Henry Fellowship


The Charles and Julia Henry Fellowships were initiated in 1930 and are one of the most competitive and prestigious scholarships in the world. The fellowship funds four full-time post-graduate students every year at Harvard University, Yale University, the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. Two students from any British university are funded to study in the US, and two American students from Harvard and Yale are funded to study at Cambridge and Oxford.
The Henry Fellowships are administered according to the 1927 will of Lady Julia Henry, the wife of Sir Charles Henry, an Australian-born philanthropist who became a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons from 1906. The fellowships are awarded by the Henry Fund, a registered charity which also awards the Jane Eliza Procter Fellowship for British PhD students to study at Princeton University.
For the 2019/20 Henry Fellowships, the award covers full tuition, health insurance, £2,500 travel expenses, and a $34,000 maintenance grant.

Trustees of the Henry Fund

As of September 2019, the trustees, responsible for nominating the Henry Fellows from British universities to study at Harvard and Yale, are:
Cambridge Trustees:


Professor Lord Eatwell, President of Queens' College

Dame Fiona Reynolds, Master of Emmanuel College

Lord Smith of Finsbury, Master of Pembroke College
Oxford Trustees:


Professor Sir David Clary, President of Magdalen College

Mr Will Hutton, Principal of Hertford College

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, Principal of Somerville College
Harvard Trustees:


Professor Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University

Mr Marc Goodheart, Vice President and Secretary of Harvard University

Professor Rakesh Khurana, Dean of Harvard College
Yale Trustees:


Professor Peter Salovey, President of Yale University

Ms Kimberly Goff-Crews, Secretary and Vice President for Student Life

Professor Marvin Chun, Dean of Yale College
Secretariat to the Henry Fund:


Ms Jessica Barrick, Secretary

Notable Henry Fellows