AWARD: Rhodes Scholarships are tenable at the University of Oxford, and are normally held for two years. Thirty-two Scholarships are assigned annually to the United States of America. Proven 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.

ELIGIBILITY:

• An applicant must be a citizen of the United States;
• Applicant must have reached his/her eighteenth birthday but not have passed his/her twenty-fourth birthday at the time of application;
• Applicant must have received academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a Bachelor's Degree before October 1, 2012.
• Applicants apply in one of the fifty states, either in the state in which they will have received at least two years of college training and a bachelor's degree before October 1, 2012, or in the state where they were legally resident on April 15, 2011. Simultaneous application to more than one State Committee will disqualify an applicant.

APPLICATION:

The application form is available on-line at www.rhodesscholar.org. Documents include:

• Application Form;
• A 1000-word personal statement describing the applicant's academic and other interests;
• A list of principal activities and honors in college;
• An official transcript from each college or university attended;
• No fewer than 5, or more than 8 recommendation letters (4 must be written by persons under whom the applicant has done academic work at a college or university);
• Institutional Endorsement letter;
• A photocopy of a passport, birth certificate, or other proof of age and citizenship;
• Ten copies of a passport-size unmounted head and shoulder photograph of the applicant.

Learn more about the Rhodes Scholarship at the above web page, by visiting the Academic Advising office, or by contacting the faculty liaison.