Application Essay

APPLICATION ESSAY

The most important part of the application is the essay of no more than three (3) double-spaced pages. Applicants may wish to consider the selection criteria above when drafting their essay.

This essay should include:

Your reasons for applying to the specific project.
Your relevant personal and academic information.
Your qualifications to do the work of the project and make a contribution to it.
What you hope to accomplish by attending the institute.
The relation of the study to your teaching.

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