Application Procedures: Churchill Scholarship IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES - Application Year 2015-16 Step Description Date Due Complete 1 Schedule Consultation (see note) Early Fall 2015 2 Select and Confirm Four Recommenders Send instructions (see note) Early September 2015 3 Begin Drafting Personal Statement Early Sept 2015 4 Begin Drafting Essay on Proposed Program of Study Early Sept 2015 5 Reach out to Potential Research Mentors at the University of Cambridge (see note) September 2015 6 Register for Online Application (see note) September 2015 7 Schedule GRE General Test You may instead substitute MCAT Scores (see note) September 2015 8 Request Outside Transcript(s): if applicable (see note) September 2015 9 Revise Personal Statement and Essay on Proposed Program of Study Be prepared to allow time to write and receive feedback on multiple drafts from a NS&FP advisor. September to Early October 2015 10 Follow Up With Recommenders Early October 2015 11 Submit Completed Application to the University of Cambridge (see note) October 15, 2015 12 Internal Application Submission: Submit a PDF of your complete application, including Personal Statement and Essay on Proposed Program of Study, letter of interest from research mentor at Cambridge (if applicable) and your NS&FP Procedures PDF (completed Checklist and Consent Form) via email to [email protected] (see note) *Do NOT submit your application online at this point. 4:00 PM October 15, 2015 13 Nomination Decision Letters distributed (via email) October 23, 2015 IF NOMINATED 14 Follow-up Appointment(s) and Application Revisions Oct 26 - Nov 9, 2015 15 Request Official Emory Transcript October 27, 2015 16 Submit GRE or MCAT Scores (see note) 4:00 PM November 9, 2015 17 Final Application Deadline: Resubmit final versions of all components of your application Print, sign, and submit a hard copy of your application to 300 White Hall; submit the online application to the Churchill Foundation. 4:00 PM November 9, 2015 18 External Due Date: Application submitted by NS&FP November 10, 2015 National Scholarships & Fellowships Program (NS&FP), Emory University http://nationalawards.college.emory.edu Application Procedures: Churchill Scholarship (2015-16) Next Steps: Emory may nominate two candidates. There is no campus interview. The Churchill Screening Committee, which is composed of former Churchill Scholars who are, for the most part, academic scientists, reviews applications and selects approximately 25 finalists. Finalists are notified in January. Finalists are interviewed by phone by the Foundation’s Executive Director shortly after being notified of selection as finalists. Awards are made shortly after—and sometimes during—the phone interview. NOTES Consultation (Step 1) Make contact with the National Scholarships and Fellowships program (NS&FP) to discuss universities and courses of study, your eligibility and application competitiveness, and your recommender selection. We encourage you to attend the UK Awards workshops offered Spring 2015. Recommenders (Steps 2, 10) In consultation with a NS&FP advisor, determine your four letter of recommendation writers. Your letters must come from faculty in fields related to your STEM research. If you list an NSF REU, internship, or other similar research experience in your application, you must have a recommendation from at least one of your supervisors. Contact potential recommenders to confirm they are willing to write letters. Advice on selecting and contacting potential recommenders is available on NS&FP’s Blackboard Organization site, “National Scholarships & Fellowships Resources” in the “Churchill” section. Instructions for recommenders: • Letters should address the applicant’s academic strength and ability to successfully complete the proposed University of Cambridge degree program. • Electronic submission of letters is preferred. Please create a PDF of your letter, signed and on letterhead, and send along with the completed and signed Churchill Scholarship Recommendation form as an email attachment to [email protected]. • If this is not possible, we will accept hard copies. Recommenders may drop off or mail letters, or applicants may pick up and hand-carry letters (in sealed envelopes with the recommender’s signature across the seal) to the OUE front desk (300 White Hall). Mailing address: Dr. Megan Friddle White Hall, Suite 300 301 Dowman Drive Atlanta, GA 30322 • Recommendations should be submitted no later than 4:00 PM, October 15, 2015. No later than two weeks before letters are due, provide your recommenders with a late-stage draft of your Proposed Program of Study and Personal Statement Essays. If one of your recommenders is not able to meet the October 15 due date, please contact our office. 2 Application Procedures: Churchill Scholarship (2015-16) Personal Statement (Steps 3, 9, and 14) Draft and revise your personal statement. Be prepared to allow time to write and receive feedback on multiple drafts from a NS&FP advisor. Advice on writing the personal statement may be found on NS&FP’s Blackboard site. You should also refer to your notes from the Spring 2015 Workshops. Proposed Program of Study (Steps 4, 9, and 14) Draft and revise your statement of grant purpose. Be prepared to allow time to write and receive feedback on multiple drafts from an NS&FP advisor. Advice on preparing the Proposed Program of Study essay may be found on NS&FP’s Blackboard site. You should also refer to your notes from the Spring 2015 Workshops. Contact Potential Research Mentors (Step 5) Make contact with potential research mentors at the University of Cambridge, briefly explaining your proposed research and your interest in attending Cambridge. If a potential mentor indicates interest in your research, ask whether she or he would be willing to provide a letter of