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M.A.
in Sustainable International Development:
Letter of Interest The Letter of Interest should state your desire to apply for a particular fellowship or scholarship and discuss your reasons for doing so. The Letter of Interest may be sent via mail, fax, or as an email attachment in MS Word format. If you are nominated for a fellowship or scholarship, the nominating institution is welcome to write the Letter of Interest. The nominating institution must submit the Letter of Interest on official letterhead stationery, and the Heller Admissions Office must receive an original copy. The signature of the individual writing the letter, or the stamp of the institution, must appear across the seal of the envelope. To guarantee that the Letter of Interest arrives before the fellowship or scholarship deadline, the nominating institution can email or fax the letter directly to the Heller Admissions Office in addition to mailing the original. While an email or fax is sufficient for review purposes, the original letter is required to finalize any offer of admission or award. Please note that if you are applying for general admission to the SID program, with a request for financial aid, you are not required to submit a Letter of Interest. It is required only for applicants who wish to be considered for specific named fellowships or scholarships that have been announced by SID. The SID Application can be submitted online. Upon successful submission of your application to The Heller School you will receive a confirmation number. If you have any questions about your application, please be sure to include your confirmation number with your question. The application form can also be downloaded. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download materials from our website. We are also happy to mail you a copy of the application. Do not print out the online application for use as a paper application. The application can be returned to the Admissions Office by mail, email, or fax. Some points to remember:
The Application Fee is US$55.00. This fee is waived for applicants from developing nations and current or returned Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and City Year volunteers. Please contact the Admissions Office if you are unsure if you are required to pay the fee. If you have an American bank account, you may send a personal check. Otherwise, please send a postal money order or a bank check drawn on an American bank, made payable to Brandeis University. We do not accept credit card or wire transfer payments for the Application Fee. For tips on constructing your Curriculum Vitae, visit the Brandeis University career center website at http://www.brandeis.edu/hiatt/. Click on “Info for: Graduate Students” on the left, then choose “Curriculum Vitae guides” in the right column. Your Curriculum Vitae can be submitted by mail, fax, or as an email attachment in MS Word format. The Statement of Purpose should discuss your reasons for applying to SID, relevant experience, and career goals. The Statement of Purpose should be at least one typed page and no longer than three typed pages in length. It can be submitted by mail, fax, or as an email attachment in MS Word format. The Statement of Purpose should be submitted in paragraph format, not as a bulleted list. Problem Statement (Accelerated Track Only) The Problem Statement should discuss a significant development problem that you have encountered in your work and the possible role that academic study at SID could play in its resolution. It should be a clear, succinct description of the problem, its significance for the country, region or particular population, and should be supported by data and examples. It should be approximately three to four typed pages in length, and can be submitted by mail, fax, or as an email attachment in MS Word format. Please note that if you are applying to the regular two-year degree, you are not required to submit a Problem Statement. It is required only for applicants who are applying to the accelerated one-year degree. Three Letters of Recommendation The Letter of Recommendation form can be downloaded. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download materials from our website. We are also happy to mail you a copy of the Letter of Recommendation form. Please note that the recommenders’ names and contact information must be clearly and legibly written in the event that the SID Admissions Office deems it necessary to establish contact with them. You must complete and sign the top section of the Letter of Recommendation form; your recommender must complete and sign the bottom section. A detailed letter, written on official letterhead stationery, must accompany the form. The letter must be current and show the date it was written. The name of your recommender must be typed or printed legibly at the end of the letter. Your recommender must sign the form, the letter, and the seal of the envelope. To guarantee that the Letter of Recommendation arrives in a timely manner, your recommender can email or fax the form and letter directly to the Heller Admissions Office in addition to mailing the original. While an email or fax is sufficient for review purposes, the original form and letter are required to finalize any offer of admission. We cannot accept emailed Letters of Recommendation sent from Yahoo, Hotmail, or other public domains. Original Letters of Recommendation in signed and sealed envelopes can be mailed with other application materials. Otherwise, your recommender must return the letter directly to our office. One Letter of Recommendation should be a professional assessment from a supervisor in the institution in which you are employed or were recently employed. The second Letter of Recommendation should be an academic assessment from a former professor or advisor. However, you are not required to submit an academic letter if you last attended university ten or more years ago. The third Letter of Recommendation can be either professional or academic. (Applicants to the MA/SID Accelerated Track must have at least two professional references.) If your recommender does not have sufficient English proficiency to write a letter in English, you must arrange to have an official third party translator translate the letter into English. You must submit both the original letter and the English translation. You may not translate your own Letters of Recommendation. Admissions must receive original or certified true copies of all university level Transcripts. A Transcript may be certified by a university or American embassy only. Transcripts should be mailed to us directly from the university. To guarantee that the Transcript arrives in a timely manner, your university can fax your Transcript to the Heller Admissions Office in addition to mailing the original. Alternatively, you may initially submit a student copy of your Transcripts. However, an official copy must be received to finalize any offer of admission. Transcripts must show the years of attendance, names of all courses taken, marks received for each course, and key explaining the grading system, as well as the date and name of the degree that was awarded. If your Transcript does not show that your degree was completed, you must submit a diploma along with the Transcript. If you attended more than one university, or if you have more than one degree, you must submit official Transcripts from each university. Please note that if your Transcript was originally issued in a language other than English, and your university cannot issue an English version, you are required to submit an officially translated version along with the original. You may not translate your own Transcript. If English is not your native language, you must submit an official score from the TOEFL or IELTS test. You can submit a photocopy of your TOEFL score report to hasten the review of your application, but an official report must be received to finalize any offer of admission. Please contact the Heller Admissions Office if you feel that you have extenuating circumstances, such as a degree in English literature or a degree issued in which the language of instruction was English, which may exempt you from this requirement.
Please submit all application materials and address all questions to: Heller Admissions Office Telephone: 781-736-3820 Thank you again for your interest in applying. We look forward to receiving your application materials and working with you throughout the application process! Sincerely,
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