Eligibility

Who is eligible?

• Senior undergraduate students who will obtain a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the Spring of the academic year of application;
• Students of at least some Scottish descent;
• Students who demonstrate financial need;
• Those who reside or attend school within 250 miles of New York State; and
• U.S. citizens
• For full details of eligibility, please see theofficial website.

What makes a strong applicant for this fellowship?

• Strong academic achievement and extracurricular activities; and
• The ability clearly to explain personal objectives, as well as why studying in Scotland is important to the applicant.
• (Preference will be given to candidates who have not previously studied in the United Kingdom.)

Additional information is available atwww.standrewsny.org/Scholarship. Advice on graduate study in the United Kingdom may be foundhere.

Interested Wellesley applicants, having looked at the resources available online, are very welcome to book a Fellowships advising appointment via Handshake, to talk over application strategies, whom to ask for letters, feedback on drafts, etc. (Appointments are available during the summer, as well as during the academic year, via Zoom.)

Cannot find an available appointment?Drop in to Fellowships Pop-Up Advising: no appointment required - see Career Educationevents listings on this websiteor inHandshakefor details.

How do I apply?

All Wellesley College applicants for the Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Scholarship must first apply for Wellesley’s nomination. A Wellesley College faculty committee will review applications and nominate one candidate whose final application will be sent to the Saint Andrew’s Society of New York by the December 14th annual official deadline.

Application checklist

☐ Two academic letters of reference: Please give your recommendersthis linkto allow them to submit their letters; should they have any difficulty with the online form, please ask them to email their letters tofellowships@wellesley.edu.

Please submit the following by the campus deadline, via the online form foundhere:

☐官方圣安德鲁的社会of New York Scholarship application form,here, including the required essays
☐ curriculum vitae
☐ unofficial copies of any applicable transcripts, including your Wellesley unofficial grade reports, and any applicable transfer or study abroad transcripts
☐ proof of financial need (typically a copy of your most recent financial aid award letter)
☐Wellesley Fellowships office signature document(please print, sign & date this form, then submit a scanned pdf or other image of the signed document along with your application materials)

*Please note that nominee will also need to apply separately to the graduate degree course of choice in Scotland: why not apply for the degree course you really hope to do, and also for as many scholarships as you can to help you get there?

Application timeline

October to mid-November
Interested students should read about the scholarship, explore graduate study options, talk with academic and professional mentors, and may make an appointment via Handshake to discuss their application plans with Kate Dailinger. Additional information about the scholarship is available atwww.standrewsny.org/Scholarship; further advice on graduate study in the United Kingdom may be foundhere. Once you've found the right degree course, make sure you know what the application deadline for the course is and what you'll need to apply; application for the degree program is separate from applying for this scholarship.

Campus deadline:11:30 pm on November 8, 2021

• Letters of reference should be submittedby their writers viathis link; should they have any difficulty with the online form, please ask them to email their letters tofellowships@wellesley.edu.
• Submit your application materials via the online form foundhere.

Late November-early December
Shortlisted candidates are invited to interview with the campus committee. Wellesley’s nominee will have a chance to finalize her application with advice from the campus committee.

December 14, annually
Deadline for receipt in New York of the nominated application.

February or early March
It is the St Andrew’s Society scholarship committee's usual practice to invite six (6) finalists to a luncheon in New York City during February or early March. Following this meeting, three (3) of these finalists will be awarded a scholarship for graduate study in Scotland.

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Questions?
Emailfellowships@wellesley.eduor call Caitlin Roberts-Donovan at 781.283.2347. Looking for advice?Book a Fellowships advising appointment via Handshaketo talk over the scholarship, whom to ask for references, drafts of application materials, etc. Appointments are available during the summer as well as during the academic year. Cannot find an available appointment? Drop by Fellowships Pop-Up Advising: no appointment required. See our事件列表for details.