Common use of Application and Selection procedures Clause in Contracts

Application and Selection procedures. i. Decisions on admission will be made according to Columbia’s normal procedures, with the University having the exclusive authority over whom it accepts. ii. Students must successfully pass through the rigorous admissions process required by the PhD program in Economics and by GSAS and must adhere to all deadlines (see Appendix). iii. The Fellowship will be awarded on a competitive basis. In the event that more than two Taiwanese students who are graduates of the Economics BA or MA program at NTU accept the offer of admission to the PhD program, the Himalaya Foundation will select the final Fellowship awardees. iv. In the event that the PhD program does not admit any students eligible for the Fellowship during one admissions cycle, the Fellowship will carry over to the next admissions cycle for no more than four (4) years. v. No Fellowship will be offered to an applicant who has not gained admission to the PhD program in Economics at Columbia or to an applicant who has not accepted the offer of admission.