{"id":151,"date":"2016-08-02T15:13:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T15:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsf.utdev1.wpengine.com\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2024-06-27T15:32:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T19:32:39","slug":"rhodes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/listings\/rhodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhodes Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk\/scholarships\/the-rhodes-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-518 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/rhodes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk\/scholarships\/the-rhodes-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhodes Scholars<\/a> are chosen not only for their outstanding scholarly achievements, but for their character, commitment to others and to the common good, and for their potential for leadership in whatever domains their careers may lead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2019\/11\/25\/hera-jay-brown-is-uts-ninth-rhodes-scholar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Hera-Brown.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hera Brown\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2019\/11\/25\/hera-jay-brown-is-uts-ninth-rhodes-scholar\/\"><strong>Read about UT&#8217;s 9th Rhodes Scholar, Hera Jay Brown<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>T<span style=\"background-color: transparent\">he Rhodes Trust, a British charity established to honor the will and bequest of Cecil J. Rhodes, provides full financial support for Rhodes Scholars to pursue a degree or degrees at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, including a second B.A., or advanced degree. The first American Rhodes Scholars entered Oxford in 1904.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"box-light card tennessee orange tx brd-\"><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk\/scholarships\/the-rhodes-scholarship\/\">Rhodes Scholarship Website<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/2023-declaration-of-intent-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UT Candidate Declaration<\/a> Deadline: July 12<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">UT Campus Deadline: August 12<br \/>\nNational Deadline: First Week of October<\/h4>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Eligibility Criteria for the US Rhodes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. Citizen<\/li>\n<li>At least 18 and no more than 24 years of age<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate degree<\/li>\n<li>At least 3.70 cumulative undergraduate GPA (no rounding up) at time of application<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding scholarly achievements, demonstrated commitment to others and to the common good, and high potential for leadership in career and community<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk\/scholarships\/applications\/united-states\/eligibilitycriteria\/#:~:text=i.,and%20before%202%20October%202005).&amp;text=ii.,or%20after%201%20October%202022*.\">More info found here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grant Rigney is UT\u2019s Eighth Rhodes Scholar\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dNJ9JnR45fE?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nCampus and National Application Process:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be considered for UT <em>nomination<\/em> for the Rhodes Scholarship, which unto itself is highly competitive, you must complete both of the following no later than August 1:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>UT campus <a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/2023-declaration-of-intent-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declaration of Intent form<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Meeting with a member of OURF (the UT office responsible for facilitating campus nominations to the Rhodes) to discuss candidacy and the campus nomination process<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The official Rhodes Scholarship application requires:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personal\/goals statement and a course of study statement, including a description of the program of study; the department, faculty, and research group; 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