FAQs - The Rhodes Scholarships FAQs All University and College fees; The University application fee; A personal stipend which is fixed by the Trustees (£14,276 per annum 2016-17); One economy class airfare to Oxford at the start of the scholarship and one economy flight back to the student's home country at the conclusion of the scholarship. While the partners of Rhodes Scholars are warmly welcomed by Rhodes House, Oxford, married/partnered applicants should take note that the stipend is sufficient for one person only, and the Rhodes Trust takes no responsibility for support of the Scholar's spouse/partner or dependants. Financial need gives no special claim to a Rhodes Scholarship. What course of study can a Rhodes Scholarship be used for? Rhodes Scholars come from many academic backgrounds and pursue a wide variety of courses at Oxford. The Scholarship is more accurately viewed as an investment in a person of remarkable promise than support for a particular course of study. Applicants should study the University of Oxford's course offerings to determine the degree for which they would apply. There are very few restrictions on the full-time Oxford post-graduate degrees courses supported by Rhodes Scholarships.

Rhodes Scholars may only undertake the Master of Business Administration or the Master of Financial Economics in the second year of the Scholarship. For the detailed conditions of tenure, including exceptions and qualifications to the above, please click here . The Rhodes Trust reserves the right to vary these and other terms at any time without notice. What is the value of a Rhodes Scholarship? The Rhodes Scholarship covers University and College fees and a stipend for living expenses for two and possibly three years of study at the University of Oxford. The stipend is set at £13,658 (UK pounds) per annum (2014-15). The Scholarship also covers travel to and from Oxford at the commencement and conclusion of tenure (subject to certain conditions), and private health insurance. In some cases, fees for a fourth year of doctoral study are underwritten. Candidates for the Scholarship who have partners should bear in mind that the Scholarship stipend is sufficient only for one person, and - though warmly welcoming partners into the Rhodes community - the Rhodes Trust takes no financial responsibility for the support of a Scholar's partner. Needless to say, the value of a Rhodes Scholarship is not purely financial.

It enables Scholars to study at the University of Oxford as part of a remarkable cohort of other Scholars and with strong support from Rhodes House, and to participate in the life of the Rhodes community in Oxford, and in the global Rhodes community - which includes exceptional Rhodes alumni as well as current Scholars and many friends of the Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is a life-changing opportunity for exceptional young people with the potential to make a difference for good in the world. How important is the personal essay/statement? It is crucial. The requirements vary by country - consult the Memorandum for Candidates for your country. Keep in mind that the personal statement is your chance to tell your story: who are you? what matters to you? what are you hoping to do in the world? Your academic transcript, your list of activities and your reference letters will provide the substantive detail of your commitments and accomplishments, but this essay gives you the opportunity to cast the overarching narrative for the selection committee. It is important that you give a clear statement of what you wish to study at Oxford and why. What should I expect of the interview? Selection committees are made up of Rhodes Scholars and community leaders from diverse backgrounds.

The interview is of core importance as it is here that selection committees have the opportunity to weigh up a candidate's depth of engagement, accomplishments, and aspirations. In posing their questions, committee members initiate discussion that will help them ascertain who best represents the potential Cecil Rhodes sought to invest in. Proven intellectual and academic attainment of a high standard is the first quality required of Scholars, but they are also required to show exceptional character, leadership in extra-curricular activities, and a commitment to service in the public good. The interview will therefore be wide-ranging in nature, designed to test candidates' intellectual skills and reasoning ability, but also to reveal their character, core commitments, and potential to make a positive contribution to society. Can married students apply? Yes. Applicants should bear in mind, however, that the Scholarship stipend is sufficient only for one person, and that the Trust takes no financial responsibility for the support of a Scholar's spouse. Rhodes House, Oxford, warmly welcomes the partners of Rhodes Scholars, who are invited to Rhodes events.

Rhodes Scholarship Program | Center for Undergraduate Fellowships & Research | The George Washington University Rhodes Scholarship Program Purpose A Rhodes Scholarship offers the opportunity to study at Oxford University for two years, with all tuition fees paid and a living allowance provided. Thirty-two American Rhodes Scholars are selected from all over the nation to pursue a course of study of their own choosing at Oxford; students may work toward a master's degree or a second bachelor's degree. Intellectual and academic achievement of a high standard is the first quality required of applicants, but they will also be required to show integrity of character, interest in and respect for their fellow beings, the ability to lead, and the energy to use their talents to the full. The Rhodes Scholarship program especially seeks to select individuals who possess remarkable leadership experience. For further information, visit the Rhodes website . Please Note In order to apply for the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarships, students must obtain an institutional endorsement from GW. Because these competitions have many elements in common, GW conducts a single endorsement process for all three. If you would like to learn more about these prestigious scholarship programs, and about the GW endorsement process, please contact us by email .

