The Dolores Zohrab Leibmann Fund: Gervase Programs: Learning to Lead

The Will of Dolores Zohrab Leibmann created a Trust designated for the purpose of funding advanced education and graduate study grants. Candidates should be pursuing or about to pursue an advanced degree in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences (including law, medicine, engineering, or architecture). Candidates should have a very high level of academic achievement. Fellows receive up to $18,000 for tuition, room and board, living expenses and income taxes. The award is renewable.

Requirements:

• Open to US citizens only.
• Applicants must be in or applying to graduate study programs in the US.
• Applicants must demonstrate financial need.
• Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree and must have an outstanding undergraduate record.
• Candidates must not support, advocate or uphold the principles and doctrines of Communism.

Georgetown University Application Process:

Submit the following items to the Office of University Fellowships (if the application form pdf doesn't open, hit Refresh after the page has stopped loading):

• Completed Application (it is preferred that you hand in a hard copy, but if you are unable to make it to campus, you should retype the pdf in Word form and email the application to Ms. Mohamed)
• 3-page Statement of Purpose
• 2 Academic Letters of Recommendation
• Curriculum Vitae (or an elaborated resume-- i.e. not the short, one pager you would use to apply for a job. But no longer than 2 pages.)
• Official transcripts
• GRE/LSAT/GMAT/MCAT scores

The applications will be reviewed by a University Committee. The University Committee will nominate up to three candidates. Please contact Ms. Maryam Mohamed if you have questions that remain unanswered even after carefully reviewing all material on this webpage.

Deadlines:

• Georgetown University Deadline: November 3, 2009. For this deadline you do not need a letter from the Department Chair or Dean of your Graduate School (requirement 3 in the application above). If you are endorsed by the University, you will need this letter for the external January deadline.
• Final Application: To be announced. Generally last week of January, 2010.