Office of Fellowships Keasbey Application

AMHERST  INITIAL DEADLINE: CLOSED UNTIL 2025

Before you start your application read the Keasbey Fellowship Overview. See Application Advice for general tips on fellowship applications and advice about seeking recommendations. For examples of essays by winning candidates, please speak to the Director of Fellowships.

Interested students should first request an appointment with the Director of Fellowships to determine eligibility. They will then receive essay feedback and guidance on the application, which must be submitted by the internal deadline. Recommendation letters and additional materials are also due at that time. Applicants will be interviewed by the faculty Committee on Student Fellowships, who will make the endorsement decision. Nominations: Amherst may nominate/endorse two applicants to the Keasbey Foundation. Following the campus selection, nominees will refine their materials and the Director of Fellowships will send them to the Foundation by the November deadline. All nominees are interviewed by the Keasbey Foundation in Philadelphia, typically in December. In 2022, interviews will take place over Zoom. Please read these details about the Keasbey Application.

Nominees must also apply directly to the university(ies) they propose in their applications. They must have applied, and made contact with faculty at the intended university program before the interview date of December 9, 2022 so they can discuss their application status in the interview.

Keasbey Application Components

Enter this portal to upload and submit your Keasbey application materials. 

INFORMATION YOU ENTER:

Biographical information, summaries of your intended programs(s), summary of your postgraduate career plans, and an indication of your progress in applying to graduate program(s) in the UK.

DOCUMENTS YOU UPLOAD:

Resume: This document, which may be up to two pages long (no smaller than 10 pt; 1 inch margins), should highlight your academic qualifications including any awards or independent research, and should also list your work experience, extra-curricular activities, and any leadership experience. Consult the Loeb Center resume samples for formatting guidance but use guidance here for content and length. 

Statement of Purpose: in this essay, you will summarize your major academic interests and the course of study that you propose to undertake in the United Kingdom. The Keasbey Foundation recommends that applicants carefully research programs in the UK and seek the advice of faculty here and at the destination institution to ensure they are properly prepared for the proposed course of study. Describe how your proposed course of study will lead to achieving your career objectives. Format: Essays for the Keasbey are typically five pages long, 1.5 - 2.0 spacing, in Times Roman with one inch margins. Please type your full name at the top of the page and the title "Keasbey Scholarship Statement of Purpose."

Transcripts: scan (front and back) of an official AC transcript, and if you studied abroad or transferred from another institution, scans of those transcripts as well (preferably official, but unofficial will be accepted). If you are nominated by the College, you must provide the Office of Fellowships a paper version of all transcripts.

Keasbey Scholarship Nomination Form: Nominees are required to submit this form, which in addition to biographical and educational data, includes space for a brief synopsis of your proposed course of study and a description of your postgraduate career plans. You will only need to complete this form if you are nominated and a form will be provided to you at that time.

DOCUMENTS YOU ASK OTHERS TO SUBMIT

Recommendations: Request letters from three faculty members who know your academic work well (especially in your most recent courses) and can speak to your preparation for the course of study which you are proposing. Contact them separately to ask whether they are willing to recommend you and to discuss your plans, then enter their names in the application portal. Send the request through the portal. Inform your recommenders that their letters are due no later than OCT 26 at NOON. Please read the Advice for Candidates on our Recommendations page. Ask your recommenders to read the information on our Keasbey Overview page.

Questions? Contact:
Christine Overstreet, Director of Fellowships
212 Converse Hall, 413-542-2536, coverstreet@amherst.edu 
                                 
Mail: Office of Fellowships, 212 Converse Hall, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002