Please carefully review the following information
about the Olin Fellowship before proceeding to the application instructions
page.
HISTORY
The
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowships for Women in Graduate Study
are co-sponsored by the Monticello Foundation and by Washington
University. The Foundation continues the mission of Monticello
College, the second-oldest women's college in the U.S., to "promote
female education." From its founding in 1974, the Olin
Fellowship's name has honored Spencer T. Olin and Ann W. Olin, who were
generous supporters of both Monticello College and Washington
University.
PURPOSE
1.) To encourage women of exceptional promise to prepare for
careers in higher education and the professions.
2.) To continue and extend the historically important
contributions of Monticello to the education of women.
3.) To extend the influence of Washington University by assisting
in the advanced education of outstanding women who are likely to make
significant contributions to higher education and the
professions.
ELIGIBILITY
Any
female graduate or prospective graduate of an undergraduate institution in the
United States who plans to prepare for a career in higher education or the
professions is eligible to apply provided she seeks to obtain through full-time
study at Washington University the highest degree available in her chosen field,
is not at the time of application engaged at Washington University or elsewhere
in formal study leading to such a degree, and is able to meet the admission
requirements of the graduate or professional school in which she intends to
enroll. Past engagement in preliminary post-baccalaureate study does not
jeopardize eligibility for and Olin Fellowship. Applicants are considered
without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin and
with regard only to the excellence of their qualifications.
CRITERIA
In considering applicants for the Olin Fellowships, special
consideration is given to the following:
1.)
Evidence of intellectual ability and versatility and of academic
achievement.
2.) Evidence of commitment to
undertake and sustain preparation for a career in higher education or the
professions.
3.) Evidence of personal qualities
necessary to make constructive contributions to higher education or the
professions.
FIELDS OF STUDY
The
Olin Fellowships are open to candidates for advanced study in the following
graduate and professional schools at Washington University: Architecture, Art,
Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Medicine, and Social Work.
Candidates must be seeking doctoral degrees (M.D., Ph.D.) or
professional-practice master’s degrees (M.Arch., M.B.A., M.F.A., M.S.W., etc.).
Fellowships assist study in specific fields and Fellows who change fields of
study are normally expected to resign their Fellowships.
SELECTION PROCEDURES
Selection
is by a committee chaired by the Director of the Olin Fellowship Program. On the basis of outstanding merit evinced in the
application materials a group of finalists is invited to Washington
University in mid-March for interviews by the Selection Committee and
by members of the faculty in the school or department of the
candidate’s field of study. Washington University provides full
coverage of travel and other expenses necessitated by these
interviews. Announcement of the award of Olin Fellowships is made
in late March. The Selection Committee reserves the right to prefer
Doctoral Students to Master's Students and to favor fields in which
women are underrepresented.
FINANCIAL TERMS
All
Olin Fellows receive full tuition remission for up to four years,
provided they continue to make satisfactory academic progress.
They are also eligible for a grant to defray the cost of
professional travel. In addition, Fellows in Ph.D. programs will
receive a stipend equal to or in excess of other awards in their
discipline. Proceed to Application
Instructions
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