Eligibility At the time of application: An applicant must be a citizen of the United States; pending application for citizenship does not qualify a person to apply. An applicant must, by October 1, 2016, be at least 18 but not yet 24 years of age. An applicant must have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a bachelor's degree before October 1, 2017. While not stated specifically, a GPA of 3.8 or above is strongly recommended. In the opinion of the Rhodes Trust, an applicant should have the academic background and accomplishment to be admitted into top graduate programs whether in the US or UK. Basis of Selection "Quality of both character and intellect is the important requirement for a Rhodes Scholarship." Cecil Rhodes hoped that the Scholar "....would come to esteem the performance of public duties as the highest aim." These are among the qualities sought by the Selection Committees: scholastic ability and achievements, courage and strength of character, leadership ability, unselfishness, interest in one's contemporaries, and physical vigor. Race, religion, and need are not factors. Program of Study Subject to the consent of their colleges, Scholars may read for the Oxford B.A.

in any of the Final Honour Schools or, with the consent of their colleges and the relevant faculty, they may be admitted, if qualified by previous training, to read for a higher degree such as the B.Phil., M.Phil., M.Litt., M.Sc. by Research, or D.Phil. All proposals must include two-year programs. Once the 2016 Memorandum becomes available on the Rhodes website , please refer to it for any additional stipulations with regards to eligible degree programs. Stipend The stipend of a Rhodes Scholarship consists of a direct payment to the Scholar's college of all tuition fees (such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory fees, and certain other set charges), plus a maintenance allowance of not less than 735 pounds per month paid directly to the Scholar in installments during the term of the Scholarship. Although a Rhodes Scholar may be married, no allowance is made for the spouse's expenses. GW's Revised Endorsement Process The Rhodes Trust has recently and fundamentally revised its instructions to prospective applicants and nominating universities.

Beginning with the 2014 application cycle, all applicants must add the following statement at the conclusion of their personal statement and before their signature: “I attest that this personal statement is my own work and is wholly truthful. Neither it nor any earlier draft has been edited by anyone other than me, nor has anyone else reviewed it to provide me with suggestions to improve it. I understand that any such editing or review would disqualify my application.” Likewise, all nominating officials will need to affirm: "I am knowledgeable regarding the institutional practices of [name of institution] in connection with applications for the Rhodes Scholarship. To the best of my knowledge and belief, [name of institution] has provided no editorial review of the applicant's [or applicant's name] personal statement." Consequently, GW's Endorsement Process for Rhodes Scholarship is revised as well in order to minimize any possible conflicts with the Rhodes Scholarship's recent changes. Registration: All students intending to apply for GW endorsement for the Rhodes , Marshall and Mitchell Scholarship programs must register with the Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research. By registering and declaring their intent to apply, applicants for GW endorsement will be sure to receive the advice and support of fellowships center staff.

Prospective applicants must declare their intention to apply no later than May 13, 2016. At that time, a questionnaire will be distributed to individuals declaring their intention, and this questionnaire will provide an opportunity to describe especially meaningful experiences. Since we can no longer provide support and feedback on your Rhodes essay, prospective applicants for the Rhodes Scholarship must prepare a Marshall Scholarship application, and they must submit drafts of their Marshall essays no later than June 12, 2016. In addition, all prospective nominees must complete a questionnaire, which must be completed by the same date. GW Endorsement Application: All students seeking endorsement for the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell competitions must submit complete applications by Friday, August 19, 2016. In order to best prepare the eventual endorsees, the GW endorsement application consists of the Rhodes application requirements: a. A 2016 Marshall scholarship application form, including five required essays: A personal statement of 1000 words or less; Academic Program (500 words); the majority of the essay should focus on your first choice; your alternate should be mentioned. Essay Addressing the Citizen-Ambassadorial Qualities (500 words).

Essay detailing a leadership experience (500 words). Statement on post-scholarship plans (300 words). b. A minimum of six (6) and a maximum of (8) recommendation letters, of which four (4) must be from academic in nature. c. An official GW transcript, together with official transcripts from ALL other universities attended (study abroad, community college, etc). d. A concise resume/list of honors and activities, no more than two pages in length. GW Endorsement Interviews. The GW Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell nomination committee will notify select GW students and alumni submitting complete applications of its desire to interview them. Those interviews take place during the first two weeks of September. Further information and support materials (application timelines and checklists, information for recommenders, etc.) are available from the Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research. Interested students should review the Rhodes Scholarship website before beginning the application process. Note About Sewanee • Sewanee's Rhodes Scholars • The University of the South Accreditation Sewanee's Rhodes Scholars Enrolling 1,700 undergraduates, the University of the South is among the nation’s leading institutions in the overall production of Rhodes Scholars.

Since 1907, 26 of Sewanee’s graduates have earned the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Sewanee is one of the very few small liberal arts colleges with more than 20 Rhodes Scholars—ranking ahead of such elite institutions as Amherst College (Massachusetts), Emory University (Georgia), Haverford College (Pennsylvania), and Middlebury College (Vermont). Carrie Ryan, of the class of 2012, is the most recent example of this Sewanee tradition. What is the Rhodes Scholarship? The awards are made to 32 U.S. scholars each year, and provide all expenses for two or three years of study at Oxford University in England. Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, called the Rhodes Scholarships "the oldest and best known award for international study, and arguably the most famous academic award available to American college graduates." Applicants are chosen on the criteria of high academic achievement, integrity of character, a spirit of unselfishness, respect for others, potential for leadership, and physical vigor. These basic characteristics are directed at fulfilling Mr. Rhodes’s hopes that the Rhodes Scholars would make an effective and positive contribution throughout the world.

