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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Consortium fellowship covers full-tuition
I’ve included an updated description of the program below. If any of the OPC members are interested in applying to business school, you can send them my way (jay.calhoun@tuck.dartmouth.edu). These schools also have diversity preview weekends coming up in the Oct-Nov timeframe (Dartmouth’s weekend is Nov 9-11 and there are funds available to cover travel costs for qualified people). If there is someone interested in applying to b-school, but feels this year is too soon, there is another great program (http://www.ml4t.org) that helps prepare interested people for the application process.

Also, the Consortium fellowship covers full-tuition to the member schools (~$81,000 for two years at Tuck).

I’m going to try to make it to Detroit in November for the AISES conference and I would be happy to talk with folks while I’m there.

-Jay


The Consortium’s Mission
The mission of The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, an alliance of leading American business schools and some of our country’s top corporations, is to enhance diversity in business education and leadership by helping to reduce the serious under representation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans in both our member schools’ enrollments and the ranks of management. We will achieve this mission by recruiting for graduate business education qualified U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents from these underrepresented groups, as well as other persons who can demonstrate a commitment to The Consortium’s mission and can best assist The Consortium in pursuing this mission.

Applicant Eligibility
African Americans, Hispanic Americans, or Native Americans as well as U.S. citizens and permanent residents of other races and ethnicities who can demonstrate a commitment to The Consortium’s mission and can best assist in pursuing this mission are invited to apply. *Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree. The degree may be in any academic discipline from an accredited institution recognized by Consortium member schools.

BEFORE YOU APPLY

The Process
You may apply for admission at up to six of The Consortium business schools using this application.* The Consortium staff forwards completed applications to the schools ranked in the application. Admission decisions are made by the school(s) of your choice. If you are admitted to a Consortium member school, you will be considered for membership in The Consortium. This application contains all information and materials necessary for eligible applicants to apply for admission, Consortium membership and the Fellowship.
*Exceptions: If your choice(s) of schools include the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , you must also apply directly to the school using UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School application by January 5.

Member Schools
· Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
· Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business
· Emory University, Goizueta Business School
· Indiana University-Bloomington, Kelley School of Business
· University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
· New York University, Stern School of Business
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School
· University of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business Administration
· University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
· University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
· University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
· Washington University in St. Louis, John M. Olin School of Business
· University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Business

SELECTION CRITERIA
Admission
Admission decisions are made by the admissions committees at each school and are separate from Consortium membership and fellowship decisions. Admission decisions are communicated to applicants by the schools. We encourage you to research each school for a description of admission criteria. You may access this information from our website at www.cgsm.org/universities/index.asp.

Membership
Membership will be offered to those applicants who are admitted to one of the member schools and who can demonstrate a commitment to The Consortium’s mission and can assist in the mission. Membership decisions are made by the admissions committees at each school or the Board of Trustees based on information provided by the applicant. All membership decisions are final.

Fellowship
Only those applicants who are admitted and who have been invited for membership will be considered for fellowships. If you are invited for membership, your school rankings determine the order in which you will be considered for a fellowship. Your choice of schools and the ranking you provide should reflect the order in which you feel your educational and career needs will best be served.

Timeline

EARLY DEADLINE
REGULAR DEADLINE
Application Deadlines
Dec. 1
Jan. 5
Complete Interview
Sept. 2 – Nov. 22
Sept. 2 – Dec 16
GMAT Taken by
Nov. 22
Jan. 1
Application Submitted No Later Than
Dec. 1
Jan. 5
Admission Decision Mailed
February
April
Fellowship Recipient Notification
April
April
Fellowship Recipient Response Deadline
April 15
April 15
Applications must be submitted no later than midnight (PT) January 5.

Website: http://www.cgsm.org