The South Asia Institute, Harvard University in the USA is inviting applications for the Crossroads Emerging Leaders Programme for undergraduates in 2020.
The Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program was inaugurated in 2017 as a joint effort between the Harvard Business School Club of the GCC, HBS Professors Tarun Khanna and Karim Lakhani, and The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University. The ultimate aim of the Crossroads Program is to create a diverse pipeline of future graduate students at leading universities, such as Harvard, and future leaders from across an array of social-economic, racial and cultural backgrounds.
The Programme is a prestigious and a fully-funded career development opportunity for students from across the world, who are the first member of their family—or the first generation within their family—to attend university and facing challenges of financial and social circumstances. Following a rigorous multi-stage evaluation process, exceptional students are selected from a diverse applicant pool to take part in this unique educational experience.
Worth of Award
The program will cover;
- The costs of international travel from select locations,
- Board,
- Lodging, and class materials.
- Visa costs are the responsibility of selected candidates.
Eligibility
To be eligible applicants must be;
- From South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the United States
- Students that are between 18-24 years old, who are going to begin an undergraduate program soon or
- Enrolled an undergraduate university programme or who are recent graduates of a university within the last 3 years.
- If you graduated exactly three years ago, you also qualify.
How to Apply
To apply for the Crossroads Emerging Leaders Programme;
- Ensure you allow at least 48 hours to complete your application. It may take up to 24 hours to access your CARAT account once you have registered for your XID.
- If you do not have all the information available when you first create your XID, you can always come back to the application by logging in with the same details.
- You do not need to create a new profile or ID every time you log in.
- Please be sure to save your application information before closing the window.
- First, create an XID account and follow the steps outlined in the email you will receive.
- Then, using that XID, complete an online application
- Ensure the XID tab is selected on the login page.
Deadline: Application closes September 30, 2019, 11:59 PM!.
Click here for more details and to apply