Rhodes Scholars are chosen in a two-stage process. First, candidates must be endorsed by their college or university, and as a representative of one of the states or the District of Columbia. Committees of Selection in each of 16 districts then invite the strongest applicants to appear before them for interview. The value of a Rhodes Scholarship generally exceeds $50,000 per year, depending on the academic field and the degree (bachelor's, master’s, doctoral) chosen. Sewanee and the Rhodes Scholar Tradition Carrie Ryan, Sewanee’s 26th Rhodes Scholar, majored in cultural anthropology. The president of the student body and a student trustee, she also co-founded the campus diversity coalition and won the 2011 Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award for all public and private universities in Tennessee. Ryan founded an organization fostering relationships between public school students and residents of retirement communities. Her interest in serving the elderly and extensive academic work in gerontology led her to two research opportunities: one at the Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California and the other in Visakhapatnam, India. "This scholarship is as much a testament to Sewanee as it is to me," Ryan said.

"My love of learning and commitment to social justice have been fueled by great mentors here—faculty, administrators, and students alike—and have been nurtured by the community ethos of this wonderful University." Ryan is the third Rhodes Scholar from Sewanee since 2000. Katharine Wilkinson, a 2005 graduate, was named a 2006 Rhodes Scholar. Wilkinson, a religion major from Atlanta, graduated from Sewanee summa cum laude and was valedictorian of her class. Robin Rotman, C'04, of Chicago, who majored in geology with minors in environmental studies and mathematics, was also awarded the prestigious scholarship. "They say they're investing in people rather than a program," Wilkinson said. "They're looking for candidates who will have an impact throughout the world." At the time of her selection, Ryan was the third Sewanee Rhodes Scholar residing on campus, joining Professor of History emeritus Brown Patterson and Professor of English Jennifer Michael. Five of Sewanee’s 25 previous Rhodes Scholars returned to teach at the University. That presence has helped sustain the school’s Rhodes Scholar success. “I think it (having former Rhodes Scholars on campus) does make a difference.

Success breeds success,” says Michael, who graduated in 1989 and attended the University of Oxford from 1989-91. “I was previously on the other side of the Rhodes selection process on the state committee. One thing we noticed was that every year, it was harder for students from non-Rhodes colleges to get advice and get a sense of what they needed to do to prepare for that competition. So, in practical terms, it’s good to have people around here who know how to prepare. “But the fact that we’re Sewanee graduates also helps. This is a place where a number of alumni come back to teach and work in different capacities. If we’re careful about that, it’s a valuable thing because we have an institutional memory and awareness of history. Students value that.” “Sewanee’s strongest asset is how involved faculty get in the academic lives of the students, both on and off campus,” says Joel Cunningham, former vice-chancellor at Sewanee. “They [the faculty] are demanding, supportive, and yet intense mentors. It’s that special nurturing that I believe produces the kind of graduates who are attractive to the Rhodes Scholarship organization.” Find out more about Rhodes Scholarships here .

The following alumni are Sewanee’s Rhodes Scholars: Henry Markley Gass Rhodes Scholars | About | West Virginia University West Virginia University Caring. See our passion for helping others. Rhodes Scholars Ivied walls and misty mornings … Ancient stonework and delicate primroses … The spires and chimneys of the University of Oxford reaching toward the heavens as they have for centuries. These images seem a world away from Shinnston or Martinsburg or Parsons, West Virginia, but the connection is as close as these 24 alumni who earned Rhodes Scholarships while studying at WVU. Rhodes Scholars partake of a rich legacy at Oxford. They join centuries of scholars – philosophers and historians, scientists and teachers, presidents and prime ministers – whose lives and work have been enriched by its hallowed tradition of learning and its deep sense of community. Charles Frederick Tucker Brooke A.B., West Virginia University, 1901, M.A., 1902 B.A., B.Litt., University of Oxford, 1906 Charles Tucker Brooke received an A.B. from WVU at the age of eighteen, and an M.A. one year later.

Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1904, he was a member of the first group of Rhodes Scholars from around the world. At WVU he was class poet and a member of Kappa Alpha. He studied at St. John’s (more properly, the President and Scholars of Saint John Baptist College in the University of Oxford) and received B.A. and B.Litt. degrees. In 1908, 1909, and 1910, his works were published in England. In 1909, he began a teaching career at Yale University, eventually becoming the Sterling Professor of English and a leading authority on Shakespeare and Elizabethan literature. Robert Parvin Strickler A.B., West Virginia University, 1907 B.A., University of Oxford, 1910 Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1919 Robert Strickler, born in Philippi, West Virginia, earned an A.B. from WVU in 1907 and received a Rhodes Scholarship that year. He played baseball, served on the Monticola yearbook board, was vice-president of his sophomore class, and a member of Delta Tau Delta.

