Applicants to the McDonnell International Scholars Academy must be admitted to a graduate or professional degree program at Washington University in St. Louis. The McDonnell Academy Steering Committee selects Scholars based on outstanding academic potential and on applicants' commitment to learning about ternational issues and global leadership.
Applications for the 2013-14 academic year will be accepted as of October 1, 2012. Review process begins February 1, 2013.
To be eligible to apply to the McDonnell Academy, an individual must be a graduate of one of our University Partners and must also apply to one of a select group of full-time graduate or professional programs. Application to the Academy is separate from, and in addition to, an application to a graduate or professional program at Washington University in St. Louis.
Online application to the McDonnell International Scholars Academy is available here.
For the 2013-14 academic year, Scholars will receive:
Scholars selected as Corporate Fellows have special opportunities to work as interns with their McDonnell Academy Corporate Sponsor(s). The Academy Steering Committee appoints Corporate Fellows; no special additional application is required.
The Academy will recruit U.S. Scholars as part of its incoming 2013-2014 cohort. U.S. Scholars will comprise up to 25% of each cohort.
To be eligible to apply to the McDonnell Academy as a U.S. Scholar, an individual must be a U.S. citizen and is expected to have spent most of his or her life and earned previous degrees in the U.S.
U.S. Scholars are expected to participate in all the activities organized by the Academy in St. Louis and elsewhere (e.g., cohort trips to New York and Washington, D.C.). In addition, they are expected spend at least 3 months during their time as a Scholar at one of the 27 partner institutions in the Academy. This might involve activities such as working in a laboratory where collaborative research with Washington University is being conducted, fieldwork, or advanced language training at a partner institution.
We do not expect applicants to provide specific plans at this point for an extended stay at a partner institution, but some indication of background and interest in international issues and why it would be useful to spend time at an institutional partner is desirable. These are matters to be included in the essay portion of the Academy application. Knowledge of a relevant foreign language and previous international experience are also desirable and should be noted in this essay.
In addition to applying to the Academy, U.S. Scholar applicants must also apply to one of a select group of full-time graduate or professional programs. Application to the Academy is separate from, and in addition to, an application to a graduate or professional program at Washington University in St. Louis.
Online application to the McDonnell International Scholars Academy is available here.
Financial and Programmatic Support from the McDonnell Academy
For the 2013-14 academic year, Scholars will receive:
Scholars selected as Corporate Fellows have special opportunities to work as interns with their McDonnell Academy Corporate Sponsor(s). The Academy Steering Committee appoints Corporate Fellows; no special additional application is required.