CHARLES AND JULIA HENRY FUND
INFORMATION PACK FOR UK APPLICANTS
The Henry Fund provides Henry Fellowships tenable at Harvard and Yale universities,
details of which are contained in this pack, and at Oxford and Cambridge universities,
which may be competed for only by students at Harvard and Yale (details are available
from the respective US universities).
The UK Trustees of the Henry Fund also nominate two Procter Fellowships tenable at
Princeton University. Details of these are also included in this pack.
The pack consists of a memorandum containing information about the Fellowships
tenable at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton; an application form; and a reference form for
referees.
Please follow the instructions contained in the pack.
Issued by:
Andrew Bennett
Deputy Secretary to the Trustees of the Henry Fund
http://www.henry.fund.cam.ac.uk
The Charles and Julia Henry Fund
c/o University of Cambridge
Academic Division
17 Mill Lane
Cambridge CB2 1RX
November 2013
HENRY AND PROCTER FELLOWSHIPS 2014–15
HARVARD, YALE, AND PRINCETON UNIVERSITIES
The Trustees of the Charles and Julia Henry Fund expect to offer two Henry Fellowships for the
academical year 2014–15 – one at Harvard University; one at Yale University.
The Trustees expect also to select candidates for nomination to two Procter Fellowships at
Princeton University tenable for the academical year 2014–15.
Calendar
1 February 2014 Closing date for receipt of application forms (from candidates) and referees'
reports (from referees).
18 or 19 February 2014 (provisional)
Short-listed candidates invited for interview.
13 March 2014 (provisional) Interviews of short-listed candidates, in London.
20 March 2014 (provisional) Candidates notified of decisions.
There is a single competition covering all awards. One blank copy of the form is supplied in this
pack. Candidates may email their application (preferably as a PDF) to
secretary@henry.fund.cam.ac.uk. Candidates preferring to apply by post must submit nine
copies of the application form (one top copy, with eight good copies of the completed form).
The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 February 2014.
Candidates are asked to complete Part A of each reference form and send a copy direct to
each referee, with a request that the completed form should then be sent by the referee direct
to the Deputy Secretary to the Henry Trustees (Email: secretary@henry.fund.cam.ac.uk; Post:
c/o The Scholarships Administrator, Fees & Graduate Funding, Student Registry, 4 Mill Lane,
Cambridge CB2 1RZ) by 1 February 2014. It may not be possible for references returned later
than this to be taken into account in short-listing.
Before applying for one or both of these awards you should satisfy yourself that you are
eligible for the Fellowships concerned.
Henry Fellowships 2014–15
The Henry Fund was founded by the Will of the late Julia Lady Henry ‘in the earnest hope and
desire of cementing the bonds of friendship between the British Empire and the United States
of America’. Income from the Henry Fund provides for Fellowships for British subjects to study
for a year at Harvard or Yale universities, and for American subjects to study for a year at
Oxford or Cambridge universities.
The Fellowships are open to men and women and are not renewable. Henry Fellows are not
normally candidates for a degree of the American University. The Fellowships consist of an
assured place for which separate application is unnecessary (unless a candidate for a degree,
in which case you must have applied direct for admission), a maintenance grant, tuition fees for
the course of study approved by the Trustees, health insurance, and a grant towards the cost of
travel. In 2013–14 the maintenance grant is US $34,000 (paid in two instalments) and the travel
grant is £2,500. These amounts are reviewed annually.
Candidates must be citizens of a Commonwealth country or of the Republic of Ireland, and
must be either (a) undergraduates of a UK university who have completed at least two years
undergraduate work on 1 January 2014 or (b) graduates of a UK university who are in their
first year of postgraduate study in a UK university in the academical year 2013-14.
While a very high, and sustained, standard of academic achievement will be required of
successful candidates, the Trustees also attach importance to other attainments and personal
qualities relevant to the Founder's intentions. Candidates must produce evidence of character
and intellectual ability, and must also submit a definite scheme of study or research to be
carried out at the American universities. The Trustees must be satisfied that the proposed work
falls within ordinary university facilities. The choice of the subject of study to be undertaken by
the Fellow can regarded as unrestricted, provided the scheme of work meets with the approval
of the Trustees and that of the American university.
The Fellow will report on arrival to a representative of the American Trustees at Harvard or
Yale, who will act in an advisory capacity throughout the tenure of the Fellowship. Such
emergency matters as a possible change of work or leave of absence will be at the American
Trustees' discretion. The American university may naturally exercise its right to expel a Fellow
in the case of grave misconduct. Such expulsion would terminate the Fellowship.
The Trustees will only consider candidates prepared to give their whole time to the objects of
the Fellowships which include study, social activities with fellow students, and travel within the
United States. Fellows are also required to undertake to return to the British Isles (or some part
of the Commonwealth) at the expiration of their term of tenure. This condition may waived or
modified in a special case.
Procter Fellowships to Princeton University 2014–15
Procter Fellowships are awards held at the Graduate School of Princeton University.
