hellenic civilization, past and present. Concentrators from any field are encouraged to apply. The only requirements are intellectual curiosity and a readiness to engage with other cultures directly. Knowledge of the Greek language, in either its ancient or its modern form, is not expected. Current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to apply for the eight available internships.

The CHS will facilitate placements for students in organizations located in and near Nafplion, home of the CHS in Greece, and Athens. Each student will be matched with an internship based on his or her particular interests. This year’s opportunities include placements on an archaeological dig, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, institutions in the cultural sector, and several multi-national corporations and NGOs based in Greece. Interns will most likely be working Monday through Thursday, with Friday free for excursions and sightseeing. Interns will live in a bilingual environment (Greek and English), but their work will be conducted in English, with English-speaking supervisors.

The CHS will organize an orientation, Greek-language instruction, cultural activities, and excursions for the interns. Housing will be arranged for and covered by the CHS, and – where possible – will be home-stays with Greek families. In addition, each intern will receive a stipend of $2,500 to offset the costs associated with travel (international and domestic), meals, and incidentals.

Duration:

June 23 – July 31 (tentative)

Application:

For more information, contact:

Dimitris Antoniou or Shawna Muldoon
The Center for Hellenic Studies
3100 Whitehaven Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 745-4400
summer_internship [at] chs [dot] harvard [dot] edu

or

Jennifer Kellogg
(202) 745-4400
jreilly [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

Center for Public Leadership: Senior Honors Research Thesis Award

The Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government invites applications for Senior Honors Thesis Research Awards for the academic year. These awards are intended to enable successful applicants to:

Evaluation Criteria:

Award:

Approximately $1000 per award, awarded for the period July 1, 2008 – May 1, 2009

For more information, contact:

Owen Andrews
Research Manager, Center for Public Leadership
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
79 JFK Street, Mailbox 124
(617) 496-4712
owen_andrews [at] ksg [dot] harvard [dot] edu

Center for the Environment Undergraduate Summer Research Assistantships

The Center for the Environment encourages undergraduate students to participate in summer research with Harvard faculty members by providing funding for up to 10 weeks as an undergraduate research assistant at a competitive hourly wage. Each spring, the Center collects a wide variety of research assistant opportunities from its faculty associates and posts them on their web site. To apply, students should identify faculty members whose work is of interest to them and contact them directly to determine if their background is appropriate for a particular project. Positions are awarded each year prior to the end of spring semester. For additional information, contact:

Lorraine Maffeo, Coordinator
Department of Environmental Science and Public Policy
24 Oxford Street
(617) 496-6995
maffeo [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.environment.harvard.edu/resources/srf.htm

Center for the Environment Undergraduate Summer Research Fund

The Center for the Environment Undergraduate Summer Research Fund, established in 2002, supports undergraduate research related to the environment. Preference is given to rising seniors seeking funds for senior honors thesis research. Awards are usually between $500 and $2500. Students are required to submit an application cover sheet and a budget, together with a brief proposal of not more than 500 words stating their research objectives, plans for meeting them, and the role of their faculty sponsor. The Center usually begins to review applications in mid-March. For further information and application materials, contact:

Lorraine Maffeo, Coordinator
Department of Environmental Science and Public Policy
24 Oxford Street
(617) 496-6995
maffeo [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.environment.harvard.edu/resources/srf.htm

CES Ariadne Undergraduate or Graduate Student Summer Travel Grants to Greece

Ariadne Graduate or Undergraduate Summer Travel Grants to Greece fund summer research in Europe for doctoral students writing dissertations or undergraduate students preparing senior theses on political, historical, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual trends in modern or contemporary Greece. The maximum award is $6,000. Funding is provided by a gift from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Greek Study Group.

Undergraduates should apply for a CES Summer Travel Thesis Research Grant and indicate in the proposal that they are applying for an Ariadne Grant.

Graduate students should apply for a Graduate Summer Travel Grant and indicate they are applying for an Ariadne Grant. More information is available on the CES website.

For more information, contact:

Christy Colburn
CES
Busch Hall
27 Kirkland Street
ccolburn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

CES Summer Internship Opportunities in Europe

The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) partners with Harvard Alumni Clubs in Europe to offer students meaningful summer internship opportunities abroad. Available to current sophomores, juniors, and non-graduating seniors, these internships are a chance to expand horizons while learning and honing new skills in an international environment.

Available in London, Ireland, Paris, and Madrid, these internships provide valuable work experience in a wide variety of settings including business, finance, filmmaking & production, international education, media & publishing, politics, international affairs, law, arts management, marketing & consulting, teaching, philanthropy, and scientific research. In addition, as part of a partnership between CES and WorldTeach, students may teach English in Poland and Bulgaria and become integrated into local communities while living with host families.

For detailed information on the 2008 summer internship opportunities and to download an application, please visit the CES website: http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu/info_for/students/abroad_ug.html

For more information, contact:

Christy Colburn
CES
Busch Hall
27 Kirkland Street
ccolburn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu


Churchill Foundation Scholarships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States was established in 1959 to encourage the exchange of knowledge and the sharing of ideas in sciences and technology between the United States and the United Kingdom. To this end, the Foundation offers scholarships to enable outstanding American students to pursue graduate study in engineering, mathematics, and physical and natural sciences at Churchill College, Cambridge University.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled in one of the 75 colleges or universities participating in the scholarship program. Upon taking up the scholarship, applicants must be between 19 and 26, must hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a U.S. institution, and may not have attained a doctorate.

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org/Scholarships.html.

Application Procedures at Harvard:

Harvard may nominate up to two seniors to the national round of competition. All interested applicants should consult the Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships Booklet, available in the Fellowships Office at OCS and in the OCS Reading Room, and/or the Churchill Scholarships web site, for information about eligible programs. Candidates should be knowledgeable of suitable facilities, programs, and researchers at Cambridge when putting together their scholarship applications.

Applications for nomination are available in the Fellowships Office at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in early October. This application will require the same materials as the national competition requires: A committee of Harvard science faculty members reviews applications and selects the two most appropriate candidates as its nominees. These nominees will be given official applications, which they must return to the Fellowships Office for forwarding to the national Churchill Screening Committee by its deadline in mid-November. From a national pool of over 80 nominees, the Churchill Foundation selects at least 11 scholars each year. There are no interviews at Harvard or in the national phase of the competition.

CMES Grant for Undergraduate Arabic Language Study in the Middle East

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University announces two scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each for undergraduates who will enroll in a full time intensive summer program in Arabic.

Preference will be given to students who:
  1. study in the Arab world, and
  2. have at least one full year of formal Arabic here at Harvard.
Absolute beginners will not be considered.

Applications should include:
  1. a letter of request and the name of the institution or program to be attended;
  2. a copy of undergraduate transcript; and
  3. one letter of recommendation from your current Arabic language teacher.

For more information, contact:

Prof. William Granara
Chair, Fellowship Committee
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
38 Kirkland Street
(617) 496-9065
granara [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

CMES Moroccan Studies Summer Awards

Moroccan Studies Summer Awards assist more advanced students with research and other scholarly projects in Morocco. Preference is given to students working on senior theses, AM theses, and doctoral dissertations that directly concern a Moroccan topic. These grants are not given for summer language study. Students are required to submit a two- to three-page proposal, outlining the research question, research sites, and the resources to be used, as well as the relevant training of the applicant, including language skills, etc. For application materials contact the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Applicants may consult Dr. Susan Miller at sgmiller [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu for additional information. Upon the completion of the study sponsored by this grant, students are required to present a two- to five-page report on their study/research, to Dr. Miller at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, including an accounting of how the funds were spent.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Susan Miller
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
38 Kirkland Street
(617) 495-4047
sgmiller [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

CMES Summer Travel Grants

Each year, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies offers fellowships to a limited number of undergraduates for summer research and/or field work in Israel. This project should relate directly to a senior honors thesis. Students wishing to apply should use the common application for summer grants (CARAT), and are required to submit: The budget should include costs related to travel, materials, and maintenance for the time spent on the project (generally eight weeks). The amount of the award will be approximately $1500 to $2500.

For more information, contact:

Center for Middle Eastern Studies
38 Kirkland Street
(617) 495-4055
cmes [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/
http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/audience/students/UG/rosovsky

Committee on African Studies Summer Research Grants

The Committee on African Studies offers summer travel grants to assist Harvard juniors with senior honors thesis research and Harvard graduate students doing doctoral dissertation research on Africa. These grants are for research in the social sciences or humanities and are only for travel in Sub-Saharan Africa. (The graduate student grants are funded through the generosity of the Jennifer Oppenheimer Africa Research Fund and the Provost's Office.)

All grants cover only partial expenses, and interested students should also apply elsewhere for funds. Undergraduate grants are for a minimum of eight weeks summer stay in Africa.

Application for these grants is through the CARAT common application platform. Please note the specific additional requirement of Committee on African Studies for an itinerary and a review of the literature as it applies to the thesis topic.

For further information and application materials, contact:

Rita Breen
CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge Street, Room 403,
(617) 495-5265
rbreen [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
cafrica [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cafrica

Committee on the Study of Religion Pluralism Project Grants

The Pluralism Project of the Committee on the Study of Religion offers grants to support qualified undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research projects addressing the issue of religious pluralism. For further information and application materials, contact:

Kathryn Lohre
The Pluralism Project
25 Francis Avenue
(617) 496-2481
staff [at] pluralism [dot] org
http://www.pluralism.org

CPIC Fellowships

The Center for Public Interest Careers at Phillips Brooks House coordinates a fellowship program that offers full-time paid positions with nonprofit organizations in cities across the U.S. in the year after graduation. Fellowship assignments are prearranged by host organizations currently in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Each fellowship placement lasts for 10 to 12 months, depending on the needs of the host organization, and pays an annual salary of at least $28,000 plus benefits. Harvard graduating seniors and recent graduates are eligible.

Applicants should consult CPIC’s on-line fellowship database to identify suitable host organizations, and should also attend CPIC’s fellowship information session in early December. Applicants must submit a brief on-line application, as well as an official transcript and two letters of recommendation, by a deadline in early February; shortly thereafter, applicants must also attend a mandatory fellowship applicant meeting, which will outline further procedures. CPIC will interview applicants in mid-February and recommend placements with up to four host organizations by the end of February. Potential host organizations will conduct interviews in March and announce final decisions by mid-April.

CPIC’s fellowship database is updated frequently throughout the application cycle, and prospective applicants should consult it often. The database provides an indicator of placements in the current year, as well as potential placements in the coming year. For additional information, application materials, and instructions, contact:

Amanda Sonis Glynn
Coordinator, Center for Public Interest Careers
Phillips Brooks House, Room 303
(617) 496-8622
asglynn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
cpic [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Fellowship_and_Internship_Program/

CPIC Fund for Service Internships

Through this program, funded by the Heckscher Foundation for Children, the Center for Public Interest Careers at Phillips Brooks House will place 20 Harvard undergraduates as 10-week full-time summer interns in nonprofit organizations or government agencies committed to improving the lives of children and youth in the New York City metropolitan area. CPIC will pay each intern a stipend of $3500 and will provide housing assistance.

All currently enrolled Harvard undergraduates are eligible to apply for the CPIC Fund for Service internships. Interested applicants can view positions available at participating organizations at the CPIC web site, and must follow the application guidelines laid out for CPIC Internships. Candidates not selected for Fund for Service internships will have the opportunity to be considered for openings available through the CPIC Internships program.

For additional information, contact:

Leanne Gaffney
Phillips Brooks House
gaffney [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Fund_for_Service_Internship_Program/

CPIC Internships

The Center for Public Interest Careers at Phillips Brooks House coordinates an internship program that offers full-time paid positions with nonprofit organizations in cities across the U.S. during the summer. Internship assignments are prearranged by host organizations currently in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Each internship placement lasts for 10 to 12 weeks depending on the needs of the host organization, and pays an weekly salary of $350. All Harvard undergraduates are eligible.

Applicants should consult CPIC’s on-line internship database to identify suitable host organizations, and should also attend CPIC’s internship information session in early December. Applicants must submit a brief on-line application, as well as an official transcript and two letters of recommendation, by a deadline in early February; shortly thereafter, applicants must also attend a mandatory internship applicant meeting, which will outline further procedures. CPIC will interview applicants in mid-February and recommend placements with up to four host organizations by the end of February. Potential host organizations will conduct interviews in March and announce final decisions by mid-April.

CPIC’s internship database is updated frequently throughout the application cycle, and prospective applicants should consult it often. The database provides an indicator of placements in the current year, as well as potential placements in the coming year. For additional information, application materials, and instructions, contact:

Amanda Sonis Glynn
Coordinator, Center for Public Interest Careers
Phillips Brooks House, Room 303
(617) 496-8622
asglynn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
cpic [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Fellowship_and_Internship_Program/

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Annual Grants to Germany

An agreement between the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst, or German Academic Exchange Service) and Harvard University provides Harvard graduating seniors, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows the opportunity to apply for study/research scholarships to Germany. The stipend is generous and comes with several benefits, including travel, insurance, a network of contacts, and language instruction.

Knowledge of German can be fairly elementary, since the DAAD will help students with language courses. DAAD scholarships are open to any field of study in Germany except medicine. Applicants should have a well-defined study or research project that makes a stay in Germany essential, and be well prepared to carry out these intended activities. The DAAD may help arrange admission to a German university or institute. Application forms are usually available in September, and the deadline is usually in mid-October. Applicants are encouraged to consult the DAAD web site (http://www.daad.org) for further scholarship information, but to be mindful that Harvard's DAAD awards will have earlier deadlines.

For more information and application forms, contact:

Committee on General Scholarships
1430 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th floor
http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/tf/ffunds.html

De Jersey Harvard Scholarship

The Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships provide for one year of study at Cambridge University. There are currently four Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships, which are distinct from one another only in the Colleges where respective scholars reside:

Eligibility:

Harvard graduating seniors are eligible.

Benefits:

Each of the four scholarships provides placement at the designated college, lodging, and a stipend to cover all maintenance expenses for one year, including transportation and some travel.

Selection Criteria:

The criteria for selection are broad. The selection committee—made up of former recipients of the scholarships—looks for people who have been actively engaged in whatever they have done, who have learned and grown at Harvard, and who give promise of further learning and growth. There is no requirement of a particular grade point average or concentration. Ambassadorial qualities are as important as academic strengths. At the same time, no specific extracurricular activities or positions automatically qualify a candidate for either an interview or selection. The achievements of scholarship winners are often outstanding, but these are neither the only basis of selection nor emblematic of a formula that ensures it.

By far the most important parts of an application are the student’s essay and the letters of recommendation, for these give the committee some sense of the individual behind the achievements. The committee is not seeking merit-badge collectors; a sense of adventure and a willingness to take risks may mean more than a string of safe successes. The essay should therefore devote greater attention to the applicant’s background and interests than to a program of study. In other words, the essay should not be a purely academic proposal, though some awareness of the educational structure at Cambridge is advisable. The selection committee’s focus is on the person, especially as one poised to make the most of the Cambridge experience.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in late November or early December. The selection committee usually selects 20 to 22 semi-finalists for short interviews with three or four committee members in early January. From this pool, 12 finalists are usually selected for a final round of interviews with the full committee of 18 to 20 members. These interviews usually take place on a Saturday morning in early February. Candidates are interviewed in six successive sessions with two or three members of the committee. Each interview session lasts about 20 minutes. Notification immediately follows the committee meeting, which is held later the same day. The selection committee arranges college placement at Cambridge, although candidates for degree programs must apply on their own for admission.

Application includes:

Dean's Summer Research Awards

The Dean’s Summer Research Awards are designed to give rising seniors who receive financial aid the opportunity to devote the summer to thesis research. The awards provide students who have already received a research grant with an additional grant to cover the summer savings requirement of their financial aid packages. Awards are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. (Other than those from Canada, students from abroad have no savings requirement and thus are ineligible for the program). Funded by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, this program reflects the Faculty’s commitment to undergraduate research and to providing equal educational opportunities for all students.

Candidates must submit a brief application form, available in the spring at the Student Employment Office. Selection will be based on financial need, the quality of the research proposal, and the strength of faculty support. Applications are due in early April. For more information, contact:

Meg Brooks Swift or Lauren Valentev
Student Employment Office
86 Brattle Street
(617) 495-2585
http://www.seo.harvard.edu (click on "Research Programs")

DRCLAS Student Organization Grants

DRCLAS awards Student Organization Grants for undergraduate and graduate student/university-wide groups for substantial publications, conferences and events at Harvard University organized by official Harvard student organizations related to Latin America or Latino populations in the United States. For additional information, contact:

Student Services Coordinator
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-3366
drstud [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/students/grants/harvard_organizations

DRCLAS Summer Internship Grants

The David Rockefeller Center offers grants to Harvard undergraduates (and graduate and professional school students) who have already arranged Latin American-related internships and seek funding to help cover basic expenses such as transportation, housing, and food.

The DRCLAS internship coordinator can assist students in finding a summer internship in Latin America or related to U.S. Latino communties. Students are encouraged to identify an ideal country and field and to use DRCLAS resources in doing so. The internship coordinator will help the student identify and initiate correspondence with appropriate contacts; students are responsible for agreeing on terms with their employers. DRCLAS internship grants are especially useful in supporting unpaid internships, which constitute the majority of options.

Applications consist of a cover sheet, current resume, statement of purpose, budget, language assessment form, letter of confirmation, and letter of recommendation. Grant applications are usually due in mid-March. For additional information and application materials, contact:

Student Services Coordinator
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-3366
drstud [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/students/summer_internship_grants

DRCLAS Summer Research Travel Grants

The David Rockefeller Center offers travel grants to continuing Harvard undergraduates engaged in senior honors thesis research requiring travel to Latin America, the Caribbean, or other appropriate sites for research on Latino communities. The average grant is just over $1000 per recipient. Applications are usually due in late February. For further information and application materials, contact:

Student Services Coordinator
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-3366
drstud [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/students/travel_grants

DRCLAS Term-Time Research Travel Grants

DRCLAS Term-Time Research Grants support students whose thesis, dissertation, or thesis-equivalent research requires travel during the academic year. Preference is given to students completing the final stages of their research. For additional information, contact:

Student Services Coordinator
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-3366
drstud [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/students/travel_grants

Dressler Family Traveling Grant

The Dressler Family Traveling Grant is designed to support students seeking to travel and/or study in a Romance language-speaking country (e.g., France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania, and the countries of Latin America). Harvard sophomores and juniors who demonstrate financial need are eligible. One grant of approximately $1,800 will be awarded each year to assist with the costs of the recipient’s travel and/or study expenses during the summer.

According to the donor’s terms, "travel and study abroad can be unparalleled opportunities for enrichment and maturation. This is especially the case for students whose field of academic endeavor significantly involves foreign language. No book or film can serve as an adequate alternative to the chance to immerse oneself, even for a short time, in a language, a culture, or an environment. We hope this gift will enable deserving students to benefit from such opportunities."

Interested candidates should confirm availability, eligibility, application procedures, and deadlines with the Romance Languages Department. Due dates will likely be in the spring. A selection committee will review applications and select a recipient; if no financially needy student applies for the grant in a given year, the award will be withheld until the following year. For additional information and application materials, contact:

Walter Hryshko
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Boylston Hall, 4th floor
(617) 495-2546
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll/undergraduate/dressler.html

Eben Fiske Studentship at Trinity College

The Eben Fiske Studentship, established by the bequest of the Reverend Eben Fiske (Trinity ’35), enables a member of the Harvard College graduating class to undertake postgraduate study in Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. There is no subject restriction. Preference will be given to students intending to proceed to the Ph.D. degree, but consideration will be given to all candidates intending to pursue a multi-year advanced degree course.

Eligibility:

Graduating Harvard seniors are eligible.

Benefits:

One award will be made each year in which the studentship is offered. The studentship will cover all University and College fees and provide a maintenance allowance equal at least to that of a Rhodes Scholar. The studentship is tenable initially for one year, but will normally be renewed for one or more years (subject to satisfactory progress, up to a limit of four years in total) if the scholar is accepted by the Board of Graduate Studies as a candidate for the Ph.D. degree or other multi-year advanced degree course and is successful in obtaining one of the British government’s Overseas Research Students awards.

Selection Criteria:

The intent of the Trinity College Council is to foster a purposeful advanced degree program at Cambridge for promising scholars from Harvard College, and the integrity of a candidate’s academic program and qualifications to pursue it are therefore Harvard’s primary criteria for selecting a short list for consideration at Trinity. Harvard’s selection committee also looks favorably on ambassadorial qualities and other evidence that a candidate will contribute meaningfully to the academic and social life of Trinity College.

Procedures:

Prospective applicants should confirm availability of this studentship with the Fellowships Office at OCS in October. The studentship is awarded by the Trinity College Council to one of a short list of candidates nominated by Harvard. Candidates must apply for consideration at Harvard by mid-November. If selected for the short list, candidates must apply to the Board of Graduate Studies by January 31 for admission to a Cambridge graduate degree program. Final awards are determined by the Trinity College Council and are usually announced by early May.

Application includes:

Ecole Normale Supérieure Exchange Fellowship

This exchange fellowship provides one year of study at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris. Candidates must be U.S. citizens. Graduating seniors and students enrolled in one of the graduate schools of the University are eligible, provided they have a superior academic record and a thorough knowledge of both written and spoken French. The fellowship consists of admission to ENS, a room in an ENS dormitory, and a stipend for living expenses. Placement at ENS is arranged through CGS.

The applicant’s academic record and plan of study are the most important criteria in selecting students for interviews. Students should carefully research their study proposal for ENS, seeking advice from Harvard faculty members familiar with ENS and consulting relevant catalogues in the OCS Reading Room or other libraries.

The competition is administered through the Committee on General Scholarships (CGS) and is open to all eligible seniors and graduate students. Applications are usually available at the Fellowships Office at OCS and at CGS early in the fall semester and are due to CGS in mid-November. A small number of students are invited for interviews in January. Interviews are conducted entirely in French. The application includes a current official transcript, statement of purpose, and two letters of recommendation from faculty members. For applications and further information, contact:

Committee on General Scholarships
1430 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th floor
http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/tf/ffunds.html

Eliot Scholarship

The Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships provide for one year of study at Cambridge University. There are currently four Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships, which are distinct from one another only in the Colleges where respective scholars reside:

Eligibility:

Harvard graduating seniors are eligible.

Benefits:

Each of the four scholarships provides placement at the designated college, lodging, and a stipend to cover all maintenance expenses for one year, including transportation and some travel.

Selection Criteria:

The criteria for selection are broad. The selection committee—made up of former recipients of the scholarships—looks for people who have been actively engaged in whatever they have done, who have learned and grown at Harvard, and who give promise of further learning and growth. There is no requirement of a particular grade point average or concentration. Ambassadorial qualities are as important as academic strengths. At the same time, no specific extracurricular activities or positions automatically qualify a candidate for either an interview or selection. The achievements of scholarship winners are often outstanding, but these are neither the only basis of selection nor emblematic of a formula that ensures it.

By far the most important parts of an application are the student’s essay and the letters of recommendation, for these give the committee some sense of the individual behind the achievements. The committee is not seeking merit-badge collectors; a sense of adventure and a willingness to take risks may mean more than a string of safe successes. The essay should therefore devote greater attention to the applicant’s background and interests than to a program of study. In other words, the essay should not be a purely academic proposal, though some awareness of the educational structure at Cambridge is advisable. The selection committee’s focus is on the person, especially as one poised to make the most of the Cambridge experience.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in late November or early December. The selection committee usually selects 20 to 22 semi-finalists for short interviews with three or four committee members in early January. From this pool, 12 finalists are usually selected for a final round of interviews with the full committee of 18 to 20 members. These interviews usually take place on a Saturday morning in early February. Candidates are interviewed in six successive sessions with two or three members of the committee. Each interview session lasts about 20 minutes. Notification immediately follows the committee meeting, which is held later the same day. The selection committee arranges college placement at Cambridge, although candidates for degree programs must apply on their own for admission.

