Contents
- 2007-2008 Nomination Information
- Overview of the Morehead-Cain Scholarship
- The Benefits
- Where is UNC?
- Criteria/Requirements
- The Selection Process
- Words from the British Morehead Alumni
2007-2008 Nomination Information
The deadline to submit the application for the 2007-2008 Morehead-Cain Scholarship will be Friday, 12 October 2007.*
*Scottish applications are due Friday, 14 September 2007. Scottish interviews will take place Friday, 28 September 2007 in Glasgow.
Instructions for Students
As a student, you must be nominated by your school for the Morehead-Cain. The selection committee cannot accept direct applications.
- Review the information about the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Fill out and submit the online Morehead-Cain Online
Student Application form.
- The deadline for you and your school to submit completed materials
to the British Morehead-Cain Programme is 12 October 2007.
- Remember, if you are selected to be a Morehead-Cain finalist, you
must also complete the application
for admission to UNC by 15 January and take the SAT.
However, we strongly recommend that you apply to UNC by 1 November,
rather than waiting until January.
Instructions for School Officials
All secondary schools in the United Kingdom are eligible to nominate one or more students for the Morehead-Cain. All nominees should show evidence of outstanding achievement in the four criteria for the Morehead-Cain: leadership, scholarship, moral force of character, and physical vigour.
- Identify top students who meet the Morehead-Cain criteria.
- Ask each of your nominees to fill out the Online
Student Application form.
- Please submit the online School Report and online recommendation by
12 October 2007
If you need assistance, please call or e-mail Ms. Elizabeth Stokes or the Morehead-Cain Foundation at 001-919-962-1201 or moreheadcain@unc.edu.
Ms. Elizabeth Stokes
The British Morehead Scholarship Programme
c/o The English-Speaking Union
Dartmouth House
37 Charles Street
London W1J 5ED
Tel: 020 7529 1550
E-mail: elizabeth_stokes@esu.org
Overview of the Morehead-Cain
For an in-depth look at the Morehead-Cain experience, please
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Among the world's most generous and prestigious university scholarships, the Morehead-Cain is a unique educational opportunity that provides not only a four-year undergraduate scholarship for a first degree programme at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), but also a life-enhancing combination of global travel, real-world work experience, and support and advice from the Morehead-Cain Foundation staff and the 2700 Morehead Alumni who live and work on virtually every continent around the world.
The purpose of the Morehead-Cain is to attract to UNC top students and dynamic young leaders from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. who will continue to be role models and leaders on the UNC campus. Current Morehead-Cains are involved in such activities as student government, the honor system, social justice and service organizations, theatrical troupes, musical groups, and student publications. There are more than 600 student-run organizations and clubs on the UNC campus. With activities ranging from public service to sports and from musical and theatrical performance to intellectual pursuits, Morehead-Cains are able to involve themselves in activities they truly enjoy, and to rise to positions of leadership through the pursuit of their own passions and interests.
Modelled after the Rhodes Scholarship programme at Oxford University, The Morehead was established in 1951 by John Motley Morehead III, a successful businessman, diplomat, scientist, and UNC alumnus. In 2007, following a $100 million grant from the Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation, the John Motley Morehead Foundation and the Morehead Scholarship were renamed the Morehead-Cain Foundation and the Morehead-Cain Scholarship.
Since its inception, the Morehead-Cain has provided more than 2,700 Morehead Scholars with unrivalled opportunities for university and experiential education. That number includes more than 100 British Moreheads, who are currently making their marks as business and professional leaders in the U.K. and around the world.
Any secondary school in Great Britain may nominate students for the Morehead-Cain. For instructions and nomination materials, click here.
". . . It is hard to find a common theme to unite our various experiences in this programme. Perhaps 'diversity of experience' is the only phrase that captures it. Climbing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, teaching, traveling, trading stocks, building houses, making music . . . in being allowed and encouraged to do these things we have been privileged, and with that privilege comes responsibility. The Morehead Scholarship is an investment in our future — not only in that we have access to hundreds of jobs and opportunities, but also in that it has given us personal experiences on which to draw as we move on in our lives, and it is our responsibility to do so."
— Tom Geddes, Morehead Scholar
from Shrewsbury School,
in a speech to his Morehead classmates
The Benefits
The benefits of the Morehead-Cain include:
- four years of full tuition and expenses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, approximately $US 140,000 total over the four years. (British students will only have to account for their health insurance, taxes, and travel from the U.K. -- usually about $3,000 per year.)
- a fully funded summer enrichment programme that supplements academic study with domestic and international travel and experience
- a laptop computer
- on-staff advising at the Morehead Foundation
- Morehead Alumni mentoring
- optional funding for a term-abroad programme
- the option of deferring enrolment for a gap year in order to pursue educational or personal interests
- first return flight to UNC for the freshman year
Where is UNC?
