Awards to attend Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government

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    www.ksg.harvard.edu/execed/sl

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    While the Harvard application deadline is typically in mid-April, individuals interested in a Gates Fellowship must submit their applications to Harvard no later than March 1. For fellowship consideration, please indicate Gates Fellowship on the financial inquiry section of the application.

Gates Fellowships for Senior Executives in State and Local Governments

2007 Gates Fellows

Senior executives in state and local government are under more pressure than ever to take on increasingly complex problems with fewer resources and a greater degree of public scrutiny. In order to find solutions to these problems, bring about change, and help people in organizations and communities face difficult challenges, public officials must strengthen their ability to exercise effective leadership in rapidly changing political and social environments.

The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Gates Family Foundation have partnered since 1980, each year sending up to five individuals to participate in the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program. The three-week program operates as an interactive classroom, where case studies of real issues are analyzed to find solutions to complex problems, and faculty and participants work together and learn from each other. The Gates Family Foundation's sponsorship of this fellowship stems from the conviction that effective delivery of public services in an era of shrinking resources requires conscious investment aimed at enhancing the quality of management of government. Executives working with state and local governments - elected, appointed, and career officials, as well as those in nonprofit organizations, national associations, and private corporations - will find the program extremely valuable.

Gates Fellowships will be awarded to residents of Colorado by an admissions committee at the Kennedy School based upon the recommendations of a nominating panel of distinguished Colorado residents. The program fee is $11,200 which includes tuition, housing, curricular materials, and most meals. The fellowship is $10,300 and covers most program costs. Participants or their employers must fund the balance.