Application includes:

Faculty Aide Program

The Faculty Aide Program (FAP) is designed to help members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences hire undergraduate research assistants. The program provides 50 percent of the student’s wages, up to $1000 for term-time and $1500 for summer, with the professor or the academic department paying the other 50 percent, for a maximum of $2000 in student earnings for term-time and $3000 for summer. The Faculty Aide’s work must be bona fide research and not consist of routine maintenance or clerical tasks. Wages may be paid to one student or divided among several. There are two award periods: September for term-time and April for the summer. To participate in either the term (September to May) or summer (June to September) program, members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences must apply through the Student Employment Office. Applications are mailed to professors twice annually. Professors may also apply from the Student Employment web site.

Students interested in working as a Faculty Aide may encourage professors to apply. Students may also apply for FAP job openings posted by faculty members who applied to the program without a particular student in mind. These listings will be posted in the Student Employment Office and listed on the office’s web site. For further information, interested faculty members and students should contact:

Meg Brooks Swift or Lauren Valente
Student Employment Office
86 Brattle Street
(617) 495-2585
http://www.seo.harvard.edu (click on "Research Programs")

Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Summer Travel Grants

The Fairbank Center offers awards in two categories to support research and study-related travel during the summer. Award amounts vary, but may cover a round-trip charter rate airfare between Boston and the destination country and a small stipend. Funds are limited, and applicants are encouraged to apply to other sources in order to meet full travel costs. For further information and application materials, contact:

Jorge Espada
Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-4046
jespada [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank

FAS Center for Systems Biology Undergraduate Summer Research Internships

The systems biology community at Harvard invites interested students to apply for research internships in the summer. Starting in mid-June, internships will last for ten weeks, or longer by mutual agreement. Interns will work on research projects in the labs of the Bauer Fellows and Systems Biology faculty, whose work spans many fields of science, from biology (including genetics, cell biology, neuroscience, animal behavior and evolution) to applied mathematics and computation.

Each intern will have the opportunity to learn a range of cutting-edge genomics or bioinformatics techniques in the exciting, dynamic environment at the FAS Center for Systems Biology and the Department for Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School. The internships will be offered to Harvard students and students from other universities. The center will help students, particularly non-Harvard students, to find housing near the Cambridge campus. Harvard students are encouraged to apply for PRISE and HCRP fellowships. The salary for a ten-week internship will be $4500. Underrepresented minority students are particularly encouraged to apply. Interested international students must be enrolled at a U.S. university and have a valid student visa or work visa.

Applications must specify for which project(s) a student is applying as well as the particular interest in that project. Students may apply for several projects. Students may send their application form, resumé, transcript, and two recommendation letters to Caitlin O'Leary at the address below. Students may also submit these materials by e-mail, with recommendation letters sent separately. The deadline for applications is in early February. For more information contact:

Caitlin O'Leary
Bauer Laboratory
7 Divinity Avenue
(617) 384 5065
coleary [at] cgr [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://sysbio.harvard.edu/csb/jobs/undergraduate.html

Fiske Scholarship

The Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships provide for one year of study at Cambridge University. There are currently four Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships, which are distinct from one another only in the Colleges where respective scholars reside:

Eligibility:

Harvard graduating seniors are eligible.

Benefits:

Each of the four scholarships provides placement at the designated college, lodging, and a stipend to cover all maintenance expenses for one year, including transportation and some travel.

Selection Criteria:

The criteria for selection are broad. The selection committee—made up of former recipients of the scholarships—looks for people who have been actively engaged in whatever they have done, who have learned and grown at Harvard, and who give promise of further learning and growth. There is no requirement of a particular grade point average or concentration. Ambassadorial qualities are as important as academic strengths. At the same time, no specific extracurricular activities or positions automatically qualify a candidate for either an interview or selection. The achievements of scholarship winners are often outstanding, but these are neither the only basis of selection nor emblematic of a formula that ensures it.

By far the most important parts of an application are the student’s essay and the letters of recommendation, for these give the committee some sense of the individual behind the achievements. The committee is not seeking merit-badge collectors; a sense of adventure and a willingness to take risks may mean more than a string of safe successes. The essay should therefore devote greater attention to the applicant’s background and interests than to a program of study. In other words, the essay should not be a purely academic proposal, though some awareness of the educational structure at Cambridge is advisable. The selection committee’s focus is on the person, especially as one poised to make the most of the Cambridge experience.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in late November or early December. The selection committee usually selects 20 to 22 semi-finalists for short interviews with three or four committee members in early January. From this pool, 12 finalists are usually selected for a final round of interviews with the full committee of 18 to 20 members. These interviews usually take place on a Saturday morning in early February. Candidates are interviewed in six successive sessions with two or three members of the committee. Each interview session lasts about 20 minutes. Notification immediately follows the committee meeting, which is held later the same day. The selection committee arranges college placement at Cambridge, although candidates for degree programs must apply on their own for admission.

Application includes:

Freeman-Asia Scholarships for Study in Asia

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

Coordinated through the Institute of International Education, Freeman-Asia Scholarships provide support for U.S. undergraduates with financial need to study in East or Southeast Asia.

Eligible study abroad programs must be a minimum of eight weeks for a summer term and twelve weeks for a semester term. Freeman-ASIA award benefits are determined by the eligibility of the program and the financial need of the grantee. Award payments will be made out to the grantees and will be sent to the appropriate study abroad advisors for distribution. This award is administered at Harvard through the Harvard Office of International Programs (OIP).

Freeman-ASIA Award Program grantees are expected to share their experiences with their home campuses to encourage others to study abroad in Asia, and to spread greater understanding of Asian peoples and cultures within their home communities by completing a service requirement on campus when they return.

On-campus deadlines at Harvard fall in February for summer awards and in March for awards in the following academic year. Applications must be endorsed by Harvard's campus Freeman-Asia representative at OIP. Application includes a budget form to be completed by a financial aid officer, as well as letter of recommendation. For additional information on nomination and making an application, students must schedule an appointment at OIP:

Office of International Programs
University Hall South, Ground Floor
(617) 496-2722
oip [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/oip_money_term-time.html

Fulbright Grants

(College nomination is required for graduating seniors in this competition.)

Under sponsorship of U.S. and host government commissions, Fulbright and related grants provide for the international exchange of scholars. Specifically, the grants allow students to conduct research or advanced study, or undertake teaching assistantships, for one year in a foreign country.

Eligibility:

U.S. citizenship is required, as is a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent before the beginning date of the grant period. Preference will be given to applicants who have received the majority of their high school and undergraduate college education in the U.S. Applicants must have language proficiency sufficient to communicate with the people of the host country and to carry out their proposed study. Applicants must also be in good health.

Benefits:

Several kinds of grants are available. One application to the Institute of International Education (IIE) will put the applicant into consideration for all appropriate grants. Applicants should consult IIE’s annual handbook, "Fulbright U.S. Student Program: Grants for Graduate Study, Research, or English Teaching Assistantships Abroad" (available in print or online from IIE), for the specific criteria in each country for the following types of awards:

It is important to review country summaries in IIE's "Fulbright U.S. Student Program: Grants for Graduate Study, Research, or English Teaching Assistantships Abroad" carefully, as certain countries are interested in supporting only advanced graduate students or specific fields of study, and expectations of language proficiency may vary from country to country. The booklet is available online, as well as at college fellowship or placement offices in mid-summer.

Number:

Approximately 1100 grants may be awarded annually worldwide, but the number varies according to funding availability in host countries. On average, some 50 Harvard graduating seniors apply each year, and at least five usually receive awards. Candidates should be sure to obtain the Institute of International Education’s brochure, "Fulbright U.S. Student Program: Grants for Graduate Study, Research, or English Teaching Assistantships Abroad," available on-line or from the Fellowships Office each summer, which provides details on the programs in each country as well as the number of grants available in any given year.

Procedures:

Harvard requires a preliminary proposal from all prospective applicants, outlining their proposed project in one double-spaced, typed page. Applications for Fulbright Grants are usually available on-line and in the Fellowships Office by late June. Final applications are submitted to the Fellowships Office, usually in mid-September, at which time applicants also schedule their campus interviews.

All enrolled students must apply for the Fulbright through the Director of Fellowships, who serves as the campus Fulbright Program Advisor (FPA). A subset of the campus evaluation committee—comprised of the Director and Assistant Director of Fellowships and several faculty members—will interview each candidate, and applicants may expect a portion of their interview to be conducted in the language of the targeted country. This is the only interview in the Fulbright application process.

Based on the interview, the campus evaluation committee completes the evaluation form in the application packet, and the Fellowships Office then forwards all applications to New York for review by national screening committees. Applications are mailed by mid-October.

Application includes:

Fung Foundation Scholarships for Research, Study, and Work in China

Fung Foundation Scholarships for Summer Research, Study, and Work in China (offered in conjunction with the Office of International Programs) provide up to $5000 to undergraduates for senior thesis research, language study, internships, and public service work in China during the summer. (Scholarships for language study may be as high as $6000.) Recipients become Fung Scholars and are expected to participate in related events. Upon their return to Harvard, recipients are required to submit a brief report on their work summer projects.

For further information and application instructions, contact:

Jorge Espada
Harvard University Asia Center
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 496-3981
jespada [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~asiactr/undergradgrants.htm

Gardner Traveling Fellowships

The Gardner Fellowship provides stipends to support a year of purposeful travel in an unfamiliar culture during the year after graduation.

Eligibility:

Harvard graduating seniors in any concentration are eligible.

Benefits:

Three or more awards of $18,000 each will ordinarily be offered each year, depending on the availability of funds.

Selection Criteria:

According to the Donors’ terms,

"Recipients of this fellowship should demonstrate a curiosity and concern about the history, habitat, and customs of cultures other than their own. In addition, an ability to communicate feelings and ideas about these matters should have weight in making the award. It is hoped that candidates considered for the fellowship will have a broad and diverse college experience, both curricular and noncurricular. It is further hoped that the stated goals of this fellowship will provide its recipients with an opportunity to reflect on their undergraduate life in the context of a wider horizon. Most particularly, it is intended that this fellowship be helpful in opening, rather than narrowing, the range of life-long interests and careers ultimately to be pursued."

Candidates must articulate a compelling purpose for their proposed travels in an unfamiliar culture using an unfamiliar language. Fellows should hope to return from their year of travel having achieved a better understanding of themselves and of the world of which they are a part, ideally with some new and meaningful sense of direction for their work lives. Financial need is not a selection criterion.

Recent projects have included:

The selection committee is ultimately interested in the people behind the proposals, and usually looks for a breadth of curricular and extracurricular interests, as well as a sense of how the proposed travel experience might inform thinking about a candidate’s place in the world. Fluency in the language of the host country may not be expected, although sufficient proficiency to carry out the project is expected. Though previous travel does not eliminate a candidate from consideration, it can be a deciding factor if all other factors between two strong candidates are equal, especially if the past travel was to the proposed destination.

Procedures:

Applications are available from the Fellowships Office late in the fall semester and are due in mid-February. A selection committee reviews applications and calls a slate of finalists for interviews, usually in mid- to late March. Recipients are announced following interviews.

Application includes:

Gilman International Scholarships

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world. The Gilman Scholarship Program broadens the student population that studies abroad by supporting undergraduates who might not otherwise participate due to financial constraints.

The program aims to encourage students to choose non-traditional study abroad destinations, especially those outside of Western Europe and Australia. The Gilman scholarship aims to support students who have been traditionally under-represented in study abroad, including but not limited to, students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, and students with disabilities.

Undergraduates receiving financial aid in the form of federal Pell Grants are eligible. Individual awards do not exceed $5000. Applicants at Harvard must consult with staff at the Office of International Programs as well as their financial aid officers to confirm eligibility. Application deadline is usually in early October.

For additional information, contact:

Office of International Programs
University Hall South, Ground Floor
(617) 496-2722
oip [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/oip_money_term-time.html

Goldman Undergraduate Internship Grants

The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies offers Goldman Undergraduate Internship Grants to Harvard College students to offset expenses related to unpaid (or low-paying) summer internships in Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia. These grants are intended to be partial awards, with the maximum award amount to be $3000. Eligible expenses are limited to transatlantic airfare, meals, and housing.

Current Harvard freshmen, sophomores, and juniors (including fourth-year students returning for a fifth year for an AB/AM program) who have already secured an internship placement or who have been accepted to a program that will place them with a host organization. Graduating students are not eligible for this grant.

Grant recipients are expected to commit to an internship of at least six to eight weeks in Russia, Eastern Europe, and/or Central Asia. Upon completion of their internships, grant recipients will submit a brief report describing their internship activities, as well as an expense report. Grant recipients are also expected to participate in Davis Center student outreach activities.

Interested students will be directed to use the CARAT application platform. Supplementary application materials will include a statement of purpose, current transcript, resume, language skills assessment, confirmation letter from an internship host, and recommendation. Applications are usually due in early April.

For additional information, contact:

Donna Griesenbeck
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
625 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor
(617) 495-1194
griesenb [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/student_programs/undergrad_intern_grants.html

Goldman Undergraduate Research Travel Grants

The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies offers Goldman Undergraduate Research Travel Grants to students each year for travel and living expenses associated with independent research on topics in Russian and Eurasian Studies. Grants provide up to $2000 per person, and awadees may also receive logistical assistance from the Davis Center’s Moscow liaison, who can help arrange visa support, home stays, and archival access. Full-time enrolled undergraduates who are pursuing independent research on topics in Russian and Eurasian studies are eligible; preference is given to juniors doing research for a senior thesis.

Upon completion of the research trip, grant recipients submit a brief narrative report summarizing their accomplishments, any obstacles they encountered, and any changes to the scope of their project as a result of the trip. A budget report is also required. Grant recipients are also expected to present their findings at the Undergraduate Colloquium on Russian and Eurasian Studies, hosted each spring by the Davis Center.

Applications use the CARAT platform and are usually due in late February. For additional information, contact:

Donna Griesenbeck
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
625 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor
(617) 495-1194
griesenb [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/student_programs/undergrad_trav_grants.html

Goldwater Scholarships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.act.org/goldwater.

Application Procedures at Harvard:

Harvard may nominate four eligible students to the national Goldwater Scholarships competition each year. Applications for nomination are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are usually due in late October. Application requirements for nomination are the same as for the national application. Harvard's nominees will be asked to provide official high school transcripts in addition to materials already submitted. The Fellowships Office forwards completed applications from nominees to the Goldwater Foundation by mid- to late January. There are no interviews in either the Harvard or national competitions.

Harlech Scholarships

Alternating from year to year, the Harlech Scholarship is awarded to a Harvard student for one academic year of study at New College, Oxford, or to a graduate of New College, Oxford for one academic year of study at Harvard. Harvard College seniors and graduate students enrolled in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are eligible; Harvard applicants must be U.S. citizens. The scholarship awarded to a Harvard student provides an assured place at New College, Oxford, payment of tuition and required fees at New College, a stipend for living expenses, and round-trip airfare from Boston to London. The scholarship is not renewable. The scholarship will next be available to a Harvard student in the 2009-2010 academic year, and thereafter in the 2011-2012 academic year.

In the past, selection committees have chosen undergraduates with excellent academic records who have been actively engaged in College life, and who can demonstrate that a year of continued study at Oxford would be academically enriching.

Applications are usually available at the Fellowships Office at OCS and at the Committee on General Scholarships (CGS) early in the fall semester and are due to CGS in mid-November. A selection committee reviews applications and determines a slate of finalists for interviews. These interviews are held in the spring, and a winner will be chosen from among those interviewed. Interested undergraduates should confirm availability of the scholarships early in the fall. The application includes a current official transcript, a detailed statement of purpose telling why the candidate is applying for the scholarship and outlining in detail the proposed plan of study, and two letters of recommendation from faculty members. For additional information and application materials, contact:

Committee on General Scholarships
1430 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th floor
http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/tf/ffunds.html

Harmon Fellowships

Harmon Fellowships provide funding for students who will be involved in public service projects during a summer or leave of absence before graduation.

Eligibility:

The competition is open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and first-semester seniors.

Benefits:

Approximately $2000 is available each year to be distributed by the selection committee.

Selection Criteria:

Applicants must demonstrate their ability to undertake their proposed project. They must be in good academic and disciplinary standing. The quality of the proposal is important: the selection committee will consider how well the proposal qualifies as public service, the appropriateness of the proposed work, and the strength of the student’s commitment. Priority will be given to students who are not in receipt of other Harvard funding, though this policy does not apply to work-study funding.

Procedures:

Applications for this and a pool of similar public service fellowships are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in mid-March. Completed applications will be reviewed by committee, and decisions will be announced in April.

Application includes:

Harvard China Student Internship Program

The Harvard China Fund has established a summer internship program for students in Beijing and Shanghai, with the hope of expanding our offerings to include additional cities in the future.

With sponsorship from Chinese corporate partners, the China Fund is excited to pilot our 10-week Harvard China Student Internship Program in Beijing and Shanghai from June 9th – August 15th, 2008. The following companies will host student interns:

CDC Software
China Central Television (CCTV)
China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd.
China Universal Asset Management (CUAM)
China Vanke Company Ltd.
Hay Group
McKinsey & Company
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Shanghai TV/Shanghai Media Group (SMG)

The majority of these companies will cover the student interns’ airfare, a living stipend, and housing arrangements. For those companies unable to contribute toward any part of the student package, the Harvard China Fund will allocate resources from its budget to cover the difference. Each host company will accommodate 2-4 students. During the summer internship program, faculty from Fudan and Peking Universities will be assigned to serve as mentors for the Harvard students. Open to undergraduates-only for this inaugural year, 35 students applied and 21 were selected for the summer program.

The internship program takes place from June 9th until August 15th. Interns are expected to commit to the entire program. Applicants should indicate the type of host organization or work they prefer, and their experience/skills. The Program cannot guarantee placement; acceptance is contingent on finding a fit between available positions and applicants. Undergraduate students from all years of study and all concentrations will be considered. Preference will be given to students with no prior exposure to Chinese culture and to first-time China internship holders. Chinese language ability is not required by most intern hosts. Successful applicants will be asked to pay a five hundred dollar administrative fee and will receive a package put together by the Program and the host organization that includes roundtrip discount airfare and a living stipend that varies according to the housing arrangements offered by the host organization. One letter of recommendation, preferably from a former employer or a faculty member, is required. Students will be notified by April 22nd or earlier, of their acceptance into the Internship Program.

For more information, contact:

Jennifer Downing
S123 CGIS South
1730 Cambridge st.
(617) 496-9774
hcf [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hcf/internships.html

Harvard Clubs Summer Community Service Fellowships

Originally established in 1992, this fellowship program arranges for Harvard alumni clubs and shared interest groups across the U.S. to sponsor student-initiated public service projects with established organizations in their service areas during the summer. Each fellowship carries a stipend of at least $3,000, and fellows are expected to devote at least eight weeks of full-time commitment to their public service project. Living arrangements are the responsibility of each recipient, as are any costs incurred over the stipend. All undergraduates who will be returning to Harvard in the following fall term are eligible. (In some cases, graduating seniors may also be eligible.) In most cases, applicants need not be residents of the sponsoring club's service area, but must be familiar with the area's service needs.

Recipients will be selected on the quality and feasibility of their proposals and their previous public service involvement. Preference will be given to projects that effectively address a demonstrated need in the host community. Projects may be of the applicant's own design but should be conducted within existing organizations or agencies in the host club's service area; in some cases, alumni clubs may have additional stipulations. The application includes a one-page list of activities or resume, a current official transcript, a 500-word proposal, and a letter from the sponsoring organization confirming placement. Applications are due in mid-March; there are no interviews.

Following the internship, students are required to submit an essay about their experiences and to attend a reflection session held by staff of the Center for Public Interest Careers (CPIC).

Interested students should contact CPIC for a list of participating host clubs and application guidelines. For additional information and advice in identifying potential service organizations, as well as application materials and instructions, contact:

Amanda Sonis Glynn
Coordinator, Center for Public Interest Careers
Phillips Brooks House, Room 303
(617) 496-8622
asglynn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
cpic [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Harvard_Clubs_Summer_Community_Service_Fellowship/

Harvard College in Asia Project (HCAP)

The Harvard College in Asia Project sends about 65 Harvard students to Asia during spring break.

The Harvard College in Asia Project (HCAP) was founded in October of 2003 at Harvard University. HCAP’s goal is to foster greater interest and understanding of Asia among Harvard students (and of the United States among students in Asia). HCAP serves as a platform for student exploration and development; it is connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

HCAP accomplishes this objective by sponsoring exchange conferences with the top universities in Asia. In February, students from these schools come to Harvard to attend the Harvard Conference; in late March/early April, students from Harvard attend conferences at our partner schools across Asia.

Lin Ting Li
S123 CGIS South
1730 Cambridge st.
(617) 496-9774
ltli [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hcap

Harvard College Japan Summer Internship Program

Harvard College Japan Summer Internship Program for Harvard undergraduates in any concentration to undertake a summer internship in Japan. Applicants are encouraged to arrange their own internship directly with a host organization in Japan. Those students who do not arrange their own internship must specify the type of internship they seek in as much detail as possible. The Reischauer Institute cannot guarantee placement. Preference will be given to students enrolled in Japanese language courses. Grants up to $5,000. For more information contact:

Dr. Theodore Gilman
Associate Director, Reischauer Institute Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
CGIS South Building - Second Level
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-3220
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/fellowships/undergrad.html

Harvard College Research Program Grants

The Harvard College Research Program (HCRP) supports student-initiated scholarly research and creative endeavors undertaken with faculty guidance. Underlining the Harvard faculty’s commitment to individual work, HCRP grants advance academic experiences outside the classroom and expand opportunities for students to work closely with faculty members. They help create an environment where students will gain experience, personal encouragement, and insight into the academic life of a professor.

All undergraduates may apply, regardless of financial need. Seniors are not eligible for summer funding once they have graduated, and students on leave are not ordinarily eligible for term-time awards. Funding can reimburse research and related travel expenses and/or provide a wage for students not receiving course credit for their work. It can also pay the employer’s share of a work-study eligible student’s earnings. Projects that appear to be clear antecedents to professional school will be given lower priority.

The HCRP has separate award periods in fall, spring, and summer. Term-time awards are usually between $500 and $1000 each, and summer awards are usually between $1000 and $2500 each. Students submit an application form, a research proposal and budget, a resume, a transcript, and a letter of support from their faculty sponsor. Over 200 students receive awards in each academic year. An annual symposium in April highlights the work of selected program participants.

For application materials and additional information, contact:

Meg Brooks Swift or Lauren Valente
Student Employment Office
86 Brattle Street
(617) 495-2585
http://www.seo.harvard.edu (click on "Research Programs")

Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology

The Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology is an opportunity for students to participate in research at the Harvard Forest. The Forest is located in Petersham, a small town in central Massachusetts about 70 miles west of Boston. Each student will participate in an on-going research project with a researcher from Harvard University, the University of New Hampshire, the Marine Biological Laboratory Ecosystem Center, or other institutions. Responsibilities may include field sampling, laboratory studies, data analysis, and scientific writing. Students attend weekly seminars and workshops given by nationally known scientists on ecosystem research, career planning, and graduate school preparation.

Students are paid a stipend of $3600 for a 12-week session that starts on June 1st and runs through August. The Forest provides free housing as well as a full meal program for participants who live on site. In July, participants attend a one-day symposium on careers in ecology at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York. At the end of the summer, students will develop their research results, prepare an abstract, and present their findings at a student research symposium.

The program is open to students from diverse backgrounds attending colleges and universities across the country with a variety of science experiences. Most positions are for students currently enrolled in a community college, college, or university. A small amount of funding is available each year for recently graduated students with significant research experience. Applicants must either be U.S. citizens or have resident alien status.

The application consists of a cover sheet, resume, college transcript, and two letters of recommendation. The program description is updated on-line every year around Thanksgiving, and applications are due on March 1. For further information and application materials, contact:

Harvard Forest Summer Program
324 North Main Street
Petersham, MA 01366
(978) 724-3302
hfapps [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/education/undergrad.html

Harvard Stem Cell Institute Undergraduate Summer Research Internships

This program provides opportunities for undergraduates to gain hands-on experience in stem cell research while working in a Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) laboratory under the supervision of an experienced researcher. Applicants must express a strong interest in stem cell biology, though previous lab experience is not required for consideration. Internships will be for a period of 10 weeks (or longer by agreement with the mentor and principal investigator) during the summer. Interns are expected to work full time in the host laboratory for the duration of the internship and will receive a stipend of $4320. After acceptance into the program, students will discuss specific project details with their mentor.

