Davies-Jackson Scholarship: Instructions for Completing Application Form

The Davies-Jackson Scholarship holder(s) will be admitted to Cambridge as an Affiliated Student. An Affiliated Student is a graduate holding an approved degree from another University, who is admitted to work for the Cambridge B.A. degree. Affiliated Students will normally have taken a full-time, three-year Honors degree course, finishing at a high standard. They then go on to take the more advanced parts of a Cambridge degree course and qualify for the B.A. in two years instead of the usual three. Upon the successful completion of two years of study, candidates are awarded a Cambridge B.A. degree, often referred to as the Cantab degree, which is the equivalent of a masters degree in the U.S.

Application Procedure. Send the original and completed application form plus four (4) copies to A. Graham Down, Director, Davies-Jackson Scholarship Program, c/o The Council of Independent Colleges, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 320, Washington, DC 20036, together with:

1) A passport-sized photograph  

2) Official college transcript(s). In the space provided on the application form, please provide a brief summary of your academic record. You should also ask any college or university you have attended to provide an official transcript of your academic performance to date. If you cannot send this with the Application Form, arrange for your institution to send it separate and without delay. YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNTIL THIS OFFICIAL RECORD IS RECEIVED BY THE COMMITTEE.

5) Proposed subject of study. Please specify the subject that you wish to read at St. John’s. The Davies-Jackson Scholarship is open to applicants whose undergraduate degree is in any academic discipline and who wish to read in one of the following subjects at St. John’s College: Archaeology and Anthropology, Classics, Economics, English, Geography, History, History of Art,  Modern and Medieval Languages, Music, Philosophy, or Social and Political Sciences. An outline of these courses is given in the Cambridge University Admissions Prospectus, which is obtainable from any Cambridge college. Fuller details may be found in the Cambridge University Handbook, published annually by The Cambridge University Press, 32 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022 or The Cambridge University Press, Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 R4, England. Information may also be obtained at the College’s website.  

Application Deadline. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is November 12, 2007. Incomplete applications will not be considered by the Committee.

Davies-Jackson Application Form & Recommendation Form
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