Nominee Process
Georgetown Rhodes & Marshall nominees work on essay development as a pod.
Applicants will be notified if they have been accepted for institutional endorsement in June 2025. New this year: Applicants can select one of two nomination tracks when applying for internal nomination.
All applications are due via Google form at 12:00PM (NOON) on April 30, 2025.
Applicants can apply for either or both tracks during internal nomination. The Development Track is a cohort model of advising where applicants learn from and with one another through a three-month intensive program. The Direct Nomination Track provides application development support to applicants interested in UK Fellowships but who are unable to commit to the Development Track.
Development Track
8 – 10 applicant cohort
Three-month-long intensive candidacy development process including:
- Candidacy Development Retreat
- ~10-12 weeks regularly meeting with advisors and peer nominees
- Multi-part process of essay revision
- Regular writing workshops
- Ad-hoc 1:1 advising
- Required Application Workshop Modules
- Interview training and preparation exercises
Direct Track
10 – 12 additional non-nominees
Three-month-long independent application development support:
- Regular newsletters/Application Communications
- Bi-weekly Drop-In Office Hours
- Optional Application Workshop Modules
- Finalist Interview Training
IMPORTANT NOTE: Under no circumstance should applicants seek feedback from center staff or anyone on personal statement creation, development, and editing for the Rhodes Scholarship. This is prohibited by Rhodes: “Your personal statement should be wholly accurate, and written in your own words from your own perspective. Material misrepresentation will result in disqualification of an application or, where appropriate, the rescinding of a scholarship. It should be entirely your own work, with no assistance received. Through the online application form you will be asked to confirm that the entered / uploaded personal statement is accurate, is your own work and that no external help was given in its creation or editing.” (Source: Rhodes Scholarship)