Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship
Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships are awarded to Australian students to study at Harvard University in the United States. This scholarship is funded though the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship program.
Application process (including required documents)
Number
Up to three Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships are available for study in the United States academic year 2008-2009.
Benefits
The Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship pays full Harvard tuition and mandatory health insurance fees and also provides a stipend to cover living expenses.
Eligibility
- Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships are open to men and women who:
- are citizens of Australia at the time of application and who are normally resident in Australia;
- have studied, or are currently studying, for a degree at an Australian university and have, at the time of application, spent at least two of the last four years at university; and
- graduated no earlier than 2006 or will graduate before September 2008.
- Applications will not be considered from any student already in the United States of America.
- Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships are not awarded for undergraduate or postdoctoral study.
- Each applicant must also submit an Application for Admission directly to the Harvard graduate or professional school of his/her choice. Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships are awarded only to those candidates who gain admission to Harvard as full-time degree-program students or – as permitted by certain Harvard schools – as non-degree Special Students or Visiting Fellows. Applicants should contact the particular Harvard school they wish to attend for further information about degree and non-degree programs offered by that school. Each applicant must meet the particular admission requirements, timetabe and other deadlines of that school. Applicants are urged to begin correspondence with the school’s Admissions Office at the earliest possible date. Applications for Admission should be submitted to the appropriate school as early as possible and need not wait for the deadline.
- Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship applicants seeking admission to the MBA program at Harvard Business School should have ideally completed at least two years of full-time employment in industry, business or public service by September 2008.
- Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship applicants seeking admission to Harvard Law School should have completed their resident university education and hold a basic degree in Law before applying for an advanced degree program such as the Master of Laws (LLM).
top of pageApplication process
Applications for the 2008/9 academic year have closed. For information only, you may download the Application Form and Application Procedures. Please see the IDP website for further information about the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship. Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the documents carefully before completing the Application Form.
The Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship is administered by IDP Education Australia (IDP). The Graduate Research Scholarships Committee recommends a short-list of University of Melbourne graduates to IDP in November, for their consideration.
Required documents
Applicants must submit the original plus three (3) copies of the full application package. The full application package must include:
- a completed Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships Application Form
- certified copies of academic transcripts
- a copy of the applicant’s full curriculum vitae
- a testimonial from the applicant’s current supervisor
- the names of two (2) referees, both of whom should be asked by the applicant to write confidential reports which the referees should then send directly to the Melbourne Scholarships Office (please note that responsibility for ensuring that referee reports are forwarded on time rests solely with the applicant – late reports from referees will not be persued)
- a short essay – which must not exceed 1,000 words – providing an account of the applicant’s academic pursuits, intellectual interests, extra-curricular activities and the reasons for his/her desire to study at Harvard University; the essay should also explain the applicant’s plan of study at Harvard and his/her future plans.
Application outcome
Applicants will be advised if they have been short-listed by the University approximately four weeks after the application closing date.
Closing date
Applications closed on Friday 26 October 2007.
For further information
Please contact IDP for further information about the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship.