The fully funded Stephen M. Kellen Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship designed to attract the brightest and most deserving students to the Dual BA program between Sciences Po and Freie Universität Berlin.

Moreover, Stephen M. Kellen Scholarship encourages promising young individuals to commit to Europe by giving them the keys to law, economics, history, political science, and sociology; the opportunity to speak at least three languages; and the ability to navigate in both German and French cultures.

One Stephen M. Kellen Scholarship will be awarded each year starting in 2017. The Stephen M. Kellen scholarship covers two years of tuition fees at Sciences Po, in addition to a living allowance of $6.000/year for the two years spent on Sciences Po’s French-German European Campus in Nancy, and a living allowance of $7.000/year for the two years spent at the Otto-Suhr-Institut of Freie Universität.

The Value of Stephen M. Kellen Scholarship

The scholarship covers both tuition fees at Sciences Po and most of the student’s living expenses for the two years. Further, the scholar will receive a stipend of $6,000 per year to study in France at Sciences Po’s French-German European campus in Nancy. Furthermore, the scholar will receive a stipend of $7,000 per year for the two years at the Otto-Suhr-Institut of Freie Universität Berlin.

Eligibility

The candidate must be admitted at Sciences Po’s dual BA with Freie Universität Berlin.

Also, the student who exemplifies the values of Stephen M. Kellen Scholarship will obtain financial aid. Moreover, the values of Stephen M. Kellen Scholarship are in terms of:

• Excellence – as reflected in academic achievement
• Vision – as demonstrated through a written submission on a selected topic
• Generosity – as shown in a commitment to service to others

Application Process

Applicants must send the following to [email protected], before June 23, 2019.

• Completed application form
• Further, a personal statement.  Personal statement. Considering Kellen’s commitment to Berlin, please describe your motivation to study in the city of Berlin (1,000 words) in English
• Also, an essay on “Populism and Democracy in Europe”. Please develop a guiding question that problematizes the issue and focuses your essay (2,000 words) in English

Selection Committee

The Selection Committee will comprise one representative of the Anna Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, one representative of the Sciences Po American Foundation and one representative of Sciences Po.

Timing

Applicants will apply by June 23, 2019.