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You can join the Harvard Club of France or renew your membership for 2011 – 2012 here. Membership runs from September 1st to August 31st of the following year.

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Condolences for Marian Sachs François-Poncet

A close friend of the Harvard community in France passed away on March 25, 2012. Marian Sachs François-Poncet was the daughter of Arthur Sachs, financier and one of the most generous donors at Harvard, whose scholarships have helped dozens of French students and scholars to attend our university over the past 60 years.

A religious ceremony took place at Saint-François Xavier Chuch on April 4, 2012, in the presence of many Harvard alumni and former Sachs scholars, including HCF president Philippe Le Corre.
Marian Sachs was a devoted guardian of the Arthur Sachs scholarship process, which includes the “pre-commission”, an evaluation session handled entirely by former recipients of the scholarship. Marian kept a close eye on the process and almost always attended in person the final commission in the presence of Margot Gill, administrative dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Marian Sachs kept a strong interest in “her” scholars once they were in Cambridge and afterwards. “Those who were lucky enough to know her recognized in her a person with a strong sense of duty and high ideals,” said Jana Navratil-Manent, secretary general of Arthur Sachs scholarships.

The Harvard Club of France sends condolences to her family.

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The Harvard French Scholarship Fund

After providing scholarships to 6 bright students in 2011,  the scholarship fund is starting its 2012 fundraising campaign. In these tough economic times, your help is needed more than ever to support the best French students in need of financing for their Harvard graduate studies.

For more information on the fund and contribute, please click here (link to: http://harvardfrenchscholarshipfund.blogspot.com/)

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NEWS: iConnect
iConnect – What is it? It’s a new community feature for members of the HCF.  See who is online, search people and contact them easily.  Access all this through the iConnect link in the top right hand corner.

Applying to Harvard
The Harvard Club of France has created a page about applying to Harvard for French students, their parents and schools. We hope you will find it informative and useful.  Click here.

NEWS: Refer a Leader – “Harvard Leadership Program 2012 Fellow”
Do you know someone with at least twenty years of significant accomplishments who seeks to impact society at a leadership level in the next phase of their careers? Submit them to the search committee!

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