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September - October -November - December - January - February - March - April - May - June- July - August
Coordinated by Career Services
Applications for these programs must be submitted via SAISWorks
| Organization | Application Deadline | Description |
| ALFA Fellowship Program | December | This six-month fellowship program consists of an orientation and cultural seminar in New York, a language and seminar program in Moscow and a subsequent five-month work assignment in Russia. Fellows share their research interests and develop agendas for the work phase at the orientation seminar. All scheduled activities in Russia are conducted in Russian. |
October | This nine-month work/study fellowship program enables twenty young American professionals to acquire in-depth understanding of the politics, economics, and culture of Germany and the European Union. Fellows complete two internships: first, in federal and regional government institutions, and second, in private industry and the media. | |
October | PMI is a two-year, post-graduate program for MA, MIPP, or PhD graduates interested in a career in the analysis and management of public policies and programs. PMI's work in professional positions in the federal government and receive professional development. | |
February | Provides the opportunity to spend the summer working with a member of Congress or at the State Department on foreign affairs issues. Stipend of $1800.00 awarded. |
Coordinated by Student Services
Applications for the following programs must be submitted via STUDENT SERVICES (N202)
| Organization | Application Deadline | Description |
Boren Graduate Fellowship National Security Education Program (NSEP) | January | Maximum of 6 academic semesters, minimum of 1 academic semester for language study abroad (excluding western Europe and Latin America). Established by the U.S. government to encourage study of languages and cultures considered critical to U.S. national security. Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled in, or applying to a graduate program located within the United States. Boren Fellowship recipients agree to work for a U.S. government agency involved in national security affairs, or in U.S. higher education. Representatives will be on campus at the beginning of November. |
October | The Fulbright Program has provided more than 255,000 participantschosen for their leadership potentialwith the opportunity to observe each others political, economic and cultural institutions, exchange ideas and embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the worlds inhabitants. | |
December | Post-graduate professional year in Asia, for candidates with no prior knowledge of Asia. Applications will not be considered from candidates who have considerable experience in Asia or who have a specific interest in Asian affairs. Candidates must be under 30 years of age by September 1st of the year they enter the program. | |
October | Two years of study at Oxford University, Great Britain. Candidates must be U.S. citizens under 24 years of age by the October 1st deadline of the year of application. Candidates are advised to begin preparing their materials well in advance of the October 1 deadline. | |
Varies | One year of academic study abroad; two or three year ambassadorial scholarships primarily for language study; 3 month or 6 month scholarships. Candidates can only apply through their local Rotary Club. These scholarships are also available for foreign students through Rotary Clubs in their home country. |
General Fellowship and Internship Links
Links to the following Fellowship Opportunities are organized by their application deadlines.Please note that applications may be due on the first day of the month.
| JANUARY APPLICATION DEADLINES | |
New Voices, inaugurated in 1999, is a national program to help nonprofit organizations bring innovative new talent to their staffs. It awards salary-support grants to small nonprofits demonstrating a commitment to cultivating and strengthening the leadership potential of "new voices." | |
Science, Engineering, and Diplomacy Fellowships: AAAS selects postdoctoral and mid-career scientists and engineers to work in international affairs on scientific and technical subjects, in one year assignments. Fellows work for the State Department or for USAID. | |
| Blakemore Freeman Fellowship | Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one year of advanced language study in East or Southeast Asia in structured language programs or private tutorial programs where the primary focus is on study of the modern language. |
Center for International Security and Cooperation Fellowships | CISAC has two social science fellowship programs for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral students and scholars, which provide opportunities for concentrated study in a multidisciplinary environment. |
Fellows work in a series of assignments with a government agency, business, political campaign, labor union, media organization and non-profit group. There is no standard set of assignments and each Fellow's experience is individually tailored. Fellows are expected to work with their assignment supervisor to shape their own learning and maximize its educational value. | |
The Brian Kane Fellowship is a paid one-year position at KEEP (Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project) with the option of a second year upon the mutual agreement of KEEP and the Fellow. Honoring Brian Kane, a dedicated volunteer at KEEP for many years, the Fellowship aims to represent Christian outlook and values through service to others with a conscientious spirit. | |
The Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program is a service/learning program that provides exceptional individuals the opportunity to develop and refine skills important in the global fight against hunger. Fellows receive a monthly stipend and an end-of-service stipend at the end of the two-year program. | |