The goal of this program is to provide undergraduate students with a research experience that they may otherwise not have and to expose them to different options within the scientific arena, through a stem cell seminar series, a career pathways presentation, and a weekly HSCI companion course. Interns will present their summer research findings at the HIP Symposium which will be open to all program participants.

Any undergraduate who will not have graduated by June is eligible to apply. Foreign students are responsible for obtaining a valid student visa prior to the start of the program. Some background in biological science is essential (preferably Harvard courses BS50, BS52, and/or BS54, or their equivalents). Previous research lab experience is desirable but not essential.

Students who have previously participated in the HSCI summer internship program and still meet the eligibility requirements may apply again for a summer internship. However, students may only repeat the program once. In addition, they must submit a new application for the new experience.

For more information, contact:

Raymond Coderre
Harvard Stem Cell Institute
42 Church Street
(617) 496-4050
raymond_coderre [at] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.hsci.harvard.edu/education/internship

Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Summer Travel Grants

Both graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled at Harvard are invited to apply to the HURI Summer Research Travel Grant Program for support to travel to Ukraine and the region during the summer in order to conduct research on topics directly related to Ukrainian studies. Grants of up to $2000 for graduate students and $1500 for undergraduates will be available for travel and research expenses.

Applicants for the grant are to use the Common Application for Research and Travel (CARAT). Applications are usually due in late February. For further information and application materials, contact:

Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Fellowship Committee
34 Kirkland Street
(617) 495-4053
huri [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.huri.harvard.edu/prog_summer_res_trav.html

Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships

The Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships provide for one year of study at Cambridge University. There are currently four Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships, which are distinct from one another only in the Colleges where respective scholars reside:

Eligibility:

Harvard graduating seniors are eligible.

Benefits:

Each of the four scholarships provides placement at the designated college, lodging, and a stipend to cover all maintenance expenses for one year, including transportation and some travel.

Selection Criteria:

The criteria for selection are broad. The selection committee—made up of former recipients of the scholarships—looks for people who have been actively engaged in whatever they have done, who have learned and grown at Harvard, and who give promise of further learning and growth. There is no requirement of a particular grade point average or concentration. Ambassadorial qualities are as important as academic strengths. At the same time, no specific extracurricular activities or positions automatically qualify a candidate for either an interview or selection. The achievements of scholarship winners are often outstanding, but these are neither the only basis of selection nor emblematic of a formula that ensures it.

By far the most important parts of an application are the student’s essay and the letters of recommendation, for these give the committee some sense of the individual behind the achievements. The committee is not seeking merit-badge collectors; a sense of adventure and a willingness to take risks may mean more than a string of safe successes. The essay should therefore devote greater attention to the applicant’s background and interests than to a program of study. In other words, the essay should not be a purely academic proposal, though some awareness of the educational structure at Cambridge is advisable. The selection committee’s focus is on the person, especially as one poised to make the most of the Cambridge experience.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in late November or early December. The selection committee usually selects 20 to 22 semi-finalists for short interviews with three or four committee members in early January. From this pool, 12 finalists are usually selected for a final round of interviews with the full committee of 18 to 20 members. These interviews usually take place on a Saturday morning in early February. Candidates are interviewed in six successive sessions with two or three members of the committee. Each interview session lasts about 20 minutes. Notification immediately follows the committee meeting, which is held later the same day. The selection committee arranges college placement at Cambridge, although candidates for degree programs must apply on their own for admission.

Application includes:

Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships Committee Summer Undergraduate Fellowships


Program Description:

In keeping with its tradition of sending Harvard College graduates as “ambassadors” to Cambridge University each year, the Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships Committee is pleased to announce summer fellowships for rising juniors and seniors to pursue meaningful opportunities in the United Kingdom—either through sponsored research or study experiences at Cambridge, or in affiliation with Cambridge-sponsored programs or other projects in the U.K. 

For the summer of 2009, the Committee intends to offer summer fellowships in three categories:

  1. Research or study in affiliation with instructors or fellows at Cambridge University.  Students will arrange their own experiences and live in rooms at Trinity College, but research or study sponsors may be affiliated with any college or department of the university. Applications will be welcome in any field.
  2. Work in the arts, either undertaken with the sponsorship of a Cambridge University-sponsored organization (such as the Choir of Kings College) or in affiliation with arts organizations elsewhere in the U.K. Recipients not in a Cambridge-sponsored arts program will be expected to spend time at Cambridge, experiencing its arts offerings, or make connections with Cambridge arts programs or personnel. Students will develop their own work plans and living arrangements.
  3. Public service work undertaken in affiliation with a Cambridge University-based organization (such as Cambridge University Student Action for Refugees, or Trinity in Camberwell). Students will secure their own experiences and living arrangements.

Fellowships will provide for expenses necessary to generously cover each summer experience—including travel, housing, and basic maintenance expenses—but will not exceed $6,000.  Experiences themselves should be at least eight weeks in duration.

Selection will be based on the suitability of an applicant’s experience for his or her development at a particular moment in life. Eligibility is limited to current sophomores and juniors. There is no requirement for a particular grade point average or set of achievements, but the selection committee will look for a sense of the person behind the application, and for a sense of how the experience desired fits within the person’s plans for the next few years. 

Application Instructions:

Complete the form at www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/fellowships/FellowshipsRegistration.htm, if you have not already done so for this or another competition this year.  (You must register once each academic year with the Fellowships Office in order to submit completed applications.)

Application includes an original set of the following materials, plus two photocopied sets, collated in the order indicated and submitted to the Fellowships Office at the Office of Career Services:

  1. A cover letter to the selection committee—not more than 750 words—outlining the applicant’s plans for the fellowship and reasons for seeking it (be sure to include your contact information),
  2. A current one-page resume,
  3. A current unofficial transcript, and
  4. A letter of invitation, sponsorship, or confirmation of the student’s project affiliation (this may be a brief formal letter or email confirmation).

In addition, applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from a Harvard instructor or other individual familiar with their work.

Applications will be due at the Fellowships Office at the Office of Career Services on Thursday, April 9, 2009, and selection committee decisions will be announced by the end of April.


Harvard-China Fellowships

Up to five full scholarships (including tuition, campus housing, health insurance, and a stipend) and ten partial scholarships (including tuition only) are offered for study or research at approximately 80 Chinese universities authorized to admit foreign scholarship students. Admission to the selected university for scholarship winners is arranged by the Chinese Ministry of Education. The scholarships are available for Harvard undergraduate and graduate students. Applicants must be citizens of the United States.

The application form for the Harvard University-China Scholarship Council Exchange Program is available at the Committee on General Scholarship Office. It is unfortunately not available online. The application should be completed in English. It may be typed or handwritten. Please note that the application includes a physical examination form, which must be completed by your doctor. We recommend that you ask your doctor to complete two identical originals of this form. One should be submitted with your application. Please save the other, which may help facilitate your visa process.

The CGS administrative staff is happy to answer any questions you may have as you complete your application.

For more information, contact:

Rebecca Bauer
Committee on General Scholarships
1430 Massachusetts Ave, 6th Floor
(617) 496-5042
rbauer [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/

or

Lisa Bruzzese
Committee on General Scholarships
1430 Massachusetts Ave, 6th Floor
(617) 496-5052
bruzzese [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/

Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

The Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship provides support to students in the visual and fine arts, including art history, conservation, studio art and photography for travel and living expenses outside the continental United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) in accordance with a program of study or other activities approved by the fellowship selection committee.

Benefits:

The $19,000 fellowships are funded by income from the Mortimer and Sara Hays Endowment at Brandeis University.

Eligibility:

Candidates for the Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowships must be nominated from one of the ten colleges and universities invited to participate in the program. Eligible individuals must have received an undergraduate degree from one of these institutions within the past three years. Graduating seniors are eligible to apply, but must receive their undergraduate degree prior to the start of the fellowship year, which runs from July 1 to the following June 30. Preference is given to recent graduates.

Applications for the Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship will be judged and evaluated on a variety of criteria including, but not limited to:

Procedures:

Interested candidates should contact Harvard’s Hays-Brandeis faculty representative (currently Thomas Batchelder in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture) in the fall semester to confirm application procedures and deadlines for Harvard's nominations.

For additional information, contact:

Thomas Batchelder
Department of History of Art and Architecture
485 Broadway
(617) 495-2310
tbatchel [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.brandeis.edu/mhb/index.html

Henry Fellowship

Founded by the will of the late Lady Henry "in earnest hope and desire of cementing bonds of friendship between the British Empire and the U.S.," income from the Trust is applied toward one year of study at either Oxford or Cambridge University.

Eligibility:

Graduating seniors who are unmarried U.S. citizens and will have earned their bachelor’s degree by the time of the fellowship year are eligible.

Benefits:

One fellowship is offered each year. It pays a maintenance stipend in addition to university tuition, fees, and a travel grant.

Selection Criteria:

The primary criteria are academic excellence (usually a B+ average or better) and extracurricular involvement. Each candidate must also present a definite plan of study or research to be carried out at Cambridge or Oxford within ordinary university programs and facilities. The selection committee will consider only those candidates who are not receiving similar assistance and who are prepared to give their whole time to the objectives of the fellowship.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in early December. Students must apply to Oxford or Cambridge before submitting their application. A selection committee of Harvard faculty and administrators will determine a slate of finalists for interviews, which are held in the spring semester. From these finalists, one recipient is chosen.

Application includes:

Herchel Smith Harvard Postgraduate Scholarships

Herchel Smith Harvard Postgraduate Scholarships aim to encourage Harvard graduates of high academic ability and research promise in the sciences to study at Cambridge University. Scholarships are usually held at Emmanuel College—although affiliation with other colleges is perfectly acceptable—and awardees are to undertake studies appropriate to preparation for a future Ph.D. degree in computer science, mathematics, the natural sciences, or the physical sciences.

Eligibility:

Graduating seniors or graduates who have received their bachelor’s degree within the previous two years are eligible.

Benefits:

Up to five scholarships may be awarded each year. Each scholarship pays all fees, tuition, living costs, and travel expenses for one year. Scholarships may be renewed for two subsequent years, assuming satisfactory academic progress toward an advanced degree and approval by the selection committee. The stipend and benefits are intended to be at least equal to those offered by the British Marshall Scholarships.

(If the selection committee finds fewer than five deserving scientists for this award in any given year, it will set aside one Herchel Smith Harvard Scholarship for the Henry, Knox, and von Clemm Fellowships selection committee to award to a candidate proposing a non-science course of study at Cambridge.)

Selection Criteria:

Students of high academic ability (typically demonstrated by B+ or better grades) who intend to pursue the fields of computer science, mathematics, the natural sciences, or the physical sciences at a graduate level are eligible. Courses at Cambridge appropriate to this end would be those for a Part II Tripos or the M.Phil. in the chosen science field, or for Part III of the Mathematical Tripos. Details of the courses in these fields are set out in the Cambridge University Guide to Courses, available in the OCS Reading Room. The range of subjects available in the Natural Sciences Tripos is notably broad.

One- and two-year programs are acceptable, provided they can serve as a suitable preparation for a subsequent Ph.D. in the U.S. or the U.K. A three-year D.Phil. or Ph.D. course at Cambridge is also acceptable. Candidates should have identified appropriate and suitable courses of study at the time of application, although some fine-tuning may be allowed upon arrival in Cambridge. In some cases, proceeding to a doctorate will only be allowed after a satisfactory first year of study.

Procedures:

Application is open to any Harvard graduating senior or graduate within the previous two years who intends to pursue one of the fields specified above. Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in mid-December. A selection committee of Harvard faculty members will review applications and select recipients. Students must have applied to Cambridge University by the time they apply for this scholarship. Applicants are responsible for their admission to a department or program, as well as for placement in a Cambridge college.

Application includes:

Herchel Smith Harvard SURF Program

Through a new gift to the Herchel Smith Harvard Scholarship Fund from the estate of Herchel Smith in 2002, these fellowships aim to support academically motivated Harvard undergraduates in pursuit of personally significant scientific research experiences during the summer or a leave of absence, in the U.S. or overseas. The scholarships will support research projects undertaken with an established research center or laboratory, with an eye to preparing recipients for competitive postgraduate fellowships and/or postgraduate study toward a Ph.D. or the equivalent in computer science, mathematics, the natural sciences, and the physical sciences.

Eligibility:

The scholarship is particularly interested in supporting projects proposed by freshmen and sophomores for whom summer research would be a formative experience early in their academic careers. While all Harvard undergraduates in good academic and disciplinary standing who will return to the College after completing their proposed research projects are technically eligible, juniors and first-semester seniors will ordinarily be considered only if their proposed research represents a new experience in the sciences. (For students with advanced standing, "freshman" and "sophomore" refer to the first and second years, respectively, of the undergraduate degree program.) These scholarships are intended as one-time awards, but past recipients may apply again as long as they are eligible and if they can demonstrate that their proposed research builds significantly on previous experience or moves in a new direction.

Benefits:

The Herchel Smith Harvard SURF awards are intentionally generous, and individual awards will be determined according to recipients’ budget requests for their projects. Individual awards will ordinarily be approximately $5000 in support of an 8-week research experience. Summer savings requirements for students on financial aid will also be taken into consideration. Depending on available funds, approximately 50 or more fellowships may be awarded each spring.

Selection Criteria:

Candidates must have superior academic records and/or demonstrate sufficient preparation for their proposed research projects in computer science, mathematics, the natural sciences, and the physical sciences. Proposed projects should be preparative for eventual graduate study toward a doctorate and/or competitive fellowships in these fields. Initial explorations are encouraged, as are continued pursuits. Ideally, candidates will incorporate some form of Harvard faculty mentorship into their proposed projects. Selection committees will look favorably on projects that might not otherwise be feasible and that will be formative in recipients’ academic careers.

Procedures:

Application is open to any Harvard undergraduate who meets eligibility requirements. Applicants must arrange for their own laboratory placement by the due-date. Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS in the late fall, and are due in early February. Completed applications will be reviewed by a committee of Harvard faculty members in the sciences, and the most appropriate candidates will be selected for funding.

Application includes:

HIGH Summer Undergraduate Research Program

The goal of the HIGH Summer Undergraduate Research Program is to foster a diverse scientific community of undergraduate global health scholars and to increase undergraduate research opportunities in global health. Through the program, students engage in mentored scientific and academic research projects with Harvard faculty members. A complete list of participating faculty researchers and laboratories is available at the program's web site.

Eligibility:

All undergraduates in good standing, who will return to Harvard College after completing the summer program, are eligible to apply. The program serves all undergraduates regardless of financial need and encourages academic experiences outside the classroom from scholarly exploration in the freshmen and sophomore years to the more focused endeavors of juniors. Preference will be given to students with a demonstrated background in the subject area of the host research site, including previous participation in an independent research and reading course, research experience in a laboratory or faculty research setting, or demonstrated interest through coursework or volunteer work in global health. Students may apply for a consecutive laboratory or research placement to continue research or gain additional skills at another site during subsequent summers. When demand exceeds available funding, an effort will be made to accept applications from as many different fields of study as possible.

Benefits:

Fellows who are accepted to the PRISE residential program will receive a $2000 award; non-PRISE fellows will receive a $4500 award. Participants enrolled in PRISE will be encouraged to engage in PRISE-sponsored activities as well as HIGH events. Faculty mentors will be responsible for overseeing the work of their sponsored fellow, and are encouraged to identify opportunities for fellows to present their research at Harvard or at professional meetings and to help them publish worthy results. Upon completion of the program, fellows and faculty mentors will be invited to attend a dinner and an evening of presentations, and will be welcome to attend HIGH seminars and activities throughout the year.

For more information, contact:

Harvard Initiative for Global Health
104 Mt. Auburn Street, 3rd Floor
(617) 495-8222
globalhealth [at] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.globalhealth.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do

History Department Fund for Historical Research on Questions of Justice

This fund is open to juniors in History, History and Literature, Social Studies, and other relevant concentrations who need financial assistance to conduct historical research for their senior thesis on questions of justice. The thesis can be in any area or period of the world's history. Travel is required. Preference will be given to applicants who will use the funds for research in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Application Instructions:

Complete the Common Application via https://admin-apps.fas.harvard.edu/carat/ and Submit the following materials to the History Tutorial Office by Friday, March 7th 2008, 5pm. Please do not staple the items together.
  1. Printed copy of the completed Common Application form.
  2. Statement of purpose (600 words or two pages double-spaced).
  3. Official transcript with grades through fall term.
  4. Two letters of recommendation from faculty, tutors, or teaching fellows familiar with applicant’s work. (It is preferred that one of the letters be written by applicant’s potential or confirmed thesis advisor.)
  5. Applicants who are not History concentrators must also submit an endorsement from their concentration's Head Tutor or Director of Undergraduate Studies stating that the applicant will enroll in the appropriate "99" the next academic year and write a senior thesis.

Additional Notes:

For more information, contact:

Caron Yee
101 Robinson Hall
35 Quincy Street
(617) 496-1626
cyee [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

Ho Memorial Fellowship

This fund honors Trang Ho ’95’s compassion and her commitment to assisting and educating recent immigrants to the City of Boston. She demanded a great deal of herself and respected similar dedication in others. In her high school valedictory address, Trang challenged her classmates: "You decide where your life is going, whether you are going to make a difference or not. For me, I will make many differences." The Trang Ho Memorial Fellowship will help Harvard undergraduates meet this challenge by providing a stipend for public service work in the U.S. during the summer.

Eligibility:

All undergraduates who will be returning to Harvard in the following fall are eligible. Preference will be given to those receiving financial aid.

Benefits:

One $2,500 stipend may be awarded each year.

Selection Criteria:

Applicants must demonstrate their ability to undertake their proposed project, and preference will be given to projects for work with recent immigrant communities in major U.S. urban centers. Applicants must be in good academic and disciplinary standing. The quality of the proposal is important: the selection committee will consider how well the proposal qualifies as public service, the appropriateness of the proposed work, and the strength of the student’s commitment. Priority will be given to students who are not in receipt of other Harvard funding, though this policy does not apply to work-study funding.

Procedures:

Applications for this and a pool of similar public service fellowships are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in mid-March. Completed applications will be reviewed by committee, and decisions will be announced in April.

Application includes:

Houghteling Memorial Fellowships

The Laura Houghteling Memorial Fellowship provides an award or two each year to a student planning a career in elementary or secondary education.

Eligibility:

Harvard seniors who are receiving financial aid are eligible.

Benefits:

One or two fellowships of about $2,500 each may be awarded each year, and must be used for the reduction of recipients’ student loan indebtedness.

Selection Criteria:

According to the Donors’ statement,

"We, the friends and family of Laura Houghteling, have established this fund as a means both of preserving Laura’s spirit, and of sustaining one of the visions of social service that she had hoped herself to enact. Laura was committed to the idea of public service, and was exploring careers in women’s advocacy and children’s education. She worked after her graduation as a phone counselor at the Women’s Law Project in Philadelphia and, at Harvard, participated in the Radcliffe Women’s Leadership Conference and was a founding member of the Leverett House Women’s Issues Discussion Group. Her commitment to the ideals reflected by her involvement in these endeavors was only one of the reasons why she was loved and respected by so many people. For her, for us, and in the hopes that something positive can be born of the tragedy of her death, we decided to found this fellowship in her name.

"We envision the ideal Houghteling Fellowship winner to be: a person who embodies Laura’s spirit in his or her wide range of interests, commitment to public service, and (especially) caring for young people. Academic achievement and degree of financial need may be taken into consideration in selecting fellowship winners, but the most important factor should be demonstrated commitment to, and qualifications for, a career in teaching. Anyone who plans a career in K-12 education and is on financial aid is invited to apply; preference shall be given to applicants interested in elementary education."

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in early March. Applications are reviewed by a selection committee, which may call finalists for interviews. The selection committee will select one or two recipients from among the finalists; if no candidate is deemed to meet fellowship requirements adequately, funding will be held for use in the following year.

Application includes:

I3 Harvard College Innovation Challenge

The I3 Harvard College Innovation Challenge seeks to promote innovative ventures across all different areas of interest. To this end, the competition features awards in four distinct tracks: All tracks will require the submission of an executive summary and/or detailed plan for the proposed venture through a common application, to be released in early January. Required content for the plans will be specified on-line.

Top prizes in the for-profit startups, social entrepreneurship, and creative enterprise tracks are expected to be $10,000 grants. For the campus service venture track, winners will receive $2500 and the opportunity to use the infrastructure and resources of Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. (including an annual salary and bonus) to run the campus service venture.

In December and early January, individuals should decide on their ideas, form teams, and begin outlining their proposals. The common application for the four tracks of the Harvard College Innovation Challenge will be available in mid-January. For each track, competing teams will be required to submit an executive summary describing their idea and team, as well as a more comprehensive plan with details relevant to each particular track, in early February. Judging will take place in February and March, and there will be an awards ceremony later in the spring.

For more information, contact:

Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. 67 Mt. Auburn Street (617) 495-3030 info [at] i3.fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.harvardstudentagencies.com/i3/about.asp

Institute of Politics Director's Internships

The Institute of Politics (IOP) Director’s Internship Program arranges summer internships each year for Harvard undergraduates interested in pursuing careers in politics or public service. The IOP selects interns through a competitive application process. Those selected for Director’s Internships are expected to work for approximately eight weeks throughout the summer. Interns in New York City, California, and abroad will receive a stipend of $4,000, and interns in Washington, D.C. or other domestic locations will receive $3,500 stipends. The program is open to returning Harvard undergraduates only. Students do not have to be involved with the IOP in order to qualify for these internships. Applications are due in early February. For further information, a list of current internship host organizations, and application materials, contact:

Karin Kane Bloom and Amy Howell Internship Coordinators Institute of Politics 79 John F. Kennedy Street (617) 495-1360 IOP_Internships [at] ksg [dot] harvard [dot] edu http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Political-Internships/Director%E2%80%99s-Internship-Program

Institute of Politics Summer Stipends for Public Service Internships

The Institute of Politics (IOP) offers a limited number of stipends to enable undergraduates returning to Harvard in the fall to accept summer jobs in local, state, or federal government, public interest groups, nongovernmental organizations, and political organizations. This includes working on a campaign. The IOP opens up a limited amount of funding for undergrads to accept unpaid international, political, or public service internships, including with the U.S. State Department. Students are responsible for obtaining employment, and the job should be full-time and last a minimum of six weeks. Students who leave their internship early are required to notify the Institute of Politics. Summer stipends are intended to benefit students with non-paying or low-paying positions. Preference will be given to undergrads who have never received an IOP stipend, or who have only received one.

If an internship organization is eligible, awards of up to $2500 will be made according to the financial need of each student. The Harvard Financial Aid office will provide the selection committee with a confidential general evaluation of each applicant's financial need, including summer work study status. Stipend recipients must apply for summer work-study funds if there is any possibility of eligibility.

Application deadline is in late April. The selection committee, comprised of IOP staff and members of the Institute's Internships Committee, will review all submissions. At the conclusion of each internship, the IOP will require a brief summary of each intern's experiences and a supervisor's report.

For additional information andapplication materials, contact:

Karin Kane Bloom and Amy Howell
Internship Coordinators
Institute of Politics
79 John F. Kennedy Street
(617) 495-1360
IOP_Internships [at] ksg [dot] harvard [dot] edu http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Political-Internships/The-Summer-Stipend-Program

Institute of Politics Summer Thesis Research Awards

The Institute of Politics offers Summer Senior Thesis Research Awards to Harvard undergraduates for summer research and fieldwork relating directly to a senior thesis or comparable project. The program is open to students in all concentrations, but projects must pertain to American politics and public policy issues. Travel is restricted to the U.S. The maximum award is $2000. Applications are due in mid March. For applications and further information, contact:

Karin Kane Bloom and Amy Howell
Internship Coordinators
Institute of Politics
79 John F. Kennedy Street
(617) 495-1360
IOP_Internships [at] ksg [dot] harvard [dot] edu http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Political-Internships/Other-IOP-Summer-Programs-and-Resources/IOP-Summer-Thesis-Research-Awards

Isenberg Fellowship

The Isenberg Fellowship honors the memory of Caroline Rose Isenberg ’84, an accomplished actress at Harvard in House productions, the Harvard Summer Theatre Ensemble, and the Loeb Drama Center’s experimental and main stage productions. The fellowship provides support to Harvard undergraduates proposing a summer of theater study, preferably in England.

