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Study at Oxford University for 2 Years – The 2010 Rhodes Scholarship Competition

The 2010 Rhodes Scholarship Competition

A Rhodes scholarship offers the opportunity to study at Oxford University for two years, with all tuition fees paid and a living allowance provided. American Rhodes Scholars are selected from all over the nation to pursue a course of study of their own choosing at Oxford; students may work toward a master's degree or a second bachelor's degree.

In considering applications, Selection Committees will emphasize those qualities that Cecil Rhodes expressly listed in order to define the type of Scholar he desired. Proven intellectual and academic achievement of a high standard is the first quality required of applicants, but they will also be required to show integrity of character, interest in and respect for their fellow beings, the ability to lead, and the energy to use their talents to the full.

Cecil J. Rhodes, who endowed these scholarships, believed that the last of these qualities was best tested through participation and success in sports. Participation in varsity sports is not essential if applicants are able to demonstrate in other ways the physical vigor that will enable Rhodes Scholars to make an effective contribution to the world around them.

Visit the Official Rhodes Scholarship website here.

Eligibility:
To qualify for 2009 awards, candidates should:

• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Have passed their eighteenth birthday and not have passed their 24th birthday (Applicants who were born on or after October 1, 1984 and before October 1, 1990 will be eligible).
• Plan to graduate with a bachelor's degree by October 1, 2009.
• Apply either as a student from the state where you were a legal resident on April 15, 2008 or from a state where you have spent a minimum of two years of college training and received your bachelor's degree. Financial need gives no special claim to a Rhodes scholarship.
• Have a 3.8 GPA.
• Receive the nomination of UNC.

The 2010 Rhodes Scholarship Competition

Application Deadline September 2, 2009

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