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Fulbright/Knox/Kennedy Scholarships - anyone applying?

The new academic year is upon us and deadlines are approaching, I was wondering if anyone was applying for scholarships to the US to do postgrad study?

The three above are the main scholarships I've found that cover full fees and living costs, though there's not many: 6-10 for each.

I'm probably going to apply for a Kennedy and Knox Scholarship to study the Masters in Public Administration and International Development at Harvard, and the Fulbright to study either that or the Masters in International and Development Economics at Yale. I'm tempted to apply for a PhD, but I'm not sure I want to commit 5 years of my life to it, especially when I'm not sure where the rest of the 4 years funding would come from. Plus I don't really expect to get one, I just thought it's worth a shot, as a year or two out and a degree from Harvard or Yale would be amazing.

Are there any other scholarships people know of? I'm sure I've missed some!

As the title suggests, would be great to hear from anyone else applying for them, or to the US in general :smile:

Reply 1

shady lane

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At most private universities in the US PhDs are funded for 4 years. They only accept the number of students they can fund. That's tuition paid and around $24,000 yearly stipend. So don't let cost put you off a PhD in the US.

Gotta plug my university but you should try for the master's in International Policy Studies at my alma mater, Stanford. It's an amazing program. I graduated with a BA in the same department, and I got to see all the master's students at graduation. Very international and all extremely accomplished. There is also a great fellowship given by a woman who funded me to work in Ghana last summer. Check it out:
http://ica.stanford.edu/?q=ips
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/IPS/degree.html

Reply 2

karlbyron

shady lane

At most private universities in the US PhDs are funded for 4 years. They only accept the number of students they can fund. That's tuition paid and around $24,000 yearly stipend. So don't let cost put you off a PhD in the US.

Gotta plug my university but you should try for the master's in International Policy Studies at my alma mater, Stanford. It's an amazing program. I graduated with a BA in the same department, and I got to see all the master's students at graduation. Very international and all extremely accomplished. There is also a great fellowship given by a woman who funded me to work in Ghana last summer. Check it out:
http://ica.stanford.edu/?q=ips
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/IPS/degree.html

Does it usually take 4 yrs to do a PhD in the US? So if you get accepted to a US PhD program you don't pay? Is that true of Stanford?

Reply 3

shady lane

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karlbyron

Does it usually take 4 yrs to do a PhD in the US? So if you get accepted to a US PhD program you don't pay? Is that true of Stanford?

At top universities like Stanford it usually takes 4-5 years, although in some fields it can take longe. You are funded for 4 years and then have to apply for 5th year funding.

Reply 4

karlbyron

shady lane

At top universities like Stanford it usually takes 4-5 years, although in some fields it can take longe. You are funded for 4 years and then have to apply for 5th year funding.

Thanks - though i thought international students have to pay and arnt eligible. Is that wrong?

Reply 5

shady lane

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karlbyron

Thanks - though i thought international students have to pay and arnt eligible. Is that wrong?

From the graduate admissions website:

Applying for Stanford Fellowships and Assistantships
Departments determine the disposition of all funds for graduate fellowships and assistantships. Fellowship and assistantship decisions are considered concurrently with admissions decisions. If you are applying for a fellowship or assistantship, you should indicate this on the application form. Note: there is no separate application for these kinds of financial aid. Students may not apply to more than one department for admission or financial support. International students are considered with U.S. applicants for department fellowships and assistantships. There are no special funds to support international students.

So yeah, you won't get special treatment, but international students are evaluated the same way that US students are for funding.

Reply 6

Derek_The_Hamster

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karlbyron

Thanks - though i thought international students have to pay and arnt eligible. Is that wrong?

I had a friend from Durham go over to MIT to do a PhD, and he was funded through these various pots of teaching etc money, so I would assume they're open to non-US applicants as well at least in some cases.

Yay for anecdotal evidence, the most accurate kind there is :wink:

Reply 7

Drogue

OP

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shady lane

At most private universities in the US PhDs are funded for 4 years. They only accept the number of students they can fund. That's tuition paid and around $24,000 yearly stipend. So don't let cost put you off a PhD in the US.

I wasn't aware it was that widespread, that is good to hear. The biggest thing stopping me is that I don't want to spent 5 years though. I'd rather get a masters, go into work, then look at coming back later if I really want to.

shady lane

Gotta plug my university but you should try for the master's in International Policy Studies at my alma mater, Stanford. It's an amazing program. I graduated with a BA in the same department, and I got to see all the master's students at graduation. Very international and all extremely accomplished. There is also a great fellowship given by a woman who funded me to work in Ghana last summer. Check it out:
http://ica.stanford.edu/?q=ips
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/IPS/degree.html

Thanks, I'll have a look. Standford's on my list to check out, but I'm more looking for an economics based course than a politics or international studies one. It just happens that Harvard's MPA/ID is mostly economics and quantitive stuff, but in a development policy context, which suits me to a T.

Reply 8

baysideclover

Hey, just heard I got through to the interview stage for the Kennedy scholarship! Did anyone else get through? xx

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