Eligibility:

Current Harvard freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and first-semester seniors are eligible to apply, providing they will return to Harvard upon completion of their fellowship experience.

Benefits:

One award of up to $2,000 may be offered each spring.

Selection Criteria:

This fellowship aims to train undergraduates to become proficient actors. To that end, candidates should have sufficient curricular or extracurricular experiences to prepare them for their projects, and their projects should provide significant experience in their development within the world of theater. "Study" of theater may include formal academic study, but there is a distinct preference for hands-on practical experiences in the theater. If no suitable candidate proposes a project in England, the selection committee may make an award for another location, or it may hold the award until a subsequent year.

Procedures:

There will be no direct application for the Isenberg Fellowship in the 2008-2009 academic year. Money available from this fellowship account will be applied to a project for formative theater experience selected through the Artist Development Fellowships competition or through the Weissman International Internship Grants competition in the early spring. See the listing for "Artist Development Fellowships" and/or "Weissman International Internship Grants" in this database for futher information on application procedures.

James D. Woods Memorial Fellowship in Social Studies

The purpose of the fund is to provide senior thesis research grants to students in Social Studies. Preference will be given to thesis projects in the areas of communications, popular culture, and issues of gender and sexuality, the fields in which Trey Woods made his contributions. Recipients should also demonstrate a zest for life and personal engagement in contemporary issues. Student supported by the fund will be called James D. Woods Research Fellows.

For more information, contact:

Anya Bernstein
Hilles Library 16
59 Shepard St.
(617) 496-1838
abernst [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~socstud/

Kawamura Visiting Fellowship Program

The Kawamura Fellowship Program invites up to four students from Harvard and/or MIT to visit Japan and experience many aspects of Japanese society for five weeks in the summer, with an additional week of travel in Thailand.

The Kawamura Fellowship began in 1988 with the goal of promoting cultural exchange and improving mutual understanding between the Japanese people and outstanding students from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Each year, the Kawamura Fellowship invites up to four students (with keen interests in Japan and diverse academic and extracurricular backgrounds) to visit Nagoya, Tokyo, and other parts of Japan for approximately five weeks during the summer. The Visiting Fellows will experience as many aspects of Japanese life as possible, and meet with renowned Japanese businessmen, politicians, artisans, and educators, all while learning and experiencing Japanese society from a unique inside perspective.

The Kawamura Fellowship is open to students at Harvard and MIT. All students at Harvard and MIT are eligible, including those at the graduate level, though preference will be given to undergraduates. Candidates from all academic specialties will be equally evaluated. There is no prefereed major or concentration; rather, the Program seeks to bring a diverse group of outstanding students from all backgrounds in the sciences and the liberal arts. Proficiency in Japanese language is neither required nor an advantage in the selection process.

Most past fellows have not had any Japanese language experience prior to coming to Japan on the Fellowship. The Program welcomes applicants from all nationalities, although candidates must be able to obtain entry visas within a reasonable period of time. Because the Program is designed to introduce the Fellows to Japan and its culture, applicants who have never been to Japan are preferred. Besides demonstrated academic excellence or intellectual strength, as well as extracurricular achievement and genuine interest in Japan, a personal capacity to maintain a positive approach to new experiences is an important quality for the Kawamura Visiting Fellows. Prospective applicatns should be open to interacting with the Japanese people, be open to actively experiencing a different lifestyle, and have the ability to conduct themselves properly in any occasion.

The Fellowship covers all transportation, accommodation, and related costs when in Japan, and offers a $1,000 stipend to each Fellow, often used for travel in Asia after the program ends. An additional week of travel in Thailand is also provided.

For more information, contact:

Loredana George
Office of Career Services
54 Dunster St
(617) 495-2595
george3 [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.kawamurafellowship.org
http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu

or

Reina Mizuno
reina [at] kawamurafellowship [dot] org http://www.kawamurafellowship.org


Keasbey Scholarships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

Keasbey Scholarships are intended to foster Anglo-American relations by providing American students at selected colleges and universities with an opportunity for postgraduate study at one of several participating British universities.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and members of the graduating classes of participating colleges and universities. The Scholarship may not be held by a married scholar. A nominee should not have expectations of marrying before completing two years of study abroad. If the scholar marries, the scholarship is forfeited.

Benefits:

Scholarships provide recipients with tuition, fees, living, and transportation expenses for two years at the Universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, or Wales. The value of the scholarship is approximately equivalent to that of the Rhodes Scholarship, or about Ł20,000 per year

Selection Criteria:

Superior academic achievement and substantial contributions to college life are the most important selection criteria. Ambassadorial qualities are also important, and applicants should be able to demonstrate that they are poised to reap great benefits from their proposed study in Britain.

Number:

When Harvard is invited to participate in the competition, it may nominate up to three candidates. The number of awards nationally varies with the state of the Keasbey Memorial Foundation endowment and with the number of present scholars in residence at participating colleges in the United Kingdom.

Procedures:

In the late summer of any given year, students should consult their HFAs or the Fellowships Office at OCS for information on availability. In competition years, applications will be available in the Fellowships Office in the late summer and due in late September. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of Harvard faculty members and administrators, which will select finalists for interviews. From those interviewed, up to three nominees will be chosen, and their application materials will be advanced to the national round of competition in mid-November. The Keasbey Foundation selects scholars and alternates following a round of interviews with selected nominees in January.

Application includes:

Killam Fellowships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

The Killam Fellowships provide exceptional undergraduate students from select universities in Canada and the United States with the opportunity to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in the other country. Students are expected to register at their home university and attend the host university as an exchange student.

Each Killam Fellowship has a cash value of $10,000 (US), or $5000 per semester. In addition, each Harvard recipient will receive: $1200 toward the required student services fee for study abroad, full payment for required Health Insurance to study abroad, up to $1000 (Canadian) for travel in Canada through the Cultural Awareness Program, and all reasonable costs associated with participation in the fall orientation program in Ottawa and the spring seminar held in Washington, D.C. Participants will be charged on their Harvard term bill for the semester tuition rate at their Canadian host university

To view the eligibility requirements, visit http://killamfellowships.com/en/eligibility.asp.

Applicants must be nominated to the program by Harvard College through the Office of International Programs (OIP).

For information on nomination and making an application, students must schedule an appointment at OIP:

Office of International Programs
University Hall South, Ground Floor
(617) 496-2722
oip [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/killam.html

Kissel Grants in Practical Ethics

Harvard College undergraduate students are eligible to apply for a Lester Kissel Grant in Practical Ethics to support research and writing that makes contributions to the understanding of practical ethics. A number of grants, each up to $3,000, will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects to be conducted during the summer. The projects may involve research for senior theses, case studies for use in courses, essays or articles for publication, or similar scholarly endeavors that explore issues in practical ethics.

The Kissel Grants in Practical Ethics are made possible by a gift from the late Lester Kissel, a graduate of Harvard Law School and longtime benefactor of Harvard's ethics programs and activities. The deadline for receipt of applications is in mid-March.

For more information, contact:

The Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics
79 John F. Kennedy Street
(617) 495-1336
ethics [at] harvard [dot] edu.
http://www.ethics.harvard.edu/grants.php

Knox Memorial Fellowship

Knox Fellowships provide one year of study at any university in the British Commonwealth, preferably in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.

Eligibility:

Competition is open to graduating seniors who have already applied for admission to a Commonwealth university, but is restricted to U.S. citizens.

Benefits:

Two fellowships may be offered each year. Each fellowship covers the full costs of tuition and a maintenance allowance at the recipient's university.

Selection Criteria:

The selection committee bases its decisions on a candidate’s academic achievement (B+ or better grades are typical), intellectual potential, breadth of interest beyond the field of concentration, involvement in nonacademic activities, the strength and appropriateness of the study proposal, and promise of future leadership.

Procedures:

Application is open to any interested graduating senior. Application forms become available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in early December. A selection committee of Harvard faculty members determines a slate of finalists for interviews in the spring; from those interviewed, up to two recipients will be chosen. Receipt of the award is contingent upon acceptance to a British Commonwealth university. Placement is the sole responsibility of the fellow.

Application includes:

Kokkalis Summer Research and Internship Grants

Each year the Kokkalis Program welcomes applications from students currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate or PhD programs at Harvard University, for a limited number of small grants to be used towards non-paying (or low-paying) summer internship and/or research projects located in or concerning Southeast Europe. (Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Turkey)

Priority will be given to internships/projects in the following fields: development (economic, sustainable, human resources, etc.), the public sector, government, human rights, social policy and security.The grants aim both to encourage and support work experiences or research that complements students’ academic work, and to promote summer work experience and research in Southeastern Europe. Students must find their own internships.Please also note that upon return from their destinations, grant recipients will be required to provide the Kokkalis Program with a written report that summarizes their internship/research experience.

Applicants must submit the following:
  1. 1-page proposal describing their internship or research proposal. Please include an explanation of how the internship you have secured is the best opportunity for you to gain the type of experience that you are seeking or, for research projects, how it relates to your academic work and goals. For both internships and research projects, identify specifically what your roles/tasks will be versus just providing the published internship description or a general description of the research project;
  2. 1 letter of recommendation (i.e., from a faculty member, from the student’s department or academic supervisor) addressed to the Kokkalis Program;
  3. CV/Résumé;
  4. Itemized budget, clarifying what expenses the grant money would be used to cover; If applicable, please also specify other sources of funding that you secured for your project (i.e., SIF funding).
  5. (Before final award of the grant) Proof of internship in the form of an official letter from the institution hosting the internship. This letter must be on the official letter-head of the host institution and signed by the internship supervisor or relevant person from the institution.

For more information, contact:

Kokkalis Program
Suite 160
124 Mt. Auburn Street
kokkalis_program [at] ksg [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/kokkalis/Internships_info.html

or

Hande Deniz
JFK School of Government
79 JFK Street
(617) 496-7115
kokkalis_program [at] ksg [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/kokkalis/Internships_info.html

Korea Institute Summer Internships in Korea

Summer Internship Program for Harvard undergraduates to undertake a summer internship in Korea. Internships offered in summer 2010 may include Government, Media (Chosun Ilbo, Korea Herald, SBS), Business, Finance, NGO's or in the field of Science & Technology. Preference will be given to returning students to Harvard. Funding is available from a combination of OIP, OIP-Rockefeller and Korea Institute funds. You must apply to OIP as well, for the funding. For the National Assembly Internship, you must apply via the IOP.

Some internships require advanced Korean language, while others are open to with beginning or basic Korean language skills.

For more information, contact:

Susan Laurence
Korea Institute - CGIS South
1730 Cambridge Street, Rm S228
(617) 384-7388
korea [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~korea

or

Catherine Glover
Korea Institute
CGIS South, Room S224
(617) 384-7388
cglover [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~korea

Korea Institute Summer Research Travel Fellowships

The Korea Institute offers one LG Yonam Summer Travel Fellowship and a limited number of Min Young-Chul Memorial Summer Travel Fellowships to undergraduate students for summer research and/or fieldwork in Korea. Proposals from undergraduates must relate to a prospective senior honors thesis focused on Korea. Proposals from graduate students must relate to their doctoral or master’s theses. The recipient will be required to present their summer research at a Korea Institute workshop in the fall, in addition to a written report.

Undergraduate and graduate students are considered as separate groups. In the case of graduate students, priority will be given to doctoral candidates. Fellowships are open to undergraduate concentrators and graduate degree candidates in all social sciences or humanities fields. Undergraduate applicants must have at least three years of Korean language training or equivalent proficiency.

For more information, contact:

Susan Laurence
Korea Institute - CGIS South
1730 Cambridge Street, Rm S228
(617) 384-7388
korea [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~korea

or

Catherine Glover
Korea Institute
CGIS South, Room S224
(617) 384-7388
cglover [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~korea

Lamont Public Service Fellowships

Lamont Fellowships provide stipends to support domestic public service work during the summer, with a strong preference for projects in the U.S.

Eligibility:

Competition is open to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who will be returning to Harvard to receive their degrees. Applicants should have applied for financial aid, although the actual receipt of aid is not a prerequisite.

Benefits:

Stipends vary according to budget requests and rarely exceed $3,500. Several fellowships may be awarded each year. Awards may be used in conjunction with federal work-study funds.

Selection Criteria:

Applicants must demonstrate their ability to undertake their proposed project. They must be in good academic and disciplinary standing. The quality of the proposal is important: the selection committee will consider how well the proposal qualifies as public service, the appropriateness of the proposed work, and the strength of the student’s commitment. Priority will be given to students who are not in receipt of other Harvard funding, though this policy does not apply to work-study funding.

Procedures:

Applications for this and a pool of similar public service fellowships are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in mid-March. Completed applications will be reviewed by committee, and decisions will be announced in April.

Application includes:

Language Study in Korea

Undergraduate students of any Korean language level may apply. The Korean language fellowships are part of the Asia Center summer language fellowship program, and applications should be directed to the Asia Center.

For further information and application instructions, contact:

Jorge Espada
Harvard University Asia Center
CGIS South S118A
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617)496-3981
jespada [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~asiactr/undergradgrants.htm

Ledecky International Fellowships in Journalism

The Jaromir Ledecky International Fellowships will provide full funding to Harvard undergraduates for an international internship in journalism. Students can submit an internship possibility that they have organized independently, or the Office of International Programs (OIP) can put interested students in touch with Harvard regional studies centers that can help with placement.

Interested students will be directed to use the CARAT application and to complete OIP's summer funding application. Applications will include a statement of purpose, resume, official transcript, writing sample, and faculty recommendation. Applications are usually due in mid-April.

For additional information, contact:

Office of International Programs
University Hall South, Ground Floor
(617) 496-2722
oip [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/ledecky.html

Ledecky Undergraduate Fellowships at Harvard Magazine

Harvard Magazine offers two academic-year Ledecky fellowships annually to undergraduates who are strong writers and who have an interest in gaining experience working on a professional publication. The fellowships carry a stipend of $2500 apiece, and require a commitment of 10-12 hours per week at the magazine's offices. Students who will be spending the summer in Cambridge can arrange to begin their fellowship before the academic year commences.

For each fellow, duties include writing three "Undergraduate" columns for publication in the magazine during the course of the year (preparation of which is counted as part of the time commitment to the magazine each week); copyediting, proofreading, fact-checking, and general editorial and production support; and the opportunity to write occasional news and short feature stories for the magazine. Fellows are encouraged to consider themselves part of the regular staff, and to join in editorial planning meetings, and can expect, over the course of their year, to experience the full range of magazine editorial and production functions, from the glamorous to the grunt-work. They can also expect their written work to be improved by careful, rigorous editing before publication.

Strong writing skills are essential. Applications will consist of a cover letter, resume, several nonfiction (and nonacademic) writing samples, and three to five ideas for columns in the magazine. Applications are usually due in early April. Following a review of applications, the editorial staff will invite finalist candidates for interviews, and offers will be extended shortly thereafter.

For additional information, contact:

John Rosenberg, Editor
Harvard Magazine
7 Ware Street
(617) 495-5746
http://harvardmagazine.com/about/ledecky.html

Lee Family Public Service Fund Fellowships

K. J. Lee Family Public Service Fund Fellowships provide funding for students who will be involved in public service projects during term time, a leave of absence, or any summer before graduation. There is a strong preference for domestic public service projects.

Eligibility:

The competition is open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and first-semester seniors.

Benefits:

Approximately $2700 is available each year to be distributed by the selection committee.

Selection Criteria:

Applicants must demonstrate their ability to undertake their proposed project. They must be in good academic and disciplinary standing. The quality of the proposal is important: the selection committee will consider how well the proposal qualifies as public service, the appropriateness of the proposed work, and the strength of the student’s commitment. Priority will be given to students who are not in receipt of other Harvard funding, though this policy does not apply to work-study funding.

Procedures:

Applications for this and a pool of similar public service fellowships are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in mid-March. Completed applications will be reviewed by committee, and decisions will be announced in April.

Application includes:

Note: The K. J. Lee Family has occasionally given fixed-term current-use gifts to Harvard in support of more specialized undergraduate public service activities—these have included Public Interest Health Policy Fellowships and Fellowships for Experiential Learning in Spirituality and Healing. Students should confirm the availability and terms of such awards with the Fellowships Office at OCS.

Liman Public Interest Law Fellowships

The Liman Public Interest Law Fellowships support Harvard undergraduates working in domestic summer internships in public interest law. Student internships must fall within one of the following fields: client-oriented direct service case work and litigation, both civil and criminal; enforcement work and other litigation for governmental agencies; alternative dispute resolution, such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration; policy-making legislative and regulatory reform; or policy-oriented class action and impact legislation. Stipend amounts vary but are typically around $3,000. Applicants must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors in their fall semester following the internship.

Internships must provide the student with a progression of learning experiences throughout the course of the summer. Interns should act as more than information gatherers or general office administrators; they should gain significant exposure to issues of law. The internship should develop the student's analytical thinking and research skills, and should leave the student with a richer understanding of how the legal system works.

Internships must be at least ten weeks in duration and should be full-time. Fellows are also expected to attend the annual Liman Public Interest Law Colloquium at Yale Law School. Following the internship, each recipient must submit a reflective paper about the experience.

Applications consist of a statement of purpose and a budget, as well as the name of a reference. Before receiving funding, recipients are also required to submit a letter of sponsorship from their host organizations. Applications are due in mid-January. For additional information and application materials, contact:

Amanda Sonis Glynn
Director, Harvard Public Service Network
Coordinator, Center for Public Interest Careers
Phillips Brooks House, Room 303
(617) 496-8622
asglynn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu

Lowe Career Decision Fund Loans

The Lowe Fund was established to help students finance initial career exploration experiences so that they might make more informed career decisions. The fund provides assistance to enable students to attend professional meetings, participate in internships or shadowing experiences, or undertake other activities that might help focus their career goals. In order that the Lowe Fund may grow to support increasing numbers of students in the future, it is the donors’ hope that recipients will consider the grant as a loan to be repaid at a time when their financial circumstances permit. Applicants must complete a form which includes a description of the planned activity, a statement of objectives, an estimated budget, and the amount requested from the Lowe Fund. Individual loans do not exceed $1000. For additional information and application materials, visit the Lowe Fund's web site at:

http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/fellowships/Lowe.htm

Luce Scholarships

(University nomination is required in this competition.)

Luce Scholarships aim to imbue a greater number of Americans with leadership potential with firsthand familiarity with Asia at a flexible and formative time in their career. Specifically, the scholarship provides for one year of living and working in an Asian culture.

For a general description of the purpose, eligibility, benefits, and selection criteria for these awards, see the program's web site at: http://www.hluce.org/lsprogram.aspx.

Application Procedures at Harvard:

Competition for nomination is open to interested and eligible candidates—no initial nomination is required. Currently enrolled seniors and recent College alumni apply for consideration directly through the University's Committee on General Scholarships (CGS), where applications are usually due in mid- to late October. A committee convened by CGS reviews applications from across the University and may invite a short list of candidates for interviews. This committee also selects the University's nominees each year and advances their application matierials to the national competition.

For more information, contact:

Committee on General Scholarships
1430 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th floor
(617) 496-5278
http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/tf/ffunds.html

Mackenzie King Harvard Scholarship

The Mackenzie King Harvard Scholarship supports one year of study at a Canadian university in a field that is specifically Canadian but not part of a pre-professional program.

Eligibility:

Harvard seniors who have already applied to a Canadian university are eligible.

Benefits:

One award of approximately $4000 (Canadian) may be granted annually. Since this does not cover a full year of study in Canada, recipients are expected to supplement the award with other resources.

Selection Criteria:

Applicants should submit study proposals that focus specifically on Canada, its history, culture, resources, or other unique aspects. The selection committee typically looks for B+ or better academic records as well as ambassadorial potential.

Procedures:

Application is open to any interested and eligible senior. Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in early to mid-December. The name of the student selected is presented to the Mackenzie King Trust Committee for final approval. Placement at a Canadian university is the responsibility of the applicant.

Application includes:

Marshall Scholarships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a postgraduate degree in the United Kingdom, in any field of study. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year, and each scholarship is held for two years. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year, and each scholarship is held for one, two, or three years. Their direct engagement with Britain through its best academic programs contributes to their ultimate personal success.

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.marshallscholarship.org.

University endorsement:

Marshall Scholarships require an endorsement from the University. This letter of endorsement is usually written by the Resident Dean and House Fellowships Advisor (HFA) of the candidate’s House, and is accompanied by a cover letter from the Dean of Harvard College. In order to obtain endorsement, students must apply to the University Endorsement Committee, which is composed of faculty members, the Dean of the College or her representative, and all HFAs. Endorsement applications are usually due in early September, before fall classes begin.

Endorsement is based on consideration of the student’s grades and activities, the quality of the student’s essay, the appropriateness of the student’s plan of study in the U.K., and the student’s adherence to the Marshall Scholarships’ "Rules for Candidates."

Once students have been endorsed, they complete formal applications on-line and submit them, along with supporting materials, to one of eight regional processing centers; students should contact their HFAs for instructions on submitting their applications to regional committees. Applications for the national competition are due in early October.

Eligibility:

Competition is open only to United States citizens who (at the time they take up their Scholarship) hold a first degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States with a minimum GPA of 3.7.

Application for University endorsement includes:

MBB Interfaculty Initiative Undergraduate Research Awards

Each year MBB awards several Mary Gordon Roberts Fellowships to support summer thesis research. Applicants must be juniors in an MBB track who will be conducting research during the summer that will contribute to their senior honors thesis. Funding is available for a combination of research costs, living expenses, and wages. Awards do not fund travel between Cambridge and home. Recipients of Mary Gordon Roberts Fellows who receive financial aid are also eligible for a Dean's Summer Research Award.

Because MBB funds are limited, students are encouraged to pursue other funding possibilities, including support from their thesis advisor (or their thesis advisor's laboratory) and the Harvard College Research Program (HCRP). MBB coordinates its awards with HCRP and other Harvard funding sources to prevent multiple awards for the same project and thus to maximize the number of projects it can to support.

Students can use the same form to apply for the HCRP award and the Mary Gordon Roberts Fellowship. HCRP application instructions and forms can be found on-line at http://www.seo.harvard.edu/resprog/hcrp.html.

The Mary Gordon Roberts Fellowship and HCRP application for summer awards is due in early April. In addition to the materials submitted to the Student Employment Office for the HCRP awards, applicants must also submit a complete application (including recommendation) to MBB. For additional information, contact:

Shawn Harriman
MBB Undergraduate Program
14 Story Street, Room 404
(617) 495-8478
shawn_harriman [at] harvard [dot] edu
http://mbb.harvard.edu/undergrad/summerthesis.php

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program

To counter the underrepresentation of minority groups on college and university faculties nationwide, the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program encourages minority students and others with a demonstrated commitment to racial diversity to pursue academic careers. It provides opportunities for talented undergraduates to engage in research and other facets of academic life under the guidance of faculty mentors. The program also features group activities, where students share intellectual interests and focus on topics of importance to minority scholars, and a two-week institute held on-campus at the end of the summer.

Fellowships are awarded to Harvard College sophomores and provide funding for academic projects in the junior and senior years. Participation in the program is limited to students who are considering graduate study toward the Ph.D. in fields where minorities have been most severely under-represented, primarily the humanities and natural sciences.

Up to ten fellowships are given each year. Fellows receive a term-time fellowship of $1600 for each academic year and up to $3400 for the summers after their sophomore and junior years. The fellowship enables students to devote time to academic pursuits that they might otherwise have spent on part-time jobs. Funding for the program comes from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Applications are available in the Student Employment Office and are due in early March. For more information, contact:

Meg Brooks Swift or Lauren Valente
Student Employment Office
86 Brattle St.
(617) 495-2585
http://www.seo.harvard.edu (click on "Research Programs")

Merage Foundation for the American Dream Fellowships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

Purpose:

Merage Foundation Fellowships provide promising immigrant students in their fourth year of college with significant financial support and other benefits to help them realize their dreams of success in their future careers.

