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Galbraith
Scholars Program, Harvard University
Website: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/inequality/Summer/Galbraith.htm
Deadline: early
April, annually
Eligibility: The
Galbraith Scholars program seeks students of exceptional
promise and uncommon perspective who have demonstrated
interests in issues of inequality and social policy. College
sophomores, juniors, and seniors enrolled in any U.S. college
or university are eligible for selection. The Galbraith Scholars
program is designed to cultivate a diverse new generation of
scholars and leaders, and students of color and students of
limited economic means are particularly encouraged to apply.
The program is held mid-June every year at Harvard University.
Description: Named in honor of the
Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006), the
Galbraith Scholars program
honors Professor Galbraith’s lifelong commitment to illuminating
the economic ills of material hardship and inequality. A two-time
recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1946 and 2000)
and former Ambassador to India (1961-63), John Kenneth Galbraith’s
contributions to American society underscore the possibilities
and promise of public service in a new generation of Galbraith
Scholars.
This program aims to illuminate graduate school and career
options for talented undergraduates who aspire to apply themselves
to important social problems. Students selected for the program
win full fellowships covering travel, accommodation, and activity
expenses to attend a special five-day session at Harvard University
led by Harvard faculty, doctoral fellows, and other invited
speakers and social policy practitioners. Galbraith Scholars
explore a range of social policy issues through graduate-style
seminars, panel discussions, workshops, off-site field trips,
and collaborative activities.
Send applications to: please see website listed above; do
not send to the Office of Special Scholarship Programs
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