Strickler matriculated at St. John’s College, Oxford, in 1908 and received a B.A. with honors. He continued to study at Oxford until 1914. In 1919, he received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and began a teaching career at Davis and Elkins College. Thomas Porter Hardman B.A., University of Oxford, 1911, M.A., 1914 L.L.B., West Virginia University, 1914 J.D., Yale University, 1915 Thomas Hardman was the first Rhodes Scholar to return for an academic career at WVU. A native of Lewis County, West Virginia, he attended West Virginia Wesleyan and transferred to WVU as a junior. He was a champion tennis player at Wesleyan, managed the football team, and was president of the athletic association and the Chrestomathean Literary Society. He was also a member of WVU’s Columbian Literary Society. Hardman studied law at Oxford and Harvard University and was recommended for an L.L.B. degree at WVU based on these credentials. At Oxford, Hardman attended Pembroke College.

He became Dean of the WVU College of Law in 1930. Van Wagenen Gilson Academic Record Unknown In 1910, in Mannington, West Virginia, Van Gilson wrote a letter to WVU President Daniel Purinton, asking to have his name entered for the Rhodes Scholarship examination. Gilson was a junior at the time and did not graduate with his class. Instead, he went to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Gilson’s WVU classmates, at work on the Monticola yearbook, wrote this limerick: There was a young junior named Van Who was a Rhodes Scholarship man To Oxford he’ll go, With the last of the snow, Take more honors there if he can. “The last of the snow” means Gilson enrolled in Hilary term, in early spring. He studied at Queen’s College, followed by successful business careers with Standard Oil, Goodyear, and Seiberling Rubber.

Frederick Manning Smith A.B., West Virginia University, 1917 B.A., University of Oxford, 1916, M.A., 1919 Ph.D., Cornell University, 1922 Frederick Smith interrupted his studies at WVU to pursue a Rhodes Scholarship. After receiving a B.A. from Oxford, he returned to WVU to complete his degree. He then served for a year as a corporal in the United States Infantry, received an M.A. from Oxford, and accepted a fellowship at Cornell University, where he received a Ph.D. in 1922. Smith returned to WVU in 1927 for the summer session as an assistant professor of English and signed his last twelve-month contract with the University in 1965 as a professor emeritus. During his tenure, the University began to grow into the group of schools and colleges that comprise it today.

Rexford Brammer Hersey A.B., West Virginia University, 1916 B.A., University of Oxford, 1921, M.A., 1922 Ph.D., Berlin University, 1930 Rex Hersey, from Guyandotte, West Virginia, received a Rhodes Scholarship in 1917. At WVU, he was a member of Kappa Alpha, Mountain, and the University choir and glee club. He played baseball for three years and was a member of the board of the Athenaeum, the University’s student newspaper. Hersey served in the United States Army field artillery 1918-19 before receiving degrees from Oxford and Berlin University. He worked with the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Glenn L. Martin Company, American Airlines, and the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. Julian Lamar Hagen A.B., West Virginia University, 1916 B.A., University of Oxford, 1921, B.C.L., 1922, M.A., 1936 Julian Hagen of Huntington, West Virginia, graduated from Marshall College State Normal School in 1912.

At WVU, he earned an A.B. and entered the College of Law, where he was on the board of editors of the West Virginia Law Quarterly and The Bar. As an undergraduate, he was a member of the English Club, Phi Beta Kappa, and Kappa Alpha. During World War I, Hagen served with the 23rd Highway Engineers of the United States Army and saw action in France. He enrolled in Worcester and Trinity Colleges, Oxford, in 1919. Following his studies at Oxford, Hagen received fellowships at the Universities of Bordeaux and Paris. He practiced law in New York City with the firm of Mudge, Stern, Williams, and Tucker, which became Mudge, Stern, Baldwin, and Todd. John Edmund Fitzgerald Wood L.L.B., West Virginia University, 1927 B.A., M.A., University of Oxford, 1929 A native of Staunton, Virginia, John Wood attended public school in Huntington, West Virginia. After receiving a A.B. from Denison University, he studied law at WVU, where he served as editor-in-chief of the West Virginia Law Review and was an associate member of Delta Kappa Psi.

After receiving his law degree from WVU, Wood studied at Christ Church, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. He received his degrees in jurisprudence. Wood spent his legal career in New York City, where he was a partner in the firm of Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer, and Wood. John Davisson Phillips A.B., West Virginia University, 1928, L.L.B. University of Oxford, 1930-32 John Phillips was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. At WVU, he was president of the student body and of his freshman law class and a member of Sphinx, Mountain, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Phi, and the track team. He received a Rhodes Scholarship in 1930 and spent two years at Oxford. Upon his return to West Virginia in 1932, he was admitted to the bar. Phillips served as president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1955 and was a member of the West Virginia State Board of Law Examiners for twenty years. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and was discharged with the rank of captain.

