HOPE COLLEGE

Lilly Graduate Fellows Program

Application Form for those entering Graduate School Fall 2010

Hope graduates: If you experience problems accessing your transcript on-line, additional time will be alloted for us to receive it.

Application Deadline: Monday, November 9, 2009

Unofficial* transcript deadline: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (Do not request an official copy at this time!)

*An unofficial transcript (directly from KnowHopePlus for Hope students) (by mail or email) is all that is needed for this initial selection process here at Hope. Successful Hope applicants would need to obtain an official transcript for the next phase of the application process.
  • Name:
  • Street 1: 
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  • Street 2, if applicable:
  • City, ST, & Zip:
    •    
  • Country, if not USA:
  • Email:

Undergraduate Degree & Date (or expected date):

  • Undergraduate GPA:   
  • GRE Scores, if known -
    • General:
    • Quantitative:
    • Analytical:
    • Verbal:

(If scores are not yet known, please submit as soon as they are known to crossroads@hope.edu)
Schools and Programs to which you are applying:

Schools:

Corresponding Program:

Could you be available for an interview if the need arises? (either in person or by phone if not local): Yes / No

Names, E-mail, & Addresses of Two Recommenders from among Hope faculty:
  • Recommender 1
  • Name, Hope Department, Hope E-mail: (use carriage return for each line)
  • Recommender 2
  • Name, Hope Department, Hope E-mail: (use carriage return for each line)

Personal Statement: In 500-1000 words, please indicate why you are applying for this fellowship as well as your thoughts about the possibility of teaching one day at a church-related college or university. Please note that, should you be awarded this fellowship, you are under no obligation to obtain your graduate degree or teach at a church-related college or university, but it is the intention of this fellowship that you explore the nature of church-related higher education and explore the possibility of one day teaching at such an institution.

Type your essay in the space provided below. Note: If you paste your essay here, there may be minor formatting errors that won't be visible to you.

 

In addition to completing this on-line application, please submit undergraduate transcripts from all schools attended. Transcripts should be sent directly to the following address:

On-campus mailing address: CrossRoads Project

Off-campus mailing address:

  • Hope College
  • CrossRoads Project
    • ATTN: Lilly Graduate Fellows Program
  • PO BOX 9000
  • Holland, MI 49422-9000

Questions? Contact: The CrossRoads Project at Hope College, Van Zoeren #182, (616) 395-7320, CrossRoads@hope.edu