Monro Discusses High Demand for Fulbright Scholarships to England

Nationwide odds are about 25 to 1 against applicants winning Fulbright Awards to England this year, John U. Monro '34, assistant to the Provost, announced last night at a Student Council Forum on "Graduate Scholarships Abroad."

Monro revealed that of the 600 grants awarded by the government each year, 200 were scholarships to England, 200 to France, and about 60 to Italy. Last year there were 251 applicants from the University. Of these, 106 wanted to go to England, but only 15 were accepted.

C. Crane Brinton '19, McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History, and Dean Bender also addressed the capacity crowd in the Lamont Forum Room, on Rhodes Scholarships and graduate study abroad respectively.

Brinton advised against hoping for Rhodes Scholarships for work in medicine, law, architecture, and engineering. He said that "the days when being an athlete helped one get a Rhodes Scholarship are as good as over."

Monro recommended that students apply for Fulbright Awards to Norway and the low countries, rather than England or France, and revealed that the deadline on all applications for government grants is October 31.