HKS finaid MYFAID application

[gradjm]

I applied to HKS MPP program and recently received an email saying that financial aid application is available. The MYFAID application site lists a large number of fellowships that have different criteria (https://pubapps.hks.harvard.edu/enrollment/fellowships/). I looked into these fellowship pages and they provide brief info, typically only a sentence and two at most, about the selection criterion. Also, the MYFAID application web page, once you have created an account, shows "apply online" and "documents" tab. The page suggests that under the forms for application to specific fellowships will be available under the documents tab.

 

- Is there additional information regarding selection criterion of the fellowships? There are far too many of them and I am not sure how one could manage separate essays and recommendations to apply to many of them separately.

 

- how many fellowships does one apply for (i undertand it depends on the applicant) typically?

 

- do the applications appear under the "Documents" tab after one has submitted the selections under "apply online" tab? what if one intended to apply for a fellowship, selected the "yes" option, but later never applies?

 

- the "apply online" tab shows a long application with no "Save" button. So one has to fill and submit it in one go. am i missing something?

 

 

[PolicyGrad92]

I'm applying too. I have just 2 inputs on your questions.. 1) It doesn't seem as if there is a save button, so looks like you have to submit in one go. 2) I'm eligible to unfortunately very few scholarships - 5-6. (International applicant) so I'm applying to all of these.

[gradjm]

Thanks for your response policygrad92.

 

Anyone who did HKS fin aid process comment on how difficult they find the process and getting aid to be?

 

Is it possible to apply for multiple fellowships in different policy area concentrations (PACs)?

 

For example, Belfer IGA BIGA Student Fellowship (https://pubapps.hks.harvard.edu/enrollm ... spx?id=IGA) has IGA as PAC, whereas Mossavar-Rahmani fellowship at https://pubapps.hks.harvard.edu/enrollm ... spx?id=CBG seems to be for BGP.

Should one even bother considering all these fellowships will most likely be very hard to get or should even regular applicants apply?

There are some fellowships that are a lot of work as they require extra references (2 each) like CPL Dubin fellowship https://pubapps.hks.harvard.edu/enrollm ... x?id=Dubin.

Are these fellowships very prestigious/hard to get?

 

Thank you