The program offers internships in Japanese corporations for approximately 20 students each year. Interns will receive 160, 000 yen per month plus accommodation in a company dormitory. The foundation will cover up to $1000 in airfare as well. | |
Fellowships in Latino Studies are offered by the Smithsonian Institution to provide opportunities for U.S. Latino/a predoctoral students and postdoctoral and senior investigators to conduct research related to U.S. Latino history, art and culture in association with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff, and utilizing the resources of the Institution. | |
Selected fellows are located in AJC affiliates within the US and abroad for an intensive 9-week, or longer, and may be done on a full- or part-time basis. The goal is to provide training and experience in advocacy in addition to the development and implementation of programs. | |
There are three main programs of CEP Fellowships operating in the Central & South-East Europe and Eurasia regions. Each program is directed at a specific target group of participants: foreign academics; academics in their own country; and alumni of Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Program. | |
Visit site for information about the EPA National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS), which includes numerous undergraduate and graduate student fellowship programs, and application information. | |
Twice yearly, the Fellowship's Board of Directors selects individuals to spend six to nine months in Washington. Supported by a monthly stipend, the Fellows serve as full-time project assistants at the participating organization of their choice. Scoville Fellows, through independent projects and active participation with their chosen organization and the larger community dedicated to peace and security issues, have rich opportunities to gain experience and leadership skills and to help translate their social concerns into direct action. In addition, each Fellow selects a board member to serve as a mentor, smoothing the transition to Washington, DC. | |
The Fellowship is a two-year initiative that begins with a one-year field placement in countries throughout South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Field placements include national and international non-governmental organizations, private commercial organizations, and bi-lateral and multi-lateral organizations. Fellows then spend a second year assisting with policy formulation in the headquarters of the organizations where they served during their field placements. Field and policy placements are coordinated so that timely, innovative information from the field translates into appropriate policies that address root causes of hunger. | |
An eight-week fellowship in the government relations office of a leading high technology company or association, and a weekly issues seminar organized with the assistance of the sponsoring companies and associations. | |
White House Fellows typically spend a year working as full-time, paid special assistants to senior White House Staff, the Vice President, Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials. Fellows also participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions with renowned leaders from the private and public sectors, and trips to study U.S. policy in action both domestically and internationally. Fellowships are awarded on a strictly non-partisan basis. | |
Amnesty International Patrick Stewart Human Rights Scholarship | Scholarship offers a unique opportunity for students to gain practical experience in the field of human rights. Amnesty International USA awards these scholarships to student activists for summer internships or other short-term human rights projects. Ranging from $300 to $1,800, scholarships can be used for travel, materials, and other expenses. |
Fellowship Program offers up to 20 Latinos hands-on experience in the public policy arena. Fellows participate in a week-long intensive orientation designed to develop professional and leadership skills essential for their Washington, DC experience. Following the orientation, CHCI fellows research and interview with possible placements, and decide on the office that best matches their interests. | |
The J.W. Saxe Memorial Fund provides scholarships annually to one or more undergraduate or graduate students working in public service. The award is meant to enable the student to gain practical experience in public service by taking a no-pay or low-pay job during a summer or other term. | |
The two-year Fellowships enable U.S. federal government employees to develop an in-depth understanding of Japan, learn how its government works, and establish relationships with their counterparts in the government of Japan as well as in the business, professional and academic communities. | |
The Population Reference Bureau (PRB), through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), sponsors 12-month full-time fellowships, which can be renewed for a second year. | |
The Carr Center's Fellows Program brings together a diverse group of human rights practitioners, scholars and activists to conduct research on human rights policy, contribute to the Center's programs, and participate in broader dialogue with students, faculty and researchers in the Harvard community. At the Center, fellows will have an opportunity to advance their own professional development by completing works in progress, bridging into new fields or disciplines, or pausing for reflection or consolidation in a practitioner career. | |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Congressional Fellows Program | This program offers Fellows an opportunity to gain invaluable experience as they assist in the development of legislative and public policy initiatives. Fellows works on a wide range of staff assignments, including conducting research and analysis, responding to constituent mail, drafting legislation, and coordinating logistics and public testimony for congressional hearings. |