Eligibility:

The Merage Foundation invites nominees from some 20 universities in major ports of entry across the U.S., including Harvard in the Boston area. Candidates must be immigrants to the U.S. who either became naturalized U.S. citizens since emigrating or are permanent residents intending to become citizens. At the time of application, candidates must be in their senior year of college and have a distinguished academic record, a history of leadership, a commitment to hard work and excellence, creativity and initiative, and consistent ethical behavior.

Benefits:

Each fellow receives a stipend of $10,000 per year for two years, which may be used for continued education, traveling and informal learning, securing mentors, supporting internships, or comparable activities. The Foundation also provides fellows with access to a network of mentors, opportunities to share experiences through an electronic newsletter and periodic meetings, and access to leadership networks to help build their careers. Fellows will be asked to become mentors of future fellows subsequent to their own two-year programs.

Number:

Harvard may nominate three eligible candidates each year. The Merage Foundation will determine the number of national awards each year.

Selection Criteria:

The Foundation selects immigrant students as fellows who reflect both a strong desire and a real capacity to achieve leadership roles in business, science, education, public service, culture, and the arts. Main selection criteria include: the clarity of their plans concerning their future careers, their academic accomplishments, their ability to motivate others, their sense of civic responsibility, and their ability to overcome obstacles impeding educational and professional objectives.

Procedures:

Application at the national level requires Harvard's nomination. Applications for nomination are available from the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in mid-October. A Harvard screening committee will select up to three nominees without interviews, and the Fellowships Office will forward nominees’ application materials to the Institute by mid-December. The Foundation's own screening committee will conduct interviews with selected candidates in late January and early February, and announce its selections soon after.

Application includes:

Michael Christian Fellowships

The Michael Christian Fellowships provide for a summer of unrestricted purposeful travel, with a strong preference for travel outside the United States.

Eligibility:

Harvard sophomores and juniors are eligible.

Benefits:

Two awards of approximately $4000 each will help defray summer living and travel expenses, usually for projects of at least eight weeks in duration.

Selection Criteria:

The Donor’s Statement of Intent reads as follows:

"This fellowship was formed by family and close friends of Michael’s who wish to celebrate Michael Christian’s life and to keep alive the incredible qualities of his character. Michael had an undaunting spirit, a curiosity and enthusiasm for life, a great sense of learning, and a sensitive understanding of others. After graduating from Harvard College and a year at Cambridge University, England, Michael hitchhiked around the world before returning to Harvard Law School. During his lifetime, he traveled to more than 75 countries. He used to say often, 'Travel is an education in itself; everyone should try to find an opportunity to travel.'

"Through this scholarship, students who might otherwise not be able to afford to travel can have the opportunity to travel to different parts of America and the world; to learn about different countries, their economics, their art and architecture, their cultures and ways of life, and in so doing, broaden their knowledge, experience and understanding of life.

"Students should have a good academic record but most importantly the independence of mind to travel and visit other parts of the world and experience other cultures, and to select a purposeful project which will lead to learning and growth. The summer should be spent in intensive involvement in the selected country or region, and not as a tourist would spend time.

"Nominated students should possess strong character, dedication, creativity, a curiosity to learn about their fellow man living in other parts of the world, and the strong desire for self-development and broadening of one’s outlook on life."

Preference is clearly given to students with limited or no previous travel experience and to those for whom limited resources may have prevented more extensive previous travel. Preference is also given to applicants proposing projects that are ultimately personal in nature. In other words, a summer project may have intellectual linkage to an eventual research or thesis project, but the primary focus should not be academic.

Recent projects have included:

Procedures:

Applications are available from the Fellowships Office late in the fall semester and are due in late February or early March. A selection committee reviews applications and calls a slate of finalists for interviews, usually in late March. Recipients are announced following interviews.

Application includes:

Microbial Sciences Initiative Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI) at Harvard University invites fellowship applications from Harvard undergraduate students who are planning to carry out research during the summer. Students should first contact an MSI-associated faculty member to assure acceptance into their laboratory during the summer.

The application is to be completed by the students in close collaboration with the faculty sponsor. For a full list of MSI-associated faculty, see the MSI web site. Ten fellowships will be awarded, each for up to $4000. Students are encouraged to apply for other sources of funding, and, if successful, will be eligible to receive supplemental funding from MSI up to an overall total of $4000. (Students are also encouraged to apply to PRISE, and, if admitted, will be eligible for supplemental support of $2000.)

Application forms, with instructions, can be downloaded at the MSI web site. Application deadline is in early April. Awards will be announced before the end of April. For additional information, contact:

Roberto Kolter
Microbial Sciences Initiative
Harvard University Center for the Environment
24 Oxford Street
(617) 432-1776
msi-info [at] hms [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.msi.harvard.edu/default.htm

Millfield School Scientist-in-Residence Fellowship

The Millfield School Scientist-in-Residence Fellowship provides for one year of teaching and research at the Millfield School, a British coeducational public school (equivalent to an American private school). The fellowship aims to foster understanding between England and the U.S. through the sharing of intellectual and cultural experiences in the context of secondary school life.

Eligibility:

Candidates for this fellowship must be graduating seniors in Harvard College, suitably prepared to fulfill teaching, mentoring, and other extracurricular duties at Millfield. Candidates must also be concentrators in biology, chemistry, mathematics, or physics, or have substantial course work in one or more of these areas.

Benefits:

The fellowship provides for room and board, plus a stipend for travel and living expenses.

Selection Criteria:

Fellows are chosen for their ability to fulfill the several purposes of the fellowship, including teaching, support of student life and activities, and contribution to the life and welfare of the school’s community. Strong academic and extracurricular records are important, as is a strong commitment to education. Ambassadorial qualities are also important, since the fellow in residence will represent the U.S.

Procedures:

Candidates must submit their application materials to the Fellowships Office at OCS in early February. Harvard’s screening process will narrow the pool to a small number of finalists, each of whom will be asked to participate in a videotaped interview, which will be mailed to the headmaster. Final hiring decisions are made at the Millfield School, usually by early May, and all details for subsequent employment are arranged between the fellow and the school.

Application includes:

Mitchell Scholarships

(College nomination is required in this competition)

Sponsored by the U.S.-Ireland Alliance, the George J. Mitchell Scholarships enable up to 12 Americans each year to pursue an academic year of postgraduate study in any field offered at institutions of higher learning in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland following their graduation from college. Named to honor former U.S. Senator Mitchell’s contributions to the Northern Ireland peace process, these scholarships aim to familiarize and engage new generations of American leaders with the island of Ireland.

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.us-irelandalliance.org (click "Scholarships").

University endorsement:

Current undergraduates must obtain institutional endorsement to compete for the Mitchell Scholarships. Applications for endorsement are available from the Fellowships Office during the summer and are due at the beginning of September. Based on these applications, a review committee determines which candidates have best met the Mitchell program’s standards and articulated compelling plans for postgraduate study in Ireland. Once students have been endorsed, they complete formal applications on-line by a national deadline in early October. National interviews are held on the same date as U.S. Rhodes interviews, further suggesting the importance of a candidate’s keen interest in Ireland.


Application for endorsement includes:


Mitsubishi Trust Yamamuro Memorial Scholarship

The Mitsubishi Trust Yamamuro Memorial Scholarship Foundation each year awards a scholarship for a full academic year of study abroad in Japan to one Harvard student by recommendation of the Japanese Language Program. Students who wish to be considered as this year's nominee for the scholarship should submit a resume and a letter of no more than two pages by Friday, January 11, 2008, to Prof Wesley M. Jacobsen, Director, Japanese Language Program (Harvard University, 5 Bryant St., Cambridge, MA 02138), expressing a desire to be considered and providing the following information: (a) a description of the academic objectives of the proposed study abroad (these may include language study but should also incorporate a disciplinary or research focus related to the applicant's area of concentration) , (b) a description of the university site or sites under consideration in Japan as a locus for study, and (c) a description of the applicant's preparedness to adjust to the linguistic and cultural environment of a Japanese university. The letter may also be submitted by email to . The letter should provide evidence of careful thought regarding what site in Japan is best suited for the study and, where possible, evidence of efforts to identify and/or contact specific individuals or programs that might serve as academic resources while in Japan. Universities which past recipients of this scholarship from Harvard have attended include Nanzan University (Nagoya), Keio University (Tokyo), Waseda University (Tokyo), Kyoto University (Kyoto), and Kobe University (Kobe). The Yamamuro Foundation has strong ties with Keio University and particularly welcomes students seeking to study there, but the scholarship may be used at any nationally accredited university in Japan that grants official student status to foreign students (NOTE: this means that the university in question must have a formal program in which foreign students register as non-degree students, typically a ryuugakusei bekka, as opposed to merely allowing informal affiliation under the status of research student (kenkyuusei); scholarship applicants are required to ascertain that the university under consideration has such a program).

Announcement of the results of the internal selection process will be made in early February. Please note that the successful applicant will also be required to fill out a separate pro forma application form to the Foundation as well as an application for admission to the Japanese university of their choice (this will typically require making contact with the university in question early in the spring semester to determine the appropriate admissions procedure to follow and to obtain all necessary forms).

Preference in the internal selection process will be given to applicants who (1) currently have undergraduate status (seniors planning to graduate prior to the proposed study abroad are eligible), (2) hold U. S. citizenship, and (3) are currently actively pursuing Japanese study at Harvard. Exceptions may, however, be made in one or more of these categories in cases of particularly strong merit.

Eligibility:

Students under 35 years old domiciled in the U.S., wishing to study at a university or college in Japan (at either the graduate or undergraduate level), and intending to become engaged in business or academics as a lifetime pursuit.

Categories covered by the scholarship:
  1. Full tuition at a Japanese university or college for study at either the graduate or undergraduate level (renewable for multiple years should the applicant desire to enter a degree program at that university).
  2. Living and accommodation expenses of Ą150,000 per month.
  3. Admission fees to the university.
  4. Research and travel expenses

For more information, contact:

Prof Wesley M. Jacobsen
Director, Japanese Language Program
5 Bryant St.
(617) 495-2982
jacobsen [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

MRSEC/NSEC Research Experience for Undergraduates

The MRSEC/NSEC Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program is a mechanism for integrating a broad spectrum of undergraduates into materials research, nanoscience and engineering.

The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is pleased to announce summer research opportunities for undergraduates through joint REU programs of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center based at Harvard. The programs provide a coordinated, educational, and dynamic research community to inspire and encourage young scientists to continue on to graduate school. Students in the joint MRSEC/NSEC programs will be part of a larger, diverse research community through organized and informal interactions with students, mentors, and faculty in the REU programs of the Materials for Bioengineering Research Initiative Dedicated to Gateway Experiences, the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, and the Rowand Institute at Harvard University. Professional development workshops, faculty seminars on research and ethics, and community activities are integrated into the program.

Program elements include: The program begins in mid-June and runs through August. Application deadline is in late February. Students receive a stipend of $3800, and housing is provided.

For more information, contact:


Kathryn Hollar, PhD
Director of Educational Programs
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
29 Oxford Street
(617) 496-7479
hollar [at] seas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://eduprograms.seas.harvard.edu/reu.htm

Netivot Fellowships

Sponsored by Harvard Hillel, the Netivot Fellowships offer Harvard undergraduates an intensive year-long program integrating personal exploration and Jewish learning with community building, leadership education, and action. It begins with an introductory meeting in the spring featuring discussions, text study, and interactive workshops, followed by a two-and-a-half-week journey in North America during June. Upon return to Harvard, students will participate in five retreats and design and implement community service projects with a Jewish organization in the Greater Boston area during the academic year. If security allows, the program may include an optional trip to Israel.

Selection of participants will be based on submission of a written statement and a personal interview. The program will admit up to 25 students. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are eligible. No previous experience in Jewish learning is required. Students selected for the program are required to pay a $450 participant fee, but financial aid is available for those who may find this difficult; all other expenses are supported by the fellowship, except travel to and from New York. For additional information and application materials, contact:

Michael Simon
Riesman Center for Harvard Hillel
52 Mt. Auburn Street
(617) 495-4695, ext. 223
michael [at] hillel [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://hillel.harvard.edu/israel/netivot

Norton Fellowship in Greek

The Norton fellowship is open to both men and women in undergraduate and graduate departments of Harvard University. The fellow must agree to specialize in some subject in the fields of Greek history, literature, art, archaeology, epigraphy, or topography as an enrolled student at the American School for Classical Studies at Athens, Greece. Applicants must secure admission to the American School and must also pass special language tests in Greek. Because of these requirements, applicants are ordinarily graduate students, though qualified juniors and seniors are eligible to apply. Application deadline is usually in late February or early March. For additional information and application materials, contact:

Teresa Wu
Department of the Classics
Boylston Hall 204
(617) 495-4027
ttwu [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

NSEP David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

The NSEP David L. Boren Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for U.S. undergraduates to study abroad. Specifically, NSEP awards scholarships to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests and national security priorities (including Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American and the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

Boren Scholarships are merit based. Award amounts are based on the study abroad costs and financial aid information provided by the applicant. The maximum award is $8000 for a summer, $10,000 for a semester, or $20,000 for a full academic year.

NSEP also includes a service requirement in exchange for the scholarship support provided. This requirement stipulates that award recipient work in the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, or State, or in the national intelligence community after completing their degrees. (If, after making a full and good faith effort (according to conditions and rules established by NSEP), an award recipient demonstrates to NSEP that no appropriate position is available in one of these agencies, he or she may work in any U.S. federal department or agency. There is also an expectation that NSEP Scholars will use the language or regional expertise acquired as a result of the award in their work for the U.S. government.)

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/undergraduate/default.htm.

Application Procedures at Harvard:

NSEP requires that candidates be nominated from their undergraduate institutions, and at Harvard, the on-campus evaluation and nomination process is administered through the Office of International Programs (OIP). Applications for the program are usually due at OIP in late January or early February, in order to comply with national deadlines and selection timelines.

For additional information, contact:

Office of International Programs
University Hall South, Ground Floor
(617) 496-2722
oip [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/oip_money_term-time.html

Office for the Arts Music Lesson Subsidy Program

The Music Lesson Subsidy Program is administered by the Office for the Arts to provide a limited number of subsidies for instrumental and vocal instruction to full-time enrolled Harvard undergraduates. It is intended for students who, without financial help, could not make a sustained commitment to taking music lessons. The program is not for beginning musicians. New applicants to the program must demonstrate a certain level of proficiency and/or potential, as evidenced by their musical activities or in a brief screening with members of the Music Department. Returning applicants who have been awarded subsidies in past academic years are not required to participate in screenings, but will have their financial aid status reviewed prior to any subsidy award determination for the new academic year.

The subsidies are matching grants covering, at most, one-half the total cost of the student's lessons. Ordinarily, the maximum subsidy is $300 per semester, but higher subsidy awards have been considered in cases where extreme financial need has been determined. Recipients are selected on the dual basis of financial need as determined by the University and demonstrated musical ability and/or potential. Multiple subsidies for the study of more than one instrument or for instrument and voice study are not provided.

For more information, contact:


Stephanie Troisi
Office for the Arts
74 Mt. Auburn Street
(617) 495-8676
troisi [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ofa/programs/music/mlsp.html

Office for the Arts Project Grants

The Office for the Arts (OFA) Project Grants are awarded to Harvard undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff, by the Council on the Arts, a committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, for artistically innovative and undergraduate-focused projects. Funded projects combine artistic merit, artistic experimentation, educational benefit to undergraduates, a "ripple" effect within the university, and involvement of and visibility to a maximum number of undergraduates.

Applicants must apply for funding one semester in advance of their proposed project date. For example, fall project managers should apply for funding during the spring semester previous and spring project managers must apply for funding during fall semester previous.

Grant amounts: The entire grants fund is $20,000, and grants range from $100 to $1000. In 2007-2008, 80 OFA grants were awarded; the average grant amount was $335. To encourage artistic innovation, the Council may also award a special grant of up to $1000 for the one-time project from the general applicant pool that reflects the most original and creative ideas. Collaboration among art forms is encouraged.

Application includes:

For more information, contact:


Stephanie Troisi
Office for the Arts
74 Mt. Auburn Street
(617) 495-8676
troisi [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Eofa/grants/grants_descrip.html

Office of International Programs Financial Aid Summer Grants

The Office of International Programs (OIP) Financial Aid Summer Grants provide funds to support undergraduate summer study abroad in an approved program. Students for whom an international experience would not be possible without funding support and who have applied for financial aid will be considered for this competitive grant. Students who have received an OIP award or grant for summer study previously are not eligible.

Freshmen and sophomores, and other Harvard College undergraduates who have not had previous international experience, are particularly encouraged to apply for these grants. Preference will be given to students applying to one of the Harvard Summer School Study Abroad Programs.

Interested students will be directed to use the CARAT application and to complete OIP's summer funding application. Applications will include a statement of purpose, transcript, and recommendation. Applications are usually due in late February.

For additional information, contact:

Office of International Programs
University Hall South, Ground Floor
(617) 496-2722
oip [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/oip_money_summergrant.html

Office of International Programs Summer Awards

The Office of International Programs (OIP) Summer Awards provide funds to support undergraduate study, research, and internships outside the U.S. during the summer. Study abroad programs should be at least four weeks long, count for Harvard College credit, represent an immersion experience, and include a language study component whenever possible. Thesis or non-thesis research projects should be designed in consultation with Harvard faculty and include a final project. Internships that qualify for OIP Summer Award support must be unpaid and related to the student’s plan of study.

OIP Summer Awards are supported by several funds. Some funding sources have a particular academic focus, while others support activities in a particular geographic region. A wide range of international summer programs, research, or internship projects may qualify for an OIP Summer Award. All undergraduates except graduating seniors are eligible to apply.

Interested students will be directed to use the CARAT application and to complete OIP's summer funding application. Applications will include a statement of purpose, transcript, and recommendation. Applications are usually due in late February.

For additional information, contact:

Office of International Programs
University Hall South, Ground Floor
(617) 496-2722
oip [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/oip_money_featuredsummer.html

OTS Study Abroad Tuition Assistance

Harvard is one of the founding members for the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), which offers undergraduates study abroad opportunities in Costa Rica and South Africa. The Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology may provide financial support to students accepted into an OTS course or research opportunity.

For more information, contact:

Sarah Lyn Elwell
OEB Admin Office
26 Oxford Street
(617) 384-9271
selwell [at] oeb [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.ots.duke.edu/

Paine Fellowships in Music

The Music Department usually awards one or two fellowships to senior undergraduate music concentrators and resident students of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in music. Fellowships are awarded for the exploration of music in the U.S. or, more commonly, overseas. The fellowships range from approximately $2000 to $10,000 each, according to the proposed project. The Music Department accepts applications in early April for study in the following summer or academic year. For more information and application materials, contact:
Nancy Shafman
Department of Music
Paine Hall
(617) 495-9855
nshafman [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

Patterson Traveling Fellowship

The goal of the Patterson Fellowship is to inspire the Harvard community to share John’s love for travel and of Italy. John led bicycling tours through Europe and also traveled with his friends. John brought them to museums, historical sights, and restaurants, and inevitably his students and friends acquired his enthusiasm for the places they visited. John was a demanding tour guide, eager to teach others the value and beauty of another culture. Of all the places he went, he loved Italy best.

As a law student and a graduate student in legal history, John was the head teaching fellow for several Harvard courses and a tutor in Mather House. A generation of undergraduates admired him for his intellect and his wisdom. John lived with AIDS for seven years and died on October 9, 1997. In 1998 his family and friends established this fellowship in his memory.

Eligibility:

Competition is open to Harvard freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are not Italian citizens and who have not lived in Italy for any significant length of time. Candidates must be in good academic and disciplinary standing. All things being equal, the selection committee may show preference for current Mather House residents or affiliates.

Benefits:

One fellowship is awarded each year to fund summer or holiday travel to Italy. The recipient may use the award any time from the start of the summer in the award year to the start of the summer in the following year. The award provides approximately $2,400, enough to cover a three- or four-week (or longer) visit.

Selection Criteria:

The award is intended to introduce Italy to a student who has little familiarity with the country. The award is for travel that would not otherwise be possible, rather than funding for a trip that the student would have taken anyway. The proposed travel should be intellectually purposeful and personally enriching, but need not contribute in any way to an academic project. After returning, the student will share his or her experiences in a presentation to John’s family, friends, and the Mather House community.

Recent proposals have included:

Procedures:

Applications become available at the beginning of the spring semester and are usually due in mid- to late February. There is an initial screening process, after which finalists’ materials are sent to a committee at Mather House, which makes final decisions following interviews. Selection decisions are usually announced by early May.

Application includes:

Pescosolido Family Scholarship Foundation for Study in Italy

The Foundation will award scholarships for study at accredited and acceptable educational institutions in Italy.

Scholarship Application Process:

In addition to the application form (to be obtained at the RRL department or via email listed above), please submit (i) transcripts; (ii) at least two (2) letters of recommendation; and (iii) essay (see application). These comprise the application for a scholarship. Scholarships are based on academic merit; the applications are judged by a selection committee as provided by the By-laws of the Pescosolido Family Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

The Purpose of the Foundation (Article III): "…is to encourage, promote, assist and further the study of Italy by students from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of the Italian language along with the culture, civilization and history of Italy." No candidate or applicant for a scholarship award from funds of the Foundation shall be refused or be ineligible on account of his or her religion, race, ethnic origin, economic status or political belief. However, candidates must comply with the eligibility requirements. Scholarships shall be awarded for payment of tuition or educational charges only; and solely to certified or recognized schools, colleges or universities in Italy.

Qualifications:

Persons shall be eligible who- a. (1) Are residents of, or are domiciled in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or are attending or have attended schools, colleges or Universities located in Massachusetts; and also b. (2) Have exhibited ability and serious interest in, or commitment to, the study of the Italian language along with the culture, civilization and history of Italy.

NOTA BENE: Although it is recommended that candidates for said scholarships read the book authored by the Founder, Carl A. Pescosolido (with Pamela Gleason) entitled THE PROUD ITALIANS, and write an essay, it shall not be required that a candidate shall have read said book or shall have submitted an essay upon same.

For more information, contact:

Lino Rullo
9 Dudley Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 862-1633
rullol [at] hotmail [dot] com

or

Elvira G. Di Fabio
Boylston Hall 321
(617) 495.5478
edifabio [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

Pforzheimer Foundation Public Service Fellowships

Pforzheimer Foundation Public Service Fellowships provide funding for students who will be involved in public service projects during the summer, a leave of absence, or in the year following graduation. Projects must ordinarily be at least four months in duration, although proposals for shorter projects during the summer may be considered.

Eligibility:

The competition is open to current juniors and seniors.

Benefits:

Approximately $80,000 or more is available each year to be distributed by the selection committee. Grants for summer projects will not usually exceed $5,000, and grants for longer projects will not usually exceed $15,000.

Selection Criteria:

Students will be selected on the basis of demonstrated interest in, abilities in, and commitment to public service, as well as the merit, soundness, and practicality of their project. Selection committees recently have articulated a clear inclination to make awards when a student’s direct involvement is essential to the quality or success of a project, addresses significant human need through the project, and establishes viability for the project once the fellow departs. Applicants must be in good academic and disciplinary standing. Financial need is not a criterion.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in early March. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee, which may call finalists for interviews before choosing recipients. A follow-up report is required of all recipients. Former recipients with delinquent final reports on previous grants are not eligible for subsequent support.

Application includes:

Pforzheimer Student Fellowships at the Schlesinger Library

The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America invites Harvard undergraduates to make use of the library's collections with competitive awards of amounts up to $2,500 for relevant research projects. Preference will be given to applicants pursuing research in the history of work and the family, community service and volunteerism, the culinary arts, or women's health. The research may be, but is not required to be, in connection with a project for academic credit.

Applications will be evaluated on the significance of the research and the project's potential contribution to the advancement of knowledge as well as its creativity in drawing on the library's holdings. The awards may be used to cover photocopying, other incidental research expenses, or living expenses in lieu of term time or summer employment, but not the purchase of durable equipment.

