Karsh International Scholarship: Duke University 3848 views

Karsh International Scholarship was initiated to bring together outstanding students from all over the world. Student’s academic ambitions and fields of study at Duke are as various as their homelands. Karsh scholars literally embody the ideas of “global citizenship” and boundary-crossing.

The scholarship is a merit-based full scholarship for international students at Duke University

Karsh International Scholars are selected from the pool of international applicants to Duke who qualifies for financial aid. That number of applicants is growing every year.

Scholarship value:

• Tuition-fees
• room and board
• mandatory fees
• up to $7000 of funding for research/service opportunities during the three summers prior to graduation
• Karsh Scholars may also apply for support for necessities, such as computers.

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be a national of any country outside the U.S.
• Applicant with the dual U.S./other country citizenship will not be considered for this scholarship
• Applicant must not hold any degree (B.A. or a B.S.)

Selection criteria:

• International UG applicants to Duke who have demonstrated need will be considered for the Karsh Scholarship.
• The faculty director of the program and OUSF-affiliated colleagues will select number of finalists based on their academic and leadership potential in their chosen field.
• Finalists will be interviewed by Skype (or phone) in late March, and recipients of the award will be notified shortly thereafter.

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