Funded by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the program enables U.S. journalists to study international issues in Washington, D.C., at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University before traveling abroad. | |
United Nations Association of the National Capital Area Fellows Program | Through this program students can obtain volunteer internships with international organizations. Program participants also get to participate in bi-weekly lectures/networking sessions with prominent international organization officials. Application information is generally received in Career Services several weeks before the deadline. |
The Bryce Harlow Foundation Scholarships are targeted for master's level graduate students, who are studying part-time while working full-time. Students must express a firm desire to enter the advocacy profession, or the field of business-government relations. | |
Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy: The Women's Research and Education Institute | WREI awards annual fellowships to a select number of graduate students with a proven commitment to equity for women. WREI Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work for one academic year as congressional legislative aides in Washington, D.C. Fellows receive stipends for tuition and living expenses. The WREI Fellowship program is designed to encourage: more effective participation by women in the formulation of policy options; better understanding of how policies affect women and men differently; and greater appreciation of the fact that issues often defined as "women's issues" are really of equal importance to men. |
| Pantech Fellowships for Mid-Career Professionals | The Stanford Korean Studies Program (SKSP) at the Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) in the Stanford Institute for International Studies announces a new fellowship program for the academic year 20042005. Up to three fellows will be selected from among applicants currentlyworking in the public or private sector. Each fellow is expected to be in residence and produce a working paper or book on issues related to Korea (both North and South).The length of the fellowship can range from three to nine months.Fellows will be provided a monthly stipend of up to US $5,000 depending on experience and length of stay. |
Available to students who wish to study at a Japanese university as research students in Japanese language. The Field of study while in Japan can be almost any area, from humanities and social sciences to natural sciences, as long as it is the same area or related field to the applicants' major(s) in college. | |
United Nations Association of the National Capital Area Fellows Program | Through this program students can obtain volunteer internships with international organizations. Program participants also get to participate in bi-weekly lectures/networking sessions with prominent international organization officials. Application information is generally received in Career Services several weeks before the deadline. |
Candidates must have a well-defined research or study project that makes studying in Scandinavia essential. During the past 90 years, over 3,500 fellowships and grants have been given to Americans and Scandinavians engaged in educational exchange projects. | |
Twice yearly, the Fellowship's Board of Directors selects individuals to spend six to nine months in Washington. Supported by a monthly stipend, the Fellows serve as full-time project assistants at the participating organization of their choice. Scoville Fellows, through independent projects and active participation with their chosen organization and the larger community dedicated to peace and security issues, have rich opportunities to gain experience and leadership skills and to help translate their social concerns into direct action. In addition, each Fellow selects a board member to serve as a mentor, smoothing the transition to Washington, DC. | |
Human Rights Watch, the international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization, invites applications for its fellowship program. Fellows work full time for one year with one or more divisions of Human Rights Watch, based in New York or Washington, DC. | |
Research fellowship in Turkey geared towards scholars and advanced graduate students in fields of humanities and social sciences researching ancient, medieval or modern times in Turkey. | |
Catholic Relief Services International Development Fellows Program | Each year Catholic Relief Services selects 20-25 people to serve one year assignments based overseas. Interviews are usually held on the SAIS campus. Many fellowships lead to regular positions with Catholic Relief Services. |
Several grants are available to study German and to study contemporary affairs in Germany. | |
The National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship seeks to support early career scholars looking at important research questions about education. We encourage applications from scholars in all disciplines that promise to make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education research. | |
The National Endowment for Democracy offers a Reagan Fascell Democracy Fellows Program. The programoffers two tracks: a 3-5 month practitioner track, improving strategies and techniques for buiding demcracy abroad, and a 5-10 monthscholarly track, conducting original research forpublication. | |
American Association of University Women International Fellowships | Various fellowships, grants and awards that recognize women studying in various fields that support equity and education. Opportunities exist for non-US residents. |
American Council on Germany Journalism Fellowship for the study of German Politics and Society | The American Council on Germany is expanding its activities tailored to American journalists. The Journalism Fellowship enables recipients to conduct research in Germany on current political, economic, and social issues.The program seeks to create a better understanding of transatlantic matters among American journalists and to enable fellows to gain new perspectives on such topics. The ACG Journalism Fellowship award covers the costs of pre-approved international and domestic travel and a $150 per diem allowance for 14 to 28 days in Germany. |
