Applicaton Forms

The CDE is no longer accepting
applications for the 2012-2013
academic year. Please check back in
August 2012 for updated application materials.

Quick Start:
1. Application Forms
2. Reference Forms

Instructions

To apply for admission to the master’s degree program of the Center for Development Economics (CDE) at Williams College, please submit the application form and all other required materials, including standardized test scores, by the deadline of December 1 for entry into the program the following August. The preferred method of submission is electronic. The application form can be filled in and submitted online, or scanned and sent as an email attachment. Supplementary materials should be scanned and sent as email attachments. It is best if all materials are submitted at one time (although it is acceptable to send attachments in several email messages if the file sizes are large). Emails should be sent to:

email: cdeadmissions@williams.edu

All documents must be RECEIVED at the CDE by the deadline of December 1.

If you are unable to submit materials online, we will accept submissions by fax or by post to:
Admissions Office
Center for Development Economics (CDE)
Williams College
1065 Main Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
USA
Fax: 1 (413) 597-4076
Please submit documents only once.

Required materials

Completed application form
Application Data Sheet
Your CV (1-2 pages only)
Transcript of your first university degree showing individual courses and grades received, as well as transcripts from any subsequent university study;
Proof of nationality and date of birth (e.g., copy of passport or birth certificate);
Scores from the GRE or the GMAT (see instructions below)
Scores from the TOEFL or IELTS exam (not required if your first language or primary language of university study is English. Please ask Williams College CDE staff for clarification if necessary. )

To be submitted by a professional referee

Reference submitted on the form below: reference (a second professional reference is optional)

Please do not submit:

Certificates from professional training courses (include information on your CV)
Transcripts from secondary or primary school

Standardized Testing

If you have copies of your score reports from any of the standardized exams, we will accept scans. If you need to request new copies, or are planning to take an exam for the first time, please have the score reports sent directly to the CDE.

If the GRE is offered in your country as a computer based test, then you are REQUIRED to submit scores. You can find testing locations for the GRE at email: http://www.gre.org. To have GRE scores sent directly to Williams College, use institution code 3965, and department code 1801. The GMAT exam is an acceptable alternative to the GRE. GMAT scores can not be sent directly to Williams; if you take the GMAT, please send us a scanned copy of your score report as soon as you receive it.

If English is not your first language or the official language of your university studies, then you are required to submit scores from the TOEFL or IELTS exam. For the TOEFL, use institution code 3965, and department code 84. For the IELTS, request to have scores sent to the CDE at the address below.

For additional information on testing, click on the link below.
Test Prep [ PDF version ]

Submit to:

Admissions Office
Center for Development Economics
Williams College
1065 Main Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
USA

Fax: (413) 597-4076
Email: cdeadmissions@williams.edu

Please note the following:

Originals may be requested at a later date
Incomplete applications are not processed
The decisions of the CDE Admissions Committee are final and confidential

Application Forms

Below are various options for completing the application, data form, and reference forms. If possible, please complete the forms in the Word and Excel versions and email them as attachments. Alternatively, the PDF versions can be printed out, then completed and scanned for an email attachment, or faxed. Reference forms must be emailed, faxed, or sent via post by the referee.

You can save these files to your desktop by right-clicking the links (control-click on a Mac).

Instructions [ PDF version ]

Application [ Word version ] Can complete in Word and email as an attachment.

Application [ PDF version ] Can print out, complete and scan for email or fax.

Datasheet [ Excel version only ] Can complete in Excel and email as an attachment.

Example of CV format [ PDF file ]

Reference Forms