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BSDM leadership encourages students from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds to apply to the program, and is committed to fostering a stimulating and supportive environment for its diverse community of students and faculty.
Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has an active recruitment program which seeks out potential applicants from underrepresented minority groups.
In particular, the Office of Admissions aims to encourage applicants who identify themselves as African-American, Mexican-American, Native American, Native Pacific Islander from Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, or Micronesia, or Puerto Rican. Efforts to attract such prospective students include summer programs, recruitment visits to undergraduate schools, prospective student visits to the Harvard campus, and specific Financial Aid Opportunities for minority students. Stephanie Parsons, Minority Recruitment and Student Programming Officer for GSAS, is available to prospective applicants. She can be reached via e-mail at minrec@fas.harvard.edu or by telephone at 617-495-5315 (between 2 and 5 pm EST, Monday-Friday) to answer questions or to put applicants in touch with current GSAS students.
Information about non-Harvard graduate fellowships, such as the Ford Foundation Fellowships and the National Science Foundation Research Fellowships for Minority Students, is available from:
The Fellowship Office
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20418
(tel. 202-334-2872)
Be aware that students will want to apply for some of these fellowships early in the fall of the year prior to their admission to graduate school. For example, Ford Foundation applications are due on the 1st of November.
Information about the Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program (SHURP) for minority college students can be obtained from:
Deborah Milstein, Minority Programs Office
Division of Medical Sciences
Harvard Medical School
260 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(tel. 617-432-4980 or 800-367-9019)
SHURP applications can be requested by phone, e-mail, or downloaded directly from its website.
Information about the Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP) for Native American college students can be obtained from:
Deborah Milstein, Minority Programs Office
Division of Medical Sciences
Harvard Medical School
260 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(tel. 617-432-4980 or 800-367-9019)
FDSRP applications can be requested by phone, e-mail, or downloaded directly from its website.
Copyright 2009 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
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