| Suave Scholars | SAUVE SCHOLARS is an opportunity for highly-motivated people, under thirty, of demonstrated leadership potential, to come to Montreal for nine months to research, reflect, question and enlarge upon their understanding of the state of the world and their roles in effecting positive change. The program is run through McGill University, and provides $30,000 (Canadian). |
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) offers qualified individuals the chance to serve a Jewish community abroad in such areas as Jewish outreach, community development, health, and social welfare. The Goldman Fellowship allows for one year of work-study in overseas locations. Fellows may help a community deal with urgent political or economic crises, revitalize a special program or evaluate and develop new initiatives. Each fellowship is custom designed, depending on timely and critical situations identified by the JDC and the special talents and skills of the individual Fellow. | |
CDS serves almost 1,400 individuals annually from over 50 other countries in Europe, Asia and South America in a variety of work/study, internship, and study tour programs. Many interesting opportunites. | |
| Economic Policy Fellowship Program | The program aims to provide experts in macroeconomics, health economics, financial economics, public finance, and other specialties with a unique opportunity to address complex budgetary and economic policy issues. |
The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) provides opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. To ensure that Fellows are drawn from diverse backgrounds, IFP will actively recruit candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education. | |
Fellows work full time for one year with one or more divisions of Human Rights Watch, based in New York City or Washington, DC. Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations. Several fellowships are available including the Bloomberg Fellowship, designated for Johns Hopkins graduates. | |
Various research fellowships and awards for scholars who want to conduct research in Germany. | |
There are several internship programs at different times throughout the year as well as other programs at the bank. | |
The Council on Foreign Relations offers several fellowships for new and experienced professionals. | |
The purpose of the Health and Child Survival Fellows Program is the identification, placement, backstopping and oversight of junior and mid-level experts in the field of international health. During these assignments, Fellows will participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of programs. The HCS Fellows Program provides an opportunity for health experts to develop and practice their skills while promoting the effectiveness of USAID and developing country health programs | |
The Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) program provides a unique opportunity for young policy and opinion leaders from 14 European countries and the United States to gain an in-depth understanding of societies, institutions and peoples across the Atlantic. The MMF for Europeans offers the opportunity travel to Washington, DC, continue on to one of four distinct US cities, and finish the program in New York. The MMF for Americans sends groups Brussels, Belgium for briefings on European and transatlantic institutions before dividing into small groups to visit cities and small towns in Northern, Southern and Central Europe. American Fellows complete their Fellowship in Berlin or Paris. | |
The primary duty of Research Fellows is to conduct substantive research on various projects for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and provide assistance to its officials and staff members. | |
At the request of the PPIA Program, 40 professional graduate schools of public policy and international affairs have agreed to provide a minimum $5,000 fellowship to any eligible student who participated in a PPIA summer institute in the year 2000 or beyond. Depending on circumstances, students may qualify for considerably larger amounts of financial support for graduate school from one of these participating programs. | |
These programs provide pre-dissertation and dissertation fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships, and advanced research grants in both the social sciences and humanities. Some programs also provide support for natural scientists and non-academic professionals. | |
The Department manages several student employment programs for students to get experience in a foreign affairs environment through first-hand knowledge. Some students work in Washington, D.C., and others have the opportunity to work at an embassy overseas. Positions are both paid and unpaid and many are available during spring, summer or fall. | |
Fellowship activities may include: working with USAID democracy and governance teams; providing policy analysis and expert advice to USAID; helping USAID to strengthen the capacities of local governments and democratic groups; supporting USAID projects to increase electoral and political participation; aiding USAID-supported legal, judicial and legislative reforms; helping to develop USAID democracy strategies, evaluation methods and indicators; and accomplishing practical research of benefit to USAID. | |
The program involves a year-long internship with a world affairs nongovernmental organization, seminars on basic intellectual and philosophical questions of international affairs, "encounters" with leaders in the local field, and individual study. Gives participants a better understanding of the role nongovernmental organizations play in shaping our engagements with the world. Helps develop leaders capable of contributing to progress toward the nonviolent resolution of international conflict and the well-being of democratic societies. | |