Fellowships

A fellowship is a short-term, funded, merit-based opportunity for a unique work placement, professional training, independent projects, research, or graduate and doctoral study. Fellowships are offered in virtually all disciplines, at all career levels. Scholarships, in contrast, provide funding to students for university tuition and other study-related expenses and can be either need-based or merit-based.

Co-Curricular Fellowships

Boren Awards fund study abroad, research, and language study proposals by U.S. undergraduate and graduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

Globally’s Public Policy New Voices Fellowship Program is a collaboration among leading American public policy graduate schools, premier corporate public policy teams, and some of the most innovative global strategic advisory firms that provide a year-long Fellowship for 40 public policy graduate students from racially underrepresented communities. Participants are provided with virtual events, mentorship, professional networking, skills-building workshops and career guidance.

The Harold W. Rosenthal Fellowship is a prestigious program that offers our country’s most outstanding and civic-minded graduate students in international affairs the opportunity to spend a summer working to solve some of our biggest national and global challenges. Fellows are selected based on their outstanding scholarly achievements, commitment to the study of international affairs, extracurricular experience and demonstrated interest in public service. Fellows may receive a summer stipend, an internship opportunity with a congressional or executive branch office, and/ or invitations to participate in summer roundtables and events. A call for applications is typically sent by the school in October.

The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Applicants must be seeking to start a two-year graduate program in the upcoming fall semester. Candidates can be graduating seniors or college graduates. The Payne Fellowship, which provides up to $104,000 in benefits over two years for graduate school, internships, and professional development activities, is a unique pathway to the USAID Foreign Service. Payne

Post-Graduate Fellowships

Defense & Security

John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program: one-year civilian fellowship program designed to provide leadership development for the commencement of a career track toward senior leadership in the Department of Defense.

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP) identifies and develops the next generation of exceptional national security leaders to achieve the NNSA mission: Strengthening our nation through nuclear security. NGFP has become a recognized resource for bringing top talent to our nation’s critical national security missions and providing unique opportunities for fellows to (1) work alongside leading experts at NNSA program and site offices; (2) participate in exclusive professional development, networking, and training opportunities; and (3) engage with national security stake­holders and support leading events and activities around the world.

Government

Presidential Management Fellows Program (PMF): prestigious, flagship program involves a paid two-year position with a federal agency, as well as opportunities for networking and leadership development, to start on a career path as a civil servant in the federal government.

The Rangel Graduate Fellowship aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. Applicants must be seeking to start a two-year graduate program in the upcoming fall semester. The Rangel Program supports Fellows through two years of graduate study, internships, mentoring, and professional development activities. This program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, women, and those with financial need.

International development

Catholic Relief Services International Development Fellowship prepares dedicated global citizens to pursue a career in international relief and development work. Each Fellow works alongside experienced CRS staff to address critical issues facing developing countries today. Click here to view a recorded webinar about this fellowship.

Peace & Security

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Program: full-time, six-to-nine month fellowships in Washington, DC. Outstanding individuals will be selected to work with nonprofit, public-interest organizations addressing peace and security issues.

REGIONAL FOCUS

The Alfa Fellowship Program is a distinguished international initiative that each year offers the opportunity to complete a high-level professional development program in Russia. Over the course of the program, fellows complete work placements at leading institutions, attend professional seminars, and receive intensive language training. The fellowship provides a monthly stipend, accommodation, insurance, all program-related travel costs, language training in Russia, and private pre-departure tutoring.