Post-Graduate Fellowships
Hanover Graduates Can Aim High and Study Abroad in International Graduate Studies Programs
Having accomplished what it takes to earn a Hanover College degree, as a graduate you will be in the position to reach even greater heights.
With dedicated focus and solid goals, you can begin your undergraduate career under the direction of a study abroad advisor and work towards landing an international graduate studies fellowship. Hanover's Study Abroad Department works on your behalf to not only identify appropriate post-graduate scholarships, but also guide you during your studies so you will be eligible for the specific international program you desire.
Over 350 graduate scholarships and fellowships are available through the Study Abroad Department, each of which has a variety of conditions that must be met in order for a student to qualify. Depending on your major and post-graduate career goals, the Study Abroad Department will assist in matching your qualifications with the directives and studies objectives of an international program.
The Study Abroad Department's Early Preparation Focus on International Graduate Studies
Many of the fellowships require substantial non-academic evidence which demonstrates extraordinary passion and commitment towards the pursuit of a career in a specific field. This means that a significant amount of attention must be applied outside of the classroom, often long before your undergraduate studies commence. It is therefore very important that you begin a relationship with an international graduate studies advisor from the Study Abroad Department as early as possible. If you aspire to be a Rhodes or Fulbright Scholar, you are invited to begin consulting with the Study Abroad Director as early as your high school junior or senior year to learn how you can start maximizing your award chances with a distinguished Hanover College education.
Graduate Student Study Abroad Programs
A majority of the scholarships require the application process to begin at least by the undergraduate's junior year, and sometimes earlier. This is why it is essential that future graduate students begin working early with a study abroad advisor. Of the more than 350 programs available, the short selection below reflects some of the requirements and directives to be considered by prospective students. This list will hopefully prompt you as a future undergraduate to begin an early exploration of the many exciting opportunities that await if you choose to attend Hanover College. Prospective students considering Hanover College may wish to contact the Study Abroad Director, Dr. Ursula Appelt, for information about how to begin preparing now for any of these highly-competitive post-graduate international fellowships and scholarships.
Rhodes Scholarship
American Rhodes Scholars are selected through a decentralized process by which regional selection committees choose 32 Scholars each year from among those nominated by selection committees in each of the fifty states. Through 2004, applicants from more than 300 American colleges and universities had been selected as Rhodes Scholars. In most years, a Rhodes Scholar is selected from an institution which has not formerly supplied a successful applicant. Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. 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 cover the necessary costs of travel to and from Oxford, and upon application, may approve additional grants for research purposes or study-related travel.
Fulbright Scholarship
Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Both U.S. and Visiting Fulbright Scholars lecture or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields ranging from journalism and urban planning to music, philosophy, business administration and zoology.
Marshall Scholarship
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. At least forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. Each scholarship is held for two years. As future leaders, with a lasting understanding of British society, Marshall Scholars strengthen the enduring relationship between the British and American peoples, their governments and their institutions. Marshall Scholars are talented, independent and wide-ranging, and their time as Scholars enhances their intellectual and personal growth. Their direct engagement with Britain through its best academic programmes contributes to their ultimate personal success.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program
The mission of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is to help young people of exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. It focuses in particular on scholarships for outstanding individuals with financial need. This program awards scholarships worth up to $50,000 each to college seniors or recent graduates to attend graduate or professional programs.
Truman Scholarship
The mission of the Truman Scholarship Foundation is to find and recognize college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service. The scholarship will provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Graduate Scholarships
This league of Midwestern universities offers scholarships for various types of graduate study at any of the member institutions.
Scoville Peace Fellowship
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship was established in 1987 to provide college graduates with the opportunity to gain a Washington perspective on key issues of peace and security. Twice yearly, the Fellowship's Board of Directors selects a group of outstanding individuals to spend six to nine months in Washington. Supported by a monthly stipend, the Fellows serve as full-time junior staff members at the participating organization of their choice. The program also arranges meetings for the Fellows with policy experts. Many former Scoville Fellows have gone on to prominent positions in the field of peace and security.