Candidates are nominated to the authorities of Princeton University by the Vice-Chancellors of
Oxford or Cambridge universities, who act on the recommendation of the Henry Trustees. The
final appointment is made by Princeton University, after review and approval by the appropriate
academic Department of the University.
Procter Fellowships are open to men and women. Candidates must be Commonwealth
citizens; must by the time of taking up their Fellowships have taken at least the B.A. Degree or
its equivalent at any university in the United Kingdom with first class honours in the final
examinations; and must be certified as of 'good health, high character, excellent education in
distinctively liberal studies, and exceptional scholarly power'. Preference is normally given to
candidates who would be in their second or third year of doctoral study when, if elected, they
take up their Fellowship.
A Procter Fellowship is tenable for one year, as a visiting award. Fellows reside in the Graduate
College at Princeton, and will be required to devote themselves to advanced study and
investigation in 'a branch of subjects of one of the Liberal Arts and Sciences, exclusive of
professional, technical, or commercial subjects'. During the tenure of the Fellowship a Fellow
must not engage in teaching or in any other remunerative work. The emolument of the
Fellowship consists of a stipend expected to be not less than $28,333 (for ten months, 1 Sept.
to 30 June), with full tuition and required fees paid by Princeton University. The stipend amount
is reviewed annually by the Graduate School. Accommodation in the Graduate College at
Princeton is set aside for Procter Fellows, should they require it; room and board charges at the
Graduate College are deducted from the stipend (which is paid by Princeton University in ten
monthly instalments). US federal income tax may be deducted from the stipend, and in some
circumstances may be payable on tuition.
Interviews and Reports
Candidates for both Henry Fellowships and Procter Fellowships are interviewed on the same
occasion. Interviews are expected to be held in central London in March 2014 (provisional
dates are above).
The Henry and Procter Fellows for 2014–15 are required to send a report to the Henry Trustees
on their year at Harvard, Yale, or Princeton by 30 September 2015. (The Henry Trustees
reserve the right to publish Fellow’s reports, suitably anonymised or edited, in promotional
materials and within other information about the Fellowships.)
HENRY FELLOWSHIPS at HARVARD and YALE
PROCTER FELLOWSHIPS at PRINCETON
2014–15
Return to: The Deputy Secretary to the Henry Trustees
Email: secretary@henry.fund.cam.ac.uk; post: c/o The Scholarships Administrator, Fees and
Funding Section, Student Registry, 4 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RZ.
SURNAME:
FORNAME(S):
DATE OF BIRTH:
PLACE OF BIRTH:
University address (correspondence):
Home address (permanent):
Email:
Telephone:
Email:
Telephone:
SEX:
NATIONALITY:
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:
a) University/College attended, with dates:
b) University examinations already taken and class reached; indicate subjects. State degree(s) obtained,
with class and date(s).
c) Career after graduation (if already a graduate)
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN (for reference only)
ATTACH A RECENT
PHOTOGRAPH HERE
Email:
Telephone:
Relationship to you:
SECONDARY EDUCATION:
Name your secondary schools in order, giving addresses with dates of entering and leaving; age on leaving.
ANY OTHER INFORMATION LIKELY TO BE OF USE TO THE TRUSTEES e.g. Overseas experience, nonacademic activities, publications.
PROPOSED SCHEME OF STUDY/RESEARCH IN THE USA. Attach another sheet if necessary.
ARE YOU A CANDIDATE FOR THE FOLLOWING
FELLOWSHIPS?
Henry Fellowship at Harvard
Henry Fellowship at Yale
Procter Visiting Fellowship at Princeton (one year)
IF POSSIBLE, PLACE THE AWARDS
IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
1.
2.
3.
PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR PREFERENCE
HAVE YOU BEEN A CANDIDATE FOR THESE FELLOWSHIPS BEFORE? State which Fellowship and
when. If you are a member of Cambridge University are you, or have you been, a candidate for the
Choate Fellowship at Harvard?
WHAT WILL BE YOUR PROBABLE OCCUPATION ON RETURN?
HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR ANY OTHER COMPARABLE AWARDS? Please state:
HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THIS FELLOWSHIP SCHEME?
GIVE THE NAMES, POSITION, POSTAL, AND EMAIL ADDRESSES OF THREE REFEREES TO EACH OF
WHOM YOU HAVE SENT A COPY OF THE REFEREE’S REPORT FORM. They must have expressed their
willingness to report to the Trustees. At least two of the referees should be familiar with your university work.
1.
2.
3.
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER OF THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE AT WHICH
THE APPLICANT IS STUDYING OR HAS STUDIED.
In the case of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges the signature of the Senior Tutor is sufficient. In
other universities the signature of the Head of Department is sufficient.
In my opinion..............................................................is of good moral character
(Name of applicant)
and a suitable person to be a candidate for a Henry Fellowship, and (if a candidate for the Procter
Fellowship) has qualifications of a Procter Fellow by being of ‘good health, high character, excellent
education in distinctively liberal studies, and exceptional scholarly power’.
Signature.........................................................................................
Description.......................................................................................
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT
I have read and understood the memorandum concerning the Fellowships for which I am applying and agree
to be bound by the conditions stated therein.
Date...................................................Signature..............................................................................