Applications include a project description explaining the research to be undertaken, a one-page bibliography of principal secondary sources consulted in designing the research, a listing of Schlesinger Library holdings to be used, and the significance of these materials to the proposed research. A budget, a curriculum vita of no more than two pages, and a letter of support from a faculty member should also be included.

Applications are due in early April. Recommenders should observe the same deadline as applicants. They may send their letters by attachment to the same e-mail address or send a paper copy to:

Grants Administrator
Schlesinger Library
3 James Street
(617) 495-8262
slgrants [at] radcliffe [dot] edu
http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/pforzheimer_grant.aspx

Piedrahita Memorial Fellowships

The Piedrahita Fellowship is inspired by the hopes and dreams of Gabriel Piedrahita ’96, whose love for his native Colombia was contagious. Gabriel lost his life in an airplane accident near his home city of Cali in December of his senior year. His family, friends, and House helped establish this fellowship to renew and invigorate intellectual discourse on Colombian culture, history, and politics. To this end, the fellowship is designed to support a period of intellectual exploration in Colombia for a rising junior or senior, to encourage recipients to pursue their interest in Colombia and to add to a growing wealth of information about the nation and its institutions.

Eligibility:

Candidates for the fellowship must be rising Harvard juniors or seniors—i.e., current sophomores or juniors—who are not Colombian citizens. Projects may be proposed for the summer and/or a term in the following academic year.

Benefits:

One award of approximately $4000 may be offered each spring. (This amount may be adjusted by the fellowship’s administrative board.)

Selection Criteria:

The fellowship is awarded on the strength of the candidate’s proposal, which must demonstrate a clear objective, a focused agenda, and a sincere interest in Colombia. In addition, the recipient should be a capable ambassador and intermediary for the exchange of ideas between Harvard and Colombia. The recipient must use the fellowship to support a period of exploration in Colombia of any academic discipline dealing with Colombian life and culture—this might be during a summer and/or semester or year abroad. Although the founders encourage recipients to study at Colombian universities or other institutions, recipients are not obliged to pursue formal study and may opt for a purposeful travel experience instead.

Procedures:

The Fellowships Office at OCS will confirm the availability of the Piedrahita Fellowship during the fall of each academic year. Applications become available at the beginning of the spring semester and are usually due in mid- to late February. There is an initial screening process at Harvard, after which finalists’ materials are sent to a committee of Gabriel’s family and friends, who make final recommendations. Selection decisions are usually announced by mid-May.

Application includes:

Program for Research in Science and Engineering (PRISE)

The Harvard College Program for Research in Science and Engineering was created in 2005 to establish a stimulating, collegial, and diverse residential community for Harvard undergraduates engaged in summer research in life science, physical science, applied science, mathematics, and engineering.

PRISE is a 10-week program for students working with Harvard Faculty in relevant academic departments and research centers in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, as well as program directors and principal investigators in the Harvard Medical School, the School of Public Health, affiliated research institutes and hospitals, and other academic and administrative units throughout the University.

Participation in the PRISE will include housing in one of the Harvard College residences, partial board, free shuttle service for those working in the Longwood Medical Area, and evening programming that includes distinguished scholars talking about their research and a variety of workshops on such topics as fundamentals in laboratory training and preparing for scientific presentations.

To be eligible for PRISE, a student must secure a position to conduct research in mathematics, natural science, applied science, or engineering with a member of the Harvard Faculty in one of the University's academic departments, affiliated research facilities or hospitals. Students who have not yet secured a laboratory placement and/or research funding are encouraged to submit PRISE applications concurrently with applications for research funding. Acceptance to PRISE will be contingent upon securing a research position with a Harvard Faculty member. Supplemental funds for those students with a summer savings requirement will be available.

Complete applications are due in the PRISE office in mid-February. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of PRISE and College administrators, members of the PRISE Advisory Committee, and Harvard Faculty members in the sciences.

For more information, please contact:

PRISE prise [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://priselink.harvard.edu/index.html

Public Service Work-Study Grants

Returning students eligible for federal Work-Study funding assistance may apply to work during the summer with a nonprofit organization in the U.S. at no financial obligation to the organization. This grant program covers the employer's expected contribution. Students are responsible for identifying eligible nonprofits and for arranging for a staff member at the organization to provide supervision and guidance during the summer.

Returning students must be eligible for federal Work-Study funding for the academic year following their proposed summer project, and this eligibility must be confirmed by the Student Employment Office. Applicants should also have a demonstrated interest in and commitment to public service. Recipients will be selected on the basis of the quality, clarity, and feasibility of their projects and their previous public service involvement.

For additional information, contact:

Amanda Sonis Glynn
Director, Harvard Public Service Network
Coordinator, Center for Public Interest Careers
Phillips Brooks House, Room 303
(617) 496-8622
asglynn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
cpic [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/
http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Public_Service_WorkStudy_Grant/

Radcliffe Fellowships

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has several fellowship funds designed to assist Harvard undergraduates with a variety of summer, term-time, or postgraduate study, research, or travel projects:

Eligibility:

All Harvard undergraduates—including freshmen and graduating seniors—are eligible for the Radcliffe Fellowships. Some restrictions apply in specific funds, but these have little impact on the application process. Application is no longer restricted to women.

Benefits:

A total of approximately 20 individual awards may be offered each spring, depending on the availability of funds. Individual awards rarely exceed $2500.

Selection Criteria:

Radcliffe Fellowships are intended to advance the academic, personal, or professional interests of qualified candidates with financial, personal, or other forms of need. Fellowships may augment other awards to help make a project possible, or they may occasionally provide full funding for a project. The crux of the application is articulating the importance of the proposed project for the recipient.

Procedures:

The Radcliffe fellowship fund allocations are currently used to augment similar, or "look-alike" funds, in other existing programs each year, such as the Booth, Michael Christian, and Artist Development fellowship programs. There is currently no separate application for the Radcliffe Fellowships. Students must simply apply to other programs that match the purposes of their projects.

Radcliffe Research Partnerships

The Radcliffe Research Partnerships program seeks to increase opportunities for undergraduates to work with scholars and staff at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The program matches undergraduates with senior scholars to foster intellectual growth, develop skills, build confidence, and offer exceptional role models. Nearly 500 students have participated in the program since its inception in 1991, working with more than 300 senior scholars. Projects have been in diverse areas, including science, public policy, the humanities, and the arts. Students usually work no more than twenty hours during an academic term on their projects, averaging five to seven hours weekly, and are paid $11 per hour. For further information, contact:

Radcliffe Research Partnerships Program
Radcliffe Institute Fellowships Office
10 Garden Street
(617) 495-8601
rrp [at] radcliffe [dot] edu
http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/research_partnerships.aspx

Real Colegio Complutense Summer Field Research Grants

Through its affiliation with Harvard University, the Real Colegio Complutense provides research grants to support brief research visits to Spain for topics focusing on Spain. Undergraduates and graduate students are eligible. Grants are intended to help defray travel costs. The maximum award is $1800. For further information and application materials, contact:

Angel Saenz-Badillos
Real Colegio Complutense
26 Trowbridge Street
(617) 495-3536
angel_saenz [at] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu (click on "Becas")

Reischauer Institute Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) Fee Awards

The Reischauer Institute will fund up to two conference fee awards ($3,000 each) to Harvard students who are selected by the JASC committee to participate in the Japan-America Student Conference in the summer. Students should apply directly to JASC (prior to their February deadline) and inform the Reischauer Institute of their application.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Theodore Gilman or Montana Higo
CGIS, South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
(617) 495-3220, (617) 496-3184
tgilman [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu, or
mhigo [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu

or

JASC, Inc.
1150 18th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036;
Tel: 202-289-4231
(202) 789-8265
jasc [at] iscdc [dot] org. http://www.jasc.org/

Reischauer Institute Student Organization Grants

The Reischauer Institute provides grants for Harvard undergraduate and graduate student groups to support activities relating to Japanese studies. Groups must submit a proposal with a detailed budget.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Theodore Gilman
Director, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
CGIS South Building - Second Level
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-3220
tgilman [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/fellowships/undergrad.html

Reischauer Institute Undergraduate Summer Japanese Language Study Grants

Students in any concentration who plan to enroll in a summer Japanese language study program in Japan may apply. Preference is given to students whose concentrations either require or give credit for Japanese language study, and/or who plan a senior thesis project that includes Japan. Application letters should provide a budget and the student's prior Japanese training and indicate how the proposed study would fit into the student's overall course of study at Harvard. Applications must be supported by two letters of recommendation, one from a language instructor (if appropriate). Maximum grant: $6,000. [Applications are usually due in late February.] For further information and application procedures, refer to: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/fellowships/undergrad.html, or, contact:

Ruiko Connor
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
CGIS South Building - Second Level
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-3220
rconnor [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/fellowships/undergrad.html

Reischauer Institute Undergraduate Summer Research Travel Grants

Awarded to students in the humanities or social sciences to use in Japan for research and/or field work relating directly to a senior honors thesis relating to Japan. Typically the period of research is 2 months, but this may vary. Students applying for the Undergraduate Summer Research Travel Grant are automatically considered for the Henry Rosovsky Award for the top Summer Research Grant applicant. Maximum grant: $4000. [Applications are usually due in late February.] For further information and application procedures, refer to: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/fellowships/undergrad.html, or, contact:

Ruiko Connor
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
CGIS South Building - Second Level
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-3220
rconnor [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/fellowships/undergrad.html

Rhodes Scholarships (Canada)

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

Rhodes Scholarships are given to outstanding men and women for one, two, or, with special permission, three years of study toward a degree in any field at Oxford University.

Eligibility:

Competition for the Rhodes Scholarships in Canada is open to Canadian citizens or persons domiciled in Canada who are over 18 and not yet 25 by October 1 of the year of application, and except for medical students, will have received an undergraduate degree before taking up the scholarship.

Selection Criteria:

The Rhodes Scholarship were established through the will and bequests of Cecil Rhodes. The will lists the following four criteria by which prospective Rhodes Scholars are to be selected: 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.

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.rhodesscholar.org.

Application Procedures at Harvard:

The Rhodes Scholarships Trust requires colleges and universities to endorse applicants. For Canadian students, this letter of endorsement is usually written by the Resident Dean and House Fellowships Advisor (HFA) of the candidate’s House, and is accompanied by a cover letter from the President of Harvard University.

In order to obtain endorsement, students must apply to the College’s endorsement committee, which is composed of faculty members, the Dean of the College or her representative, and all HFAs. Endorsement applications are available in the Fellowships Office during the summer and must be obtained by a deadline approximately five working days before the submission deadline. Endorsement applications are usually due in early September, before fall classes begin.

Endorsement is based on consideration of a student’s entire endorsement application. The College’s endorsement committee holds applicants to uniform and exacting standards, including expectations for a GPA of 3.6 or better and significant leadership and extracurricular involvement. Because Houses are ultimately responsible for writing endorsement letters for their endorsed students, candidates should be in touch with their HFAs during the spring and summer before applying.

Once students have been endorsed, they complete formal applications and submit them, along with supporting materials, to their provincial Rhodes secretaries. Applications are due in mid- October.

Application for College endorsement includes:

Interviews:

A selection committee in each Rhodes province or district reviews application materials from endorsed candidates and invites a short list of finalists for interviews in mid- to late November. Committees range in size from six to ten members.

Interviews can be rigorous, demanding, fast-paced, and provocative. Committees are generally as interested in how candidates answer questions as in what they say. Poise, eloquence, and sincerity are definite assets. Interview questions range widely and can come in rapid succession. Generally speaking, committees are trying to gain a sense of the intellectual and personal strength of the candidate.

Committees are also increasingly interested in the merits of a candidate’s academic proposal and the specific educational benefits of the proposed academic program at Oxford. Candidates should be relaxed and natural, and be ready for challenges to anything written or spoken in the application process.

Following interviews, each provincial or district committee selects scholars-elect as recipients of Rhodes Scholarships.

Rhodes Scholarships (other countries)

Rhodes applicants from countries other than the U.S. and Canada may face different procedures and deadlines than those outlined for the Rhodes Scholarships in the U.S. and Canada. A list of overseas Rhodes Secretaries and their contact information is kept in the "Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships" binder in Section B of the OCS Reading Room and in the Fellowships Office at OCS, as well at the U.S. Rhodes web site (http://www.rhodesscholar.org). If the Rhodes competitions in other countries require College or University endorsement, Harvard students should contact the Fellowships Office at OCS to determine appropriate procedures for applying for endorsement.

Rhodes Scholarships (U.S.) *

(College nomination is required in this competition.)
Rhodes Scholarships are given to outstanding men and women for one, two, or, with special permission, three years of study toward a degree in any field at Oxford University.

Eligibility:

Competition for the Rhodes Scholarships in the U.S. is open to men and women who are over 18 and not yet 24 by October 1 of the year of application, hold U.S. citizenship, and will have received a bachelor’s degree by the time they take up the scholarship.

Selection Criteria:

The Rhodes Scholarship were established through the will and bequests of Cecil Rhodes. The will lists the following four criteria by which prospective Rhodes Scholars are to be selected: 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.

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.rhodesscholar.org.

Application Procedures at Harvard:

The Rhodes Scholarships Trust requires colleges and universities to endorse applicants. This letter of endorsement is usually written by the Resident Dean and House Fellowships Advisor (HFA) of the candidate’s House, and is accompanied by a cover letter from the Dean of Harvard College.

In order to obtain endorsement, students must apply to the College’s endorsement committee, which is composed of faculty members, the Dean of the College or her representative, and all HFAs. Endorsement applications are available in the Fellowships Office during the summer and must be obtained by a deadline approximately five working days before the submission deadline. Endorsement applications are usually due in early September, before fall classes begin.

Endorsement is based on consideration of a student’s entire endorsement application. The College’s endorsement committee holds applicants to uniform and exacting standards, including expectations for a GPA of 3.6 or better and significant leadership and extracurricular involvement. Because Houses are ultimately responsible for writing endorsement letters for their endorsed students, candidates should be in touch with their HFAs during the spring and summer before applying.

Once students have been endorsed, they complete formal applications and submit them, along with supporting materials, to their district Rhodes secretaries. Applications are due in early October.

Application for College endorsement includes:

Interviews:

A selection committee in each Rhodes district reviews application materials from endorsed candidates and invites a short list of finalists for interviews in mid-November. Committees range in size from six to ten members, at least one of whom will usually be a scientist.

Interviews can be rigorous, demanding, fast-paced, and provocative. Committees are generally as interested in how candidates answer questions as in what they say. Poise, eloquence, and sincerity are definite assets. Interview questions range widely and can come in rapid succession. Generally speaking, committees are trying to gain a sense of the intellectual and personal strength of the candidate.

Committees are also increasingly interested in the merits of a candidate’s academic proposal and the specific educational benefits of the proposed academic program at Oxford. Candidates should be relaxed and natural, and be ready for challenges to anything written or spoken in the application process.

Following interviews, each district committee selects four scholars-elect as recipients of Rhodes Scholarships.

Richardson Fellowships in Public Service

Richardson Fellowships provide outstanding students contemplating a career in public service with the opportunity to spend a year gaining concrete experience with, and understanding of, the sort of problem or issue that their contemplated public service career would address.

Eligibility:

These fellowships are intended primarily for graduating seniors in Harvard College who aim to gain some practical experience in the year after graduation before beginning work or graduate school. (In unusual circumstances, students enrolled in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and in other Harvard graduate or professional schools may also be eligible. For graduate and professional students, eligibility is limited to those candidates who will be on full-year leaves of absence from their programs and who will not yet have finished their degrees upon beginning their fellowship projects.)

The tenure of each Richardson Fellowship in Public Service will be between nine and twelve months, depending upon the nature of the project and the living expenses necessary to pursuing it, and will normally occur during one academic year. Recipients may not be enrolled as candidates for any academic degree or otherwise engaged in academic study during the period of the Fellowship. While recipients of these fellowships may hold other grants and/or receive compensation from their organization, they may do so only with the approval of the body administering the Richardson Fellowships, and only if the combination of other such funding sources does not exceed the amount of their Richardson Fellowship.

Benefits:

Up to three awards of $25,000 will be offered annually.

Selection Criteria:

The Richardson Fellowships are to be awarded to students who show outstanding promise of being of service in the public or non-profit sectors. For purposes of this fellowship, commitment to serving the public good is a more important defining feature of "public service" than whether a job is on a governmental payroll or within a tax-exempt organization.

In addition, each Richardson fellow should meet the following criteria:

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in early March. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee, which will call finalists for interviews before choosing recipients. Recipients are announced following interviews. Mid-term and follow-up reports are required of all recipients.

Application includes:

Ritland Memorial Fund Grant

The Ritland grant helps support an undergraduate working on a community service project during the summer, which includes the summer after graduation. The intention of the grant is to help defray the living expenses of individual students. Project proposals submitted on behalf of community service committees and organizations will not be considered.

Eligibility:

The competition is open to all Harvard undergraduates who have demonstrated financial need. Students receiving financial aid who have an expected summer earnings contribution will be given preference.

Benefits:

One fellowship of approximately $900 is available each year. Applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding for their projects.

Selection Criteria:

Applicants must demonstrate enthusiasm and an ability to undertake their proposed projects, as well as the capability to carry out their stated aims effectively. Applicants must be in good academic and disciplinary standing. The quality of the proposal is important: the selection committee will consider how well the proposal qualifies as public service, the appropriateness of the proposed work, and the strength of the student’s commitment.

Procedures:

Applications for this and a pool of similar public service fellowships are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in mid-March. Completed applications will be reviewed by committee, and decisions will be announced in April.

Application includes:

Michael Rockefeller Memorial Fellowships

The Michael C. Rockefeller Fellowships provide for one year of purposeful travel and living in a foreign culture.

Eligibility:

Unmarried Harvard graduating seniors are eligible.

Benefits:

The stipend is set annually by the Michael C. Rockefeller Administrative Board, which currently offers five or more individual awards of $18,000 each year. The fellowship may also include funding for an intensive language course if the selection committee stipulates language training to prepare for the year abroad. Fellows who marry before or during the term abroad will forfeit the fellowship.

Selection Criteria:

The original Donor’s Statement of Intent reads as follows:

"Introduction: The establishment of this Fellowship is inspired by the spirit and quality of Michael C. Rockefeller’s life, and particularly the purpose and meaningfulness of his travel, study, and adventure among the people of New Guinea. Therefore, the guiding purpose of the Fellowship program is to make possible a year of equally significant experience for two or more young men and women like Michael, who, as he did, confront a critical stage in the development of their thinking, character, and commitments, and feel the need for further new and broadening experience before turning to a regular job or profession. With this in mind, the qualifications for the grant, the type of experience the Fellowship intends to make possible, and the manner in which the program should be administered are set forth as follows.

"Qualifications for the Fellowship: The Fellowship is established to assist responsible, sensitive, and thoughtful young men and women of good intelligence who show promise of making an important contribution to the community, nation, or world in which they live. It is important that they demonstrate seriousness of purpose, a creative independence of mind and heart, a warm interest in people, and a sincere concern for the struggles and problems of their fellow man in the modern world. A good academic record is also important, but the primary emphasis is not to be placed on grades but rather on the personal character and promise of the individual.

"It is also intended that the young men and women to whom the Fellowship is awarded should be at a formative stage in the development of their aspirations, ideals, loyalties, and powers of understanding. More specifically, they should be individuals who have just completed their B.A. degree and are undecided about their life’s work, and/or who are searching for new understanding and insight into themselves and their work before committing themselves to some specific program of work or commencing a professional career. Finally, they should be persons who are seeking, as an important part of this process of self-development, the opportunity for deepening and broadening their experiences with other peoples and cultures.

"The Type of Experience the Fellowship Envisions: The primary purpose of the Fellowship is the development of an individual’s understanding of himself and his world through involvement with people of a culture not his own. It is intended that the holder of the Fellowship will use it to heighten his awareness of and sensitivity to the people of such a culture and will thereby broaden and deepen the reach of his mind and further discover and clarify the purpose for his life. His involvement with the people in the culture of his choice should be through travel, study, field work, and adventure.

"The main portion of the individual’s time should be spent in more intensive and more personal involvement with the people of the culture in which he is traveling or residing than normal tourist travel would entail. Also, as a general rule, the year’s experience should not be primarily one of academic study in an academic environment. Scholarly study should not be pursued at or in a university or college unless it is clearly preparatory or supplementary to a major activity.

"The year provided by the Fellowship should not be spent in the practice or furtherance of a professional career or deliberately used to begin work that the individual intends to make a lifetime work. The year should be planned with the idea of exploration, challenge, and new discovery.

"In the course of his travel and work, each individual should engage in serious reflection upon his experiences, and it is hoped that he will become involved in a critical study of some aspect of the culture in which he is living. In this regard, working at some contribution to the arts and sciences may prove a very effective way for him to become involved in the lives of another people and in constructive thought."

The original Donor’s Statement is the best description of the Michael C. Rockefeller Fellowship. The fellowship is largely concerned with character. While specific plans for using the fellowship are important—a well-prepared, feasible plan must be presented in the application—they are not the mainstay of the fellowship. The Board’s search is not just for interesting sets of plans or proposals, but for interesting people ready to face new challenges.

Among the personal qualities that the Board is looking for is leadership potential. This potential is usually represented by significant involvement in the life of the College, by academic performance, and by recommendations that discuss the candidate’s critical need for the fellowship to develop his or her personal character. The committee is also looking for the quality of personal need—that is, for people who are at critical junctures in their lives, for whom the proposed travel experience would be truly significant.

Recent Rockefeller Fellowship proposals have included:

The Rockefeller Fellowship affords an opportunity that requires tremendous personal resources. Recipients must be able to immerse themselves in a foreign culture, perhaps traveling and living in remote areas of the world. The fellowship, therefore, is for people who are self-reliant, interested in the larger issues of the day, and above all, filled with a spirit of adventure—the fellowship is meant to encourage exploration and adventure as a means of personal growth.

Procedures:

Application is open to all eligible Harvard seniors—House nomination is no longer required. Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in mid- to late October. A selection committee, which includes Harvard faculty members and members of Michael Rockefeller’s family, reviews applications and calls a slate of finalists for interviews, usually in early December. Decisions are announced following interviews. For advice on drawing up specific plans, students should consult their House Fellowships Advisor. Reports from past fellows are also available in Section B of the OCS Reading Room.

Application includes:

Roux Global Health Traveling Fellowships

Roux Fund grants support summer projects overseas that are clearly related to global health issues or concerns. Grants do not ordinarily exceed $5,000 and are intended for individuals, not groups.

Eligibility:

Undergraduates who will be returning to Harvard in the fall are eligible; financial need is not a selection criterion.

Procedures:

Application is open to any Harvard undergraduate who meets eligibility requirements. Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in mid-March. Completed applications will be reviewed by committee, and decisions will be announced in April.

Application includes:

Sakharov Human Rights Internship

The Andrei Sakharov Program at the Davis Center announces the availability of fully-funded internships for qualified Harvard undergraduates seeking to work for six to ten weeks in organizations in Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia whose activities contribute to the field of human rights, broadly defined.

Full-time currently-enrolled students at Harvard College who have an interest in human rights in this world area are eligible. Candidates must also possess competency in the local language sufficient to fulfill the terms of the internship. Depending on the particular placement and host organization, prior study of the local language may not be required.

Internship expenses will be fully paid, up to a maximum of $4500 for an internship of six to ten weeks. Students must maintain a strict budget and, upon return, provide a documented account of how they spent their grant money. Grants may not be used for personal entertainment, including personal travel.

Internship applicants are expected to work with the Sakharov Program to identify an organization that matches their interests and skills. The Sakharov Program also strongly encourages prospective interns and host organizations to jointly formulate a contract which clearly sets out mutual goals and expectations. At the conclusion of their internships, students will be required to complete a short questionnaire evaluating the internship program, write a five-page report detailing their experiences, and present their report at a meeting in the fall.

