Candidates for these fellowships should consult with their House Fellowships Adviser or Department Head Tutor, depending on the fellowship. Quotas are often imposed. Houses are usually allowed one nomination per 50 eligible candidates affiliated with the House, while Departments usually may nominate one or two students, depending on the size of their undergraduate populations. House and Department nomination deadlines always fall earlier than those published as nomination deadlines in this supplement and in OCS's Fellowships Calendar. Individual applicants are responsible for meeting the obligations of these separate nomination procedures and must contact their HFAs or Head Tutors about these fellowships well in advance of published deadlines.
Most grants listed require no nomination or endorsement to enter college-level competition.
Interested students may simply request applications for these grants from the Fellowships Office, or other sponsoring office, usually at least one month before the appropriate deadline. Most Harvard applications require applicants to complete a form or cover sheet and to submit, in addition, a current official transcript, a list of activities or resume, a proposal, and letters of recommendation. Some also require a budget. Sample application forms for many fellowships are available in each of the Houses, in the Fellowships Office, and in Section B of the OCS Reading Room. You should consult with your HFA or with the Fellowships Office if anything on an application form confuses you.