The Study Center of the Presidency Fellowship can be nominated only through Stanford Sophomores and juniors, who have History, International Relations, Political Science as their major can participate in the program. It is required that the students are successful academically, have leadership potential, are interested in research, writing, and presenting original data.

Students, who take part in a non-residential program, will have a chance to continue their education the U.S. University fellows participate in two conferences in spring and fall 2007-2008, that will take place in Washington D.C. where they will demonstrate the results of their research paper and will have an opportunity to talk over relevant problems with important government representatives.

Application Procedures are the following:

In order to take part in the campus competition one needs to fill in the UAR’s pre-application form.

Recommendations from three faculty members. You can find the samples of the letters of recommendation this website for guidelines. They will have to return their completed evaluations to Undergraduate Advising and Research office, First Floor Sweet Hall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-3085.

Apart from sending letters of recommendation, you will also have to hand in a personal statement of 1000 words, where you will have to dwell on the following matters:

1) your reasons for applying for the Scholarship Program
2) what sphere of research you are interested in
3) your educational and career aims and perspectives.

It is strongly advised that you consult with your writing advisors. In order to sign up for an appointment with someone in the UAR who deals with grants or graduate school, you need to bring all application materials to Undergraduate Advising and Research office, First Floor Sweet Hall by March 6, 2007. Your final packet should include:

- Personal Statement
- A recommendation letter from a Faculty member
- Standard Stanford transcript
- Your current resume

UAR Staff and Stanford Faculty committee will look through all the materials and select the best one.