COMMITTEE ON EXTRAMURAL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
INFORMATION FOR FALL 2007
RHODES, MARSHALL, MITCHELL, WATSON CANDIDATES

The Committee on Extramural Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships seeks to identify outstanding students and recent alumnae and inform them of the opportunity to apply for the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell and Watson awards. The committee reviews applications of candidates and conducts interviews in order to decide which candidates will receive Wellesley College endorsement. Its members also work with Wellesley College nominees individually in order to help them perfect their applications.

The following describes committee procedures for the 2007-2008 scholarship competitions. Please read this carefully and comply with the date for submission of material. Questions regarding the fellowship and/or the procedures may be asked of members of the committee (listed on the next page with their telephone extensions).

Wednesday, September 5, 2007: Open Information Meeting 7 pm., Jewett Auditorium

September 6-12, 2007: Candidates should consult the sample applications available on reserve in the Center for Work and Service Library or review them on the fellowship Web sites and begin work on their essays. Please note that only the information requested on this sheet should be prepared at this stage. Official applications will only be used once nominees are endorsed by the committee. It is the responsibility of each applicant to ensure that her material is complete. Applicants with incomplete application files may not be considered.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007, 12 noon:: The preliminary application material for the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell is due to Mary Beth Callery in the CWS, (GRH441). The committee realizes that this may place a strain on the candidates; however, it is important that the committee conduct its interviews early in the fall in order to allow nominees enough time to prepare their final applications.

Monday, September 24, 2007, 12 noon:: The preliminary application material for the Watson is due in the CWS.

All candidates should submit the following (please do not staple):

1. A cover sheet



2. Typewritten, double-spaced essay. See fellowship Web sites for instructions. Essay should be approximately the required length (Marshall, Mitchell and Rhodes: l,000 words; Marshall requires a Proposed Academic Program in addition to this essay; Watson: 8-10 double-spaced pages in two parts, personal statement and proposal.) Candidates should indicate which scholarship(s) they are seeking and write their name on every page.



3. Resume - or a list of your principal activities/accomplishments. You may submit additional material (such as a portfolio) if this seems appropriate.



4. One letter of reference and a list of additional recommenders. Please note that only one reference is due with the preliminary application. It should be written by a member of the Wellesley faculty (but not a member of the committee) who is familiar with your work, and who may be consulted by phone if necessary. This reference should be confidential, should speak to your strength and ability as a candidate, and should comment specifically on your proposal. In addition, please include a list of potential recommenders. For the Rhodes, this should be a list of 5 to 8 people (including four who are qualified to comment on your academic work); for the Marshall, a list of 4; for the Mitchell, a list of 5-8 people (4 must be individuals with whom you have done academic work); and for the Watson, two people who will agree to write letters of reference if you are nominated. Please print from our Web site the Memo to Recommenders for Candidates Seeking Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell or Watson Nomination and give copies to the writer of this reference and to your other listed potential recommenders. From the Class Deans' Web page, print a copy of the Recommendations - Senior Form and fill it out to assist your recommenders in writing for you.



5. An unofficial copy of your up-to-date Wellesley College transcript or grade report, request for internal use only (not the Web version) and copies of transcripts from any other institutions attended. If you were at another institution your junior year, your grades will not be entered on your Wellesley transcript - only course name and credits will be listed, and even this information may not be available in mid-September. Therefore, for the committee's initial consideration, please include a list of courses taken away from Wellesley and the grades you received. In addition, please list courses you are taking or propose to take senior year.

Members of the Committee on Extramural Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships will read all applications and invite those candidates to interview who submitted the most promising written material.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 3:00 p.m.: Each candidate must check with Mary Beth Callery in the CWS (GRH441) to see whether she has been invited to interview for the Rhodes, Marshall and/or Mitchell and, if so, to sign up for an interview time. Please note that if you do not pick up your letter, you may miss your opportunity to interview with the committee and therefore would not be eligible to apply.

September 19 and 20: Interviews for the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell will tentatively be held on Wednesday, September 19, and Thursday, September 20. These interviews will be similar in format to those of the actual Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell competition but will be approximately 15 minutes in length. They may include any number (or all) of the committee members. Candidates should be prepared to answer questions related to the material included in their essays, lists of activities, transcripts, and list of recommenders. While the description "stress interview" is not precisely apt, candidates should be aware that the interviews seek to challenge the applicants. They should also be aware that the committee will make its decision whether to endorse candidates based on the combination of the prepared written materials and the interview.

Thursday, September 20, 2007, 4:30 p.m.: Candidates must check with Mary Beth Callery to learn the final endorsement decisions for the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell. Nominees will be assigned committee members with whom they will work on their final applications and should be prepared to meet with them immediately.

Friday, October 5, 2007, 12 noon: Each Watson candidate must check with Mary Beth Callery in the CWS(GRH 441) to see whether she has been invited to interview with the Watson committee and, if so, to sign up for an interview time. Please note that if you do not pick up your letter, you may miss your opportunity to interview with the committee and therefore would not be eligible to apply.

October 10 - 12: Interviews (20 minutes in length) for the Watson will tentatively be held at this time. Again, these interviews will involve a number of committee members and will therefore not resemble the final one-on-one Watson interview. Our intention is to conduct a relaxed and stress-free interview to the extent possible. Candidates should be aware that the committee will make its decision based on the combination of the prepared written materials and the 20 minute interview.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 12 noon: Candidates must check with Mary Beth Callery to learn the final endorsement decisions for the Watson.

Final Marshall applications must be completed by Monday, October 1, 2007, to be submitted online by the CWS no later than Wednesday, October 3.
Final Mitchell applications must be submitted online by midnight Friday, October 5, 2007.
Final Rhodes applications must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2007 and must mailed by applicant.
Final Watson applications must be submitted online by Wednesday, November 7, 2007.


For more information, click here for the:

Rhodes: http://www.rhodesscholar.org
Marshall: http://www.marshallscholarship.org
Mitchell: http://www.us-irelandalliance.org
Watson: http://www.WatsonFellowship.org

2007/2008 Committee on Extramural Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships

David Haines, Chair	Chemistry	x3037		Salem Mekuria	Art	x2185
John Cameron	Biological Sciences	x3161		Carolyn Morley	Japanese	x3224
Angela Carpenter	Senior Class Dean	x2325		John O’Keefe	Senior Class Dean	x2326
Richard French	Astronomy	x3747		Lawrence Rosenwald	English	x2634
Nancy Genero	Psychology	x3004		Ellie Perkins	CWS	x2346
Stacie Goddard	Political Science	x2204		Fred Shultz	Mathematics	x3118
Thomas Hansen	German	x2255		Nancy Scherer	Political Science	x2209
Philip Kohl	Anthropology	x2146		Susan Skeath	Economics	x2180
Sun-Hee Lee	East Asian Languages & Lit.	x2427		Barry Lydgate	French, Watson Liaison	x2439
Catherine Masson	French	x2417

If you have any questions, see Ellie Perkins in the CWS.