For over twenty-five years, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has identified and nurtured promising young talent in the field of international affairs through its Junior Fellows Program. Junior fellows are matched with senior associates by field of interest and expertise in order to engage in substantive work and take on levels of responsibility not usually associated with people fresh out of college.
Each year, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace holds a rigorous national competition to select approximately 8-10 graduating seniors to serve as research assistants. They are matched with senior associates - academics, former government officials, lawyers and journalists from around the world - to work on a variety of international affairs issues.
Junior Fellows have the opportunity to conduct research for books, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, activists, journalists and government officials
Junior Fellows spend one year (beginning August 1st) at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington, DC. Positions are full-time and inlcude a salary and benefits package. Junior Fellows are currently paid a gross salary of $2,916.66 per month.
Selection criteria:
- Quality of written essay
- Related academic study and/or work experience
- Grades
- Recommendations
- Personal interview
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be graduating seniors or students who have graduated during the last academic year. No one who has started graduate studies is eligible for consideration.
- Applicants need not be U.S. citizens but must be eligible to work in the United States from August 1 through July 31 following graduation.
Application:
- VERY IMPORTANT!:
Visit the Carnegie Endowment Website for specific information regarding this scholarship and the application process. - The SPU application deadline is January 6, 2009
- The SPU nominating official is Susan VanZanten