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RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS

PURPOSE
Based on the will of Cecil J. Rhodes, the intent of the Rhodes Scholarships Trust is to aid the promotion of international understanding and peace by bringing able students from around the world to study together for two years at Oxford University.

AWARD
Two years of study at Oxford University. Matriculation, tuition, laboratory and other fees, living allowance, and travel expenses to and from Oxford are made in direct payment to the college and the scholar. Renewable for a third year for those who initially embark on a doctoral route at the time of admission and whose progress is deemed satisfactory.

NUMBER OFFERED
The United States authorizes 32 Rhodes Scholars per year out of a total of more than 90.

FIELDS OF STUDY
Limited only by the offerings of Oxford University

TENABLE AT
Oxford University

ELIGIBILITY

Citizen of USA (other citizens apply through their own countries)

Unmarried, between 18 and 24 years of age

Completed B.A. before tenure at Oxford begins; resident or attended a college or university in the state from which he/she applies for at least two years.

Rhodes Scholars are judged on:
1. literary and scholastic attainments
2. fondness for and success in sports
3. truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and
protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness,
and fellowship
4. moral force of character and instincts to lead

No stated minimum GPA for the Rhodes; however, a GPA of lower than 3.7 is not competitive.

Candidates are nominated by committees in each of the 50 states to appear before a district committee (Vermont is in District I). Each of the eight district committees, in turn, designates candidates from the group of 12-14 finalists as Rhodes Scholars-elect. Election to a Rhodes Scholarship does not guarantee entrance to Oxford, as the University makes its own admissions decisions: election is formally confirmed only after acceptance to an Oxford college.

DEADLINES

Middlebury campus deadline: noon on Monday, September 7, 2009, to Annie Dolber, Office of Student Fellowships and Scholarships, Adirondack House 202.

To be submitted:
--Rhodes application page A-5 (available on line at
      the Rhodes website)
--Personal statement, 1000 words or less, describing
      academic and outside interests, the specific area of
      proposed study, and reasons for wishing to study at
      Oxford, concluding with the following signed statement:
     "I certify that this essay is my own work."
--Résumé: a succinct list of principal activities and honors
      in college (including prizes, scholarships, offices held,
      athletic record, extracurricular interests, and substantial
      activities) with dates, no more than two pages in length
      (font no smaller than 10 pt.).
--Banner Degree Progress Report

The British Scholarships Committee at Middlebury will interview all qualified applicants on September 11, 2009 and endorse viable candidates as nominees.

For nominees: Electronic deadline: October 5, 2009

For nominees: at least 5, but not more than 8, letters of recommendation RECEIPT deadline: October 13, 2009

For institutions: endorsement RECEIPT deadline 10/13/09

District interviews will be held November 20 and 21, 2009

CONTACT
Lisa Gates, Fellowship Advisor
   Adirondack House 204
   (802) 443-3183
   lgates@middlebury.edu

URL
http://www.rhodesscholar.org

(last edited 8/11/09)