Deadline: 17 September 2019
Applications are open for Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship Program that offers a unique opportunity to promote positive change in the world.
The Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship is a U.S. Department of State program administered by Howard University that seeks to attract and prepare outstanding young people, based on financial need, who represent ethnic, gender, social, and geographic diversity and have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. The Program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, women, and those with financial need.
Program Components
During this two-year program, applicants will enroll in graduate school in the fall of their first year and work toward their master’s degree throughout their fellowship. Applicants two internships with the State Department one in the U.S., the other overseas will be in the summer between the first and second year of their graduate program and the summer after they finish. Throughout the program, applicants will receive personalized mentoring and professional development opportunities.
Benefits
- The Pickering Program plans to award 30 fellowships of up to $37,500 annually for a two-year period for tuition, room, board, books, and mandatory fees for completion of two-year master’s degrees.
- This includes up to $21,500 per year for tuition and mandatory fees and an academic year stipend of $16,000.
Eligibility Criteria
This is a highly selective program. To be eligible to participate, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a U.S. citizen.
- Seek admission to a two-year, full-time, on-campus, master’s degree program at a U.S.-based graduate institution to begin in the fall of 2020 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).
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit https://pickeringfellowship.org/graduate-fellowship/overview-and-eligibility/
