Instructions for Applying
Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships for Study or Research during the Academic Year 2008-2009
These awards are open to all nationalities. Merit and need will be considered in evaluating the applications. Typed or printed applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered (by January 7, 2008) to the Secretary to the Committee on Extramural Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships, Wellesley College, Center for Work and Service, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481-8203. All supporting material is due at this time. No late applications will be considered. It is your responsibility to confirm that your application is complete.
To confirm receipt of your application, include a stamped, self-addressed postcard with your application. It is your responsibility to check after January 18 to confirm that your application is complete. If you have questions about your application please do not call or e-mail before January 18, 2008. All applicants will receive a letter informing them of the committee’s decision after the first week of April.
Please note that the Cover Sheet, Application Form and Budget Sheet have been scanned and processed in Portable Document Format (PDF). To view these documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded at no cost from the Adobe web site.
Please submit two complete sets of the following:
- Cover Sheet, Application Form, and Budget Analysis. The material is available on our Web site in PDF.
- A one-page, single-spaced statement of interest. Ideally, this would be the essay you submitted in applying to graduate school, updated to reflect any graduate study you have completed.
- A resume.
IN ADDITION: We must receive one copy of the following:
- Three (3) letters of reference from your instructors. If a recommender cannot meet the application deadline, the reference may be sent to the CWS as soon as possible. Click here for a Graduate Fellowships & Scholarships Letter of Reference Waiver Form. (Print one form for each letter.) The committee asks for comment on your past work, future promise, and character. If you have been enrolled in a graduate school, ideally at least two of these letters should be from graduate instructors in your major field. If you are a candidate in music, your references should include an estimate of your general qualifications as a musician. Graduates of Wellesley College may use reference letters already in their file. It is urged, however, that letters specifically addressing your plans for graduate study be submitted whenever possible. Please give each recommender an account of your proposed study so that her/his comments may be directed toward the work planned. (These letters do not need to be submitted in duplicate.)
- Transcripts of grades from institutions listed in items 5 and 6 of the application. If you are currently in school, request a transcript be sent to us that includes the current semester's grades as soon as it is available. Official transcripts must be sent by the Registrar and/or enclosed in a sealed envelope with the Registrar's signature across the envelope seal. Wellesley College alumnae and students may submit a copy of their transcript or a grade report (not the Web version) for classes taken at Wellesley.
- If you propose to study music in any form or a visual art in a creative rather than historical aspect, in addition to your application, you should submit one or more tapes, reproductions, or photos of pieces that represent your most advanced work. Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you wish to have any material returned to you. Wellesley College cannot be responsible for materials sent in support of your application.
Questions may be addressed to:
Voice mail box: 781.283.3525;
e-mail: cws-fellowships@wellesley.edu.