A resident of Wheeling, West Virginia, he retired after sixty years in the practice of law. Charles Robert Sleeth A.B., West Virginia University, 1933, M.A., 1934 B.A., University of Oxford, 1936, Diploma, 1937 M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University, 1941 Charles Sleeth was born in Barrackville, West Virginia. He studied Old English and German at WVU, served as president of Delta Phi Alpha, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. At Oxford, Sleeth majored in Old and Middle English and went on to careers in teaching (at Greensboro College, University of Oklahoma, Princeton University, and Brooklyn College) and editing (at the Merriam-Webster Company, where he specialized in etymology). His published works include a book, Studies in Christ and Satan, an Anglo-Saxon poem of some 730 lines, and a number of articles, mostly on Old and Middle English topics.

Guy Otto Farmer A.B., West Virginia University, 1934, L.L.B., 1936 University of Oxford, 1936-37 Born in Foster Falls, Virginia, Guy Farmer received a Rhodes Scholarship in 1936. At WVU, he was a member of the freshman debating team and held the rank of captain in R.O.T.C. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of Phi Alpha Delta and Delta Nu Tau and of the Rowan Rifles. He was president of the student body of the College of Law. He studied at Brasenose College, Oxford. Farmer became a senior partner in the firm of Farmer, Shibley, McGuinn, and Flood and in 1974 represented the coal industry in contract negotiations with the United Mine Workers of America. Although his professional practice was primarily centered in Washington, D.C., he returned to Morgantown to teach labor law at the WVU College of Law during the 1948-49 academic year.

Ford Lewis Battles A.B., West Virginia University, 1936 B.A., University of Oxford, 1953 Ford Battles was a graduate student at Tufts University when he received a Rhodes Scholarship. He had graduated from WVU with majors in English and Latin. A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, he had family ties to WVU: his uncle, Friend Clark, chairman of the Chemistry department. Battles did not begin his studies at Oxford immediately upon receipt of his scholarship. In 1941 he served as a major in the United States Army Air Corps intelligence branch. After World War II, he returned to WVU to teach. He then entered Exeter College, Oxford, to study church history and became best known for his translations of the writings of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation. He taught at several church-affiliated colleges. Jack Burton Justice A.B., West Virginia University, 1952 B.A. Jurisprudence, Oxford, 1954, M.A., 1960 As an undergraduate at WVU, Jack Justice of Williamson, West Virginia, was student body president in 1951-52 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

He studied at Merton in Oxford, and he supported the Rhodes Scholarship Trust as president (1986-94) and secretary (1967-86) of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars. He was chairman of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of Americans for Democratic Action (1968-70) and a member and clerk (1986-89) of the board of overseers of the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. Now retired, he was a partner in the law firm of White and Williams, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his practice was concentrated in banking, secured transactions, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights. He also served as a lecturer in continuing legal education programs for ALI-ABA on banking and commercial lending law, for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Temple University Law School. Richard Edwin Stewart A.B., West Virginia University, 1955 B.A., University of Oxford, 1957, M.A., 1961 J.D., Harvard University, 1959 Richard Stewart held unique status at WVU: his father was president.

Stewart was elected head of the student body and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Delta Phi, and Delta Sigma Rho. Perhaps his most significant accomplishment at WVU was securing a referendum from the students, which was referred to the state legislature, authorizing a special fee to cover the cost of building a new student union, the Mountainlair of today. Stewart studied law at Queen’s College, Oxford, and at Harvard University. He has authored or coauthored five books on insurance and insurance law. His firm, Stewart Economics, Inc., has offices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Roger William Tompkins A.B., West Virginia University, 1958 B.A., M.A., University of Oxford, 1961 L.L.B., Yale University, 1964 After receiving his degrees with honors in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford, Roger Tompkins studied at Yale University and then returned to West Virginia to practice law with the Charleston firm of Bowles, McDavid, Graff, and Love.

Like other recipients of the Rhodes Scholarship, Tompkins, a member of Beta Theta Pi social fraternity, had been president of the WVU student body and managing editor of his law review, the Yale Law Journal. At Queen’s College, Oxford, he played tennis, rugby, and basketball, the latter against the Soviet Union. He served as majority leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1978-82) and state Attorney General (1989-90). David Carter Hardesty Jr. A.B., West Virginia University, 1967 B.A., University of Oxford, 1969 J.D., Harvard University, 1973 David Hardesty was WVU student body president and at Oxford, where he enrolled in Queen’s College, president of the Oxford American Student Association. After receiving a law degree from Harvard University, he served as tax commissioner of West Virginia (1977-80), chairman or secretary of the State Economic Development Authority (1977-80), the Municipal Bond Commission (1977-80), and the West Virginia State Tax Study Commission (1982-84).