interest for inclusion with your Churchill application. Letters of interest should be addressed to the applicant. Note: Candidates in Pure and Applied Mathematics are not required to obtain a letter from a potential research mentor. Online Application (Step 6) Register and complete the online application form at http://churchill.usapplications.org/. DO NOT SUBMIT your application. A NS&FP advisor will authorize you to submit later, if nominated. GRE or MCAT (Steps 7) Schedule and take the GRE General Test by September 1, 2015. Outside Transcript(s) (Step 8) If you have attended another college or university to take courses for credit (not including Emory sponsored study abroad), order an official electronic or hard copy of your transcript from that school. We require a transcript from other schools only IF the course names and grades are NOT listed individually on your Emory transcript. Request that these transcripts be delivered by October 15, 2015 to: Dr. Megan Friddle White Hall, Suite 300 301 Dowman Drive Atlanta, GA 30322 3 Application Procedures: Churchill Scholarship (2015-16) University of Cambridge Application (Step 11) By October 15, 2015, submit your completed application to the University of Cambridge. Internal Application Submission (Step 12) By 4pm, October 15, 2015, submit a PDF of your complete application, including Personal Statement and Essay on Proposed Program of Study, Letter of Interest, and your NS&FP Procedures PDF (completed Checklist and Consent Form) via email to [email protected]. Ensure that your recommenders submit their letters by October 15 as well. IF NOMINATED Follow-up Appointment & Essay Revisions (Step 14) The NS&FP office will contact you to schedule a meeting to give you committee feedback and revision suggestions. Emory Transcript (Step 15) Order a hard copy of an official transcript. If you are on campus, request that the transcript be held for pick-up so that you may hand deliver it to 300 White Hall—you may need to call the Registrar’s office to use this option. Otherwise, choose “Send to Address Listed Below.” Complete the address fields EXACTLY AS FOLLOWS: Transcript Issued to: Address Line 1: Address Line 2: Address Line 3: City: State: Postal/Zip: CAMPUS MAIL Dr. Megan Friddle 300 White Hall OUE Atlanta GA 30322 Ensure that NS&FP receives the paper transcript by 4:00PM, November 9. Submit GRE or MCAT Scores (Step 16) By November 9, 2015 email a scanned version of your GRE scores directly to the Churchill Foundation at: [email protected]. Final Application Submission (Step 17) By 4pm, November 9, 2015, complete all revisions to your online application, requesting additional feedback from NS&FP advisors as needed. After final approval, submit your application online through the Churchill website. 4 Application Procedures: Churchill Scholarship (2015-16) Then save a pdf copy of your application and email it to NS&FP at [email protected]. Submit a signed hard copy of your application to 300 White Hall by 4pm, November 9. Note: You will not be able to make changes to your application once you submit it. Proofread the entire application carefully before submitting. 5 Scholarship Consent Form I, ___________________________, do hereby consent to the following initialed items in pursuit of the ________________________________________ (Scholarship/Award Name). _____ (REQUIRED) As required under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, I give permission for my grade point average (GPA), transcripts, individual course grades, individual assignment grades, and/or other similar academic information to be used and discussed as a part of faculty and institutional letters of recommendation and endorsements and the applications for this award competition. I also give permission for the Office for Undergraduate Education to request unofficial and official copies of my transcript(s) as a part of the application process. _____ (REQUIRED) I certify that I have completed all required steps for the internal application process for this award (attach checklist). _____ (REQUIRED)I certify that all of the information I include in my application for this award, including listings of activities and awards, research undertaken or planned, and personal statements or other essays, is my own work and is accurate and honest to the best of my knowledge. _____ (REQUIRED) I give permission to the Vice President and Dean of Campus Life, the Senior Dean of Emory College of Arts & Sciences, and the Emory University Registrar or their designees to release information to the Emory College Office for Undergraduate Education from official college records pertaining to academic honesty and conduct offense violations, and to provide contextual information as to the severity of these offenses. This information may be given either in verbal or written form. _____ I waive any right I may have to view faculty and institutional letters of recommendation that are written for the purpose of this award competition. While copies of these letters may be provided to me by the authors, I understand that this is done as a courtesy by the author and does not affect this waiver. I understand that if I do not waive my right to view letters, my recommenders will be notified and may choose to withdraw their letters. _____ I grant permission for Emory University to use my public biographical information to publicize my nomination and/or receipt of this scholarship or fellowship. _____ I consent to have copies of my scholarship essays retained indefinitely and anonymously in the Office for Undergraduate Education and understand that they may be made available to future applicants as an example for them to review as they prepare their own applications. ______________________________ Type name in lieu of signature _______________ Date
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