Canada

The 2026-27 Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship Application for students from Canada is now closed. 

 Overview:

  1. Knox Fellowships are open to students from Canada who:
    1. are normally residing in Canada; AND
    2. have been wholly or mainly educated in Canada prior to university and (or will be) a graduate of an Canadian university; AND
    3. applicants must fulfill one of the following requirements:
      1. You are studying for a first or higher degree at an Canadian university and will graduate in the academic year 2025-26; OR
      2. You have completed a first or higher degree at an Canadian university and graduated most recently no earlier than 2021
    4. Students who graduated before 2021 will not be eligible to apply.
  2. No application will be considered from any potential applicant already in the United States.
  3. Each Knox Fellowship applicant must also submit an Application for Admission directly to the Harvard graduate or professional school of their choice. Knox Fellowships are awarded only to those candidates that gain admission to Harvard as full-time degree-program students. Applicants are urged to begin correspondence with that school’s Admissions Office at the earliest possible date. Applicants should submit Applications for Admission to the appropriate school as early as possible and need not wait for the deadline.
  4. Knox Fellowship applicants seeking admission to Harvard Law School should have completed their resident university education and hold a basic degree in Law before applying for an advanced degree program such as the Master of Laws (LLM).
  5. Knox Fellowships are not awarded for undergraduate study or postdoctoral research, nor do they support medical research, post-doctoral research, or any other research appointment. They are not available for online or part-time programs or Executive Education programs. Normally Frank Knox Fellows must be in residence in the Boston/Cambridge area during the first two years of their degree program. (The fellowship will not support students whose programs require extensive field-work during this period.)

Please note students from Canada who are currently studying in or graduated from a university in another Knox-eligible country are eligible to submit a Knox Fellowship application, with the understanding that they meet the other eligibility requirements. In this situation, you should apply through the country where you have the strongest affiliation (such as birthplace, residential status, or where you have spent the majority of your educational or professional training). Submitting more than one application to multiple country portals is not allowed. If you have further questions, please contact cgs@harvard.edu.

How to Apply: 

  1. Applicants are required to submit an online application.
  2. Supplemental materials as part of the online application include:
    1. Curriculum Vitae
    2. Short essay of no more than 1,000 words, which provides an account of the applicant’s academic pursuits, intellectual interests, extra-curricular activities, and the reasons for his/her desire to study at Harvard University; the essay should also explain the applicant’s plan of study at Harvard and his/her future career plans.
    3. Certified copies of all academic transcripts.
    4. Two confidential letters of recommendation. 

Candidate Selection Process:

  1. Candidates will be selected on the basis of academic excellence, strength of character, and potential for leadership in the applicant’s field.
  2. Mrs. Knox expressed the hope that recipients of Knox Fellowships, after gaining knowledge and experience from study in the United States, would return to their native countries to become leaders in their chosen fields.