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The Summer Fellowship

Applying

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Fall selection

There are important deadlines that must be met.

Fully funded

Fellowships cover all costs.

Up to 8 credits

Earned across the program.

Lafayette & Wroxton

Inaugural 2027 sessions.

Selection

How Fellows are chosen

The primary selection process occurs intramurally at each League university or college through a process developed by the member school. The member school chooses its Fellows for each session. The Posse Foundation also selects two Fellows for each session.

In addition, the League conducts an “at large” process for candidates from schools that are not League members. At-large nominees are placed in a pool for examination by a League committee, which determines which nominees will become Fellows.

All Reconciliation Fellows must have outstanding academic records and must have demonstrated in a distinctive way a capacity for leadership. In addition, each must possess a willingness to engage with other Fellows who come into the conversation bearing different backgrounds and views.

The process of selecting Reconciliation Fellows occurs in the Fall semester and there are important deadlines that must be met in applying. Interested students at League schools should check with the Campus Reconciliation League Liaison. Students at schools that are not members of the League should apply directly to the League through the portal provided.

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Not at a member school?

Applying from Outside the League

The “at large” slots are filled by the Reconciliation League administrative team through an open process that allows students from any non-member school to apply. The League selection committee will award approximately 15% of the fellowships for each cohort through this process.

Each applicant is free to craft a presentation of his or her case for selection; however, no applicant will be considered unless the application is supported by a recommendation letter from the Dean of the applicant’s school warranting that the applicant meets League standards for admission. Each application must contain:

  • A personal statement describing the student’s academic interests, reasons for seeking to participate in the program, and how the student expects the experience to contribute to their future academic, personal, and professional development.
  • A short essay in which the student identifies a significant challenge, opportunity, or question affecting a community or environment with which they are personally familiar and discusses how they would begin to understand or address it.
  • A brief statement from the League Liaison or selection chair explaining why the school selected the student and how the student exemplifies the qualities and objectives of the program.
  • A faculty recommendation commenting on the student’s academic abilities, character, capacity for collaboration, and potential to contribute meaningfully to the program.
  • A curriculum vitae or resume summarizing the student’s academic, research, extracurricular, service, employment, or other relevant experiences.
  • An official or unofficial academic transcript.

Charles Grim, the Reconciliation League’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, can be reached at charles.grim@mbzuai.ac.ae for questions.

Have a question about applying?

The FAQs cover eligibility, selection, and the Summer 2027 sessions.

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