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The McCloy Scholars Program is a fellowship program jointly conducted by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes). The fellowship is awarded by a selection committee appointed by the Studienstiftung (in which I am the Kennedy School representative), and successful candidates in addition need to gain admission to a degree program at the Kennedy School (and thus meet the regular standards of Kennedy School degree programs). Important information about recent changes in the application process are available here (in German only). Please note that, starting fall 2005, the McCLoy fellowship is open to ALL Kennedy School Masters Programs (i.e. MPA, MPP, MPA International Development, and MPP Urban Planning).
The Kennedy School is a professional school at one of the world's most distinguished universities and its mission is to train leaders to strengthen democratic governance across the world. The school considers it a great privilege to count many years of German McCloy Scholars among its students - over 150 at present. Harvard in general and the Kennedy School in particular offer an amazing range of academic opportunities, and the Kennedy School regularly hosts some of the most inventive, powerful, and courageous individuals who shape our political, intellectual and cultural environment. The Kennedy School is very much a place where "things happen." The McCloy Program is named after John J. McCloy, the American High Commissioner for Germany after the Second World War. The program was founded in 1983 under Dean Graham Allison, and the Volkswagen Foundation provided funding for the first ten years of the program. Guido Goldman, Shepard Stone, and Kurt Biedenkopf played instrumental roles in developing the McCloy program. Jim Cooney directed the program from 1983-2003, and thus has seen generations of McCloys through the Kennedy School. Over the years the McCloys have moved into important functions across sectors in Germany, ranging from governmental and administrative positions to university professorships to key positions in journalism and leading roles in the private sector.
The
McCloy Scholars Program also plays an important role within the transatlantic
relations: the McCloys return to Germany not only with an extended
intellectual and political horizon, but also with a deeper understanding of
life in the United States of America. Germany very much needs individuals
with the skills that the Kennedy School teaches, and it has come more and
more to appreciate the importance of systematic inquiry into public
management and other areas at the heart of public policy. If you are
interested in contributing to these efforts, if you are intrigued by the idea
of making the world a better place, even if only in small ways, then you have
come to the right place.
Mathias
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