Kennedy Scholarship

Kennedy Scholarships provide full funding for up to ten British post-graduate students to study at either Harvard University or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

[1] Susan Hockfield, the sixteenth president of MIT, described the scholarship program as a way to "offer exceptional students unique opportunities to broaden their intellectual and personal horizons, in ways that are more important than ever in an era defined by global interaction.".

It was agreed that Douglas-Home would establish a committee, chaired by Lord Franks (former British Ambassador to the United States of America), to make recommendations on the form of the memorial to President Kennedy.

[5] Since 1964, all UK Kennedy Memorial Trust trustees have been appointed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

When evaluating applications and interviewing candidates, the trustees take into consideration candidates': They may also look for: originality of mind, commitment to public service, potential to make a mark in public life and the ability to overcome adversity The selection aims, criteria and standards are comparable to the Rhodes Scholarship and Marshall Scholarship programs.

White House portrait of President John F. Kennedy by Aaron Shikler .
JFK Memorial designed by Geoffrey Jellicoe
The Right Honourable Ed Balls , the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2011–2015)
The Right Honourable Yvette Cooper , the current Home Secretary . She was the first woman and the second Kennedy Scholar to hold the Cabinet post of Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The Right Honourable Alan Duncan , Minister for International Development (2010–2015)
The Right Honourable David Miliband , the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2007–2010), one of four Kennedy Scholars in the Cabinet of Gordon Brown .