He has chaired many business and charitable boards and practiced law with Bowles, Rice, McDavid, and Love in Charleston, West Virginia. When the state legislature reorganized higher education in 1989, Hardesty became the first chairperson of the University of West Virginia System Board of Trustees. He had been chairperson of the Board of Advisers of the University. He served as WVU’s twenty-first president from July 1, 1995, to Sept. 1, 2007, and is a faculty member at the WVU College of Law. Daniel Walter Williams III B.A., West Virginia University, 1978 University of Oxford, 1978-1980 M.D., University of North Carolina, 1984 Daniel Williams was a chemistry major planning to attend medical school when he received a Rhodes Scholarship. At WVU, he was varsity quarterback and, as a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletics, exemplified Rhodes’ idea of service to others. He spent two years at Queen’s College, Oxford, and received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he was a faculty member for one year.

He then accepted a fellowship to study neuroradiology at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University, where he is now a professor of radiology. Craig Hall Underwood B.A., West Virginia University, 1980 M.A., University of Oxford, 1982 M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1984 Craig Underwood graduated from WVU with a B.A. in political science and went on to study politics, economics, and philosophy at Oxford. Today, Underwood advises and supports loyalty, social, and political entrepreneurs. All of his work is centered on developing strategies for enterprises to increase customer and employee loyalty through understanding, engaging and thriving in the new world of social computing and commerce. He is one of the world’s experts on coalition loyalty programs and has deep expertise in nonprofit growth strategies and board development and mission support. Clients include the Harvard Institute of Politics; SocialSphere Strategies, a new Web 2.0 strategy firm where he is co-founder and partner; Alliance Data Systems; and several sports teams and leagues. Underwood was the founder and CEO of The Loyalty Group, the Canadian company that created and runs the AIR MILES Reward Program—one of the most successful coalition loyalty programs in the world.

Started by Underwood and two colleagues in a Toronto hotel room in 1991, Loyalty now employs over 1500 people; over 70% of Canadian households are active members of the program. While at Loyalty, Underwood developed over 20 innovative coalition database marketing programs for sponsoring companies, including Safeway, American Express, and Bank of Montreal and launched airmiles.com, the first loyalty program on the Internet. He also has years of experience in management and strategy consulting across a number of industries having served as a partner at both Bain & Company and Bain’s nonprofit affiliate The Bridgespan Group. He was a founding board member and served as interim CEO of Sports Loyalty Systems and a co-founder of Year Up, the innovative work force development program. He has served on over 10 public, private, and nonprofit boards. Barbara Ann Harmon-Schamberger B.A., West Virginia University, 1985 J.D., University of Virginia, 1991 Barbara Harmon-Schamberger was the first woman from WVU to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. Prior to 1976, women were not eligible to apply.

When an Act of Parliament removed the restriction, it was inevitable that a WVU woman would be chosen. Harmon-Schamberger, who overcame many personal obstacles before entering college, says that she benefited from WVU’s commitment to encourage and challenge students with previously untapped potential. She studied international relations and politics at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, and received a law degree from the University of Virginia, where she was on the Virginia Law Review. She currently practices law in Clay, West Virginia. Previously she served as West Virginia’s Secretary of Education and the Arts, appointed by Governor Gaston Caperton in 1993. Brian A. Glasser B.A., West Virginia University, 1988 B.A., University of Oxford, 1991 J.D., Harvard University, 1994 Brian Glasser, the twenty-first Rhodes Scholar from WVU, enrolled in Lincoln College, Oxford. As an undergraduate, he was attorney general for Student Administration and a member of West Virginians Against Apartheid and Phi Beta Kappa. He was named a Truman Scholar in 1985. Glasser earned a B.A. in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford and a J.D.

cum laude from Harvard University. At Harvard, he served as a Teaching Fellow for the School of Government and the Law School. He taught political philosophy and negotiation. Later, he worked as a law clerk to the Honorable M. Blane Michael, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Glasser practices law in Charleston, West Virginia. Brad Madison Hoylman B.A., West Virginia University, 1989 M.Phil., University of Oxford, 1992 Brad Hoylman of Maxwelton, West Virginia, was the first Rhodes Scholar to come from the WVU Honors Program. An active president of Student Administration, he was also a Truman Scholar, a Marshall Scholar, and a member of Mortar Board, Mountain, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Chi social fraternity. His term as president of the student body will best be remembered as a time of energetic leadership for student and University concerns: voter registration, an on-campus voting site, fee increases, and local parking regulations. At his graduation, though, he was proudest of the fact that he wore the gold robe of a University Honors Scholar.

Hoylman earned a master’s of philosophy in politics from Oxford and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He practices law in New York City. Thomas Andrew Gaziano B.A., West Virginia University, 1990 M.A., University of Oxford, 1992 Tom Gaziano was a WVU Honors Scholar and a Truman Scholar. He served on the WVU Board of Governors, was a student representative to the WVU Board of Regents Advisory Council, and was president of the student body. He spent two summers as an analyst at the National Institutes of Health and one summer as a Healthcare Fellow on the staff of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV. He wrote grants and volunteered at a shelter for the homeless in his hometown of Charleston, West Virginia. He is an avid marathon runner. Gaziano studied philosophy, politics, and economics at Oxford and then attended Harvard Medical School. He participated in a cooperative program between Harvard and the University of Prague and also served as the state student member to the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Medical Society.

