| Harkness Fellowship | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | study of healthcare practice and policy in the United States for students from abroad |
| Sponsored by | The Commonwealth Fund |
| Formerly called | The Commonwealth Fellowship |
| Established | 1925 |
| Website | www.commonweathfund.org |
The Harkness Fellowship (previously known as the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship) is a program run by the Commonwealth Fund of New York City. This fellowship was established to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships and enable Fellows from several countries to spend time studying in the United States.[1]
Recipients of the scholarship include a president of the International Court of Justice; former chairman and CEO of Salomon Brothers; a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge; the controller of BBC Radio 4; the editor of the Sunday Times; former directors of the Medical Research Council, the London School of Economics and the General Medical Council; and a vice president of Microsoft.