Kennedy Scholarships are celebrating 50 years of providing funding for British graduates to to undertake further study in the USA at Harvard or MIT.

Scholarships are open to British citizens resident in the UK who have completed their first degree since 2010 and spend two of the 7 years prior to 1 September 2015 in a UK university. These scholarships are available across all disciplines and can be used for non-degree as well as degree study at the postgraduate level.

They include full fees and health insurance, a $25,500 stipend, contributions towards flights and additional travel grant, and the opportunity to be part of a Scholarship Programme with distinguished alumni in leading positions around the world.

Closing date for applications for 2015/16 is 29 October 2014.

For more information go to www.kennedytrust.org.uk.