Keasbey Scholarship
See Dates & Deadlines page for schedule of information meeting.
PURPOSE
To promote Anglo-American relations; to provide Americans with an opportunity to experience the British educational system.
AWARD
Support for one or two years of study --- a second BA degree and an MPhil or MSt, or a 1- or 2-year master's --- at selected British institutions (listed below). Direct payment to the British institution involved to cover tuition and other fixed charges; a cost-of-living stipend paid to the Scholar to cover board, lodging, and general subsistence; an allowance for travel between the United States and Great Britain. The stipend is approximately equal to that of the Rhodes Scholarship.
NUMBER OFFERED
Middlebury (along with a few other schools on a rotating basis) is invited to submit up to two nominations, in a three-year cycle. Middlebury will be eligible to nominate students in the fall for a Keasbey Scholarship in the next year.
FIELDS OF STUDY
Unspecified; limited only by the offerings at the universities involved.
TENABLE AT
Graduate study or second B.A. at
Oxford (Christ Church, Hertford, New, Trinity, and
University Colleges)
Cambridge (St. John's, Selwyn, and Trinity Colleges)
(These relate only to residence at Oxford or
Cambridge and do not in any way preclude a scholar
from studying with members of the faculty of other
colleges.)
University of Edinburgh
University College of Wales at Aberystwyth
ELIGIBILITY
Students (February or May) with a 3.7 or higher GPA who are US citizens and unmarried (Keasbey scholarships may not be deferred, and candidates for the Keasbey may not hold another graduate-level scholarship or grant). The successful candidates will demonstrate academic excellence, active participation in extracurricular activities, leadership abilities, and personal promise.
DEADLINES
Deadlines (internal and external) for scholarships and fellowships listed on the Middlebury website can be found on the Dates and Deadlines page; external deadlines are also listed on program websites.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Interested seniors must submit preliminary applications to the Fellowships Office via e-mail. These include:
- Keasbey profile sheet (available here or at Fellowships Office)
- an essay of approximately 1000 words summarizing applicant's major academic interest and the course of study proposed to be taken in Great Britain
- a résumé or list of interests and activities
- a Banner Web Degree Progress Report, and unofficial grade lists of all college-level work completed elsewhere
- signed Fellowship Waiver and Permission Form
The campus selection committee will make an initial
screening from the preliminary applications and interview applicants in September. You must also call our office at x2455 or stop by ADK 109 to set up an interview time.
The Fellowship Office will secure an official Middlebury
transcript for each nominee; nominees will gather official
transcripts from all other colleges or universities attended.
Final nominees will submit final applications, including three
letters of recommendation, to be sent with the College's materials in time for the the final deadline.
Nominees will participate in campus mock interviews. Nominees must be available to participate in interviews with the trustees of the Keasbey Memorial Foundation in Philadelphia.
CONTACT
Amy Gibans McGlashan, Fellowship Adviser
Adirondack House 202
(802) 443-5103
For more information on the Keasbey:
Keasbey Scholarship Information Sheet
Resources for study at the institutions available:
Oxford
Christ Church College
University College
Trinity College
New College
Hertford College
Cambridge
St. John's College
Selwyn College
Trinity College
University of Edinburgh
University College of Wales at Aberystwyth
Resources for study in Great Britain:
