<p>As prospective college freshmen are running around in preparation to submit their college applications, I'd like to remind people of the Robertson Scholarship.</p>
<p>The Robertson Scholarship is an amazing opportunity:
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The Robertson Scholars Program provides full tuition, room and board, and mandatory fees for scholars at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill. These benefits last for four years. Scholars receive a laptop and have access to three summers of generous funding. Additionally, we support Scholars in studying abroad for up to two semesters during their four years as undergraduates.
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<p>So if you have what it takes, submit the supplementary form! Even if you don't, all candidates for admission to Duke and/or UNC (the blasphemy! :P) are still considered for the scholarship. The supplement becomes available in August, but I figured I'd just throw this out there for students wavering between applying/not applying due to perceived financial hardships, those debating between ED/RD, etc.</p>
<p>i hate that you can’t apply for the robertson and the morehead! it seems that there are more people that receive the morehead so i’m probably gonna go for that one. any advice on which one might be slightly easier to receive?</p>
As a very general rule of thumb, the Morehead is somewhat geared toward people active in athletics and extracurriculars and the Robertson toward people active in leadership and service. Of course, plenty of recipients fit both categories.</p>
<p>The UNC/Duke joint aspect of the Robertson is certainly distinctive, although the Robertson really does share a lot of similarities to programs like the AB Duke, Morehead-Cain, and Jefferson. </p>
<p>One important thing to note about all of the different programs, however, is that they have notably different selection processes.</p>
<p>For those unfamiliar with the Robertson and/or its selection process, I’ll repost a (relatively) short summary:</p>
<p>Robertson: You can submit a supplemental materials form (recommended), or be nominated by the Duke or UNC admissions offices. Looking for leadership and service. </p>
<p>Morehead-Cain: You must be nominated by a partner nominating high school, unless you live in North Carolina, in which case you can self-nominate. If you apply to UNC by early November, you can also be nominated by the UNC admissions office, regardless of where you live. Looking for all-around leadership and academic strength. Also requires commitment to an “active lifestyle,” which generally means having participated in some physically active activity (sport, dance) during high school.</p>
<p>AB Duke: No specific application - you just need to apply to Duke. Looking for academic achievement and intellectual curiosity. </p>
<p>At UNC, if you’re in-state or attend a Morehead nominating high school, and participate in some sort of physical activity, you’re perhaps best off with the Morehead. If you don’t live in-state or attend a Morehead nominating high school, then the Robertson is probably for you. Note that at UNC, you can only be a finalist for one of these scholarships (although you CAN be a finalist for the Morehead-Cain at UNC and the Robertson at Duke).</p>
<p>At Duke, if your greatest strengths lean in an academic/intellectual direction, the AB Duke is best. If your biggest strengths are in leadership or service, the Robertson is best. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that all of these programs look for academic strength. It’s just that, in narrowing down a group of people to select, the Morehead-Cain and the Robertson will also care a great deal about leadership/service, while the AB Duke will focus on the academics.</p>
<p>So you can apply for both? I’m an in state student and would love to go to either so getting a scholarship would be great. Can I apply for the morehead and the robertson if I wanted to use the robertson or the AB to go to Duke? I’m sorry if I’m asking a redundant question.</p>
<p>The details of eligibility between the Robertson and Morehead-Cain are slightly complicated, due to the fact that the Robertson is offered through two universities and that the Morehead has different application procedures for different groups of students.</p>
<p>The basic rule is that you cannot be considered for both the Morehead-Cain and the Robertson at UNC. </p>
<p>If you submit a supplemental materials form for the Robertson at UNC, you will not be considered for the Morehead-Cain. If you are nominated for the Morehead-Cain, you will not be considered for the Robertson at UNC.</p>
<p>If you do not submit materials to the Robertson and are not nominated for the Morehead-Cain, and apply by UNC’s first deadline, UNC’s admissions office may choose to forward your application to either of the two programs. But you are probably better off applying for one of the two programs directly. (Note, though, that the Morehead-Cain requires that you either be a North Carolina resident or attend an affiliate high school or program in order to be eligible to apply directly to them.)</p>
<p>Yes, assuming you apply to both UNC and Duke, you can be nominated for the Morehead-Cain at UNC and still be considered for the Robertson at Duke. You can be nominated for the Morehead-Cain and also submit the supplemental materials form to the Robertson and mark that you would only like to be considered for the Robertson at Duke, or you can be nominated for the Morehead-Cain and Duke admissions could choose to forward your application to the Robertson program.</p>