PRELIMINARY APPLICATION:
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR STUDY IN 2013-2014
I. Personal Data
Applicant Name:
Vassar ID #:
Address: Street:
e-mail address:
City:
Phone number:
State:
Zip code:
(Please email the office at fellowships@vassar.edu if you your contact information changes!)
Date of graduation from Vassar:
Field of Concentration at Vassar:
(if senior, expected date)
Scholarships, Fellowships and Honors awarded at Vassar:
(Name of Scholarship/Honor, date)
Choice of University:
Name of Program:
REFERENCES
PLEASE LIST PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO WRITE ON YOUR BEHALF.
LETTERS ARE DUE ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Rhodes Applicants:
5-8 letters of recommendation are required.
Full Name:
Official Position:
Full Name:
Full Name:
Official Position:
Official Position:
Full Name:
Official Position:
Full Name:
Full Name:
Full Name:
Full Name:
Official Position:
Official Position:
Official Position:
Official Position:
III. Personal Statement: Please provide a narrative giving a picture of yourself as an individual and
describe the specific area you are proposing to study. This statement may include information on
your family background, personal history, the educational and cultural opportunities to which you
have been exposed (12 point font, double spaced. Limit 1000 words).
2
IV. Resume: Each applicant should include a 1-2 page resume (copy and paste here).
V. Confidentiality Waiver: In order to apply for nationally competitive awards and/or Vassar
Fellowships all applicants must complete one of these waivers and send it as a PDF to
fellowships@vassar.edu.
http://fellowships.vassar.edu/fellowships/other/index.html
You must sign the waiver and scan it or put an electronic signature on the document.
An electronic signature is your handwritten signature that has been scanned into your computer.
Typed forms will not be accepted.
In order for us to collect letters of recommendation on your behalf we must have a waiver on
file. BEFORE you request letters of recommendation you should submit your waiver.
Please note that you only need to submit one waiver to the office for all fellowships you are
considering.
VI. Transcripts: It is necessary for the Committee on Fellowships to have a copy of your Vassar
transcript. Please provide an unofficial transcript with your application.
To download a copy of your unofficial transcript from Ask Banner:
Open your transcript in Ask Banner:
o
o
o
o
For a Mac: save as a pdf file
For PC: save as a text file
Name the file as follows: your last name.first initial.trans.pdf or .txt
(for example: doe.j.trans.pdf for a Mac user/ doe.j.trans.txt for a PC user)
Applicants who have attended other undergraduate schools or who have completed any graduate
work must present transcripts of this work (copies of transcripts from other institutions are
acceptable). If your JYA grades appear on your Vassar transcript, you do not need to provide an
official transcript from the program.
If you are submitting transcripts from other institutions, unofficial copies are acceptable.
Please review the submission instructions before submitting your application!
http://fellowships.vassar.edu/pdfs/app-inst-preliminary-apps.pdf
3