. The Office of the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust said in a statement on Saturday that the class of 32 scholars for 2024 is due to begin their studies in October, and it is “pleased to return to in-person interviews this year.' For three consecutive years, the selection process had been carried out online.
Doyle, American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, in the statement. The U.S. scholars were selected by 16 independent district committees from a pool of more than 2,500 applicants. Among those applicants, some 860 were endorsed by about 250 colleges and universities. The committees then invited the strongest applicants for interviews. The sponsorships were created in 1902 by the will of Cecil Rhodes, a founder of the diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers.