RHODES/MARSHALL/MITCHELL
PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
These awards are based on both past accomplishments and the proposed plan of study in the UK or Ireland. The Center for
Undergraduate Research and Fellowships and the Villanova Prestigious Scholarship Committee evaluate the candidate on the
basis of a completed application and interview. This evaluation becomes part of your application. The Committee will
interview a number of applicants before making its final recommendation. Members of the Committee are prepared to
provide extensive assistance to recommended candidates in completing their application for the national selection process.
You may use one application for all of the scholarship nominations.
Students who would like to be considered for nomination for scholarships should register their intent to do so by returning
this application to the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (Garey 38) by 12:00 pm on Friday, April
15, 2016. Interviews will be held the on April 25, 2016.
Success in these competitions depends to a large degree on the specificity of the proposed plan of study. Thus you should start
as early as possible to design a program of study and to familiarize yourself with the country--and its resources--in which you
intend to study.
For questions about the scholarships or preparing your application, please contact a CURF representative.
Kurt Davies, Assistant Director of Fellowships, 610-519-8852, kurt.davies@villanova.edu
Scholarship (please check):
Rhodes
Marshall
Mitchell_______
Name:
E-mail Address:
College:
Year of Graduation:
Major(s):
Minor/Concentration:
Local Address:
Home Address:
Primary Phone:
Alternate Phone:
Proposed Graduate Institution:
Proposed Graduate Degree:
A complete application consists of the following:
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6.
This application form
Short essays
Autobiographical essay
Personal resume
Unofficial transcript
Faculty nomination
Please compile the first four documents into a PDF and submit them to kurt.davies@villanova.edu by 12:00pm on Friday, April
15, 2016.
SHORT ESSAYS
Please answer each of the following questions in no more than 200 words.
1.
Why have you chosen this proposed course of graduate study?
2.
How has your academic experience prepared you for this graduate program?
3.
What is the most significant challenge in your life, and how did you overcome it?
4.
Describe the leadership experience you are most proud of.
5.
What non-classroom academic experience have you learned the most from?
6.
If you could only change one thing in the world, what would it be? What have you done to help bring that change
about?
7.
Where do you see yourself working immediately after graduate school? 5 years later? 10 years later?
8.
What is the most surprising thing about you?
9.
Is there anything else about you that the committee should know?
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY
Prompt: What is your story?
This is your opportunity to tell us about yourself – your hopes, ambitions, life experiences, and inspirations. Be open. Be
reflective. Find your individual voice and express it honestly.
(approximately 800 words)
FACULTY NOMINATION
Student:
Faculty Member:
Department:
RHODES: Literary and scholastic attainments; quality of character, including devotion to duty, unselfishness, and fellowship;
moral force and the instinct to lead; physical vigor as shown by fondness for sports (loosely defined).
MARSHALL: Distinction of character and intellect as evidenced by scholastic and other achievements; potential to play a
strong role in a British university and make a significant contribution to American society.
MITCHELL: Superior levels of academic achievement, leadership and community service. Feasible, well-defined project or
course of study at an Irish university.
To the Faculty Member:
The student named above is applying for the Villanova nomination for the national scholarship(s) indicated. The Committee
would appreciate your candid assessment of the applicant's strengths and weaknesses, taking into consideration the specific
criteria of the particular scholarships. The Committee especially appreciates information not immediately apparent from the
student's transcript. Please submit your letter of endorsement to CURF by 12pm on Friday, April 15. Email submission
(kurt.davies@villanova.edu) is preferred.
Thank you!