He completed residency training in internal medicine at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, where he currently holds a joint appointment to the Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities and the Department of Cardiology. John Ronald Unger II B.A., West Virginia University, 1993 M.A., University of Oxford John Unger of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was a Rhodes Scholar and a Truman Scholar. He was named to USA Today’s All-USA College First Academic Team and received TIME magazine’s College Achievement Award, Phi Beta Kappa’s Albert Lee Strum Award, and the American Institute of Public Service’s Jefferson Award. He studied philosophy, politics, and economics at Oxford. Unger coordinated relief efforts in Pilkhana, a Calcutta slum, for Mother Theresa and worked for the U.S. Refugee Program and Amnesty International in Hong Kong where he helped Vietnamese Boat People. After the Gulf War, he coordinated emergency relief to Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq for the United Nations Operation Provide Comfort. He was instrumental in establishing the WVU Office of Service Learning and the West Virginia Campus Compact. Governor Gaston Caperton appointed him to the National and Community Service Advisory Board in 1991.

In 1995, he served as Political Adviser to the Hong Kong Legislative Council where he helped establish Hong Kong’s highest court, the Court of Final Appeal, and a local human rights NGO, the Human Rights Monitor. A Democrat from Berkeley County representing West Virginia Senate District 16, Unger was first elected to the Senate in 1998 at the age of 29, making him one of the youngest state senators in West Virginia history. He is an advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) regarding homeland security and economic development. He also produces and hosts a public affairs radio talk show in the Eastern Panhandle. Carolyn Gretchen Conner Seepersad B.S., West Virginia University, 1996 As a mechanical engineering major, Carolyn Conner Seepersad, of Valley Fork, West Virginia, served as president of Tau Beta Pi, WVU’s engineering honor society, and held three summer internships at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. She was a WVU University Honors Scholar and a Foundation Scholar.

Seepersad studied physics and philosophy at Oxford in order to inspire young people to enter the fields of science and engineering and to help change the stereotypes generally assigned to those fields. She received an MA/BA in philosophy, politics, and economics from Oxford University in 1998, an MSME from Georgia Tech in 2001, and a PhD in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 2004. Currently an assistant professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, Seepersad has earned numerous awards for research and teaching. Her research involves the development of methods and computational tools for engineering design, with an emphasis on design for additive manufacturing and simulation-based design of complex systems. © 2017 West Virginia University. Last modified: June 24, 2014. Site design by University Relations, Web . WVU is an EEO/Affirmative Action employer — Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran. Rhodes Scholarship - SMU Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes Scholarships are awarded to thirty-two U.S. students each year for two years of study in a degree program at the University of Oxford.

The qualities required as noted in the application are "proven intellectual and academic achievement of a high standard...integrity of character, interest in and respect for their fellow beings, the ability to lead, and the energy to use their talents to the full." Applicants must not have passed their twenty-fourth birthday by October 1 of the year of application. THE SCHOLARSHIP ADVISOR: Candidates for the Rhodes Scholarship apply as individuals rather than as nominees. It is the intention of the Rhodes Trust, however, that universities establish committees to encourage and assist qualified students to apply. The Rhodes Trust requires an institutional letter of endorsement confirming that the "applicant has been selected to represent that institution in the state in which the applicant is applying." SMU's interviews and evaluations of preliminary candidates occur in early September. Deadline for submitting complete application materials to the campus committee, including letters of recommendation, is in August. INFORMATION: The Rhodes Scholarship web site has official information and application materials. Dr. Hugley-Cook, SMU's Rhodes advisor, also has more information. CAMPUS APPLICATION (required): SMU students and alumni/ae seeking endorsement must submit the application to Dr. Hugley-Cook, Office of National Fellowships, in August.

Preliminary application consists of: application form; college transcripts for every college attended; list of principal activities and honors in college; personal statement describing academic and other interests; 5 to 8 required letters of recommendation (see below). Use the pdf application forms from the Rhodes web site [ ] RECOMMENDATIONS: Five to eight letters of recommendation are required for the application. At least four of these must be from faculty. Faculty letters are expected to be very detailed and to address the applicant's intellectual interests quite specifically, perhaps describing memorable in-class debates and/or outstanding scholarly papers from seminars and independent study projects. Applicants should not select prospective referees solely on the basis of class standing. FINAL APPLICATION: Candidates who receive the endorsement of the campus Rhodes committee will continue to meet with the advisor to finalize the application. Candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the deadline and confirming that recommendations have been received on time. Selected applicants will be invited to interview with a regional Rhodes committee. The regional committees will each elect finalists. Each of the eight districts will elect four Scholars. Top of Page Information adapted from .

Rhodes Scholarship | National and International Fellowships and Scholarships (NIFS) US, Chinese, or Indian Citizen, Age 18-23 (see specific information for details), 3.7+ GPA Website: Website Full description: Rhodes Scholarships are awarded for a period of study at Oxford University. A Rhodes Scholarship covers all University and College fees, a personal stipend and one economy class airfare to Oxford at the start of the Scholarship, as well as an economy flight back to the student's home country at the conclusion of the Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is normally for two years, but the Scholarship may be held from one to three years, depending on the degree program pursed by the scholar. Selection criteria include proven intellectual and academic achievement, integrity of character, interest in and respect for others, the ability to lead, and the energy to use talents to the full.

