Sperling Scholarship Deadline
Thursday, November 18

Description: John Sperling '48, founder of the University of Phoenix and an alumnus of both Reed College and Cambridge University, has committed funds to support Reed graduates in the pursuit of a three-year doctoral degree at Cambridge University in England. Sperling, whose degree from Reed was in history, earned a master's degree in political history at the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in economic history from Cambridge University on a fellowship from the University of California. The Studentship: King's College, Cambridge University, and Reed College seek applications from Reed graduates for the Sperling Studentship, a three-year doctoral fellowship at Cambridge University. The Studentship will cover three years of tuition, college and university fees, and room and board. Applications will be considered in all graduate fields at Cambridge University except medicine. Potential applicants should be aware that the majority of Ph.D. programs require a master's degree and that the three-year doctoral programs at Cambridge presume superior academic training and performance. Doctoral students at Cambridge are expected to work closely with specific tutors and to move quickly into their own area of research. More information...