Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Carnegie Junior Fellowship program - opportunity for graduating seniors and recent alumni - deadline 12/15!

Each year the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors (in 2015-16) and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year (2014-15). They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 participating colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates and have the opportunity to conduct research for books, co-author journal articles and policy papers, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, journalists and government officials. Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year (salary is $38,000 with full benefits).

Candidates apply to work on specific research projects at the Carnegie Endowment. The 2016-17 projects are:
·         Democracy & Rule of Law
·         Nuclear Policy
·         Energy & Climate
·         Middle East Studies: Strong reading fluency and the ability to do academic as well as on-line research in Arabic essential. Strong background in Middle East politics and/or history is a huge plus.
·         South Asian Studies: Applicants should be comfortable with quantitative data manipulation as well as possess an interest in military issues. A strong background in international relations theory, political theory, or international political economy is essential. A strong mathematical background is a plus. Note: foreign language skills are not required.
·         China Studies (Asia Program): Mandarin Chinese reading skills a huge plus.
·         Japan Studies (Asia Program): Japanese reading skills required.
·         Southeast Asian Studies (Asia Program): Strong background in economics essential. Background in politics of the region and knowledge of quantitative techniques a plus.
·         Economics (Asia Program): Mandarin Chinese reading skills a huge plus. Strong background in economics essential.
·         Russia/Eurasian Studies: Excellent Russian reading skills required.

UW application information:
·         Additional details about the program, application and UW nomination process are at http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=carnegie.
·         The application deadline for UW students seeking nomination is Dec. 15, 2015!

Eligibility requirements:
·         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
·         The Carnegie Endowment accepts applications only through participating universities via designated nominating officials (Robin Chang in UW’s Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards)
·         You need not be a U.S. citizen if you attend a university located in the United States. However, all applicants must be eligible to work in the United States for a full 12 months from August 1 through July 31 following graduation. Students on F-1 visas who are eligible to work in the US for the full year (August 1 through July 31) may apply for the program. If you attend a participating school outside of the United States, you must be a US citizen (due to work permit requirements).
·         Applicants should have completed a significant amount of course work related to their discipline of interest. Language and other skills may also be required for certain assignments.
·         Applicants must pick one of the programs listed to apply to, and respond to the corresponding essay question within the application materials.

UW Seattle students interested in seeking nomination are encouraged to contact Robin Chang (robinc@uw.edu) in the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards with any questions, concerns, etc.

Additional information, campus application procedures and forms are available at http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=carnegie.