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Fellowships

Overview

International and national fellowships provide funding for graduate school, research, and other types of opportunities.  Examples include the Rhodes Scholarship, which funds two years of post-graduate study at Harvard; Schwarzman Scholars, which offers a one-year Masters in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University; and the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which provides funding to pursue graduate study at Stanford.  Duke Kunshan University has staff dedicated to helping support students through the application process, from identifying opportunities to preparing materials to arranging practice interviews.

Fellowship Campus Representatives

Keping Wu

There will be two meetings about the internal selection meetings (early September and October). Students interested are welcome to contact Prof. Keping Wu for details.

 

Annual meetings with the YCA are held every October by the Office of Student Experience. For more information, contact Rex Zhang at rex.zhang@dukekunshan.edu.cn

Paul Stanley

  • DKU can endorse up to 3 non-Canadian students each year.
  • DKU can endorse any number of Canadian students.
  • After the application deadline, the DKU committee reviews applications and selects candidates for endorsement to move on to the semifinal interviews.
  • Talk with Paul Stanley early in the summer for help preparing your application.
  • There is an annual McCall MacBain video seminar.

Paul Stanley

Your application process depends on the constituency you apply under; three common ones are:

  • Global Rhodes
    • DKU can nominate up to 3 students.
    • You must be nominated by Paul Stanley before submitting your application.
    • Have drafts of your materials ready two weeks before the deadline for review by the DKU selection committee.
  • China Rhodes
    • No DKU endorsement is required.
  • USA Rhodes
    • You do need an institutional endorsement from DKU.
    • Have drafts of your materials ready two weeks before the deadline for review by the DKU selection committee.
  • All constituencies
    • Requirements for recommendations and endorsements vary — check well in advance.
    • Institutional endorsements are coordinated by Paul Stanley, with help from a local committee.

Resources

Information for Recommenders

International and national fellowships are extremely competitive, and letters of recommendation play an important role.  Please consult our Resources for Writing Letters of Recommendations on the Grad&Fellowships Sakai site.  Please contact Paul Stanley if you do not have access to this site.

Contact

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Paul Stanley

Email: paul.stanley@duke.edu