Applications are usually due in late February. For additional information, contact:

Donna Griesenbeck
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
625 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor
(617) 495-1194
griesenb [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/student_programs/sakharov_internships.html

Saloma Fund for Undergraduate Research

The Saloma Fund for Undergraduate Research provides monies intended to be used to finance research that leads to a senior honors thesis in Government. Upon completion of the research project funded by the award, each recipient must provide a written report describing what research objectives were accomplished and identifying the salient findings.

For more information, contact:

Ellen Hart
Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies, Dept. of Government
CGIS Knafel Building, Rooom N-151B
1737 Cambridge St.
(617) 495-3249
govtutorial [at] latte [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.gov.harvard.edu/

Schlesinger Library Oral History Grants

The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America invites scholars who are conducting oral history interviews relevant to the history of women or gender in the United States to apply for support of up to $3000 for their projects. This grant stipulates that the interviews take place in accordance with guidelines of the Oral History Association, that consent is obtained from interviewees for their words to be viewed by researchers worldwide, and that true copies or transcripts of the original recording of the oral interviews, as well as copies of the consent forms, be deposited in the Schlesinger Library.

Applicants may request support to cover travel expenses, living expenses, transcription services, and incidental research materials, but not the purchase of durable equipment. Applications will be evaluated on the significance of the research and documentation planned and the project's potential contribution to the advancement of knowledge. A brief report about work accomplished under the grant will be due no later than one year from the date of the award. Applications are due in early April.

For more information and application materials, please visit the website or contact:

Grants Administrator
Schlesinger Library
3 James Street
(617) 495-8262
slgrants [at] radcliffe [dot] edu
http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/oral_history_grant.aspx

Segal Memorial Fellowship

The Segal Fellowship provides for a summer of foreign travel to a non-Western European country or countries.

Eligibility:

Harvard sophomores and juniors are eligible.

Benefits:

The fellowship stipend and number of awards will be determined each year by the fellowship’s administrative board. Ordinarily, one award of approximately $4,000 will be offered each spring.

Selection Criteria:

The fellowship was established by the family and close friends of Anton Segal ’92 to honor his remarkable but tragically short life and to recognize some of the qualities that made him a unique and irreplaceable individual. Anton lived abroad for more than five years after graduating from Harvard and particularly loved visiting less well-traveled countries, such as Cambodia and Lebanon. He had several articles detailing these experiences published in well-known travel magazines. This fellowship aims to recognize his love exploring off-the-beaten-path locations, to meet and get to know the people who lived there, and to write about his experiences in such a way that brought them alive for those fortunate enough to read his accounts.

This fellowship is awarded to men or women who have shown the same combination of intelligence, warmth, creativity, originality, inquisitiveness, sense of humor, and genuine love of meeting and getting to know people of all cultures and backgrounds that made Anton such an extraordinary person. Academic performance, while important, is not as vital as these personal traits and the ability to translate one’s experiences into interesting and original prose. The recipient of the fellowship should have an intense and genuine interest in broadening his or her horizons and understanding of the world.

The fellowship envisions a trip that is devoted as much to living in whatever culture the individual chooses to explore—in particular by getting to know people—as to seeing well-known sights. Recipients should attempt to see the places to which they travel in a manner not described in any guidebook, and with a constant openness to new and unusual experiences.

As an end product, recipients will be expected to write either a travel article or short story based on their travel, with the intent of submitting it for publication.

Procedures:

Applications are available from the Fellowships Office late in the fall semester and are due in late February or early March. A selection committee reviews applications and calls a slate of finalists for interviews, usually in late March. Recipients are announced following interviews.

Application includes:

Shaw Fellowships

According to the original Donor’s statement, the Shaw Fellowship aims: "To enable one or more graduates of Harvard College ... to pass a few months in European travel. The purpose of this gift is to make it possible for young men [and women] of promise to supplement their formal education by broadening and cultivating influence which comes from acquaintance with other countries. While I recognize that great good is done by traveling fellowships intended to provide the means of study and research for young men who are preparing themselves for a scholar’s career, I have in mind a different object, which is that of benefitting young men of worth, who without necessarily having attained to the highest scholarship in college, have made good use of their opportunities and give promise of success in professional or business careers."

Eligibility:

All graduating Harvard seniors are eligible.

Benefits:

Three or more fellowships of $18,000 each may be offered each year, depending on the availability of funds.

Selection Criteria:

The student’s travel proposal is the most important criterion for selection. Selection committees look for proposals that will make for rich and exciting experience for the candidates presenting them. Though the committee does not expect that the project will completely dominate the year, it does look for a proposal that will provide an effective focus on the cultures to be encountered. The proposal cannot be for formal study or research (though fellows may propose to study for up to two months at a university or cultural center). In recent years, selection committees have seemed most inclined to support proposals that address some personal need. Recent travel proposals have included:

For descriptions of other projects, see the binder of past Shaw Fellows’ reports in Section B of the OCS Reading Room.

The selection committee is ultimately interested in the people behind the proposals. Generally, the committee looks for students whose transcripts demonstrate a spectrum of academic interests and intellectual achievement (usually at least a B average). Along with a strong academic record, successful candidates have had an impressive involvement in extracurricular activities at Harvard and/or in the community. It is important for the student to have committed to a few activities in a way that manifests his or her talents, concerns for humanity, leadership capacities, strength of character, and good citizenship.

The strength of an application therefore depends on several factors. The convergence of the proposal with a student’s extracurricular or academic involvement is important. Language proficiency is also important, especially as it pertains to the success of the proposed project. Though previous travel does not eliminate a candidate from consideration, it can be a deciding factor if all other factors between two strong candidates are equal. This is particularly true if a candidate has traveled extensively in Europe.

Procedures:

Applications are available from the Fellowships Office late in the fall semester and are due in mid-February. A selection committee reviews applications and calls a slate of finalists for interviews, usually in mid- to late March. Recipients are announced following interviews.

Application includes:

Sheldon Prize Fellowships

The undergraduate Sheldon Fellowships support students of promise and good academic standing in a year of unrestricted purposeful travel abroad after graduation.

Eligibility:

All graduating Harvard seniors are eligible, provided they have strong academic records, as indicated by a GPA of 3.5 or better.

Benefits:

Two or three awards of $18,000 each may be offered each year, depending on the availability of funds.

Selection Criteria:

The most important qualifying criterion for the Sheldon is superior academic achievement. In the past, Sheldon recipients have frequently graduated either magna or summa cum laude. Apart from the academic criterion, the Sheldon is similar to other traveling fellowships, such as the Gardner, Rockefeller, Shaw, and Trustman. The project proposal is critical and should clearly define a goal or purpose for the year’s travel. Examples of recent Sheldon proposals include:

For a description of other projects, see the binder of past Sheldon reports in Section B of the OCS Reading Room.

The outside activities of the applicants are important, especially as they may pertain to the project proposal. The selection committee looks for interesting projects presented by creative and accomplished individuals. Language ability is an important consideration, especially as it pertains to the success of the project. Though previous travel experience does not eliminate a candidate from consideration, it can be a deciding factor if all other factors between two strong candidates are equal.

Procedures:

Applications are available from the Fellowships Office late in the fall semester and are due in mid-February. A selection committee reviews applications and calls a slate of finalists for interviews, usually in mid- to late March. Recipients are announced following interviews.

Application includes:

Shirley Scholarship

The Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships provide for one year of study at Cambridge University. There are currently four Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships, which are distinct from one another only in the Colleges where respective scholars reside:

Eligibility:

Harvard graduating seniors are eligible.

Benefits:

Each of the four scholarships provides placement at the designated college, lodging, and a stipend to cover all maintenance expenses for one year, including transportation and some travel.

Selection Criteria:

The criteria for selection are broad. The selection committee—made up of former recipients of the scholarships—looks for people who have been actively engaged in whatever they have done, who have learned and grown at Harvard, and who give promise of further learning and growth. There is no requirement of a particular grade point average or concentration. Ambassadorial qualities are as important as academic strengths. At the same time, no specific extracurricular activities or positions automatically qualify a candidate for either an interview or selection. The achievements of scholarship winners are often outstanding, but these are neither the only basis of selection nor emblematic of a formula that ensures it.

By far the most important parts of an application are the student’s essay and the letters of recommendation, for these give the committee some sense of the individual behind the achievements. The committee is not seeking merit-badge collectors; a sense of adventure and a willingness to take risks may mean more than a string of safe successes. The essay should therefore devote greater attention to the applicant’s background and interests than to a program of study. In other words, the essay should not be a purely academic proposal, though some awareness of the educational structure at Cambridge is advisable. The selection committee’s focus is on the person, especially as one poised to make the most of the Cambridge experience.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in late November or early December. The selection committee usually selects 20 to 22 semi-finalists for short interviews with three or four committee members in early January. From this pool, 12 finalists are usually selected for a final round of interviews with the full committee of 18 to 20 members. These interviews usually take place on a Saturday morning in early February. Candidates are interviewed in six successive sessions with two or three members of the committee. Each interview session lasts about 20 minutes. Notification immediately follows the committee meeting, which is held later the same day. The selection committee arranges college placement at Cambridge, although candidates for degree programs must apply on their own for admission.

Application includes:

Shrewsbury School Teaching Fellowships

This fellowship provides for one year of teaching at the Shrewsbury School, a British public school (equivalent to an American private school). The object of this fellowship is to foster, through the sharing of intellectual and cultural experiences in a secondary school context, a better understanding between England and America. Unmarried male graduating seniors are eligible.

The fellowship provides for room and board plus a monthly stipend. The school expects applicants to be able to coach a sport and teach one or more of the following subjects: English and American literature, American history, political science, divinity, art history, geography, and business studies. The ambassadorial aspects of these fellowships are crucial, and fellows will be expected to give occasional talks on American current affairs and life. In addition to half-time teaching, other duties include dormitory supervision and help with boys’ activities.

Applications are available at the Memorial Church or in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester. Applications are due to the Memorial Church in early February. Following interviews, selection is made in late March. The application includes a list of activities; statement of interest; official transcript; photograph; and three letters of reference, one of which must come from a member of the applicant’s department, and one from his House Master or Resident Dean. For further information and applications, contact:

The Memorial Church
Harvard Yard
(617) 495-5508

Note:
Harvard students are occasionally invited to compete for the Annenberg Fellowship to Eton College. The Annenberg Fellowship provides a one-year teaching appointment at Eton College, a British public school, and alternates from year to year at selected colleges in the Northeast. The fellowship is similar to the Shrewsbury School Teaching Fellowship in its intent, eligibility, and selection criteria. To confirm current availability, obtain application materials, and determine deadlines, contact the Memorial Church offices at the number above.

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Summer Intern Program

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Summer Intern Program is a nine- or ten-week-long program, depending on the availability of Harvard housing. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution. Undergraduate students interested in a career in astronomy, astrophysics, physics, or related physical sciences are encouraged to apply for the program. Interns work with an SAO/Harvard staff member on a research project for the duration of their stay. There are also field trips, discussion evenings, and a summer colloquia series.

Research opportunities exist in all areas of astrophysics, including observational and theoretical cosmology, extra-galactic and galactic astronomy, interstellar medium and star formation, laboratory astrophysics, supernovae and supernova remnants, and planetary science. The program will provide students with the opportunity to present a paper at a scientific meeting. The stipend is $3500 for the summer, and housing and travel are subsidized.

Summer Interns are required to write a research-style paper (approximately 10 pages long) over the course of the summer and to present the results of their work in the form of a 10-minute oral presentation at an "Intern Symposium" at the end of the summer.

Eligibility:

For more information, contact:

Kara Tutunjian
60 Garden Street
(617) 496-7063
intern [at] cfa [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/REU/REUmain.html

South Asia Initiative Incentive Grants for Semester Study Abroad in India

The South Asia Initiative is pleased to offer four grants of $3,000 each for eligible Harvard College undergraduates to study abroad for academic credit during a semester in India. The grants may be used in Fall or Spring at an approved program or university. This grant will supplement Harvard College financial aid packages for study abroad.

For a list of approved programs in India, visit the Office of International Programs web-site. Students must apply directly to the study abroad program by the program deadline. http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/approved_programs/asia8_india.html

To apply for the SAI Semester Study Abroad Grant please submit the required materials by noon on March 15 to the South Asia Initiative Office at Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS South 247) 1730 Cambridge Street. For more information contact Ian Jackson at sainit [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu OR 617.496.4862

Eligibility:

Sophomores and juniors in good standing at the college may apply. 3.0 GPA
Students from all concentrations are eligible. No prior language experience required.

Application materials required:

For more information, contact:

Ian Jackson
CGIS S427
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 496-4862
sainit [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~sainit

South Asia Initiative Service in India Summer Internships

The South Asia Initiative offers internship funding to Harvard undergraduates, for service in India during the summer. Funding covers airfare and basic room and board. Students are expected to set up their own internships. Upon return, students may write a related research paper for academic credit. Students with no background or experience in the Indian Subcontinent are encouraged to apply. Please note that the SAI does not verify the authenticity or legitimacy of programs or internship opportunities that may be funded by us. The ultimate responsibility for researching an organization or program lies with you. The deadline for applications will be in early April.

For more information, contact:

Ian Jackson
CGIS S427
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 496-4862
sainit [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~sainit

South Asia Initiative Tata Undergraduate and Graduate Study Grants

Grants are available to Harvard undergraduates across all disciplines for research or field work in South Asia. Grants are available only to students continuing at Harvard in the following academic year. The deadline for applications will be in late February. Grantees may use their award any time during the academic year following receipt of the SAI grant.

For more information, contact:

Ian Jackson
CGIS S427
1730 Cambridge Street
(617) 496-4862
sainit [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~sainit

St. Andrew's Society of New York Graduate Scholarships

(College nomination is required for this competition.)

The St. Andrew’s Society Scholarships provide for one year of graduate study in any field in any of Scotland’s universities. The scholarships were established to promote cultural interchange and goodwill between Scotland and the U.S.

Eligibility:

Competition is open to graduating seniors who can provide evidence of Scottish descent and are U.S. citizens. Candidates must reside or attend school within 250 miles of New York State. There is a strong preference for students who have not studied previously in the United Kingdom. Applicants must be nominated by their college or university president.

Benefits:

Each scholarship provides $15,000 for tuition and related academic expenses, and for transportation and living expenses. Nominated students will be expected to provide certification by a financial-aid officer of need for financial assistance. Students are expected to apply on their own to the Scottish university of their choice and are responsible for notifying this university if nominated by their home institution.

Number:

Harvard may nominate one senior to the national competition each year, from which pool two winners are ultimately chosen.

Procedures:

Applications for College nomination are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in late October. A selection committee reviews applications and determines a nominee; the Fellowships Office forwards nominations to the sponsor in time to comply with its deadline in very early December. There are no interviews in Harvard’s competition.

Selection Criteria:

Selection criteria include the applicant’s record of academic achievement, participation in other activities, leadership qualifications, financial need and employment, clear evidence of Scottish descent, and a statement of personal objectives. The Society expects applicants to be comparable to Rhodes Scholarship candidates, as well as fine representatives of the U.S. The committee will be looking for overall achievement, character, and indications of probable further development.

Application for nomination includes:

Steamboat Scholar Program

The Steamboat Foundation was founded in 2003 by Andrew Walter and Peer Pedersen Jr., managing partners of Blue Orchid Capital, LLC. Their vision was to offer truly unique work experience to exceptional students who might not otherwise have access to influential leaders in their chosen field of interest.

Students from Harvard College will be considered for a Steamboat Scholar placement at Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO) in Boston. For more than 31 years, FHAO has engaged teachers and students of diverse backgrounds to examine racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. By studying the historical development of the Holocaust and other examples of collective violence, students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives.

The Steamboat Foundation provides a $12,000 grant to the selected Steamboat Scholar each summer, and payments are made in four equal installments throughout the summer. A candidate must be a third year undergraduate and have the support and highest recommendation of Harvard College. Each grant institution will determine financial need based on institutional guidelines, or applicants may submit a self declaration of financial need. Only students from Harvard College will be considered for the Steamboat Scholar Placement at FHAO.

For more information, contact:

Amanda Sonis Glynn
Coordinator, Center for Public Interest Careers
Phillips Brooks House, Room 303
(617) 496-8622
asglynn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
cpic [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu/Steamboat_Scholar_Program/

Steiner Community Service Fund Grants

The Steiner Community Service Fund provides incentive grants to support public service projects in the U.S. and overseas that involve novel, creative, innovative, or entrepreneurial approaches to community service needs in the communities to be served.

Eligibility:

Grants may be used during the summer or during an academic term, either in the U.S. or overseas. First-year students, sophomores, juniors, and first-semester seniors are eligible for the awards, provided they will be returning to Harvard following the grant’s tenure. Grants are intended to fund individuals, and not groups. The ordinary grant cycle will fund summer projects following the current academic year. Proposals for term-time projects will require an appeal from the applicant’s Allston Burr Resident Dean.

Benefits:

Several incentive grants of approximately $3500 each will be awarded each year, depending on project budgets and the availability of funds.

Selection Criteria:

Applicants must demonstrate their ability to undertake their proposed project, and their project must demonstrate a novel, creative, innovative, or entrepreneurial approach to community service needs in the targeted service community. Applicants must be in good academic and disciplinary standing. The quality of the proposal is important: the selection committee will consider how well the proposal qualifies as public service, the appropriateness of the proposed work, and the strength of the student’s commitment. Financial need is not a criterion for selection.

Procedures:

Applications for this and a pool of similar public service fellowships are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the spring semester and are due in mid-March. Completed applications will be reviewed by committee, and decisions will be announced in April.

Application includes:

Stowe School/Harvard Fellowship

The Stowe School/Harvard Fellowship provides for one year of teaching at the Stowe School, a British coeducational public school (equivalent to an American private school). The fellowship aims to foster understanding between England and the U.S. through the sharing of intellectual and cultural experiences in the context of secondary school life.

Eligibility:

Candidates for this fellowship must be graduating seniors in Harvard College, suitably prepared to fulfill teaching, mentoring, and other extracurricular duties at Stowe. Graduates in some aspect of American history or American studies may be slightly preferred, although students in any discipline are encouraged to apply.

Benefits:

The fellowship provides for room and board, plus a stipend for travel and living expenses.

Selection Criteria:

Fellows are chosen for their ability to fulfill the several purposes of the fellowship, including teaching, support of student life and activities, and contribution to the life and welfare of the school’s community. Strong academic and extracurricular records are important, as is a strong commitment to education. Ambassadorial qualities are also important, since the fellow in residence will represent the U.S.

Procedures:

Candidates must submit their application materials to the Fellowships Office at OCS in early February. Harvard’s screening process will narrow the pool to a small number of finalists, each of whom will be asked to participate in a videotaped interview, which will be mailed to the headmaster. Final hiring decisions are made at the Stowe School, usually by early May, and all details for subsequent employment are arranged between the fellow and the school.

Application includes:

Stride Rite Postgraduate Fellowships

Stride Rite Post-Graduate Fellowships are intended for Harvard seniors who have been devoted to service as undergraduates, and who demonstrate a future lifetime commitment to service. The spirit of the award is to provide fellows with the opportunity to put their vision for social change into action. Three to five fellowships of up to $25,000 will be awarded each spring. The grant money is intended to support the fellow’s living expenses as they work on a public interest project full-time in the year following graduation. The money may not be used for project expenses, but fellows are encouraged to seek other project funding if applicable.

The committee generally favors projects with the following characteristics: The committee generally favors applicants with the following characteristics: The application deadline is usually in mid-March. (All applicants must attend an information/advising session with Stride Rite Fellowship Administrators. The session will provide further information about the fellowship and help applicants to write effective proposals.) A selection committee will review applications and make selections in April. Applicants may be required to come in for interviews the week before final notification. Applicants will be notified of selection results by the end of April.

For additional information, including information meeting dates and application deadline, contact:

Ariel Harms
Student Development Coordinator
Phillips Brooks House Association
harvard [dot] striderite [at] gmail [dot] com http://www.pbha.org/fellowshiprequirements.html

Stride Rite Undergraduate Scholars Program

The Stride Rite Undergraduate Scholars Program mission is to support student commitment to human service, by making it possible for diverse students of all backgrounds to take leadership roles in public service, and by providing supplemental training in leadership development and public service skills. Scholarships are awarded to low-income undergraduate students to support a consistent, year-round commitment to service. Any rising sophomore, junior, or senior who is federal work-study-eligible, or who is from a low-income background, is welcome to apply.

During the school year, scholars receive an hourly wage for participation in Phillips Brooks House-affiliated public service work, up to their term-time work-study ceiling, and are eligible for a $1000 service award for each year of completed service requirements. During the summer, scholars receive an hourly wage for participation in eligible public service work in the U.S., up to their summer work-study ceiling, and are eligible for an additional summer stipend of $400. Scholars also receive one-on-one mentoring and participate in leadership development and community learning activities.

For additional information, contact:
Ariel Harms
Student Development Coordinator
Phillips Brooks House Association
harvard [dot] striderite [at] gmail [dot] com http://www.pbha.org/whatyougive.html

Susan C. Eaton Research Fund in Organizing, Leadership and Social Change

The purpose of this current-use fund will be to provide senior thesis research grants to students in Social Studies undertaking thesis projects related to organizing for social change. Preference will be given to projects in the areas of labor organizing, women's organizations, or women as leaders of social change -- fields that directly relate to Susan Eaton's interests. Preference will also be given to students whose research will include their own direct involvement in organizing. Students supported by the fund will be called Susan C. Eaton Organizing Scholars.

For more information, contact:

Anya Bernstein
Hilles Library 16
59 Shelard st.
(617) 496-1838
abernst [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~socstud/

Taglit-Birthright Israel

Taglit-Birthright Israel is a free 10-day experience of Israel from the inside, with exact travel dates to be determined during Harvard's winter recess. Harvard Hillel has teamed up with Shorashim to offer Jewish students who are between 18 and 26 and have never been on an organized peer program in Israel before a special travel and cultural education experience.

Although exact travel dates for winter 2008-2009 are still being determined, registration will begin in ealry September. For more information about Harvard Hillel’s Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Shorashim, contact:

Gabi Soble
Riesman Center for Harvard Hillel
52 Mt. Auburn Street
(617) 495-4695
gabi [at] hillel [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://hillel.harvard.edu/israel/taglit-birthright-israel

Teodoro Raffaele Diaco Memorial Grants for Study in Italy

The Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures has received a generous gift from the Diaco family, honoring the memory of Teodoro Raffaele Diaco, to support Harvard College undergraduates who wish to conduct summer study in Italy, in Italian. Since Mr. Diaco was orginally from Calabria, his family has stipulated that preference be given to support Harvard students studying at the De Rada Institute in Calabria, though a number of grants have been awarded to students in the Harvard Summer Abroad Program in Abruzzo. Grants are awarded on the basis of financial need and merit. Winners will be asked to write a brief letter to the Diaco family describing their experience in Italy.

The number and amount of the awards vary from year to year. The prizes usually range from $300 to $3000. The application deadline is the first Monday of March.

For additional information and application instructions, contact:

Elvira DiFabio
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Boylston Hall 321
(617) 495-5478
edifabio [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~edifabio/Diaco.html

Thouron Prize for Summer Study at Pembroke College, Cambridge

The Thouron family, known for its generous commitment to trans-Atlantic academic exchange at the graduate level, inaugurated a new program in 2006 to give undergraduate students an understanding of both shared and differing aspects of British and American culture.

The John Thouron Prize will be awarded to a small, select, group of undergraduates from Harvard, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania to pursue an eight-week summer program at Pembroke College, Cambridge University. The prize covers the costs of tuition, room and board, and travel to and from the United States. Students completing the program will be awarded the equivalent of 2 Harvard half-courses courses or 8 semester credits.

The Thouron Prize is open to students currently enrolled at Harvard, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania, on a competitive basis. Applicants should have an outstanding record of scholarship (GPA of at least 3.5) and extra-curricular activity, as well as a clear reason for studying in the Pembroke summer program. They should demonstrate personal qualities that will make them good ambassadors for the United States and their respective universities. They should not have had prior study-abroad experience, and must be either US citizens or permanent residents.

Students may apply for the summer following their sophomore or junior year. Application consists of an application form, official transcript, brief statement of purpose, resume, faculty recommendation, and graded sample of written work. Each university will nominate nine finalists to be interviewed in late February or early March by the Thouron family and their representatives. Winners will be announced in April.

