Kennedy Scholarships

Level of study: Any Postgraduate
Subject area: Arts and Law, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Social Sciences
Nationality: UK
Type of Award: Charity/Trust
Deadline for applying: Closed 19/10/2022 (Note: competition closed for this year)

Award Description

The Kennedy Scholarship is an academic award for study at two of the world's finest universities - Harvard and MIT. It can be used to fund a wide variety of programmes at MIT and across all the graduate schools within Harvard - from PhD to LLM, from MPH to MArch. It can also fund a Special Studentship for those wanting a general programme of non-degree study.

Value of Award

This award gives graduates the opportunity to undertake postgraduate study at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In addition:

The award covers the full costs of tuition fee and health insurance.
Scholars selected at interview may apply for a means-tested bursary of up to $28,000 to cover living costs.
Generous contribution is provided towards return transatlantic flights.
Scholars may apply for an additional travel grant of $2,500.
Doctoral applicants are expected to accept departmental funding and may receive a contribution to their research costs of up to $20,000, distributed over the first four years of their PhD programme, in addition to the benefits associated with a Kennedy Scholarship.

Eligibility Criteria

Those applying for awards must be all of the following:

British citizens at the time of application; this does not include those with indefinite leave to remain.
Ordinarily resident in the UK.
Wholly or mainly educated in the UK and (will be) graduates of a UK university.
Graduates of a British university.

Please note: applications cannot be accepted from those already in the United States.

How to Apply

Full details of the application process can be found on the Kennedy Memorial Trust website.

Website: http://www.kennedytrust.org.uk/