The fellowships listed below provide undergraduate and graduate students with financial support, mentoring and professional development to prepare them academically and professionally for a career in the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service or in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) . Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply.
The fellowships provide funding towards tuition, room, board, books and mandatory fees for completion of two-year master's degrees.
Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship, 3.2 minimum gpa, and seeking admission to a two-year master's program in an academic field relevant to the work of the Foreign Service (public policy, international affairs, public administration, business, economics, political science, sociology, or foreign languages).
DEADLINES: January 13, 2016 (Rangel), January 15, 2016 (Pickering), January 19, 2016 (Payne)
The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program
Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program
For more information, contact: LuAnn Saunders-Kanabay, Assistant Director, ONS&F at luann.saunders-kanabay@uconn.edu