Application Planning

This roadmap for funding for graduate/professional study provides step-by-step advice and detailed timelines.

Timeline overview for application process:

• Spring and summer: Explore our fellowships roadmap, which includes timelines, links, and resources, for fellowships to support graduate and professional study.

• July 24: Optional Draft Deadline for postgraduate fellowships—submit drafts to guarantee draft review appointment before relevant fall deadline.

• October to mid-November: 

  • Read about the scholarship, explore graduate study options, talk with academic and professional mentors, and make an appointment via Handshake to discuss application plans with Kate Dailinger.

  • Once you've found the right degree course, make sure you know what the application deadline for the course is and what you'll need to apply; application for the degree program is separate from applying for this scholarship.

• 12:00 pm (noon) EST on November 4, 2024: Wellesley application deadline

• Late November - early December: Shortlisted candidates are invited to interview with the campus committee. Wellesley’s nominee will have a chance to finalize their application with advice from the campus committee.

• December 15, annually: Deadline for receipt in New York of the nominated application materials.

• February or early March: St Andrew’s Society scholarship committee usually invites six (6) finalists to a luncheon in New York City during February or early March. Following this meeting, three (3) of these finalists will be awarded a scholarship for graduate study in Scotland.

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

• Senior undergraduate students who will obtain a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the Spring of the academic year of application;
• Students of at least some Scottish descent;
• Students who demonstrate financial need;
• Those who reside or attend school within 250 miles of New York State; and
• U.S. citizens
• For full details of eligibility, please see the official website.

What makes a strong applicant for this fellowship?

• Strong academic achievement and extracurricular activities; and
• The  ability clearly to explain personal objectives,  as well as  why  studying  in Scotland is important to you.
• (Preference will be given to candidates who have not previously studied in the United Kingdom.)

Where can I learn more?

• Additional information is available at www.standrewsny.org/Scholarship.
• Advice on graduate study in the United Kingdom (with the permission of and kind thanks to the colleague who created this invaluable resource) may be found here; don't miss the peer-reviewed assessment of research in your discipline, found under "REF."
• Career Education offers support for those applying to graduate/professional school, including where to search for additional scholarships to help you pursue graduate study in Scotland or elsewhere.
• Interested Wellesley applicants are warmly encouraged to book a Fellowships advising appointment with Kate Dailinger via Handshake, to talk over application strategies, whom to ask for letters, feedback on drafts, etc.  
• Cannot find an available appointment? Drop in to Fellowships Pop-Up Advising: no appointment required - see Career Education events listings in Handshake for "pop" to get details.

How do I apply?

All Wellesley College applicants for the Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Scholarship must first apply for Wellesley’s nomination. A Wellesley College faculty committee will review applications and nominate one candidate each year whose final application will be sent to the Saint Andrew’s Society of New York by the December 15th annual official deadline.

Application checklist

• Two academic letters of reference: Please give your recommenders this link to allow them to submit their letters; should they have any difficulty with the online form, please ask them to email their letters to fellowships@wellesley.edu.

• Please note that the nominee will also need to apply separately to the graduate degree course of choice in Scotland.

Please submit the following by the campus deadline, via the online form found here:

• Official Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Scholarship application form, including the required essays (please download a copy of the form, complete, and save it)

• Curriculum vitae (2 pages max)

• Unofficial copies of any applicable transcripts, including your Wellesley unofficial grade reports, and any applicable transfer or study abroad transcripts

• Proof of financial need (typically a copy of your most recent financial aid award letter)

• Wellesley Fellowships office signature document (please print, sign & date this form, then submit a scanned pdf or other image of the signed document along with your application materials)

Questions?
Email fellowships@wellesley.edu or call Caitlin Roberts-Donovan at 781.283.2347. Looking for advice? Book a Fellowships advising appointment via Handshake to talk over the scholarship, whom to ask for references, drafts of application materials, etc. Appointments are available during the summer as well as during the academic year. Cannot find an available appointment? Drop by Fellowships Pop-Up Advising: no appointment required (search Handshake events listings for "pop" to get details).