Luce Scholars Program: Gervase Programs: Learning to Lead

The Luce Scholars Program provides stipends and internships for eighteen young Americans to live and work in East and Southeast Asia each year. The program seeks to increase awareness of Asia among future leaders in American society. The Luce Scholars Program stresses personal and work experience rather than academics and consists of one year of professional apprenticeship in the Far East. Please visit the Luce Scholars Foundation Website and see this Luce Brochure (best viewed in Internet Explorer) for more details.

Requirements:

• Applicants must be American citizens
• Applicants are ineligible if they have had significant prior exposure to East and Southeast Asia Studies.
• Applicants should be seniors or recent alumni, but must not be older than 29 when the program begins.

Georgetown University Application Process:

You must submit the following to Ms. Maryam Henson at the Gervase B-07 office by 9 A.M. on Monday, October 3, 2011.

• Signed Application Form (in hard copy)
• Official Transcripts for all institutions of higher education (in hard copy)
• Four letters of recommendation (for the October 3rd deadline your recommenders should email these to Ms. Henson directly. If you are nominated they will need to submit a hard copy recommendation.)
• Two recent passport sized photos

The University will nominate up to three candidates to the Henry Luce Foundation. The Luce Foundation interviews applicants, selecting 15-18 winners from a group of 45 finalists. For more information please contact Ms. Maryam Henson.

Georgetown University Deadline:

• October 1, 2012

External Luce Deadline (you must have received endorsement):

• November 1, 2012