Whilst Manchester is a fantastic place to be (a city filled with an abundance of great music, vibrant student culture and ample precipitation), no-one can deny that having Harvard or MIT on your CV as well would look pretty good. Here are a couple of scholarships with closing dates in the early autumn which might help make this a reality :
- Frank Knox Scholarships – these allow for 6 UK students to undertake up to two years of graduate study at Harvard. There are also opportunities for students from Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Naturally these are very competitive, and in addition to an application form and references, successful applicants will be selected on the basis of “future promise of leadership, strength of character, keen mind, a balanced judgment and a devotion to the democratic ideal”. Applications must be submitted by 27th October.
- Kennedy Scholarships – applicable to study not only at Harvard but also MIT, they are intended to “act as a spur to closer trans-Atlantic relations”. These scholarships allow for one year’s study in the USA. However, their website indicates that if you get funding as a Kennedy Scholar for the first year of a PhD, you will usually get offered funding from Harvard or MIT for the 2nd year onwards. In addition, it allows for a year’s Visiting Fellowship mid-PhD if you’re already studying here. Applications deadlines are “usually the first Friday of November”.
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