The criteria were established by the will of Cecil Rhodes, the founder of the Scholarships, which specified the following four standards: Literary and scholastics attainments; Energy to use one’s talents to the full, as exemplified by fondness for and success in sports; Truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness, and fellowship; Moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one’s fellow beings. The stereotype of the Rhodes Scholar as a student-athlete-politician presents the obstacle that potentially strong candidates who do not consider themselves the Rhodes type may not apply for the Scholarship. The variety of winners in recent years suggests that there is no uniform Rhodes type. Rhodes Scholars are chosen not only for their outstanding scholarly achievements, but for their character, commitment to others and to the common good, and for their potential for leadership in whatever domains their careers may lead. *The Rhodes Scholarship requires an institutional endorsement. Make sure you know the MSU internal competition deadline. Specific to citizens of the U.S.: A candidate must be a U.S.

citizen, between the ages of 18 and 24 on October 1 of the year of application and sufficiently advanced academically to assure completion of a bachelor’s degree before October 1 in the year following election. The 32 Rhodes Scholarships awarded each year to U.S. citizens are distributed according to a system of 16 geographical districts. Rhodes Scholarships are available to citizens of 20 countries besides the U.S. in separate competitions. Specific to citizens of China: Candidates must have completed (or be due to complete by August 2016) their undergraduate degree in China or overseas. If studying overseas, candidates must provide evidence that they have received at least five full years, out of the last 10 years, in full-time education in China. Candidates must have reached their 19th and not have passed their 25th birthday on October 1. Specific to citizens of India: Candidates must have undertaken formal study at an educational institution in India for a minimum of 4 of the last 10 years, and have completed a school leaving exam (10th or 12th standard) at a school in India.

Please note that only one of the five available Scholarships for India (and in exceptional cases, two) may be awarded to candidates who are pursuing, or have pursued, their undergraduate studies abroad. Candidates must have reached their nineteenth birthday, and not have passed their 25th birthday by October 1. Rhodes Scholars: recent classes & complete list - The Rhodes Scholarships Rhodes Scholars: recent classes & complete list Your event at Rhodes House Rhodes Scholars: recent classes & complete list Since 1903, Rhodes Scholars have been elected from constituencies around the world to come to study in the University of Oxford. Rhodes Scholars: complete list, 1903-2016 Rhodes Scholars are identified by their constituency (e.g., Jamaica, or New Zealand), their Oxford college, and the year for which they were elected. For example, the Rhodes Scholar identifiers for Eric Lander, the pioneer of the Human Genome Project, are 'New York & Wolfson 1978'. Being a Rhodes Scholar is a permanent status, even once you have graduated from Oxford. The Alumni community is vibrant and the values and commitments which are part of being a Rhodes Scholar will stay with you for life.

We always welcome Rhodes Scholar back to Rhodes House. Only Scholars who attend the University of Oxford (or other UK institutions) as part of the Rhodes Scholarships may be known as 'Rhodes Scholars'. There are two independent programmes which enable study in Australia and Canada. The Association of Rhodes Scholars in Australia provide ARSA Scholarships , and the Canadian Rhodes Scholars Foundation Scholarships provide CRSF Scholarships . Rhodes Scholarship — Ogden Honors College SEE ALSO: Gates Cambridge Scholarship , Mitchell Scholarship , Marshall Scholarship Selection Criteria Extraordinary intellectual distinction is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for election to a Rhodes Scholarship. Selection committees are charged to seek excellence in qualities of mind and in qualities of person which, in combination, offer the promise of effective service to the world in the decades ahead. The Rhodes Scholarships, in short, are investments in individuals rather than in research proposals. Accordingly, applicants are sought from talented students without restriction as to their field of academic specialization or career plans although the proposed course of study must be available at Oxford, and the applicant’s undergraduate program must provide a sufficient basis for study in the proposed field. Through the years, Rhodes Scholars have pursued studies in all of the varied fields available at the University of Oxford.

Eligibility Applicants must: Be U.S. citizens; Be at least 18 years old but not yet 24 on October 1 in the year of application; Have academic standing sufficient to assure completion of a bachelor’s degree before entering Oxford the following October in the event of election to a scholarship. Stipend All educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees, are paid on the Scholar’s behalf by the Rhodes Trustees. In addition, each Scholar receives a maintenance allowance adequate to meet necessary expenses for term-time and vacations. The Rhodes Trustees also cover the necessary costs of travel to and from Oxford. Duration Election to the scholarship is normally for two years, but the scholarship may be held for one year only, depending upon the degree program pursued by the Scholar. The Trustees impose no requirement that a Scholar should study in Oxford for more than one year. A scholarship may be renewed, at the complete discretion of the Trustees, for a third and final year for those who were initially admitted to Oxford to pursue a doctoral degree.

Question: At what university do Rhodes Scholars study?
Answer: Oxford