St John’s College, Annapolis, Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship

Overview

Description

Are you ready to embark on a world-class education that will push you to think with some of history’s most brilliant philosophers, poets, and scientists? To ask and attempt to answer the most timeless and timely questions of human existence?

At St. John’s, great books—and great discussions—are the heart of the college’s distinctive liberal arts program. The aim of the education offered by St. John’s is the liberation of the human intellect. By reading great books and struggling together with the fundamental questions that they raise, students and their teachers learn from their differences and discover more deeply their shared humanity. From conversations around the seminar table and beyond, students leave St. John’s intelligently and critically appreciative of their common heritage and well equipped to master the specific skills of any calling.

The Ramsay scholarship supports up to six Australians a year to undertake the Master of Arts in the Liberal Arts at St John’s, focusing on great books of the western canon and participate in an internship program in an area of interest in Washington D.C.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The scholarship is worth AUD$75,000 for two years.

The scholarship covers living, tuition fees and other related expenses.

Ramsay Postgraduate Scholars at St John’s College will have opportunities for internships in Washington DC in their second year. Prior to the commencement of the scholarship, St. John’s College will assign a mentor to the scholars to assist them individually to secure internships in their unique areas of interest. Scholars will also be invited to participate in a summer study group as a cohort.

Internships will normally commence in the North American summer (June-August) and may be continued part-time during the remainder of the student’s time as a student at St John’s. 

Scholars will be encouraged to turn their attention to securing an internship soon after commencing their study.