UNC is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the southeastern United States. The local airport, Raleigh-Durham International Airport, is a fifteen-minute drive from Chapel Hill and offers daily non-stop flights to London. UNC is, of course, well-known for its contributions to the world of sport -- basketball star Michael Jordan and professional golfer Davis Love III attended UNC -- but its excellence in academics, extracurricular activities, student life, faculty, and research have earned it its reputation as one of the top universities in the United States.
UNC offers more than sixty different academic majors, including anthropology; art; art history; Asian studies; biology; chemistry; classics; comparative literature; dramatic art; economics; education; English; exercise and sport science; French; geography; German; history; information science; Italian; journalism and mass communication; Latin American studies; linguistics; mathematics; music; peace, war, and defense; physics and astronomy; public policy; radiologic science; religious studies; Russian; Slavic languages; sociology; Spanish; and women's studies.
Please see the Web page for the UNC International Center for helpful information about obtaining visas, etc.
Criteria/Requirements
The Morehead-Cain Foundation initiated the British Morehead-Cain Programme in 1969 when it invited selected British public schools to nominate candidates. John Motley Morehead had spent a great deal of time in the United Kingdom and was a great admirer of the Rhodes Scholarship. (It is interesting to note that since 1961 when the first Morehead Scholar received a Rhodes Scholarship, 23 of UNC's 26 Rhodes Scholars have been Morehead Scholars.) The inclusion of British schools in the selection process has brought great diversity and prestige to both the Morehead-Cain and the University.
Nominees must exhibit strengths in each of the following areas:
- Capacities to lead and to motivate fellow students
- Scholastic ability and extracurricular attainment
- Moral force of character
- Physical vigour
Other qualities sought by Morehead-Cain selection committees include initiative, creativity, perseverance, and empathy for others.
Other requirements:
- Finalists for the Morehead-Cain must submit an international application for admission to UNC directly to the UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions. This is a separate application form from the Morehead-Cain form. We recommend that you apply by 1 November, but no later than 15 January. The University application requires:
- Completed financial certificate (found in the UNC international application for admission).
- $65.00 non-refundable application fee (cashier's check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars.)
- Official results of the Standard Achievement Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT). Please sit for one of these exams as soon as possible. You will not be admitted to UNC without an SAT or ACT score.
If you receive the Morehead-Cain, the University's International Center will issue an I-20 form to you so that you can obtain an F-1 student visa from the U.S. Embassy in London. In order to issue the I-20 form, the International Center must have the following documents:
- Official letter of admission from the UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions (this will automatically be sent from the Admissions Office to the International Center).
- Completed financial
certificate (also found in the UNC
international application for admission).
- On this form, please list "Morehead-Cain Scholarship" under "Other" on the "Sources of Support" page. You do not need to list your personal or family savings since you will be supported in large part by your Morehead-Cain stipend.
Because each visa applicant must now be personally interviewed at the U.S. Embassy in London, and it often takes several weeks to obtain an interview appointment, is it important to complete and return the financial certificate as soon as possible.
The Selection Process
The British Morehead-Cain Scholarship Committee, established by British Morehead Alumni, funds and oversees the selection process in Great Britain. All applications will be reviewed by the committee and selected candidates will be invited to attend interviews in London on Thursday and Friday, 8 and 9 November, 2007. Following these interviews, four candidates are offered an all-expense-paid, long-weekend trip to UNC in March of the student's Year 13. There, they join approximately 140 other candidates from across the United States for four days of social events, information sessions, and University classes with Morehead-Cain Scholars. During this time all of the candidates are also interviewed by the Morehead-Cain Central Selection Committee for the 75 to 85 scholarships annually on offer.
Any secondary school in Great Britain may nominate one or more students for the Morehead-Cain. For instructions and nomination materials, click here.
Words from the British Morehead Alumni
The British Morehead-Cain Scholarship Committee is made up of Morehead Alumni living in Great Britain. It is their belief that:
"A British Morehead-Cain Scholarship at Chapel Hill provides the most unique university experience that any British school leaver can obtain in further education. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides numerous opportunities and experiences both in terms of academic and undergraduate activities. We believe that each British Morehead-Cain can make the most of his or her different nationality, perspectives, and interests in a complete and individual way.
"On the academic side, the Scholar is able to take a large array of courses and ceases to be tied to the somewhat rigid British system. Pursuing a combined degree is common practice among British Morehead-Cain Scholars (because the University gives course credit for successful A-levels), without having the depth of either degree compromised. The result is a more complete and varied education.
"Out of the lecture hall, British students have the chance to become involved in numerous activities that allow them to learn a great deal about other people in a new surrounding. The British Alumni believe that the value of that education is priceless."
If you are interested in more information about the British Morehead-Cain, please contact Mr. Henry Stevens, Chairman of the British Morehead-Cain Programme. You may also contact the Morehead-Cain Foundation in Chapel Hill.
