Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships

The Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship program provides funding for students from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to conduct graduate study at Harvard University.

Annie Reid Knox set up these scholarships to honour her late husband and asked that future scholars be selected on the basis of “future promise of leadership, strength of character, keen mind, a balanced judgement and a devotion to the democratic ideal.”

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

1. be citizens of and normally resident in New Zealand; and
2. have spent at least two of the last four years at a university in New Zealand; and
3. be about to graduate from university or graduated no more than two years prior to their application for a Frank Knox Fellowship.

Applicants will have applied for and gained admission to one of the graduate or professional schools by the time the fellowships are awarded.

Value and number awarded:

The value of a Frank Knox Fellowship is at least US$20,000 plus full tuition and health insurance fees.

Number of scholarships awarded each year varies.

Closing Date:

1 October

How to Apply:

1. Check your eligibility
2. Read the regulations.pdf (145KB)
3. Download the application form.pdf (257KB)

Decisions made:

Nominations to Harvard Committee on General Scholarships made in December. Final decisions made in May of following year.