Applications due November 20, 2013
The Robert T. Jones, Jr. Fellowship honors the late Robert T. Jones, Jr., an internationally renowned golfer, Emory alumnus, and extraordinary human being. The award provides one year of graduate study at St. Andrews University to an Emory
University student who has excelled academically and who will benefit from graduate academic experience at the University of St. Andrews.
The Robert T. Jones, Jr. Fellowship is a university-wide fellowship that is open to students in any school. It may be awarded to graduating seniors or to graduate students. The selection committee seeks highly motivated individuals with records of academic and intellectual excellence and academic interests that may be pursued
through the offerings at St. Andrews. Current and former Robert T. Jones, Jr.
Scholarship recipients are not eligible for this fellowship.
Robert T. Jones Fellows will receive a tuition waiver and living stipend for one year. Fellows will pursue a graduate degree at the University of St. Andrews through the School of Divinity, the School of International Relations, or Neuroscience. Within each school or department a variety of one year taught and research Masters are available:
School of Divinity
M.Litt in Divinity
M.Litt in Scripture and Theology
M.Litt in Biblical Languages and Literature
School of International Relations
M.Litt in International Security Studies
M.Litt in International Political Theory
M.Litt in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Security Studies
M.Litt in Peace and Conflict Studies
Neuroscience
M.Phil in Neuroscience (nomination by the Emory NBB dept required for this degree program)
Applicants must apply to the proposed St. Andrews degree program in addition to completing this fellowship application and must meet all the admission criteria for that graduate program. As with other highly competitive postgraduate fellowships, applicants should thoroughly familiarize themselves with the degree program to which they are applying and should be able to speak to both the relevance of the degree program to their academic interests and their potential to succeed in the program.
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Applications and supporting material due November 20, 2013
Click in each of the gray boxes to enter your information. When you are finished, save as a Word document and email to nationalawards@emory.edu
. Handwritten applications will not be accepted.
University of St. Andrews degree program to which you are applying:
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PERSONAL DATA
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EDUCATION
List all universities and colleges you have attended.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Please have three (3) letters of recommendation submitted to the National Scholarships
& Fellowships Program Office by November 20, 2013. The letters should be written by academics in your field of study and should speak to your ability to successfully complete the proposed St. Andrews degree program. Letters may be submitted electronically to nationalawards@emory.edu, dropped off at 300 White Hall, or mailed to:
Dr. Dee McGraw
300 White Hall
301 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
List the names and university/academic institutions of the persons from whom you have requested a recommendation.
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TRANSCRIPTS
If you have attended another college or university to take courses for credit (not including Emory sponsored study abroad), order an official hard copy of your transcript from that school. We require a transcript from other schools only IF the course names and grades are NOT listed individually on your Emory transcript. Request that these transcripts be delivered by November 20, 2013 to:
Dr. Dee McGraw
White Hall, Suite 300
301 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
An unofficial Emory transcript will be added to your application by Dr. McGraw’s office.
ESSAY
Attach (as a separate Word document) a 1500 word essay on the following topic:
Explain your interest in the Robert T. Jones Jr. Fellowship and, more specifically, in the
University of St. Andrews degree program to which you are applying. Describe the academic program you will undertake at St. Andrews. Explain how your previous experiences have prepared you to succeed in the proposed degree program and how that academic program will equip you to accomplish your future goals.
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