For further information and to submit applications contact:

Office of International Programs
University Hall South, Ground Floor
(617) 496-2722
oip [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/approved_programs_summer/thouron.html

Tower Fellowships

Tower Fellowships are awarded to Harvard College seniors and Harvard graduate students for study at any university in France for one academic year. The fellowship provides a stipend of approximately $22,000. Undergraduate applicants must graduate from Harvard in the year of application; graduate students must have completed one year of graduate study at Harvard.

All applicants must have outstanding academic records and possess advanced French language skills. Students should carefully research their study proposal at their designated French university, seeking advice from Harvard faculty members familiar with French higher education and consulting relevant academic catalogs and prospectuses.

The competition is administered through the Committee on General Scholarships (CGS) and is open to all eligible seniors and graduate students. Applications are usually available at the Fellowships Office and at CGS early in the fall semester and are due to CGS in mid-November. A small number of students are invited for interviews in January. Interviews are conducted entirely in French. Placement at the designated French university is the responsibility of the applicant. The application includes a current official transcript, statement of purpose, and two letters of recommendation from faculty members. For applications and further information, contact:

Committee on General Scholarships
1430 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th floor
http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/tf/ffunds.html

Truman Scholarships

(College nomination is required in this competition)

The Truman Scholarship provides up to $30,000 in funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields. Students must be college juniors at the time of selection. The Foundation also provides assistance with career counseling, internship placement, graduate school admissions, and professional development. Scholars are invited to participate in a number of programs: the Truman Scholar Leadership Week, the Summer Institute, the Truman Fellows Program, and the Public Service Law Conference.

For a complete description of the program's purpose, general guidelines, eligibility criteria, and nomination and selection procedures, see the program's web site at http://www.truman.gov.

Application Procedures at Harvard:

Harvard may nominate four candidates for the national competition. An additional three transfer students from two-year colleges may be nominated.

Applications for nomination are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are usually due in late October or early November. Applications are reviewed by a selection committee, which selects finalists for interviews in early January. Following interviews, the committee selects Harvard’s nominees to compete at the national level. The Fellowships Office forwards application materials from nominees to the Truman Scholarship's National Review Committee in late January. Application requirements for nomination are the same as for the national application.


Trustman Fellowships

Established by Benjamin A. Trustman ’22, J.D. ’25 in 1980, the Trustman Fellowships are intended to further the education of students who show great promise of making important, long-range contributions to our society, by providing them with the opportunity to travel after graduation.

Eligibility:

All Harvard graduating seniors are eligible.

Benefits:

Four or more fellowships of $18,000 each may be offered each year.

Selection Criteria:

Candidates must demonstrate distinguished achievement within their field of concentration but need not have attained any specific rank or relative standing in scholarship. The student’s proposal for the fellowship year is critical and should be planned with the idea of exploration and challenge as a means of personal development and enrichment. The travel proposal should present some well-defined structure to make the fellowship year a rich experience. Trustman Fellows are expected to engage in purposeful travel and may not enroll in institutions for formal study. Examples of recent Trustman proposals include:

For descriptions of other projects, see the binder of past Trustman Fellows’ reports in Section B of the OCS Reading Room.

The selection committee is very interested in the individual behind the proposal. A record of impressive activities is clearly advantageous. Language ability is a consideration, especially as it pertains to the success of the project. Letters of recommendation should indicate how applicants have distinguished themselves in their fields of concentration and how they might benefit from the travel proposed. Though previous travel experience does not eliminate a candidate from consideration, it can be a deciding factor if all other factors between two strong candidates are equal.

Procedures:

Applications are available from the Fellowships Office late in the fall semester and are due in mid-February. A selection committee reviews applications and calls a slate of finalists for interviews, usually in mid- to late March. Recipients are announced following interviews.

Application includes:

UCHRS Hauser Internships

Up to eight summer internships will be available to qualified students seeking to work for eight to ten weeks in a human rights organization in the U.S. or overseas. The internships, made possible by the generous support of Harvard Law School alumni Gustave and Rita Hauser, enable students to put theoretical knowledge and interests into practice and to learn about the practical challenges involved in implementing human rights. Every student interested in the practice of human rights is strongly encouraged to apply.

CHRS expects applicants to have a sense of both the type of work and the geographical location that they are interested in exploring. CHRS will assist applicants in identifying organizations that match their interests, although securing a suitable placement is ultimately the responsibility of the student. Students should contact CHRS for lists of prior placements well before the application deadline, and may make an appointment for advice on the search process. Applicants with a secured placement at the time of submission will be rated higher than those who are still looking. (One notable exception is for students who are applying to a specific internship program with a deadline later than that of this competition.) This program requires host organizations and prospective interns to jointly formulate a contract which clearly sets out mutual goals and expectations.

For more information, contact:

Cynthia Mesh
University Committee on Human Rights Studies
14 Story Street, Room 416
(617) 384-5011
humanrights [at] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu (click on "Students")


UCHRS On-Campus Hauser Human Rights Research Fellowships

CHRS On-Campus Hauser Human Rights Research Fellowships provide graduating seniors with demonstrated academic ability and a serious commitment to human rights studies with the opportunity to pursue a year-long human rights research project at Harvard, and at the same time to contribute time and energy to building the undergraduate human rights program.

Students with demonstrated academic ability and a serious commitment to human rights studies are invited to apply during their senior year for one of two year-long research fellowships. Applicants will be selected by a faculty subcommittee of CHRS. Fellows will spend the academic year at Harvard, working towards publication of an academic article or completion of a major creative project based in academic research. The project may be based on a senior thesis or other significant work already underway. Fellows may also collaborate on a research/writing project with a faculty member. They will also be expected to participate in the development and administration of the newly created undergraduate Human Rights curriculum and the Harvard Human Rights Scholars workshop.

Each research fellow will receive a stipend of $25,000 plus up to $2500 in research support. A health care package will also be included in the offer. The Fellows may help with course and seminar development, and will provide mentoring to junior and senior undergraduates engaged in senior thesis writing.

For more information contact:

Cynthia Mesh
University Committee on Human Rights Studies
14 Story Street, Room 416
(617) 384-5011
humanrights [at] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu (click on "Students")

UCHRS Undergraduate Research Awards

CHRS offers grants of up to $1500 to sophomores or juniors conducting summer research relating to issues that centrally involve human rights questions. Proposals are welcome from virtually every discipline, and the research proposed may be conducted anywhere in the world, including the U.S. The awards are intended to encourage focused research; many students will wish to use the research opportunity to prepare for junior tutorials or senior theses. The awards are funded by Harvard Law School alumni Gustave and Rita Hauser.

Each recipient will conduct research under the direction of a faculty mentor in any of Harvard’s faculties. In addition, awardees will present their work in the fall at a research symposium attended by faculty affiliated with CHRS. Awardees must also provide a final report or copy of their theses to the committee.

For additional information and application materials, contact:

Cynthia Mesh
University Committee on Human Rights Studies
14 Story Street, Room 416
(617) 384-5011
humanrights [at] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu (click on "Students")

Udall Scholarships

(College nomination is required in this competition.)

The Morris K. Udall Foundation expects to award 80 scholarships and 50 honorable mentions on the basis of merit to sophomore and junior college students. Scholarships are offered in any of three categories: The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.

For a general description of the purpose, eligibility, benefits, and selection criteria for these awards, see page the program's web site at: http://www.udall.gov/udall.asp?link=200.

Procedures at Harvard:

Harvard may nominate up to a total of six sophomores and/or juniors for the program's scholarship categories. Applications for nomination are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in early January. Application requirements for nomination are the same as for the national application. The Fellowships Office forwards nominees’ applications to the Udall Foundation by late February. There are no interviews in either the Harvard or national competitions.

Undergraduate Immunology Summer Program

The Immunology Graduate Program at Harvard Medical School offers a Summer Undergraduate Program in Immunology. The program runs for 10 weeks in the summer and consists of weekly lectures and laboratory work with faculty from Harvard Medical School's Immunology Graduate Program, with extensive interactions with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows as well. The intention is to provide an exposure to current topics in immunology to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing graduate school. Individuals from colleges in which the topic is not taught or presented in depth are especially welcome. Selection criteria include undergraduate background, interest in studying life sciences at the graduate level, and letters of reference. Preference will be given to students who are in their sophomore or junior year. Individuals from under-represented minority groups are especially encouraged to apply. A stipend of $ 3000 will be granted to those students accepted into the summer program.

Application deadline is in early February. Interested students should submit a brief letter explaining their interest in the summer program, a copy of their college transcript, and two letters of reference from faculty recommenders to the address below. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. Please note that the program is unable to assist with travel or housing arrangements for students.

For more information, contact:

Susan Fahlbeck, Program Administrator
Graduate Program in Immunology
Harvard Medical School
TMEC Building, Room 435
susan_fahlbeck [at] hms [dot] harvard [dot] edu http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/immunology/SummerProgram.html

Undergraduate Research Scholarships in Australian Studies

Undergraduate Research Scholarships in Australian Studies are awarded to Harvard undergraduates to support research and/or field work relating directly to a senior honors thesis in an area of Australian studies. Grants are normally awarded for work during junior or senior year (and/or the preceding summers).

Benefits: Up to $15,000. The number and amount of individual awards will vary each year according to available funds and project budgets. Allowable expenses include travel, housing, tuition fees, and research costs.

Application deadline: Students who wish to be considered for a scholarship should submit a resume, proposal, and letter of support from their Harvard thesis advisor by February 1 to Professor David Haig (Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, 26 Oxford Street; (dhaig [at] oeb [dot] harvard [dot] edu). If applicable, letters of support should be provided from collaborating persons/institutions in Australia. The proposal should providing the following information: (a) a description of the academic objectives of the senior thesis; (b) a budget of requested expenses. Proposals will be reviewed by the Australian Studies Committee. Recipients of scholarships will be notified by early March.

Successful applicants are required to submit a copy of their thesis (when completed) to the Australian Studies Committee.

For more information, contact:

David Haig
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
26 Oxford St.
dhaig [at] oeb [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/

Von Clemm Fellowship

The von Clemm Fellowship provides a member of the senior class with the opportunity to study for one academic year at Oxford University.

Eligibility:

All unmarried members of the Harvard senior class are eligible each year, provided they will have graduated by June in the year of application.

Benefits:

One scholarship is awarded each year. It provides an assured place at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where the Harvard graduate may pursue any course of study at Oxford. (Those proposing to enter Oxford as "Visiting Students" and so relying on Corpus Christi instruction should note that the college does not offer instruction in archeology, anthropology, biological sciences, fine arts, geography, geology, human sciences, music, Oriental studies, modern languages, or theology. Those proposing one-year graduate degrees face no such restrictions.)

The scholarship also provides for tuition and all other academic fees, housing at Corpus Christi for an academic year, a stipend for reasonable living expenses, and round-trip airfare between Boston and London. The scholarship is awarded for one academic year and is not renewable.

Selection Criteria:

The primary criteria are academic excellence (usually a B+ average or better) and extracurricular involvement. Each candidate must also present a definite plan of study or research to be carried out at Oxford within ordinary university programs and facilities. The selection committee will consider only those candidates who are not receiving similar assistance and who are prepared to give their whole time to the objectives of the fellowship.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in early December. Students must apply to Oxford before submitting their application. A selection committee of Harvard faculty and administrators will determine a slate of finalists for interviews, which are held in the spring semester. From these finalists, one recipient is chosen.

Application includes:

Warren Center for Studies in American History Senior Thesis Grants

The Warren Center awards up to four summer research fellowships in the amount of $2500 each to Harvard College juniors who are writing a senior thesis on any topic in American history. Students in any concentration may apply. Recipients are expected to spend at least two months of the summer conducting their proposed research. Applications should include a brief statement of the subject proposed, an outline of the libraries or archives to be consulted, and a precise itinerary or plan of research for the summer. Applicants must have an official transcript and their tutor’s recommendation sent to the Warren Center. All materials are due in mid-March. For further information and application materials, contact:

Pat Denault
Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History
Emerson Hall 4th floor
(617) 495-3591
pdenault [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cwc (click on "Grants")

WCFIA Grants for Independent Projects for Undergraduates

The Weatherhead Center offers undergraduates financial resources (up to $1000) to organize programs on their own that address their interests relating to international affairs. Funding can be used to support a speaker series; study groups; special seminars with faculty, WCFIA Fellows, or visiting scholars; conferences with an explicit undergraduate focus; or other ideas that students propose that are related to international affairs and directly benefit the Harvard undergraduate community. The Center will not fund ongoing activities on an annual basis.

Undergraduate organizations and student groups that need funds to support activities related to international affairs that directly benefit the undergraduate community may apply. Applications should indicate other requests that are being made concurrently for funding; the Weatherhead Center prefers to support events that do not qualify for other funding. The Center also prefers to support new initiatives. There are usually two deadlines per academic year, one in October and the other in February. For information and application instructions, contact:

Clare Putnam
Weatherhead Center Fellowships Office
1737 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-4420
cputnam [at] wcfia [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/funding/student/ugrad_independent

WCFIA Undergraduate Faculty Research Assistants

The Weatherhead Center invites Harvard College undergraduates to apply for positions as research assistants to Center Faculty Associates and Harvard Academy Scholars. The Center’s Faculty Associates hail from a variety of disciplines, all having research interests relating to international affairs. The Center’s Harvard Academy Scholars are a small group of outstanding pre- and postdoctoral scholars whose work combines excellence in the social sciences with an in-depth grounding in non-Western countries. The Center may hold workshops run by graduate students to teach undergraduate research assistant candidates specific skills such as Excel, SSCI, Lexis/Nexis, Jstor, Stata, Powerpoint, Omnipage Pro, Hein, EndNote, and Wordstat, among others. Financial Compensation

Undergraduate research assistants earn $10 per hour for up to ten hours per week. Who is Eligible?

Harvard College undergraduates who have an interest in working with Weatherhead Center Faculty Associates or Academy Scholars. Students interested in international affairs are encouraged to apply. Preference will also be given to candidates with at least some prior experience with either research assistance or research methods. Terms

Undergraduate research assistants can expect to spend about four to ten hours per week assisting a Faculty Associate or Academy Scholar. Research assistance may include some of the following: quantitative and qualitative data research, entering data into spreadsheets and data and spreadsheet management, finding source materials held by the Harvard College Library, finding and evaluating sources on the Internet; analyzing and summarizing research materials, compiling bibliographies, reference checking, and helping to proofread and edit written work.

For more information, contact:

Beth Baiter
1737 Cambridge Street
Mailbox #28
(617) 495-4432
bbaiter [at] wcfia [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/funding/student/undergrad_assistants

WCFIA Undergraduate Summer Research Grants

The WCFIA Summer Research Grants are designed to help finance summer travel in connection with senior thesis research on international affairs. These grants range from $500 to $3000. All grant recipients become Undergraduate Associates of the Weatherhead Center for the year following their summer of research and are expected to present their thesis findings at a seminar in the spring of their senior year.

Grants will be awarded to undergraduates who plan to conduct research on topics related to the core interests of the Weatherhead Center. The research should focus on international, transnational, global, and comparative national topics, and may address contemporary or historic topics, including rigorous policy analysis, as well as the study of specific countries and regions besides the United States. Applicants should clarify how the research relates to the interests of the Center; projects that are exclusively domestic without a broader international application will not be funded. Most grants in the past have been awarded to students in the social sciences, but the Center has supported a limited number of applications from students in other fields.

Proposals will be judged on the strength of the research design, methodology, degree of preparation for the project, individual talent of the applicant, feasibility and need for travel, and relevance. Applicants should give their recommenders a copy of their proposal to read before they write their letters of recommendation. Applications are usually due in late February. For further information and application materials, contact:

Clare Putnam
Weatherhead Center Fellowships Office
1737 Cambridge Street
(617) 495-4420
cputnam [at] wcfia [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/funding/student/summer_travel

Weissman International Internship Program Grants

Weissman international internship grants provide financial support for specific full-time overseas internships arranged and proposed by returning undergraduates in Harvard College. Students may propose internships in any professional area, including the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, and in any geographic region outside the United States. Internship projects must be at least eight weeks in duration, and ordinarily take place during the summer, but the selection committee may also consider projects during a leave of absence. Students may develop their internship projects independently or in consultation with Weissman Program staff at the Office of Career Services.

Eligibility:

All returning undergraduates (i.e., freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and first-semester seniors) who are in good academic and disciplinary standing are eligible to apply. Students may apply during any year of eligibility, but may only receive one Weissman internship grant during their undergraduate career.

Benefits:

Individual stipends will vary according to budget needs and are intended to fund all expenses considered necessary for a project, including travel to and from the internship site, lodging, meals, and other incidental expenses necessary for the internship. Students receiving financial aid from Harvard will also be eligible for coverage of their summer savings requirements. Forty or more awards will ordinarily be offered each year, depending on the availability of funds.

Selection Criteria:

All recipients will be selected based on the quality of their internship proposal and their own academic and personal qualifications to pursue it. In particular, the selection committee will look for evidence of appropriate academic preparation and achievement, relevant work or other experience, language preparation sufficient to meet the demands of the internship, and positive personal recommendations from faculty members and others.

Students must submit a letter of invitation for a specific internship from their host organization at the time of application. Only proposals for full-time internships lasting at least eight weeks will be considered. Applications will not be considered from students proposing an internship in their own country (if other than the U.S.), an internship arranged by a third party, or a thesis research or study project.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at OCS toward the end of the fall semester and are due in early February. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee composed of Harvard faculty members and administrators, who will select a slate of finalists for interviews. Following interviews, the selection committee will recommend recipients and individual award amounts. Award decisions will be announced in early April. Recipients will be expected to attend a spring luncheon in their honor as well as a pre-departure orientation, and will also be expected to complete a final report on completion of their internship.

Application includes:

Williams Scholarship to Emmanuel College

Established in 1991 by the Honorable Paul W. Williams ’25, J.D. ’29, this scholarship provides a graduating senior with a year of postgraduate study in international government and public affairs at Emmanuel College in Cambridge University.

Eligibility:

Competition is open to Harvard undergraduates who will have completed their bachelor’s degree by the time the scholarship becomes tenable.

Benefits:

One scholarship will be awarded each year, to cover tuition, room and board, living expenses for a nine-month term at Emmanuel, and round-trip airfare from Boston to London.

Selection Criteria:

According to the donor’s terms, recipients will be selected on the basis of their outstanding scholarship, character, and athletic ability—"athletic ability" here is interpreted in the sense of "a healthy mind in a healthy body." Selection committees expect to see a record of interest in and commitment to international government and public affairs. Candidates should also be able to demonstrate their abilities to make the most of Cambridge University’s resources in furthering their growth in these areas.

Procedures:

Applications are available in the Fellowships Office at the beginning of the fall semester and are due in mid-November. Following an initial screening, a selection committee will call a limited number of candidates for interviews. The selection committee will designate a recipient and an alternate. Recipients must have secured their own admission to suitable academic programs at Cambridge and must arrange for their own placement in or affiliation with Emmanuel College.

Application includes:

Williams Traveling Fellowships for the Visual Arts

The Sydney M. Williams, Jr. Traveling Fellowships will provide small grants to qualified Harvard College students making original works of art who wish to travel abroad (primarily during the summer) in order to advance a specific creative project in the visual arts.

Interested students will be directed to use the CARAT application and to complete OIP's summer funding application. Applications will include a statement of purpose, official transcript, detailed itinerary, portfolio of slides or digital images, and two recommendations. Applications are usually due in mid- to late February.

For additional information, contact:

Office of International Programs
University Hall South, Ground Floor
(617) 496-2722
oip [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/resources/williams.html

Williams-Lodge Scholarship to the Sorbonne

Established in 1994 by the Honorable Paul W. Williams ’25, J.D. ’29 in honor of Ambassador John D. Lodge ’25, J.D. ’29, this scholarship provides graduating seniors with the opportunity to study at the University of Paris, with a strong preference for the Sorbonne. One scholarship may be awarded each year; each scholarship provides a stipend to cover tuition at the University of Paris, room and board and other living expenses during the academic year, and round-trip airfare from Boston to Paris.

All applicants must have outstanding academic records, interest in and commitment to humanities subjects, and advanced French language skills. Students should carefully research their study proposal at the University of Paris, seeking advice from Harvard faculty members familiar with the university system and consulting relevant catalogs in the OCS Reading Room or other libraries.

The competition is administered through the Committee on General Scholarships (CGS) and is open to all eligible seniors. Applications are usually available at the Fellowships Office at OCS and at CGS early in the fall semester and are due to CGS in mid-November. A small number of students are invited for interviews in January. Interviews are conducted entirely in French. Placement at the University of Paris is the responsibility of the applicant. The application includes a current official transcript, statement of purpose, and two letters of recommendation from faculty members. For applications and further information, contact:

Committee on General Scholarships
1430 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th floor
http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/tf/ffunds.html

Work-Abroad Program

The Work-Abroad Program is sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and is commited to providing its students and students from other areas of concentration with a unique experience in Germany. Through paid internships (the German/international/companies pay) students have the opportunity to expand their language skills and gain insight into Germany. Foundations, institutions, universities and companies have hosted so far over 200 students. A partial listing of participating companies are: Wissenschaftskolleg (Berlin), Solon Consulting (Munich), Spotlight Publishing House, PIMCO, Hessian Government (Frankfurt), BMW, Herbert-Quandt-Foundation.

There is an application process which starts with an orientation session in October. Students have to go through a skills ( German language) assessment test and provide us with their areas of interests. Students are then carefully matched with companies. The final decision is made by the companies.

Students usually find out about their placements in early March.

For more information, contact:

Ruth Sondermann
Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
Barker Center 365
12 Quincy Street
(617) 965-3260
Rusond [at] aol [dot] com, or
wkabrd [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k4326&pageid=icb.page18839

WorldTeach Bulgaria Travel Grants

WorldTeach Bulgaria volunteers will spend the summer in urban and rural areas, teaching teenage and younger orphans English, computer literacy, and practical life skills through interactive approaches stimulating students' creativity and personal development. Volunteers can either teach at local foster homes or participate in STEP Bulgaria (Summer Teaching English Program in Bulgaria) which brings together about 40 teenagers from five different orphanages across the country. STEP Bulgaria focuses on developing students' language, technical and practical life skills to facilitate their integration into society once they leave their state institutions. In addition to interacting with their students on a daily basis, WorldTeach volunteers will have the assistance of a local Bulgarian university and of high-school students also volunteering for the program.

For more information, contact:

Christy Colburn
Center for European Studies
27 Kirkland Street
(617) 495-4303
ccolburn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.worldteach.org/programs/bulgaria_summer/

WorldTeach Poland Travel Grants

As a WorldTeach volunteer teacher, you will witness firsthand the challenges and rewards of education in Poland. You will share the skills and knowledge gained through your education and life experience with students who have not had the same advantages, and you will make a concrete and lasting difference in their lives. You will gain cultural understanding and the ability to work independently in a new environment. You will have a role in the community, and an opportunity to learn about the local culture and contribute to community life and development. And you will develop key skills--including teaching, language, cross-cultural communication, and leadership--that will be useful in any career.

WorldTeach Poland volunteers will spend the summer, dependent on their placement preferences, in urban or rural areas, teaching children of all ages through the "Wakacje z angielskim" (or "Vacation with English") program.

For more information, contact:

Christy Colburn
Center for European Studies
27 Kirkland Street
(617) 495-4303
ccolburn [at] fas [dot] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.worldteach.org/programs/poland_summer/

or

Dahm Choi
WorldTeach
79 John F. Kennedy St.
dchoi [at] worldteach [dot] org

WorldTeach Summer Travel Grants

This grant is intented for undergraduates interested in International Development and teaching abroad. The Center awards grants to cover participation in the WorldTeach program if the country of destination is a developing country (Namibia, South Africa, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and China). Available locations are subject to change; for up to date informaiton please visit the WorldTeach website.

For more information, contact:

Melissa Wojciechowski
Rubenstein Building (Formerly One Eliot Building)
79 JFK Street
(617) 495-4806
melissa_wojciechowski [at] harvard [dot] edu
http://www.worldteach.org/index.html.