I am from the United Kingdom. How do I apply for a Frank Knox Fellowship?

Up to six (6) Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships will be awarded to students from the United Kingdom for graduate study at Harvard University in academic year 2008-2009. Information pertaining to qualifications, application procedures and the candidate selection process is presented below:

Qualifications

1. Knox Fellowships are open to men and women who:

  • are British citizens at the time of application and who are normally resident in the United Kingdom
  • have studied or are studying for a first or higher degree and have spent at least two of the last four years at a U.K. University or University College at the time of application
  • graduated no earlier than the spring of 2006 or will graduate before September 2008

2. No application will be considered from any student already in the United States.

3. Knox Fellowships are not awarded for undergraduate or postdoctoral study.

4. Each Knox Fellowship applicant must also submit an Application for Admission directly to the Harvard graduate or professional school of his/her choice. Knox Fellowships are awarded only to those candidates that 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, timetable and deadlines of that school. Applicants are urged to begin correspondence with that school’s Admissions Office at the earliest possible date. Applicants should submit Applications for Admission to the appropriate school as early as possible and need not wait for the deadline.

5. Knox Fellowship applicants seeking admission to the MBA program at Harvard Business School should have completed at least two years of full-time employment in industry, business or public service by September 2008.

6. Knox 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).

Application Procedures

1. Additional information is available for those interested in applying and can be downloaded in PDF format here. Please contact the University or University College Registrars or the Secretary of the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships in London (see contact information below) with any additional questions.

2. The application package, eight (8) copies of which must be submitted to the Head of the applicant’s University or University College, must include:

  • a completed Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships application form
  • a statement from the applicant’s University or University College indicating that he/she is in good standing
  • two (2) confidential references, one of which should be written by the academic supervisor of the candidate’s work and should accompany the application; the second referee should write directly to the Secretary of the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships in London
  • 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.

3. The Head of the applicant’s University or University College shall transmit completed application packages to the Secretary of the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships in London not later than 26th of October 2007.

Candidate Selection Process

1. Applicants will be informed in December whether or not they have been selected for interview by the Selection Committee. The interviews of short-listed candidates will be held in London in January 2008.

2. The Selection Committee will select winners on the basis of future promise of leadership. Strength of character, keen mind, a balanced judgment and devotion to the democratic ideal will be the qualities borne in mind in making the final selection.

3. Mrs. Knox expressed the hope that recipients of Knox Fellowships, after gaining knowledge and experience from study in the United States, would return to their native countries to become leaders in their chosen fields.

For additional information, please contact:
The Secretary
Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships
3 Birdcage Walk
Westminster
London SW1H 9JJ
Tel. (0)20-7222-1151
Fax (0)20-7222-7189