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COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS. For many scholarships,
applicants must receive the endorsement of the Dartmouth College Committee on
Graduate Fellowships. In order for the Committee to read all applications and
offer advice, the internal Dartmouth deadline must be earlier than the
scholarship specific deadline. The key to this process is to begin early by
consulting with your faculty advisor and the Scholarship Advisor, and by
contacting potential references (see "Letters of Recommendation"
below). This is especially important if a proposal is required in the
application. Refer to Scholarship
Listings for campus deadlines. For scholarships
requiring endorsement, all materials must be returned to: Scholarship
Advising, 6201 Wentworth Hall, Rm. 301, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.
03755 or HB 6201.
SCHOLARSHIP ADVISOR. The Scholarship Advisor assists
students during the application process so that they may prepare the best
application(s) possible. It is strongly advised that students meet with
the Scholarship Advisor before the campus deadline with any questions
concerning eligibility or the application itself. The Scholarship Advisor
is also available to read draft proposals and essays to offer advice and
suggestions. Drafts should be brought in at least two weeks prior to the
campus deadline. Appointments to meet with the Scholarship Advisor
can be made by calling Scholarship Advising at 646-8647.
GENERAL GRADUATE STUDY IN THE U. S. In addition to national
grant competitions, the usual source of financial aid for graduate school is
through the graduate institution the student will attend. Consult the
individual graduate school for details about each school's financial aid
program. You should request information about financial aid at the same time
(early fall) that you ask for application materials. See Scholarship
Listings for additional resources.
STUDY ABROAD. Financial aid is not usually available from
foreign universities, and part-time employment while enrolled in a foreign
university is seldom feasible. Students planning foreign study must therefore
seek financial support independently, and the competition for funds is very
keen. For many of the large grants for study abroad (Rhodes, Marshall,
Fulbright and others), it is necessary to begin preparing your application in
the winter or spring of your junior year. See Awards for
Study Abroad for details on the application process.
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION are an important part of the
application process for both scholarships and admission to graduate schools.
You should request letters from your professors a month prior to any deadlines
so that they have time to write a carefully considered evaluation. Always
provide your recommender with as much information about yourself and the grant
for which you will apply. If you intend to file applications after graduation
or if faculty members plan to leave Dartmouth, you may consider using the
"Credentials Service - LEO" in Career Services. These recommendations
will be kept on file for ten years. At your request Career Services will
photocopy the original letters and mail copies wherever you designate. Do not
use "LEO" for specific scholarship recommendations. Remember that
individualized letters of recommendation, addressed to specific programs or
scholarships for which you are applying, are far stronger than duplicated
general-purpose letters. Letters of recommendation for Dartmouth administered
grants should be brought to Wentworth Hall, Rm 301 or sent to Scholarship
Advising, Dartmouth College, 6201 Wentworth Hall, Hanover, NH 03755.
PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS for Rhodes,
Marshall, Mitchell, and Fulbright are
due in June of each year. The scholarship application - downloadable from the
applicable scholarship website - should be filled out as if it were the final
application and should include a completed, typed application form, all essays,
all letters of recommendation, and an unofficial transcript. These applications
will be read by a committee who will make comments and offer suggestions. The
preliminary application (with comments) will be returned to you over the
summer. The final application will be due in September. At this time, the
revised application should include an official transcript with any summer
grades. If the updated scholarship application form is not available by the
preliminary application deadline, you should use the previous year’s
application form as the applications generally change little from year to year.
For the final application due in September, you can then use the updated
application form and make any necessary changes. This process is very important
in order to guarantee that your September application is polished and complete.
Please see RWiT or any writing
advisor for help with your essays.
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