We were just notified that the Pickering Undergraduate Fellowship is indeed happening this year. Deadline is January 23, 2015–so you need to hustle! The Pickering provides two years of funding for students planning to pursue careers in the foreign service. There is an undergraduate fellowship that provides funding for senior year in college and the first year of a masters program AND a graduate fellowship that provides funding for a two-year masters program. Who is eligible for the Pickering Undergraduate Fellowship?
- Only individuals who are United States citizens at the time of application will be considered.
- Applicants must be in the junior year of undergraduate study (or equivalent).
- Applicants must be expecting to receive their bachelor’s degree in spring 2016.
- Winners are expected to enroll in a two-year, full-time master’s degree program in an academic field relevant to the work of the Foreign Service.
- The Fellowship does not fund law or joint law degree programs.
- Only U.S. institutions based in the U.S. are eligible.
- Applicants must be available to fulfill the summer internship obligations (summer 2016 & 2017)
- Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale at the time of application.
- A cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale must be maintained throughout participation in the program.
For more information about BOTH of these programs, see http://woodrow.org/fellowships/pickering/#about . Pickering Fellows are undergraduate and graduate students in academic programs relevant to international affairs, political and economic analysis, administration, management, and science policy. Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply.