Harvard graduate students apply for consideration through their graduate or professional school's Fellowship Coordinator. In no event are Sheldon Fellowships awarded to students who wish to study or conduct research at Harvard or in the greater Boston area. Graduate students must have already completed one full year of graduate study at Harvard at the time of application. Applicants must hold a Harvard degree or be a candidate for a Harvard degree in the year of application. Doctoral students with no prior Harvard degree may petition their departments to award them a Master's degree in order to comply with this requirement.
Preference is given to applicants with U.S. citizenship.
Graduate students apply for consideration through their graduate or professional school's Fellowship Coordinator. Applicants must have graduated from Harvard College or will graduate from the College in the year that application for the fellowship is made. In addition, graduate students must have already completed one full year of graduate study at Harvard at the time application is made. All applicants must have outstanding academic records and possess advanced French language skills. A special selection committee interviews finalists in French.